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The psychology of arguments - 0 views

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  • It is being able to resolve conflicts in a constructive, respectful way.
  • There are more subtle threats than that: The reason behind a fight might endanger your status, material goods, emotional needs or your self-perception. And that is bad enough to cause you stress.
  • It is evident why this can be a hindrance for constructive conflict-solving.
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  • Cognitive dissonance emerges when you feel that some of your beliefs and behaviors or certain information from the outside world don’t really fit together.
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The 10 Most Controversial Psychology Studies Ever Published - Research Digest - 0 views

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  • The pair argue, on the basis of their own BBC Prison study and real-life instances of prisoner resistance, that people do not yield mindlessly to toxic environments. Rather, in any situation, power resides in the group that manages to establish a sense of shared identity.
  • The original studies have attracted huge controversy, not only because of their ethically dubious nature, but also because of the way they have been interpreted and used to explain historical events such as the supposedly blind obedience to authority in the Nazi era. Haslam and Reicher have again been at the forefront of counter-arguments.
  • because those attempting a replication lack the necessary research skills, make statistical errors, or fail to perfectly match the original research design.
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  • They later claimed that Merritte was neurologically impaired, which if true would only add to the unethical nature of the original research.
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Introduction to the Field of Psychology | Boundless Psychology - 0 views

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  • psychosocial: Having both psychological and social elements.
  • Psychologists attempt to understand not only the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, but also the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.
  • Some are employed in industrial and organizational settings, in health-care settings, in the media, in sports, or in forensic investigation and other law-related fields.
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  • dualism: In psychology, the belief that the mind and body are separate entities.
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Some of the Most Controversial Issues in Psychology - 0 views

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  • If appropriate, assist with the transition to a new therapist. Make sure to document well.
  • Depending on where your potential clients live, the rules will be different. Be well informed and well trained before you practice across states lines.
  • As Skype is so convenient, popular, free and easy to use, many therapists have been using it to conduct online therapy and supervision. However, Skype is not HIPAA compliant, as it neither gives a BAA, nor does it notify therapists when breaches occur. VSee seems to provide a BAA to solo mental health practices at a reduced cost.
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6 Ways to Win Any Argument | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • there are ways to resolve conflict that improve a couple’s ability to remain together—and other ways that can threaten it.
  • Halperin bases the paper on the cognitive model of emotions, an approach that emphasizes how people’s appraisal or thoughts about a situation shape their feelings
  • the angrier you get, the less likely you are to win, because you lose the ability to stand your logical ground.
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  • Be ready to see the other person’s perspective. You don’t have to agree with a foe in order to see his or her perspective.
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Debates and Issues in Psychology | Simply Psychology - 0 views

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  • Animals cannot think about their experiences and invoke reason, patience, memory or self-comfort.
  • many would say that the means (experimenting with chimpanzees) are justified, or made acceptable by the ends (the cure to a horrible, life-shortening disease).
  • Main criterion is that benefits must outweigh costs.
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The 4 Primary Principles of Communication | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • the reality is very different—the process of communication is actually impressively complex.
  • The message sent is not necessarily the message received. It is impossible to not communicate. Every message has both content and feeling. Nonverbal cues are more believable than verbal cues.
  • n contrast to being anyone’s “fault,” this is simply one of the ways the communication process can go off track.
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  • If a partner or child expects the sender of the message to be angry or impatient, he or she may hear neutral or even positive statements as harsh or angry.
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Basics of Communication | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • The most common problem that we can make as message senders is coding our thought, feeling or need in a way that has a low chance of being understood by the receiver.
  • if you don't know certain words or the message is too complex, then there is a low chance of really understanding it.
  • no single person is 100% at fault for any communication problem.
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  • Be Aware of your own communication errors. We are all susceptible to sending confusing messages and to missing the boat in terms of what someone else was trying to tell us
  • Check in with the sender when you are decoding messages to make sure you have the right understanding.
  • "Wow, I'm getting huuuuuungry." Person B sees and hears this, and interprets it to mean that Person A is hungry. Simple right?
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7 Great Theories About Language Learning by Brilliant Thinkers | FluentU Language Learn... - 0 views

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  • philosophers in Ancient Greece and 16th century France were concerned about are largely still relevant today.
  • In the nature versus nurture debate, Plato tended to side with nature, believing that knowledge was innate.
  • what we already know, using our innate abilities to come to an understanding of the particularities of a specific language. If Locke is right, then we must focus our attention on sensory input, gaining as much external input as possible.
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  •  all behavior is no more than a response to external stimuli and there’s no innate programming within a human being to learn a language at birth.
  • understood to be the result of the universal elements that structure all languages.
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The Psychology of Language: Why Are Some Words More Persuasive Than Others? - 0 views

