Psychologists taking a sociocultural approach focus on the role played by social and cultural factors in the development of depression. One line of investigation is the role played by social isolation as a cause of depression. This article argues that depression is a...
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Though the Sociocultural Approach relies heavily on qualitative methods, experiments are also used, and Tajfel’s (1971) study of in-group and out-group behaviour is an example of the diversity of the methods used. The central hypothesis of Tajfel’s Social...
The development of advanced modern technology has allowed researchers to build a more accurate understanding of how our brains work. These technological methods include the encephalogram (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging...
This blog post from Scientific American, 4 Things Most People Get Wrong About Memory, gives a good summary of the misconceptions most people and students harbour about memory. What perplexes the author is that these misconceptions about human memory persist even...
A recently published book by Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, raises some provocative ideas about the subject. The major ideas of her argument are outlined here. Do you see her argument as credible? Sign up to...
