What Is Gaslighting? Examples, Types, Causes, & How To Respond
Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse whereby a person or group manipulates one or more people into questioning their sanity and perception of reality.
Little Hans – Freudian Case Study
Little Hans was nearly five when has was seen by Freud (on 30th March 1908) but letters from his father to Freud provide the bulk of the evidence for the case study. These refer retrospectively to when Hans was less than three years old and were supplied to Freud through the period January to May 1908 (by which time little Hans was five years old).
Little Albert Experiment (Watson & Rayner)
The Little Albert Experiment by Watson and Rayner tested whether an infant could be classically conditioned to fear a neutral stimulus. By pairing a white … Read more
Little Peter, Cover-Jones (1924)
The Little Peter, Cover-Jones (1924) experiment aimed to reduce a child’s fear of rabbits by gradually exposing him to them while simultaneously providing a positive … Read more
What Is The Limbic System?
The limbic system is a complex set of brain structures involved in emotion, motivation, memory, and behavior regulation. Key components include the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus. It’s central to emotional processing, memory formation, and various autonomic functions, bridging higher cognitive processes and primal emotions.
Likert Scale Questionnaire: Examples & Analysis
A Likert scale is a psychometric response scale primarily used in questionnaires to obtain participant’s preferences or degree of agreement with a statement or set of statements. Respondents rank quality from high to low or best to worst using five or seven levels.
Light Triad of Personality
The light triad consists of Kantianism, humanism, and faith in humanity. People with these traits are said to be primarily motivated by intimacy and self-transcendent values.
Levels of Processing Theory (Craik & Lockhart, 1972)
The levels of processing model focuses on the depth of processing involved in memory, and predicts the deeper information is processed, the longer a memory … Read more
Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Hemisphere Function
The left brain is associated with logic, analytical thinking, and language processing, while the right brain is linked with creativity, intuition, and holistic thinking. However, this is an oversimplification, as both hemispheres cooperate in most activities.
Kolb’s Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle
Kolb’s experiential learning theory works on two levels: a four-stage cycle of learning and four separate learning styles. Much of Kolb’s theory is concerned with the learner’s internal cognitive processes.