Essays on The Other Person

Social perception and emotion relate to the concept of social cognition and have been important focal points in the psychology course. People and the social interaction concept are arguably the most meaningful stimuli in the environment, considering that individuals see each other with great regularity as the perceptual systems interpret the existing presented cues. The focus of the course topic of social perception and emotion has been useful in explaining the mechanisms that underlie the perception of existing cues and how this is evident in daily social life (Chartrand & Bargh, 1999). Learning about social perception and emotion has been ...

Psychology

Psychology

What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination? Minimal groups are groups used in research methodology in social psychology. The groups are used for researching the minimal conditions that are necessary for discrimination to take place between the groups (Otten, 2016). Group membership leads to discrimination and prejudice by making people conform to the set of behaviors associated with the group they belong. The people conform as a result of the social norms which are considered to be the appropriate behavior in the group.

What is modern racism, and how is it studied?

Modern racism is one of the belief systems that ...

Mark’s case is one among the many that healthcare providers face on numerous occasions. In this case, Mark presents at the clinic or within the ER having sustained serious injuries following a car accident. He is assessed to have significant internal bleeding and therefore in need of immediate blood transfusion to arrest the progression of the situation to a severity point. The doctor determined that three units of blood would be necessary for Mark’s situation and therefore placed the order for an immediate transfusion. At the time the transfusion was to occur, Mark was still conscious and ...

Distributive bargaining mostly calls for a conflict-filled situation in which both parties look for their own advantages by often by hiding information. Therefore, the best tactic in negotiation is to maximize interaction and information sharing that in turn reduces hostility (Lewicki, Saunders, & Barry, 2014). Careful planning and execution of negotiation across the table and monitoring the reaction of the other party are important in distributive bargaining. Also, each step in the negotiation is to be carefully planned with the intention of gaining advantage over the other party. Setting target points throughout the negotiation, and focusing attention on reaching individual ...

The relationship between the personal and the social is one of the greatest problems that humans face when they are in society. Every culture has attempted to tie people together, something that has always been controversial. One of the most difficult phenomena that scientists and philosophers have had to explain is the propagation of emotion between people. In this sense, the Tavistock model attempts to explicate the induction of emotional states in others through projective identification. It is important to contemplate such a process because it distorts reality not just for one person, but for others as well. For ...

An agreement enforceable by law is a contract. It is the voluntary arrangement between the two or more parties and is enforceable by law. It is essential for the formation of a contract that both parties must have the mutual assent. An oral contract also called the verbal contract because this contract is made by using the words of the mouth, however, in the written contract all the terms and conditions of the contract are available in written form and if a person signs in the written contract, then he will be bound by the terms of the contract ...

Principles

Greenberg identified several time management techniques as explained below: Assertiveness: The assertiveness technique allows the individual to express their desires and satisfy personal needs in a manner that does not hurt the feeling of others. Greenberg argued, “If you act assertively, you are usually achieving your needs while maintaining effective interpersonal relationships” (150). Active and reflective listening: Active and reflective listening helps in conflict resolution and promotes a good relationship between parties. As Greenberg claimed, "The listener creates awareness on the speaker's part that the listener cares enough to understand his or her views really by reflecting the speaker’ ...

Chapter 9

1 Gain-framed messages are more effective compared to the loss-framed messages. Gain-framed messages are more persuasive especially when the behavior is associated with preventive actions. Gain-framed messages change beliefs and attitudes towards certain behaviors such as smoking which leads to avoidance. Gain-framed messages involve gaining the desired outcome or preventing an undesired outcome. 2 The climax order of arguments puts one's best material for argument first while the anticlimax order saves the best material for last. The pyramidal order sandwiches the best points in the middle of the argument. Both the anticlimax and climax order have been proved effective ...

How to Introduce Someone

We all know a number of people, but the fact that we know different people does not mean also that they know each other. Sometimes, circumstances arise when one is in a position to introduce two people. Knowing how to correctly and politely introduce two people is a very useful social skill that is valuable not only in personal situations, but also in business and other pursuits as it is not unusual to be in a situation in which two people that you are acquainted with do not know each other and should be introduced. The directions below will ...

Issues

This case concerns the analysis of the validity of the offer and its acceptance under the terms and rules of the contract law made in different forms by virtue of the advertisements in the newspaper.

Contractual relations are comprised out of two primary pillars as the offer and acceptance. In fact, the one party to the contractual relations should provide the other one with the offer. In case the second party accepts this offer this implies that these people have entered into the legal and binding relations. Given the merits of the case, one may see that Philip plays ...

