Understand the intricacies to the science of the mind. Learn how the many branches of psychology differ from one another and how and where they overlap.
person sitting at a table looking sad and fearful
What Is Dependent Personality Disorder?
person walking a trail on the side of a mountain with grass
What Is Existentialism?
African mid woman using smartphone at home
What Is the HEXACO Personality Test?
Hand of man pointing remote control at working television screen
What Is Cultivation Theory in Media Psychology?
What is gender constancy?
An Overview of Gender Constancy
Two hands connected in heaven
An Inside Look at Near-Death Experiences
An individual therapy session.
Major Branches of Psychology
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The Nature vs. Nurture Debate
List of mental disorders
List of Psychological Disorders
Sigmund Freud In Home Office At Desk
Freud's Theory of the Id in Psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
The Basics of Industrial-Organizational Psychology
man and woman looking at trinkets while traveling
What Is Cross-Cultural Psychology?
Young people
Community Psychology Explores How Individuals Relate to Society
Great man leadership theories
The Great Man Theory of Leadership
situational leadership
The Situational Theory of Leadership
psychologist talking to woman
Priming and the Psychology of Memory
A boy who has learned optimism
Using Learned Optimism in Your Life
Public Restroom Sign
Gender Schema Theory and Roles in Culture
A woman and a dog wearing sunglasses
How Comparative Psychologists Study Animal Behavior
A clinical psychologist with clients
Clinical Psychology History, Approaches, and Careers
Exploring a psychology theory
What Are Psychological Theories?
Health Psychology
Studying Health Psychology and Illness
Forensic psychology
An Overview of Forensic Psychology
Woman designing something on a computer
The Basics of Human Factors Psychology
traits associated with great leadership
Understanding the Trait Theory of Leadership
Business People Listening to the Speaker at a Conference
The Major Leadership Theories
Women taking pictures together on beach
What Is Positive Psychology?
woman crying while on laptop
The James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Imprinting is an example of an instinct
How the Instinct Theory Explains Motivation
Arousal theory explains why people seek thrilling activities.
How Arousal Theory of Motivation Works
Hull's drive-reductions theory
Drive-Reduction Theory and Human Behavior
Cheese in the middle of a wooden maze
The Incentive Theory of Motivation
Sports psychology and athletics
What Is Sports Psychology?
Consumer psychologists study buying behavior
What Is Consumer Psychology?
Self-determined man
What Is Self-Determination Theory?
A therapist taking notes as a client talks about her problems.
What Is Abnormal Psychology?
UCLA
10 Top Clinical Psychology Programs
Zeigarnik Effect
An Overview of the Zeigarnik Effect and Memory
Social constructs
What Is a Social Construct?
Caring man comforting upset wife after fight
What Is Projection as a Defense Mechanism?
What Is Anal Personality?
What Is an Anal Personality?
Group of people having a conversation.
What Is Social Facilitation?
Client talking during psychotherapy session
An Overview of Defense Mechanisms
children drinking soda
Is There a Link Between Soft Drinks and Aggression in Children?
Conduct disorder is a mental health condition.
What Is Conduct Disorder?
Motivation
5 Surprising Ways to Get Motivated
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Woman making decisions in meeting
9 Little Habits That Make You a Better Decision Maker
young boy covering mouth as hand tries to feed him broccoli on fork
Avoidance of Certain Foods and Classical Conditioning
Man and woman having conversation on a couch
Understanding Body Language and Facial Expressions
Couple kissing at night
What Is the Health Belief Model?
Cropped Hand Of Man Feeding Dog
What Is Classical Conditioning?
Cat exhibiting conditioned response
Conditioned Response in Classical Conditioning
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Unconditioned Response in Classical Conditioning
Mother talking to a moody teenager
How to Choose the Best Treatment Program for a Teen
woman cutting onion on kitchen counter
The Unconditioned Stimulus in Classical Conditioning
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Factors Associated With Risk-Taking Behavior
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How Extinction Is Defined in Psychology
a man looking at his phone and computer on a windowsill
How Variable Interval Schedules Influence Behavior
Mother talking to her daughter on the floor
What Is a Secondary Reinforcer?