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Our psychology guide contain articles about the basics of psychology. Classic experiments, background and theory.

  • Biology

    • Biological Psychology [3]

    • Brain Development [4]

    • Lobes of the Brain [5]

    • The Central Nervous System [6]

    • The Peripheral Nervous System [7]

    • Types of Neurons [8]

    • Neural Transmission [9]

    • Synaptic Transmission [10]

    • The Autonomic Nervous System [11]

    • The Visual System [12]

    • The Auditory System [13]

    • Wakefulness and Sleep [14]

    • Eating and Drinking [15]

    • Sexual Development and Human Behavior [16]

    • Neural Pathways of Smell, Taste, and Touch [17]

    • The Endocrine System [18]

    • Biological Control of Movement [19]

    • Language and Lateralization [20]

    • Biology of Learning and Memory [21]

    • Heredity [22]

  • Sensation

    • Sensation and Perception [23]

    • Senses [24]

    • Psychophysics [25]

    • Theoretical Approaches to Sensation [26]

    • Sensory Adaptation [27]

    • Sensory Receptors [28]

    • Vision: Retina [29]

    • Image Forming Process [30]

    • Vision: Color Theories [31]

    • Measures of Visual Sensation [32]

    • Hearing [33]

    • Theories of Hearing [34]

    • Somatosensory System [35]

    • Sensory Overload and Deprivation [36]

    • Sensory Processing Disorder [37]

    • Smell [38]

    • Taste [39]

    • Touch (Tactile) [40]

    • Skin Senses: Temperature [41]

  • Perception

    • Features of Perception [42]

    • Sensory Coding [43]

    • Selective Perception [44]

    • Selective Attention [45]

    • Extrasensory Perception [46]

    • Top-Down VS Bottom-Up Processing [47]

    • Gestalt Laws: Form, Continuation, & Common Fate [48]

    • Gestalt Laws: Similarity, Proximity and Closure [49]

    • Visual Integration Skills [50]

    • Visual Spatial Skills [51]

    • Visual Analysis Skills [52]

    • Illusion [53]

    • Types of Illusion [54]

    • Optical Illusions [55]

  • Memory

    • Priming [56]

    • Classification of Memories [57]

    • Declaratice Memory [58]

    • Explicit Memory [59]

    • Implicit Memory [60]

    • Semantic Memory [61]

    • Episodic Memory [62]

    • Autobiographical Memory [63]

    • Procedural Memory [64]

    • Memory Storage [65]

    • Atkinson-Shiffrin Model [66]

    • Sensory Memory [67]

    • Short-Term Memory [68]

    • Long-Term Memory [69]

    • Retrieval of Memories [70]

    • Forgetting [71]

    • Retrospective Memory [72]

    • Prospective Memory [73]

    • Levels of Processing [74]

    • Working Memory Model [75]

  • Learning
    • Habituation [76] - The "Get Used to It" Concept

    • Sensitization [77] - Learning through Senses

    • Classical Conditioning [78] - The Most Basic Type of Associative Learning

    • Operant Conditioning [79] - To Reward or To Punish?

    • Cognitive Learning Theory [80] - Using Thinking to Learn

    • Social Learning Theory [81] - Albert Bandura

    • Social Development Theory [82] - Leo Vygotsky

    • Socialization [83] - Adapting One`s Culture

    • Neuroplasticity [84] - You and Your Adaptive Brain

    • Learning Domains [85] - The Three Levels of the Mind

  • Thinking

  • Intelligence

    • What is Intelligence? [86]
    • Binet and the First IQ Test [87]
    • Spearman and the Theory of General Intelligence [88]
    • A Deeper Look at the G Factor [89]
    • How Valid is the G Factor of Intelligence? [90]
    • Stroop Experiment [91]
    • Shaping and Improving Human IQ [92]
    • Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence [93]
    • Competing Theories of Human Intelligence [94]
    • Group Differences in Intelligence - Gender [95]
    • Group Differences in Intelligence - Race [96]
    • The Bell Curve Controversy [97]
    • Modern Misconceptions about IQ Testing [98]
    • Intelligence Testing: Criticisms [99]
    • The Ethics of IQ Testing and the Advent of "Intelligent Testing" [100]
    • Explaining IQ: Nature, Nurture, or Both? [101]
    • How IQ Tests are Scored [102]
    • Emotional Intelligence [103]
    • Intelligence and Creativity [104]
    • The Future: Broadening Our Understanding of Intelligence [105]
  • Emotion and Motivation

    • Biology of Emotion [106]

    • Nature of Emotions [107]

    • Categorization of Emotions [108]

    • Measuring Emotions [109]

    • Sociology of Emotion [110]

    • Schachter-Singer Theory of Emotion [111]

    • Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion [112]

    • James-Lange Theory of Emotion [113]

    • Emotion in Psychotherapy [114]

    • Motivation and Emotion [115]

    • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation [116]

    • Drive-Reduction Theory [117]

    • Cognitive Theories of Motivation [118]

    • Incentive Theory of Motivation [119]

    • Process of Motivation [120]

    • Instinct Theory Of Motivation [121]

    • Two-Factor Theory of Motivation [122]

    • 16 Basic Desires Theory [123]

    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs [124]

    • Motivation in Psychotherapy [125]
  • Development

    • Bowlby Attachment Theory [126]