Chang, N.-Y., & Liou, T.-Y. (2009). A study of Latino parenting culture and practices: listening to the voices of Latino parents. Hsiuping Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12, 1-36. Retrieved from http://ir.hust.edu.tw/bitstream/310993100/1599/1/12-01.pdf The article studies culture and practices of childrearing in Latino families. As the authors write, “Traditional Latino parents, in general, may have more rigid parenting values compared to their Caucasian counterparts” (Chang & Liou, 2009, p. 1). The conducted study is based on the qualitative research. First, the authors provide a complete literature review regarding the main values of Latin culture and historical background of their living in ...

Introduction

Finding a partner is a human need and people can look into several ways that are available to them. People are often left confused over options that they can choose to find a partner for themselves. Some of these methods are tried and tested such as match making and hanging out, while others have become popular with the advent of technology such as online dating and speed dating. These methods have different effects on people and teach new lessons on dating experience. All these methods can work well for some people, while many people are still seeking better ways ...

Leadership and power

Leadership is defined as the ability to influence the people to achieve their goals and targets and set their goals as well whereas, the power is defined as, the capacity which the one can have to achieve those goals. The power and leadership both are studied simultaneously as their clean purpose is to influence. Influence means persuading the people to follow their suggestions, ideas, advice, and other related things (Vecchio, 2007).

Faces of power

There are two faces of power. These faces are explained below Personal power The concept of personal power is revolved around one person. Here the people who have ...

Body Language

The term ‘body language’ speaks for itself. It conveys the following meaning: your body can speak without words. In fact, it is a kind of non-verbal communication, which sometimes tells more than words. That is why it is important to learn body language, in order to understand it and to know how to apply this knowledge in practice.

Psychologists unanimously agree that emotions can be understood with the help of face expressions. The Facial Expression Program is aimed at making emotions easier to understand (Russell and Fernández Dols 3-4). It is composed of assumptions, methods and theories. The ...

According to Van Lange et al. (2014), people influence the behaviors of others in different ways. The presence of other people greatly influences the way someone behaves. Social norms can be defined as the rules of behavior that are accepted in a society or by a group of people. The rules are unwritten and specify how people should behave in certain social groups or culture. People who fail to follow these norms are seen as rejects and may be made to suffer some consequences. The norms change with the situation, environment and they are modified with time. There are ...

This project is centered on applying scientific methods to study human behavior through the gathering of baseline information. The first half of the research will be a naturalistic observation focusing on a behavior, specifically on the use of eye contact between people walking inside the mall, in which the observer remains unobtrusive. The second half of the research will be an experiment, in which a variable is introduced that would either increase or decrease a behavior. The objective is to take note of the behavior change resulting from the variable, which will lead to a particular theory concerning the ...

Nowadays social groups and individuals are not perceived as a closed and self-sufficient phenomena. They are included in the general relationship and interdependence. Universal interconnection, interdependence and relationships are extremely complicated by contradictory processes of globalization. The role and influence on the formation of national consciousness of the cultural self-identity should be borne in mind that national identity is implemented at two levels: the social (public, community at large) and personal (personal) (Bem, 1967). The need for self-determination has always been an important human need. Erich Fromm believed that this need is rooted in human nature (Fromm, 1939). Social ...

The best way to achieve anything fairly is through negotiation. Negotiation works best when two parties want to settle disputes or business deals on a win-win situation. Negotiation is more appropriate when both the parties concerned are aware of all ground realities of the problem under discussion. Mutual trust is the foundation for effective negotiation; therefore, for a negotiation to succeed both the parties must be patient enough to listen to each other. For instance, politicians negotiate with the voters who patiently listen to their promises and get them elected because of trust. Negotiation is effective when individuals or ...

Reaction Paper Based on Reading Confusing Love with Obsession by Moore

Confusing Love with Obsession Character Assessment According to table 8.7, there are six styles of loving. Examining the meaning of each type, it is evident that the predominant form of love in the characters in the book Confusing Love With Obsession is mania type of loving. Mania type of love is defined as possessive, demanding and excitable (Miller, 2014). There are various traits that characterize people that would confuse love with obsession thus fitting the characters to Mania type of love. The first trait that is observed in those that confuse love with obsession is the fact that they ...

Introduction

The way of speaking or writing is important for communication. The message in any literary piece is not just contained in the text only but also the presentation of the text. In the same respect, the message in a verbalized text is not just contained in the words only but also in how the words are verbalized. The analysis of conversations entails the evaluation of the language used by the notion that the use of language by the people involved in the conversation is meant to inform the other person of the intentions that one had in speaking (Heritage ...

