The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people are averse to inconsistencies within their own minds. It offers one explanation for why people sometimes make an effort to adjust their ...

In short, we do what they do. This theory is also known as social cognitive theory. Social learning theory, developed by psychologist Albert Bandura, uses theories of classical and operant ...

If you’ve walked across a parking lot toward the kiosk, repeating your license plate number under your breath, only to have to turn back to your car and refresh your memory because an ambulance drove ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Attachment theory is a groundbreaking psychological concept that was initially proposed by British psychoanalyst John Bowlby and expanded by American psychologist Mary ...

The multimedia principle serves as the foundation for Multimedia Design Theory. This principle asserts that deeper ... if the content is developed with the following assumptions from cognitive science ...

We spoke to lecturer in psychology and language researcher Dr Sam Durrant from LuCiD to help you make sense of cognitive development, the ideas that surround it, like Piaget's Theory, and some ...

A new study, titled "Cow Cuddling: Cognitive Considerations in Bovine-Assisted Therapy" published in the Human-Animal Interactions journal, reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals ...

This course provides a broad overview to the theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Early research foundations and current empirical support will be examined. In addition to gaining an ...

It is the subject of a new theory based on experiments showing that the grass is usually not greener on the other side of the fence and that grapes are sourest when ...