    • Zone Of Proximal Development [127]

    • Cognitive Development [128]

    • Moral Development [129]

    • Ecological Systems Theory [130]

    • Erikson's Psychosocial Model [131]

    • Childhood Temperament [132]

    • Nature and Nurture Debate [133]

    • Social and Emotional Development in Children [134]

    • Self-Concept Theory [135]

  • Personality

    • Biology of Personality [136]

    • Personality Type Theory [137]

    • Psychodynamic Theory of Personality [138]

    • Behaviourism and Personality [139]

    • Humanistic Perspective [140]

    • Personality Trait Theory [141]

    • Social Cognitive Theory [142]

    • Culture and Personality [143]

    • Personality Assessment Tools [144]

  • Stress and Coping

    • What is Stress? [145]

    • General Adaptation Syndrome [146] (Hans Selye)

    • Physiological Stress Response [147]

    • Psychological Theories of Stress [148] (James-Lange, Cannon-Bard and Schachter-Singer)

    • Stress and Cognitive Appraisal [149] (Lazarus)

    • Social Support and Stress [150]

    • Individual Differences - Stress Response [151] (Type A/B-personality, Hardiness, Self-Efficacy)

    • Gender, Culture and Stress Response [152]

    • Knowing Your Stressors [153]

    • Stress and Coping Mechanisms [154]

    • Theories of Coping [155]

    • Stress Management [156]

    • Traditional Stress Therapies [157]

    • How does Stress Affect Performance? [158]

    • Three Different Kinds of Stress [159]

    • Overwhelming Stress: The Warning Signs of Burnout [160]

    • Stress and Illness: Psychological Stress-Related Disorders [161]

    • Stress and Cancer [162]

    • Stress in Children [163]

    • Myths about Stress [164]

  • Social Psychology [165]

    • Asch Experiment [166] - Conformity in Groups

    • Bobo Doll Experiment [167] - Learning From Role Models

    • Good Samaritan Experiment [168] - Would You Help a Stranger? - Explaining Helping Behavior

    • Stanford Prison Experiment [169] - Roles Define Your Behavior

    • Stanley Milgram Experiment [170] - Will People Do Anything If Ordered?

    • Milgram Experiment Ethics [171] - The Research Ethics about the Milgram Experiment

    • Cognitive Dissonance Experiment [172] by Leon Festinger

    • Bystander Apathy Experiment [173] - The Case of Kitty Genovese Explained

    • Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiment [174] - Realistic Conflict Theory

    • Social Judgment Theory Experiment [175] - Henry Tajfel

    • The Halo Effect [176] and Nisbett and Wilson's Experiment

    • Thought Rebound [177] and Wegner's Dream Rebound Experiment

    • Ross' False Consensus Effect Experiments [178]

    • Theory of Cooperation and Competition: Studies on Interpersonal Bargaining [179]

    • Understanding and Belief [180] and the Gilbert Experiment

    • Self-Deception [181] and Quattrone & Tversky's Experiment

    • Overjustification Effect [182] and the Felt Tip Marker Study

    • The Chameleon Effect [183] and Chartrand & Bargh Experiments

    • Confirmation Bias [184] and the Wason Rule Discovery Test

    • Cognitive Dissonance and Festinger & Carlsmith's Study [185]

    • Peter Johansson's Experiment and Choice Blindness [186]

    • Stereotypes and the Clark Doll Test [187]

    • Social Group Prejudice and Milgram's Lost Letter Experiment [188]

    • Intergroup Discrimination and the Henri Tajfel Experiments [189]

    • The Hastorf & Cantril Case Study and Selective Group Perception [190]

    • Hawthorne Effect [191]

  • Psychopathology and Diseases
    • Anxiety Guide [192]

      • Why Learn about Fear and Anxiety? [193]

      • What is Fear? What is Anxiety? [194]

        • Theories of Emotion [195]

        • A Brief History of Anxiety and Fear [196]

        • Are Anxiety and Fear Bad Things? [197]

      • Anxiety and Fear, Body and Mind [198]

        • Fear, Anxiety and the Brain (Physiology) [199]

        • Physical and Psychological Risks of Anxiety [200]

        • What about Genetics? [201]

      • Common Anxiety Disorders [202]

        • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) [203]

        • Panic Disorder [204]

        • Social Anxiety Disorders [205]

        • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [206]

        • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (older article) [207]

        • Trauma Disorders and PTSD [208]

        • Depressive Disorders [209]

        • Phobias and Test Anxiety [210]

      • Therapies for Anxiety [211]

        • Cognitive Therapy [212]

        • Behavioral Therapy and Exposure [213]

        • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) [214]

        • Other Anxiety Therapies [215]

        • Online Anxiety Treatment [216]

        • Medication [217]

      • Coping and Acceptance [218]

        • Anxiety Tips: Diet and Exercise [219]

        • Anxiety Tips: Social Strategies [220]

        • Anxiety Tips: Mindfulness and Breathing [221]

        • Embracing Uncertainty [222]

      • A New Appreciation [223]

    • Movement Disorders [224]

    • Disorders of Object Recognition and Spatial Cognition [225]

    • Depression [226]

    • Mania [227]

    • Bipolar Disorder [228]

    • Schizophrenia [229]


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