Tag: behaviorism
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Cognitive Effort and Skill Acquisition
The study of motor skill acquisition and the role of the brain has been theorized since the founding of philosophy and psychology. Increased cognitive effort or focus while learning a new skill leads to improved skill acquisition in rate of acquisition and level of mastery (Schmidt et al., 2018). In turn cognitive effort in the…
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Comparison of Theories: Generalized Motor Program Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory
As human movement is complicated yet in someways effortless many theoretical issues arise. These two theories attempt to articulate a working understanding of movement addressing the issues which are considered a challenge to movement.
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Phenomenological Research Methods
Husserl’s phenomenological method has caused a conversation of how empirical data can come to be. As Husserl believed phenomenology could lead to empirical data claiming understanding (Englander, 2012) Husserl’s work in phenomenology has not ceased by those who’ve followed after him. As a result, several variations of phenomenological research methods have emerged. Of those, two…
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The Unconscious Mind and Self-Development
Freud felt the existence of the unconscious had to be indirectly proven (Feist et al., 2013). Freud was correct, almost 100-years later psychology has not directly proven the unconscious mind’s existence. Dreams have become the proof the unconscious exists and effects the conscious.
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General History of Psychology
What is psychology and who those who founded and developed the concepts within psychology today.
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Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management
ABA and OBM have key benefits to the person and to society. The key benefits of ABA include; single subject focus, the application of what is known and discovered within behaviorism, the focus of results benefiting the subject. The key benefits of OBM include; application of ABA on individual and organizational levels, prevention of safety…
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Origins and Development Applied Behavior Analysis
Behavioral psychology has a long history in philosophy and the works of the ancients Greeks. Formally, behavioral psychology started to develop with Sigmund Freud’s work with the insane.
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First Three Waves of Psychology
The first three waves of psychology were formed in a short amount of time but contribute to the rich history of thought and desire for understanding psychology was founded with. As early as ancient recorded times as man started to reason signs can be seen of man attempting to work out its existence and its…
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Origins of Behaviorism
As the second force of psychology behaviorism was the necessary step for the progression and maturing of psychology.