Psychology Essays

Mr. Anthony E. Sowell is a sociopath suffering from a number of mental disorders. Anthony suffers from Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), Sadistic Personality Disorder, and Inferiority Complex Disorder. He also has a psychopathic personality, based on The Biosocial Theory, and The Pleasure Principle Theory. Anthony Sowell was a serial killer because of the aforementioned elements […]

In the modern world driven by technology, some argue that technological advancements are causing the development of a society with less social interaction. Antisocial behavior refers to individuals who lack consideration for others in society (“What is Antisocial Behavior.”). Research has indicated that being antisocial can be influenced by various factors at both individual and […]

Amon Goeth first joined the Austrian Nazi party at the age of seventeen, he journeyed to Germany where he worked as guard in many failed labor camps and later in 1942 he was introduced to Oskar Schindler and became the commander of his Jewish forced labor camp. In 1994 Steven Spielberg released the film “Schindler’s […]

The article delves into a variety of subjects including the truths and myths about psychopaths, categorizations and ADSM standards for antisocial personality disorder and psychopaths, origins of psychopathy, consensus on criminal psychopathy, contrasts between physical and nonphysical traits in psychopaths, unique features of psychopaths, psychological biology and biochemical theories related to psychopathy, behaviors exhibited by […]

James Friend Spells ‘Sociopath’ The persona of a sociopath appears to be much like any human. In many cases, one would not be able to “pick him out of a crowd. ” Their minds, however, differ greatly from the average mind. A sociopath is extremely smart and methodical and most often is very meticulous in […]

In industrial organizations there was a growing need to reduce absenteeism and increase performance with the marginal worker in order to have a more productive day.In this paper a marginal worker is defined as an individual who has failed to demonstrate consistent work attendance and or/has failed to meet organizationally defined standards of adequate performance […]

It is the goal of many researchers interested in health behavior to understand both the determinants of health behaviors and the process of health behavior changes. One key route has been the development and empirical testing of Health Behavior Theory (HBT). Research in this area has implicates including (1) a better understanding of health behavior, […]

Social Learning Theory is an inclusive approach that connects learning with behavior within a social context. By understanding the psychology behind learning, it can provide insight into seemingly incurable learning deficiencies and psychological disorders. The theory suggests that behavior is influenced by continuous interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors, which can explain various behavioral […]

How does society influence behavior?   Every person is born into a socio-cultural setting. He has his own family, community, culture, and groups that help build his identity. These social settings affect the manner a child learns to think and behave, by means of instruction, rewards and punishment, and example. Another factor that helps shape […]

The original development of impression management theory can be attributed to sociologist Erving Goffman. In 1959, Goffman proposed that even seemingly innocuous actions can be intentional in depicting a favorable image of oneself. He believed that people are essentially performers whose primary objective is constructing identity (Giacalone & Rosenfeld, 1989). Impression management theory relies on […]

Behavioral finance focuses on the irrational behavior of investors and its impact on investment decisions and market prices. The objective is to understand how emotions and cognitive errors influence the decision-making process of investors. In today’s global financial market, relying on approaches that assume perfect predictions, flexible prices, and complete knowledge of other players’ decisions […]

Consumer Behaviour One of the most challenging concept in marketing deals with understanding why consumers behave in a certain way or do what they do (or don’t do). Two major psychological concepts are often used to explain and understand the consumer’s behaviour. The first is the so called in psychology the cognitive psychology in which […]

  Because most of us work in organisations, learning organisational behaviour is able to help us understand, predict and influence the behavious of others in organisational setting, and trends in organisational behaviour.One Australia hair-care company develop a range of hair products with refillable packaging in order to maximise brand loyalty and minimise the cost to […]

The Marketing Strategy Employed by Levi’s Works Cited Missing In order for a new brand to establish itself in its market and for its products to sell successfully, thus achieving company goals and shareholder profitability, a number of key principles concerning consumer behaviour have to be fully grasped and addressed. As well as producing a […]

In this paper, I will explore the formation of personal values, including my own set of values, ground rules, and ethics. The primary objective is to analyze the growth of these values, rules, and ethics in detail. I will delve into identifying my specific values and their origins while also addressing the criteria and factors […]

ABSTRACT Pill bugs live in an outside environment where they are able to get the necessary amount of energy from organic matter. This environment is where water and organic matter is plentiful. In there natural habitat, pill bugs are found in dark, damp places. Living in moist places is important for pill bugs so they […]

Problem: Recent ethical scandals have brought ethical behavior in organizations to the forefront of public consciousness. The general public, the government, and businesses alike began to question the importance of ethics. Today, after learning from the past and understanding the role that ethics plays in running a business, the question is no longer whether ethics […]

Dreikurs in his theory discusses four goals of student’s misbehavior, which include: (1) attention seeking, (2) power seeking, (3) revenge seeking and (42ws) displaying inadequacy. Dreikurs in describing the reasons why these goals occur are due to the fact that students have a mistaken belief which will give them the recognition/attention that they want. I […]

Management is a vague term which throughout the years many scientists have attempted to define. Is it the objectives of management or the roles one undertakes as a manager that best describes the work of managers? This is a question posed since 1971, when Henry Mintzberg established his contemporary theory on Management roles, which evidently […]

Organization Behavior and its Key Concepts To understand organizational behavior you must understand its key concepts and terminology. Organizational behavior “is a multidisciplinary field devoted to understanding individual and group behavior, interpersonal processes and organizational dynamics.” An organization’s behavior is significant in determining its success as a business and with its employees. Working conditions, production […]

Managing People in Global Economy (Chapter 1) kinicki & kreitner, 2008, defines management as “the process of working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives in an efficient and ethical manner. ” Management comprises: Planning, organizing, resourcing, leading/directing/motivating, and controlling. 1. Planning is decision making concerning what needs to happen in the future and […]

Childish Behavior In the play “A Doll House” Henrik Ibsen shows how being a wife and mother does not necessarily mean that one has grown up. During this play you see that Nora, a wife and mother, still holds on to her childish behaviors by acting just as a young girl would. In “A Doll […]