A Look at Personality Theory
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper examines a variety of questions concerning personality. Various theorists are mentioned as personality is explored. Whether or not personality can be considered a science is discussed and an example is given about how the human being matures. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA546per.rtf

A Look at Piaget's Theories in Developmental Psychology
[ send me this paper ]
This 7 page paper focuses on Piaget but also looks at other schools of thought in psychology. The stages provided by this well known theorist are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA420Psy.rtf

A Manager's Personal Development
[ send me this paper ]
A 7 page paper discussing the usefulness of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in solidifying "who" an individual is and how that increased self-awareness can be used to improve leadership abilities. The paper explores personal history, strengths, vision and values of a real person (the writer) in light of MBTI categorization, and how that person can use the information to grow both professionally and personally. The paper concludes with specific steps for the student in how to arrive at his own assessment of himself, using his greater self-awareness in leadership. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgrPersDev.wps

A Mothers Perspective on ADHD
[ send me this paper ]
This 11 page paper considers the concerns of a mother who has just been told her child has been diagnosed as suffering form ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder). The paper is written in the form of a letter addressed to her own mother, in which she discusses her concerns and information she has discovered about the condition, its symptoms, causes and treatments. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEadhdlt.wps

A Personal History and Self-Examination
[ send me this paper ]
This 20 page paper provides an example of a report on personal history and self-examination, including examples of how family personalities shape personal perspectives, the development of self-knowledge and the influences in psychosocial development, all created through an understanding of one woman’s perspective.
Filename: Selfex.wps

A Personal Learning and Teaching Theory Structured Around the Theories of Albert Bandura
[ send me this paper ]
A 7 page guide in the construction of a personal learning/teaching theory. The author contends that much guidance can be found in fields which on first appearance are very different from education. One such field is industry. It is from there that the theories of Bandura originated. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPedBand.rtf

A Personal Weight Loss Plan
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page experiment designed to effect realistic weight loss in a forty-two year old, 170 pound female. Determines the existing maintenance caloric intake and modifies that intake to effect a weight loss of three pounds per week. Charts the daily weight and caloric intake of the subject for the two week study period and graphs that information to illustrate the success of the program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPweight.wps

A Research Proposal; Representational Abilities in Infant Imitation
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper is a research proposal to study the influences on infant imitation of facial expressions. The proposal is for a study that will compare two sample groups, and seek to ascertain if other associated factors, such as noise or movement will enhance the level or quality of the imitation. The paper outlines the reasoning, the methodology, including participants, materials, procedures and analysis, and outlines how it will be presented when finished. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEinimit.rtf

A Sample Experiment in Psychology
[ send me this paper ]
This 5 page paper presents an overview on how to do a proper experiment. Various concepts such as statistical significance, the use of control and experimental groups, and which are the independent and dependent variables are discussed. A sample hypothesis submitted by a student is used to demonstrate how an experiment may be conducted. Sample results and an analysis of results are provided. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA216Sam.rtf

A Self Analysis of Rational Communication
[ send me this paper ]
This 10 page paper looks at the way that communication within a relationship takes place and the influencing factors that may be seen as occurring. The communication is considered in respect to jealousy, self disclosure and self deception. The paper undertakes a literature review and then applies the theories to a seemingly real relationship (please note that it is fictitious).The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TErelcom.wps

A Sensory Perception of Happiness: The Beach
[ send me this paper ]
This 4 page paper describes the beach experience. Calling on the sense of vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste, the author recounts the sensory perception of the beach. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPfiveSensesBeach.rtf

A Sports Psychology Methodology
[ send me this paper ]
An 8 page paper discussing views of the effect of negative feedback on athletes and proposing a research methodology for assessing the link. The paper proposes assigning six athletes to each of six coaches, using two groups as controls, two for receiving mildly negative feedback, and two for receiving harshly negative feedback. It includes a chart of the predicted results, which is that the athletes receiving the most consistently negative feedback suffer the greatest decline in performance over the study's two-week period. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSpsychSport.wps

A Study of Recency as a Negative and Sometimes Faulty Perception Communicated in Management and the Work Environment
[ send me this paper ]
This is a 10 page paper discussing the perception of the recency effect within the work environment. Recency in which the most recent information received by an individual seems to be given the most weight in decision making has a great deal of importance in the field of management and the work environment. Managers within the business environment are used to dealing with recency plans within a business sense in that recency in business is a measurement of customers who have purchased merchandise “recently” or within an advertising perspective it is the psychological effect in which customers remember the “most recent” merchandizing when purchasing products. Despite management knowing about business recency, few if any are aware of the psychological recency effect within their own decision making process and the perceptual errors which can be made. In fact, the recency effect within the work environment can lead to poor judgment, poor or inconsistent management and poor communication skills throughout administration. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJrecen1.rtf

A Study of Tiredness on Emotions
[ send me this paper ]
This six-page-paper presents a hypothetical study on the effect of tiredness on emotions. The paper describes the study participants, the study itself and the importance of the results on various professions such as doctors, police and fire personnel.
Filename: CWtired.wps