Psychology

Student’s Name: Tutor’s Name: Course Name: Date Submitted Memory What is the self-reference effect, and how can it help you study more effectively? 1. This is the tendency of an individual to have a better memory as pertained to information relating to them, but this is not the case when we turn focus to to information which has lower personal relevance. Which of the seven memory errors presented by Schacter have you committed? Name and provide a personal example of one or two of them. 2. Some of the memory errors I have faced are absentmindedness and transience. When it comes to absentminded, I have occasionally forgotten where I had placed several personal belongings like my phone and...

Supply Chain Management Name Institutional Affiliation Supply Chain Management Supply chain management refers to all organizational processes and procedures dedicated to overseeing the movement of goods and services both within and outside an organization. Supply chain activities start when an organization sources for raw materials are used in production and end when the finished goods or services are delivered to the final consumer. By effectively managing the flow of goods and services, an organization stands to gain greatly from cost savings that would be realized from the elimination of wasteful processes internally and ensuring that the final product is efficiently made and delivered to...

Cognitive Failure Name Institution Abstract From the article, it is clear that a number of literature exists on the topic of cognitive failure. The publication is a systematic of 21 literature reviews that were studied to gather information related to the topic. Cognitive failure occurs due to substance abuse and neuropsychological disorders. The essay discusses some particular traumas, anxiety and mood and schizophrenia, on the one hand, while substances like ecstasy, cannabis, and alcohol among other are highlighted on the other. Majorly, the theory that informed the discussion in this article is the assumption that substance abuse and mental disorder increase chances of cognitive failure....

Open-Ended Question Question Example What components of food quality need improvement in your dining hall? Question Strengths and Limitations The open-ended question above has the advantages of allowing for an unlimited range of responses and revealing respondent’s thought about the issue under investigation. Responses from such questions also help in clarifying and expanding closed responses. It, however, has the limitations of requiring a lot of time to respond to, difficulty in analyzing responses since analysis requires coding, and different level of detail in responses by different respondents. The researcher’s control over the response length is also restricted. Close-Ended...

Student Name Professor’s Name Unit Code Day Month Year Arousal Theory Bungee jumping and skydiving are examples of activities that not everyone is willing or enthusiastic to do. Nevertheless, for some particular individuals, the more hazardous and adrenaline involved an activity is, the better. What is it that attracts these people to "daredevil" behaviors? Behaviors and activities that other “normal” people shy away from. According to psychologists (Wood et al. 235), the forces that play a part in making us choose to engage or not engage in such daredevil otherwise know as sensational-seeking behaviors are called motivation. There are some psychological theories that try to explain how...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Divorce and its Effects on Children One out of three marriages in the United States ends up in divorce. Even so, it is the rate at which people are dissolving marital unions that have become increasingly alarming and of great concern to many scholars. As a result, sociologists and psychologists have done extensive research in a bid to establish the effects of divorce on children. Hence, much of the burden of divorce is born by the children who have to go through psychological torture. Paul Amato of the Department of Sociology at Pennsylvania State University argues that the age of the children in a divorce play a critical role on how they get...