Kendra's Psychology Blog March 2008 Archive

Psychology papers such as lab reports and APA-format articles often require an abstract. Think of an abstract as a one-paragraph summary of your paper. The abstract should include ... Read More

Definition: A term referring to the process of taking individual units of information (chunks) and grouping them into larger units. Probably the most common example of chunking is phone numbers. ... Read More

We often think of a crisis as a sudden unexpected catastrophe, such as a car accident, natural disaster, or other cataclysmic event. In mental health terms, a crisis refers not ... Read More

Reader Question: I would very much like to pursue a degree in psychology, but there are no colleges within driving distance of my rural community. I've visited many sites online that ... Read More

Due to the importance of early relationships in child development, attachment has become an important topic in the fields of child care, mental health treatment, parenting and education. Attachment is ... Read More

Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist whose research on conditioned reflexes influenced the rise of behaviorism in psychology. Pavlov's experimental methods helped move psychology away from introspection and subjective ... Read More

Definition: According to psychologist and philosopher William James, attention "is the taking possession of the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what may seem several simultaneously ... Read More

Most introductory courses in psychology will spend some time covering basic research methods. Knowledge of the different types of research studies, basic statistics, and scientific methods are important for a ... Read More

March 9 - In 1758, Franz Joseph Gall was born. Gall developed phrenology, which suggested that personality traits were related to the shape of the head. While phrenology is dismissed ... Read More

Definition: The term bystander effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress... Read More: ... Read More

Imagine this: You're at a social event with friends or co-workers, when someone suddenly spouts off a potentially offensive comment. An uncomfortable silence settles over the room for the briefest ... Read More

As one of the most popular topics in psychology, the study of child development and behavior is a subject of interest for parents, educators and psychologists. If you're interested in ... Read More

Some notable events that occurred this week in psychology history: March 3: In 1908, John B. Watson became a faculty member at John Hopkins University, with a starting salary of $3,000 ... Read More