Essays on Behavior Page 86

It sucks to not always get what you want, this happens to a lot of people especially when someone can’t get the career they’ve always wanted. This was all because someone had something more to offer, which is not fair because if there is someone with a high GPA and the best test scores doesn’t…

In this study, the effect of self assessment on speaking proficiency was investigated using independent-sample t-test. As it is clear from the results of data analysis, there is a significant difference between the means of the both groups at the end of the term. The descriptive statistics shows that the means of the experimental and…

Introduction: I noticed at an early age that our perceptions form a very individual reality. One person can see a ski hill and imagine the thrill they get from it while the person sitting beside can be filled with the fear of pain due to an earlier injury. We can see a red-headed person and…

Great appreciations to my family for their patience during this research. This research was possible due to the assistance and funding of Family Power Corporations. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to 750258, Department of the Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, United States. Facial Recognition, Bias in Race and Social Groups…

They say, “The best things in life aren’t things,” and while I would tend to agree, it is the things that remind us of our experiences that have the most meaning. I have many small trinkets that are of high value to me, but to a stranger would appear to have little to no value….

Abstract The research conducted by Greenberg et al. engaged readers into looking at the positive character traits someone can gain due to a traumatic experience. The paper repeatedly mentioned how a traumatic experience causes depression, extreme sadness, and how people’s main focus is always the negative. However due to multiple studies, self reports and non-clinical…

The effect of intergroup conflict over empathy is very easy to observe in adults as well, and there are many social psychology studies which support this claim. For example, verbal and physical aggression between the fans of rival football teams is common during football match setting. Many of these fans do not know each other….

Abstract The relationship between social media and empathy has not been explored extensively. Research on the expression of emotion and the association with empathy displayed on social media websites have been minimally explored. This study sought to support findings that posting online leads to expressions of empathy (Rosen, 2012) and a positive relationship exists between…

Canis lupus familiaris- otherwise known as domesticated dogs- have been studied by researchers of animal cognition and behavioral psychology due to their closeness with humans and the abilities that this intimacy may build. Dogs as we know them were not always obedient and gentle in nature but were once wild animals before the processes of…

The epidemic of Fake News A comprehensive report This paper is an examination of how false news stories have influenced our political process and how we can prevent these stories from controlling the press.  In this section, I review the multiple instances of Fake News influencing our political system, and how the American people have…