Biology, Cognition, and Learning Biology, Cognition, and Learning factors shape the learning processes and constraints of human-associated animals. Suggesting that ecology plays an important role in the learning of humans-associated animals. Studies of classical...

Operant conditioning Operant conditioning is a form of associative learning in which organisms associate their actions with outcomes. Unlike classical conditioning that creates associations between stimuli, operant conditioning involves actions acting on the...

The Nonvisual Senses Hearing, or listening, is a critical sense that helps people adjust, live, and relate to others. It allows us to send and receive information through sound, facilitates relationships and helps us communicate with the world. Hearing loss can lead...

Vision Vision light represents a subset of electromagnetic fields, with wavelengths ranging from short gamma rays to long radio waves. Visible light, such as bright yellow tulips, is a pulse of electromagnetic energy that is captured by the human eye the system...

Basic Concepts Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception are a good topic to navigate. Emotions and feelings are separate yet interrelated processes that enable us to interpret the world around us. Emotion involves our sensory stimuli detecting external stimuli,...

Adulthood Adulthood progression is far more complex and varied than earlier stages of life. As people experience significant differences in physical, cognitive, and social development. Children follow predictable patterns of development, and adulthood includes a...

Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, beginning with adolescence and ending with social adulthood. Historically, psychologists have focused on childhood as the defining period of personality, but modern developmental perspectives emphasize...

Infancy and Childhood Infancy and Childhood is a very impotant stage in the human life. Human development follows a predictable sequence influenced by both genetic factors (nature) and environmental experiences (experience). From birth, our physical and mental...

Developmental Issues Developmental Issues in psychology present physical, psychological, and social change across the lifespan. Psychology focus on three major themes: nature and nurture, continuity and phases, stages and change and explores how nature and nurture...

Culture, Gender, and Other Environmental Influences will be taken into concedaration in this section. All these factors influences the human development. By the end of this section, you will be able to know about: Nature, nurture, and human development The effect of...

Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary psychology seeks to explain human behavior by examining the principles of natural selection, the cornerstone of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Behavioral geneticists look for changes in human traits genetically and...

Behavior Genetics Behavior Genetics depends on the complex relationship between chromosomes, DNA, genes, and the human genome. In the human body, each cell nucleus contains the genetic master code for the entire body, which can be compared to the complete...

Drugs and consciousness Drugs and consciousness is an important topic. Drug use and addiction are complex issues that impact individuals, families, and society as a whole. From the daily struggles of a person battling addiction to the science behind tolerance and...

Sleep and Dreams Sleep researchers continue to unlock the mysteries of sleep with advanced observational techniques. Contrary to popular belief, people do not always dream while asleep, nor do they act out dreams while asleep. In addition, periodic sleeping pills do...

Brain state and consciousness Brain state and consciousness is one of the most elusive yet fundamental concepts in psychology. Reflecting on the past, planning for the future and being mindful has taught us to be aware of ourselves and our environment. While the...