Intrinsic motivation in psychology: what it is, types and examples
Motivation is the expression of the motives that induce a person to carry out or tend towards a c...
Culture and personality in Psychology
Situations are important determinants of behavior in all cultures, but more so in collectivists. ...
Sensory thresholds: definition
Sensory thresholds refer to the limit of sensations and within these the so-called differential t...
Difference between temperament, character and personality
This trio of terms acquired relevance within the nascent psychology between eight hundred and nin...
Bandura's theory of SOCIAL LEARNING
Most of us at some point in our lives have been pointed out or just mentioned the resemblance we ...
Definition of PSYCHOLOGY according to authors
Many people have been the ones who have tried to provide an exact definition to the concept of ps...
VYGOTSKY SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY
Trying to understand the origin or cause of our behaviors through or due to the influence of cult...
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY: what it is, history and foundations
Physiological psychology covers the general area "of the brain and behavior", and is a modular su...
Observational learning theory: what it is and examples
The action of imitating the gestures of others is a fundamental act of personal growth and in the...
The Method in Scientific Psychology
A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the seventeenth century, consi...