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  • Whenever we listen to words, this is what happens: "Words are then shunted over to the left temporal lobe [of our brain] for processing, while the melody is channelled to the right side of the brain, a region more stimulated by music."
  • The Myth of the "55% Body Language, 38% Tone of Voice, 7% Actual Words" Rule
  • Facial Expression, Brevity, and Avoiding Adjectives in Speech
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  • Smiling: the highest positive emotional gesture
  • The painting of the Mona Lisa is one particular example of that feeling of calmness."
  • Avoid adjectives in speech and writing
  • Removing "is" from your language
  • "This X = Y creates all kinds of mental anguish and it doesn't need to because we never can reduce ourselves to single concepts.
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Introduction to Language | Boundless Psychology - 0 views

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  • Grammar is a set of rules for generating logical communication.
  • grammar: The set of rules a language obeys for creating words and sentences.
  • Language is such a special topic that there is an entire field, linguistics, devoted to its study.
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Language Acquisition Theory | Simply Psychology - 0 views

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  • After more than 60 years of research into child language development, the mechanism that enables children to segment syllables and words out of the strings of sounds they hear, and to acquire grammar to understand and produce language is still quite an enigma.
  • Skinner argued that children learn language based on behaviorist reinforcement principles by associating words with meanings.
  • children will never acquire the tools needed for processing an infinite number of sentences if the language acquisition mechanism was dependent on language input alone.
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  • investigate the nature of these assumed grammatical categories and the research is still ongoing.
  • It is suggested that children are sensitive to patterns in language which enables the acquisition process.
  • . What is the exact process that transforms the child’s utterances into grammatically correct, adult-like speech? How much does the child need to be exposed to language to achieve the adult-like state?
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Why Do People Lie? - 0 views

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  • When children first learn how lying works, they lack the moral understanding of when to refrain from doing it.
  • Because lying can have such destructive and harmful consequences to both the liar and the one being lied to
  • Lying is saying something with the intent of creating a false belief or impression. It’s an attempt to get someone to believe something that is not true.
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  • We deceive other people because we think it serves our purposes in some way.
  • “We tell lies when we are afraid… afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.
  • “I’m young, but I realized quickly lustful people know how to get what they want, even if it means lying to you about how they feel.” 
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Why Do People Lie? | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Two basic types of lying: white and strategic
  • the urge was overwhelming, and he transgressed, taking the calculated risk of being caught, never anticipating the honey bee.
  • None of them were really lying, just interpreting the same information in different ways.
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Why Do People Lie to You? | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • who lies, how often people lie, and why they lie.
  • Your Good Qualities that Tempt Other People to Lie to You
  • Your high regard and high expectations for the special people in your life.
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  • Your high moral standards.
  • 3. Your attractiveness — not just the physical kind.
  • 4. Your status or power.
  • You are in a bad place, emotionally.
  • they think you can't handle the truth because you are too fragile, they will be tempted to lie.
  •  You really don't want to know the truth, and other people can tell that about you.
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Why Some of Us Are Thrill-Seekers | Health | US News - 0 views

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  • Or being strapped into a zero-gravity roller coaster and preparing to whirl upside down, again and again. Thrill-seekers crave that rush; they thrive on it.
  • Thrill-seekers tend to be creative folks who like to make up their own minds.
  • All the signals in our body tell us we're headed in a bad direction.
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Psychology of Adventure - 0 views

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  • Some may seem more adventurous than others, but there are common underlying processes. 
  • Adventure, in a psychological sense, is closely related to challenge, stress, coping, difficulty, fear, narrative, resilience, etc..
  • we all thrive on a sense of adventure, and experience it in one form another.
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Why are some people more adventures than others | 2KnowMySelf - 0 views

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  • trying to seek certain chemicals that elevate his mood still there are psychological factors that could turn a person into a sensation seeker even if the thrill seeking genes weren't there.
  • A person might go through very dangerous risks just to prove something to himself or to others.
  • Humans do many things to feel superior to others including gossiping, criticizing others and even doing dangerous things.
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  • A person could be doing risky activities just because deep inside he is truly afraid of life.
  • One of the fastest ways to gain attention is to do something really dangerous.
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The Psychology Of Daily Routine: 7 Reasons Why People Who Do The Same Things Each Day T... - 0 views

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  • not to mention that letting yourself be jerked around by impulsiveness is a breeding ground for everything you essentially do not want.
  • 1. Your habits create your mood, and your mood is a filter through which you experience your life.
  • You must learn to let your conscious decisions dictate your day – not your fears or impulses.
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  • Happiness is not how many things you do, but how well you do them.
  • When you regulate your daily actions, you deactivate your “fight or flight” instincts because you’re no longer confronting the unknown.
  • As children, routine gives us a feeling of safety. As adults, it gives us a feeling of purpose.
  • ou feel content because routine consistently reaffirms a decision you already made.
  • As your body self-regulates, routine becomes the pathway to “flow.”
  • When we don’t settle into routine, we teach ourselves that “fear” is an indicator that we’re doing the wrong thing, rather than just being very invested in the outcome.
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