Cyberbullying a Recent Phenomena Bullying has been an ongoing issue for years and impacts nearly every culture and nation within society. Bullying comes in many shapes and form but is essentially when groups or individuals, threaten, harass, maim, or use physical force on an individual, or individuals. The proliferation of electronic technology has created a…
Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness
Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness Consciousness is a concept that contains a multitude of various theories and concepts associated with awareness and attention (Sternberg, Sternberg, & Mio, 2012). Consciousness, when formulated with attention consists of two moderate sets that overlap and encompass casual roles in cognition. This overlapping in cognition consists of three purposes, which include…
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Comparison of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Motivation is not only essential to human behavior, but is also relevant to what motivates individuals to change certain positive or negative behaviors (Repovich, 2014). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are important components to human motivation and explore human motivation for particular activities (Repovich, 2014). Researcher Wendy Repovich (2014) categorizes…
Is Food Addiction Relevant to Substance Addiction
Is Food Addiction Relevant to Substance Addiction Is Food Addiction Relevant to Substance Addiction Obesity has become a global epidemic that has effected not only the populations overall quality of life, but as also impacted international economies (Avena, Gold, Kroll, & Gold, 2012). The prevalence of the United States Obesity Rate has jump significantly from…
The Bystander Effect: Reactions and Causes
Bystander Effect: Reactions and Causes The bystander effect is an element of social psychology that implies that when the number of bystanders is increased in an emergency situation, the less likely any of the bystanders will aid, or assist in the situation (Aronson, Wilson, & Akert, 2013). The bystander effect is one of the most…
Nature vs. Nurture: A Gender Debate on Gender Differences
Nature vs. Nurture: A Gender Debate on Gender Differences Gender differences is an ongoing debate which contains arguments that gender differences are caused by different biological, or social differences. Both arguments are filled with controversy and have been subjected to different theories that have stemmed from various research with an attempt to articulate and explain…
Free Will Vs. Self Determination
Free Will Vs. Self Determination The notion that humans possess the concept of free will or self determination has been an ongoing debate since the development of both thought processes. This debate has explored since the beginning of recorded history (Tancredi, 2007). Do humans in fact possess free will, or self determination? This question has…
Are Humans Predisposed to Violence
Are Humans Predisposed to Violence Are humans predisposed to violence? This has been a topic of debate amongst psychologists, criminologists and other scholars for quite some time now, but has become an even bigger controversial topic with the technological developments of PET scans and geneticist developments. Despite the fact that science has been able to…
The Controversy of Recovered Memories
The Controversy of Recovered Memories The controversy associated with recovered memories has been a topic of debate for some time. This has primarily been the case when it comes to individuals who have been victimized by terrible sexual acts of violence, or other traumatic events. Like any other controversial topic, many will either dispute, or…
The Controversy of Physician Assisted Suicide
Controversy of Physician Assisted Suicide Controversial topics always spark debate from the public perspective, as well as the from various government and religious entities. The reason for such debate, is due to controversial topics containing a vast, multi-opinionated perception which often times triggers more personal opinion which inevitable leads to a subjective thought and an…