Recent Posts Tagged With 'Psychology'

• Diffusion of responsibility?

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 06:32 in Psychology, Singapore

  Diffusion of responsibility is a psychological term, it is a scenario where individuals know that many others are present, then they as individuals do not bear the full burden of responsibility on something that need to be done. They make the assumpt...

• An Yawning Test

  Posted on Saturday June 7th, 2008 at 21:24 in Psychology

  Yawning is contagious. But why? First, we must understand why we yawn. We yawn not as an intention to sleep but an attempt to stay awake. Knowing that, we can see how contagious yawning can help make a group maintain its vigilance. So yawning is a fo...

• Classical Conditioning

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 02:19 in Psychology

  Ever wondered how human learn things? Well, there is a learning theory called Classical Conditioning. It is one of the ways we get to learn new reflexes. Basically, in classical conditioning, there are a few key ideas that you would need to know. An ...

• Typical Example of Conformity

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 20:52 in Psychology, Informative

  This is a very typical example of conformity. Conformity in psychological terms is to change one's behavior to suit the behavior of others. This example shows how a person might conform even though he knows what is the correct or normal behavior. Wh...