Introduction

The advent of the Internet has revolutionalized the way companies and individuals conduct business, and have necessitated the proliferation of processes involved in honoring transactions through diversified payment methods. Mobile wallet denotes mobile technology that functions like a real wallet by facilitating online payments and purchases (Amoroso et al., 2012). The ease and convenience of operating a digital wallet have made the platform to attract wide spread interest. This paper is devoted to the usage of mobile wallets, their advantages and possible problems. The number of users with smartphones grows from year to year. In this case, mobile wallets ...

How Does the Strategic Use of Evidence Assist in the Detection of Deception?

The years past have shown important milestones when it comes to uncovering truth and deception in many areas of life, including in various fields such as law, research, medicine, and politics, among others. Experts reveal that deception is a result of a psychological issue on the individual committing the deceptive action. This paper will focus on clearly identifying what the concept of deception is as well as provide methods on eliciting truth and uncover dishonesty and fraud through the strategic use of evidence. Different tactics on how to do this will also be presented where, using the different techniques ...

In the modern times, the definition of friendship has come to be changed due to the enormous influence of technology and social media. In fact, the technological boom has holistically transformed the nature of communication among people all over the globe. This change in the form of communication has come to reflect its major effect on the inter-personal relationships of people in the modern world. A close scrutiny of the gradual transformation in communication style and its impending effect would enable one to have a much better idea about the metamorphosis of inter-personal equations in the present times. It ...

Introduction

Conflict is a discord between two or more parties. The causes of the conflict differ depending on the situation or environment. Conflict is bound to occur when people are working or living in the same environment. The key is to approach and solve the disagreement in a sound manner that leaves both parties satisfied with the resolutions made. The process of resolving conflicts is known as reconciliation. Reconciliation is the methods of facilitating peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. The conflict resolution process is facilitated by a mediator (Barsky & Allan., 2014). In the world that we are living in ...

Introduction

There are four ways through which individuals in the world ultimately expire or die. The four include suicide, murder, accident and natural death. Among the four ways, the one that attracts the most attention is murder. Murder, also referred to as homicide, is the act of one individual killing the other. However, there are sometimes when homicide is not criminal. For example, a person can kill another while defending themselves. In other cases, someone may be given the authority by law to take the life of the other individual who may have committed serious crimes.

A Summary of the History and Evolution of the Law Regarding Murder

In developing the homicide ...

Abstract

Communication is a key element while passing across a message, depending on how you address others and the tone used communicates much more than just words. In day-to-day experience people exchange ideas and messages that are either intended to address an individual or a group of people. On the event of message delivery different communication methods and elements are implemented to put more emphasis on the message. These are communication privileges that draw more attention to what one is addressing though at times they are misused to serve other agendas. The most common ones to suffer such communication injustice ...

There is little doubt that the field of dating has taken a different turn since internet use has become almost universal. There are now a myriad of web sites that cater to those who want to seek love online. These include eHarmony and Match.com, and apps such as Score and “Happn”. This is in addition to the proliferation of social media usage such as Facebook and Twitter. In fact, 27% of 18-24 year olds now use online dating sites, and 5% of married or committed couples met online (Smith and Anderson, n.p.). Despite the greater use of online dating, ...

The basic most concept of morality taught to people revolves around the dictum that human life is sacred, and it has great value. This is the very reason death comes as a shock to people, chiefly because life is a gift and it is cherished by every soul. Throughout the history of mankind, people have killed and have been killed over various disputes. The death penalty has been a major form of punishment given to people in order to penalize them rightly for their crime. The executions were carried out in various forms where torture, beheading at the gallows, ...

Introduction

Currently, medical technology advancement has contributed to the development of new drugs for treating serious illness such as cancer. Apart from a cure, it has also created many problems in the health sector. Medical practitioners performing this kind of illegal act on patients do re-establish a secret between him and the client. One major factor that determines a society’s opinion on euthanasia is religion. Different Islamic countries have a separate view on termination of a patient’s life. The first team entails counties controlled by Islamic rules only; they accept Sharia as their legal and administrative leader such ...

There is never an opportune moment for death. Death occurs when people least expect it. Edgar Allen Poe in his “The Cask of Amontillado” and Kate Chopin in her “The Story of an Hour” talk about how death comes at inopportune moments - when it is least expected. Death is the central theme in both of these works, with the protagonists wishing for someone else’s death. The results however are completely different. Even though the protagonists wish for the other person to die, they really do not have a strong reason for them to die. Montresor talks of ...