Cognitive Psychology

What is the Reciprocity of Liking Rule of Interpersonal Attraction?

The Reciprocity-of-Liking Rule. People categorize an action as kind by viewing its consequences and also by the person's fundamental intentions. Even if the consequences are the same, underlying intentions can cause an action to be reciprocated ...

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Discuss the various types of Interpersonal Attraction.

Cognitive Psychology

According to famous psychologists interpersonal attraction has been an important topic of research in psychology, because humans are social animals and attraction serves an important function in forming a social network. List of Various Types of ...

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Evaluate theories of Prosocial Behavior.

Cognitive Psychology

Pro-social behaviour fosters positive traits that are beneficial for children and society. It may be motivated both by altruism and by self-interest, for reasons of immediate benefit or future reciprocity. Evolutionary psychologists use theories ...

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Discuss the Emotional, Intellectural, Expressive and Environmental Blocks in Problem Solving.

Cognitive Psychology

Emotional Block. Emotional inhibitions to creativity usually result from past traumatic experiences and/or the stress of everyday living. Probably the root of most emotional blocks is insecurity. Regardless of whether it is an insecurity of self, ...

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What is Informational Social Influence and Normative Social Influence?

Cognitive Psychology

Informational Social Influence. Informational influence is a form of conformity which occurs when an individual turns to another in order to obtain information. Unlike normative conformity, informational social influence results from an individual ...

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Describe Newell’s approach to problem solving. Explain the general problem solving strategies of Wickelgren.

Cognitive Psychology

According to Newell's approach to problem solving, people solve problems by searching in a problem space. The problem space consists of the initial (current) state, the goal state, and all possible states in between. The actions that people take in ...

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Write a note on Ethical Issues in Social Psychology.

Cognitive Psychology

Ethics are very important when carrying out any type of psychological research. Before we can begin any research method it is vital that we stick to an ethical code of practice, as we will be dealing with people. Ethics refers to the correct rules ...

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Differentiate between control group and experimental group.

Cognitive Psychology

The difference between a control group and an experimental group is one group is exposed to the conditions of the experiment and the other is not. An experimental group is the group in a scientific experiment where the experimental procedure is ...

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Differentiate between Correlational and Experimental Method.

Cognitive Psychology

Difference between Correlational and Experimental Method: As the name implies, the researcher looks to establish relationships between two variables. He makes a premise that two variables may be related in some way and then measure the value of both ...

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What is Observation Method in Psychology? Give its Advantages and Disadvantages.

Cognitive Psychology

The observational method of research concerns the planned watching, recording, and analysis of observed behaviour as it occurs in a natural setting. The observational method is a non-experimental design. The absence of an independent variable does ...

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What is Multilateralism? Explain the impact of Regional Economic Groupings.

Cognitive Psychology

Multilateralism: Multilateralism refers to the system that governs the trading among various countries without any discriminatory restrictions. Multilateralism system has been established over the years as a result of the international trade ...

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Contrast the role of productive thinking and structurally blind thinking in problem-solving.

Cognitive Psychology

In productive thinking is a process of solving a problem in such a way that the individual has increased his or her thinking and problem-solving ability. Instruction in productive thinking helps students develop the ability to problem solve and ...

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