Highlights the most important topics, issues, questions and debates in the field of psychology for the 21st century. (104 entries)
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Animal Cognition
Animal cognition refers to the mechanisms by which nonhuman animals process information and is primarily concerned with understanding how animals learn, store,
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Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the general population and result in considerable suffering for millions of individuals.
Autism
Janet is a three-year-old girl who lives with her parents in a suburban neighborhood. Janet's mother is a full-time homemaker who spends much of her time caring for her
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that has strong ties to the behavioral theories of John B.
Community Psychology
Community Psychology is a branch of psychology that examines the ways individuals interact with other individuals, social groups, societal institutions, the larger
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Health Psychology
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. —Mahatma Gandhi The media regularly inform us of problems within the health-care
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HIV
Since the epidemic first started in 1981, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the end-stage condition associated with infection with HIV, acquired immunodeficiency
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Human Factors
Human factors is an applied discipline of psychology that is concerned with the interactions between humans and machines.
Intelligence
For centuries, persons making significant contributions to science, industry, art, politics, or even criminal pursuits were viewed as intelligent, whereas those who
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International Psychology
Several authorities have provided definitions of international psychology. For example, Holtzman (2000) states, International psychology refers to
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MyWire Knowledge
Abnormal Psychology
The study of abnormal psychology (also sometimes called psychopathology) often captivates many students, because it is one of the most interesting and provocative topics
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Adulthood and Aging: Perspectives on Adult Development
Until the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of a person's life took place during childhood and adolescence.
Animal Learning and Behavior
Why do psychologists train rats or monkeys to press a bar for food, or present a buzzer prior to food presentation for cats or dogs, since these situations bear little
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Applied Behavior Analysis
On any given night, the evening news depicts countless societal problems. Traffic crashes, epidemics such as HIV and obesity, medical errors, violence and drugs in
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) comprises a vast interdisciplinary field, which has benefited from its beginning from disciplines such as computer science, psychology,
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Myth or Mental Disorder?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the current term in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR ; American Psychiatric Association
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Attitudes and Attitude Change
People routinely form evaluations of the things they encounter in their social worlds. Some people favor legalized abortion; others oppose it.
