Psychology

Social psychology Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Social psychology Evidently for a person to feature in a movie, advertisement or any other public platform, auditions are conducted. In the auditions, people who meet certain conditions are selected. The selection is based on some specific physical factors. Height, complexion, figure, dental formulae, stature, smile, hair color and texture among other physical features are some of the aspects which are used by the selection panel to choose the people who meet these standards (Tajfel & Turner, 2004). The same procedure is used when authors select characters of their literary works. They use physical characteristics to...

Operant Conditioning Student’s Name Institution Operant Conditioning Operant conditioning is a process of behavioural modification by using reinforcement and identifying the relationship between behaviour and its consequences. I will advise him to use diet and exercise based on operant conditioning as he will make the conscious link between the behaviour and its rewards and punishment. I will create a diet and work out a program to help lose weight by incorporating the rewards (Blackman, 2017). Fruit will replace all the snacks within the first week of the program. During the second week, the changes made in the first week will be carried on. Further, the second week will include...

Students name Course instructor Course Date Memory and Forgetting. After taking a short term memory test, the result was average. It is easier to remember pictures than letters. Viewing those pictures is more interesting than trying to memorize all those letters. Images easily get into the mind while memorizing all the letters in the same sequence as they appear requires more concentration, more time and at times repetition. The forgetting curve seeks to explain how the retention of information in the brain decreases over time (Seligman and Martin, 33).The information is forgotten gradually over a period of time after acquiring it. The processes and the speed at which we forget depend on...

Anxiety Student: Institution: Abstract Human beings and animals have a reaction response to external and internal triggers. Feelings of tension, fear, or insecurity are common. Also, when the mind is fixed to think of some concerns, it results in a stressful life. Thus, humans become anxious as a result of responding to the conditions. This condition helps to provide an evasion or survival mechanism. When worry, apprehension, fear, or nervousness is not managed well, it leads to anxiety disorders which may lead to death in severe cases. Many people see anxiety as a disease which has adverse effects to the body and others. However, it should be noted that it is a normal human feeling. Poor...