Psychology

Psychological research and theory has attempted to explain the aetiology of sex offending. However, explanations have been problematised by a diversity of complex factors such as heterogeneity of types, styles,…

So called ‘classic’ studies are dubbed such because of the high profile they have achieved, normally attributed to the influence the study has had or the contribution it has made…

What makes humans different from animals? How can we explain the individual differences in our species? Although biological psychologists argue that behaviour may be explained by evolution, development, genetics and…

Its intent is so psychologist may use a standard set forth for the psychologist to ensure professional Judgment, eliminate injustice or inequity, and rotate the psychologist from a rigid set…

The term behaviour describes the actions of an organism in response to a given stimuli. The way in which people explain the behaviour of themselves and others is a topic…

From a sociological viewpoint, deviance refers to those activities that do not conform to the norms and expectations of members of a particular society, which often bring general disapproval. However,…

Although the majority of the general population decides not to offend and commit criminal acts, a significant proportion decides otherwise. Crimes are different, people are atypical, situational conditions and motives…

Psychological theories approach the issue of identity by asking different questions, using different methods and data. They aim to explain the meaning and formation of identity in many distinctive ways….

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) carried out his investigations into human behaviour between 1939 and 1943. Maslow suggested that there are goals that may be called basic needs. He arranged these into…

Freud’s ideas came from his belief in the psychodynamic approach. the psychodynamic approach – the belief that there is an inner active mind that interprets events and therefore forms personality,…

The question who are you? Pertains to answer how an individual interacts and is perceived by themselves. According to Burns (1980), the self is the set of attitudes a person…

schedules of reinforcementa program that determines when a response will be followed by a reinforcer; influences how a response is learned and maintainedcontinuous reinforcement (CRF)every occurrence of instrumental response is…

genderthe roles & characteristics that a culture expects from those defined as male and female.sexbiological status, defined by your chromosomes and anatomy.Basic Differences for Men-men 4x more likely to commit…

What are the differences between emotion, affect, and mood?-Emotion: a specific (conscious?) evaluative reaction to some event =I am afraid of alligators-Mood: general disposition or state =I’m in a bad…

It will be the intention of this essay to answer the question, ‘ “can psychology help the Bobby on the Beat?” Answer this question referring to aggression, non-verbal behaviour and…

A rational individual can be thought of as someone who looks after their own interests and well being (Felkins, 1995). Throughout history periods of panic buying have developed through fuel…

“Imagination is what makes our sensory experience meaningful, enabling us to interpret and make sense of it, whether from a conventional perspective or from a fresh, original, individual one. It…

The scientific study of old age is also known as gerontology. For many years old age was viewed exclusively in terms of loss, it was believed that as people age,…

Roth (1986) defines perception as ‘the means by which information is acquired through the sense organs and transformed into experiences of objects, events, sounds and taste. ‘ The constructivist psychologist,…

In order to try and answer the question- ‘ How have psychological approaches specifically informed evidence led practice in the Probation Service’, – I will try to explain why the…