Behavioral Psychology

Behavioral Psychology aims to understand our actions by analysing the way that we outwardly behave. In this section, discover behavioral psychology and how it can be applied in treatment...

What is behaviorism?

The behavioral approach is based on the concept of explaining behavior through observation, and the belief that our environment is what causes us to behave differently or suffer illnesses. more...

Why Do We Help Other People? When Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection - often referred to as 'survival of the fittest' - he revolutionized and crystallized thought and theory in regards to how traits evolve in species. more...

Flooding

If you jumped out of a plane, would you overcome your fear of heights? How is the technique of Flooding used to help people overcome fears? more...

Aversion Therapy

Aversion therapy uses the behavioral approach principles that new behavior can be 'learnt' in order to overcome addictions, obsessions or, as demonstrated in Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, violent behavior. more...

Psychology of Conformity

A look at why we conform to social norms...

Conditioning

Fight-or-flight response

Asch's Conformity Study

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison

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Erikson's Stages of Human Development

Stages of human development here

Psychology Studies & Experiments : Evaluations, summaries and guides to a vast range of psychology studies and experiments. Ideal for psychology students and tutors.

Altruism in Animals and Humans : Why Do We Help Other People? When Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection - often referred to as 'survival of the fittest' - he revolutionized and crystallized thought and theory in regards to how traits evolve in species.

Aversion Therapy: Aversion therapy uses the behavioral approach principles that new behavior can be 'learnt' in order to overcome addictions, obsessions or, as demonstrated in Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, violent behavior.

Erikson's Stages of Human Development: Erik Erikson's theory on stages of human development

Flooding: flooding, fears, phobias

Behavioral Psychology: behavioural psychology, behaviorism, behaviourism