Social Science

Experimental and control groups are used extensively by medical and psychological research personnel and also by people taking surveys. They are used with all sorts of things not just people. Animals, plants, and especially chemicals provide answers to the questions…
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How employee react to change is variable. There are employee that will welcome change with open arms and the promised benefits of change. Then there are employees who are resistant to any type of change and want things to remain…
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It has only been in the past two centuries that laboratories have been used to research the reasons behind psychological problems in patience.  For years, those who suffered from psychological problems were subjected to cruel taunts and accusations.  Many people…
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The psychoanalytic theory of Karen Horney seeks to identify the primary factors affecting the development of both healthy and neurotic, or maladaptive, personalities. In fact, the main tenets of her theory are centered on the characteristics of neurotic personality types…
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A scientific experiment is defined as a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement and experiment, and the formulation, testing and modification of hypotheses. Simply put a scientific experiment follows…
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It is little wonder people have such a negative self image these days.  People are completely disconnected from the lives they evolved to live, in small bands or tribes, in rich biodiversity and abundant plenty at most locations. Today, relationships…
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Case studies are very important qualitative, descriptive research tools that used in many areas of social science including psychology and sociology.  They provide a way to take a close, in-depth look at a particular individual or a particular group of people.  They take…
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Throughout time people have enjoyed classifying things, naming things. Is it animal, vegetable or mineral? Is it a solid, a liquid or a gas? And when working in a group does that person next to you prefer to use Dominance,…
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Whenever something is being tested you need two groups (at a minimum) to get accurate results. These are often known as the experimental group and the control group. If you don’t have the testing set up in this fashion, it…
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Phobias are a psychological phenomenon where a person has an extreme fear of something that doesn’t pose a serious threat. These fears can be towards things such a spiders or snakes, or even something less threatening like fish or even…
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