Essays on Behavior

States of consciousness is a term used to describe the global states that are associated with the action and use of pharmacological agents, hypnosis, meditation, sleep disorders and a routine cycle of sleep. Different levels of consciousness bring along varying behaviour patterns that change with each situation. Consciousness is a term used to mean awareness....

In present day, psychology emphasizes the importance of various mental states and processes to study cognition and consciousness. Psychologists conclude that consciousness is our awareness of ourselves and our environment. They realize that some information is processed automatically, while some is processed with effort. After 1960, when psychologists took advantage of progress in neuroscience to...

Aggression And Discrimination Via Social Media This aspect of the review revolves around the analysis and references of discrimination and hatred portrayed towards outgroups, mainly Muslim majorities, and looks at a common variable of social media platforms used to exhibit such aggression. Social media can be inferred as one of the aspects behind such discriminatory...

 Accountability is a noun that describes accepting responsibility, and it can be personal or public. every person has accountability for their own actions and behaviors. Most of the time taking accountability means admitting you made a mistake and being late does not make you important. Tardiness is a very unattractive quality when it comes to...

Attachment Theory is a unique theory that many social workers use within their practices. Attachment theory looks at one’s development specifically in the first few years of their lives (Berzoff, Flanagan, Hertz, 2016.) The theory examines the bond between a child and their primary caregiver. Through looking at this bond we can see how attachment...

“You should be held ‘accountable.’” Surely, that word has been thrown around by somebody at any given time. It is typically meant in sense where that person should be held accountability for their specific actions—good or bad. “Accountable” is an adjective that could simply mean explicable or understandable. However, most people use it for its...

Waiting around will always end up costing one more. Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play recounts the tragic story of how protagonist Prince Hamlet is faced with the task of exacting revenge on his uncle Claudius for assassinating his father, marrying his widowed mother, and successfully obtaining the throne. Hamlet is...

Humans are often depicted as social beings in need to form connections with other individuals whether as partnerships or friendships. And though we constantly attempt to maintain our individuality and in times isolate ourselves from others in order to avoid ‘following the herd’, our beliefs and behaviours are often affected through the exposure of other’s...

Most people don’t realize that continuously putting off critical duties will not only have negative consequences on the result of the task that needs to be done but on their mental health and physical health as well. Procrastination is a propensity to postpone what is essential to reach a goal. We’ve all had a paper...

As humans, we tend to conform. Following the people around us comes naturally, and sometimes, we barely even notice it. The human nature of conformity appears as the main topic in Mark Twain’s “Corn-Pone Opinions.” Although this writing comes from an older time period, these patterns discussed remain prominent in various parts of our everyday...