How to Make Changes, Online Psychology Free Advice, Positive thinking, Psychological Experiments, The Power of Thoughts
Psychological theory has seen many interpretations of the self. The 1920’s-1960’s behaviourist movement saw the self as unobservable and irrelevant. The humanistic perspective of the 50s and 60s saw the self as unique and goal-directed. These days, it’s the realm of...
Online Psychology Free Advice, Positive thinking, Psychological Experiments, The Power of Thoughts, Tools to Overcome Depression
Turn that frown upside down. Can a simple smile change your mood? Can a frown bring you down? What does the research suggest? Scientific psychological research tested a ‘facial feedback hypothesis’ to explore if changes in facial expression could lead to changes in...
Aggression in Children, Psychological Experiments, Science of Psychology
To predict how individuals will think, respond or behave, psychologists can conduct scientific experiments. Below is a simplified example of how psychologists could measure the relationship between violent video games and aggression in children. Steps of Experimental...
Internet Addiction, Narcissism, Psychological Experiments, Science of Psychology
There are many critical elements to a scientific psychological experiment. Like science, psychology follows a systematic approach in conducting experiments to find out ‘what happens’. In a scientific experiment, they may ask what happens when you add potassium...
