by kdkasi | Sep 28, 2024 | psychology
Affective Events Theory Affective Events Theory, developed by psychologists Howard Weiss and Russell Cropanzano in 1996, is a psychological model that explains how emotions in the workplace influence behavior and performance. The theory emphasizes the significant role...
by kdkasi | Sep 27, 2024 | psychology
Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions is a model created by psychologist Robert Plutchik to help explain how emotions work. It offers a simple yet powerful way to understand the range and complexity of human emotions. In everyday life, we feel many...
by kdkasi | Sep 26, 2024 | psychology
Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory of Emotion The Evolutionary Theory of Emotion, proposed by Charles Darwin, is a framework that suggests our emotions have developed over time as part of the process of evolution. According to this theory, emotions play an essential...
by kdkasi | Sep 26, 2024 | psychology
Lazarus’s Cognitive-Mediational Theory Lazarus’s Cognitive-Mediational Theory is a psychological framework that explains how our emotions are closely linked to our thoughts. The theory suggests that emotions are not just automatic responses to events, but...
by kdkasi | Sep 24, 2024 | psychology
Implicit Bias Theory Implicit Bias Theory explains how people can unconsciously hold attitudes or stereotypes that influence their thoughts, actions, and decisions without realizing it. These biases are automatic and often hidden from our conscious awareness. While we...
by kdkasi | Sep 24, 2024 | Theories
The Copenhagen Interpretation The Copenhagen Interpretation is one of the most widely discussed and accepted explanations of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the smallest particles in the universe—things like electrons,...
by kdkasi | Sep 23, 2024 | Theories
Quantum Entanglement Quantum entanglement is one of the most fascinating and mind-bending concepts in physics. It refers to a phenomenon where two or more particles become linked together, even if they are separated by large distances, such that the state of one...
by kdkasi | Sep 23, 2024 | psychology
Dual-Process Theories Dual-Process Theories explain how our minds work using two different systems of thinking. These theories suggest that we use both fast, automatic thinking and slower, more deliberate thinking to make decisions, solve problems, and understand the...
by kdkasi | Sep 23, 2024 | psychology
Modern Psychodynamic Theories Modern psychodynamic theories have evolved from the original ideas of Sigmund Freud, who is often considered the father of psychoanalysis. Freud’s theories emphasized the role of the unconscious mind in shaping behavior, the...
by kdkasi | Sep 22, 2024 | psychology
Behaviorism and the Unconscious Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors rather than internal mental states. In the early 20th century, behaviorism became one of the most dominant perspectives in psychology, largely because...
