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Theories of Psychology
Understand the intricacies to the science of the mind. Learn how the many branches of psychology differ from one another and how and where they overlap.
Learning Theories
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Behaviorist Approach
Classical Conditioning
Little Albert
Pavlov's Dogs
Counterconditioning
Operant Conditioning
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Schedules of Reinforcement
Premack Principle of Reinforcement
Social Learning Theory
Social Cognitive Theory
Bobo Doll Study
Behavior Analysis
Drive-Reduction Theory
- Behavior Therapy Behavior Therapy Systematic Desensitization Aversion Therapy Exposure Therapy
Child Development
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Attachment Theory
Bowlby (Maternal Deprivation)
Mary Ainsworth (Strange Situation)
Attachment Styles
Piaget (Stages of Development)
Vygotsky (Cognitive Development)
Bruner
(Modes of Representation)
Erikson (Psychosocial Stages)
Moral Development
Critical Period In Brain Development and Childhood Learning
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
Theory of Mind
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
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Cognitive Approach
Information Processing
Top-Down Processing
Bottom-Up Processing
General Intelligence
Multiple Intelligences
Fluid vs Crystalized Intelligence
What Are Heuristics?
Implicit Bias (Unconscious Bias)
Mere Exposure Effect
Availability Bias
Schema Theory
Blooms Taxonomy
Halo Effect
Cognitive Development
The Mandela Effect
Accommodation and Assimilation
Cognitive Bias
Uncanny Valley
McGurk Effect
Confirmation Bias
Self-Serving Bias
Framing Effect
Selective Attention
Perception
Stroop Effect
Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (Linguistic Relativity)
Social Psychology
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Cognitive Dissonance
Attitudes
Social Influence
Conformity
Social Exchange Theory
Locus of Control
Asch Line Study
Zimbardo Prison Experiment
Obedience
Milgram Shock Study
Bystander Effect
Terror Management Theory
Herzberg’s Motivation Theory
Zeigarnik Effect
Self-Efficacy
Self-Determination Theory
Social Psychology
Deindividualization
Marshmallow Test Experiment and Delayed Gratification
Looking Glass Self
Social Darwinism
Groupthink
Kitty Genovese
Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change
Emotional Contagion
Theory of Planned Behavior
Pareto Principle
Psychopathology
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Abnormal Psychology
Psychopathology Notes
Depression Theories
Schizophrenia
Medical Model of Abnormality
Psychiatrist vs Psychologist - What's the difference?
Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn: How We Respond to Threats
11 Cognitive Distortions Identified in CBT
Pierre Janet
Disengagement Theory of Aging
Repetition Compulsion: Why Do We Repeat the Past?
- Therapy Gestalt Therapy Transactional Analysis Solution Focused Therapy Client Centered Therapy Adlerian Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)? What’s the difference between CBT and DBT? Psychotherapy Psychoanalysis Therapy Logotherapy
Biological Approach
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Biological Approach
Nature vs. Nurture
Stress Response
Lucid Dreams
Phineas Gage
Stages of Sleep
Neuroscience
What is a Neuron?
What is a Synapse?
Neurotransmitters: Types, Function and Examples
Anatomy of the Brain
Sociobiology
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision
Diathesis–Stress Model
Arousal Theory of Motivation
- Gender Sex vs Gender Gender Nonconforming Gender Dysphoria What Is Heteronormativity?
Humanism
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Humanistic Approach
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Carl Rogers
Self-Actualization
Self-Concept
Self-Image
- Relationships What Are the Five Love Languages? Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love What Is Gaslighting? How to Deal With FOMO in Your Life? What Ethical Non-Monogamy? What is Polyamory? How You Can Tell That You're an Introvert What Is Imposter Syndrome and How to Cope How to Recognize the Signs That Someone Is Lying What Is a Toxic Relationship? 7 Signs and What to Do How to Recognize the Signs of Emotional Abuse What Is Triangulation in Psychology? How Self-Disclosure Affects Relationships
Personality
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Personality Theories
Type-A Personality
Tripartite Personality (Freud)
Big Five Traits
Dark Triad Personality Traits
Neuroticism
Introversion and Extroversion
What Is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
How Sociopaths Are Different from Psychopaths
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Ambivert Personality
What Does It Mean To Have A Reserved Personality?
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Implicit Personality Theory
Leadership Styles
Transformational Leadership Theory
Autocratic Leadership
Somatotypes and Personality
Phrenology
Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Anxious Attachment Style
Memory
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Memory
Sensory Memory
Short-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Semantic Memory
Procedural Memory
Declarative Memory
Flashbulb Memory
False Memory
Context and State Dependent Memory
Implicit and Explicit Memory
Multi-Store Model of Memory
Working Memory
Levels of Processing Model
Eyewitness Testimony
Amnesia
Forgetting Theories
Sociology
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Sociology vs Psychology
Marxism Perspective
Critical Theory
Cultivation Theory
Impression Management and Self Presentation (Goffman)
Hawthorne Effect
Scapegoat Theory
Positivism
Rational Choice Theory
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and The Pygmalion Effect
Social Constructionism
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
Ethnomethodology
Role Strain
Ecological Fallacy
Criminology
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Lombroso's Theory of Crime
Sutherland's Differential Association Theory
Offender Profiling
Forensic Psychology
Cognitive Interview
Broken Windows Theory
Merton’s Strain Theory of Deviance
Anomie Theory
Labeling Theory
Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Routine Activities Theory
Radical Criminology
Biological Theories of Crime
Cultural Transmission Theory
Recidivism (Re-offending)
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