Psychology

NATURE OF MOTIVATION The concept of motivation focuses on explaining what “moves” behaviour. In fact, the term motivation is derived from the Latin word ‘movere’, […]

NATURE OF THINKING Thinking is the base of all cognitive activities or processes and is unique to human beings. It involves manipulation and analysis of information received […]

NATURE OF LEARNING learning is a key process in human behaviour. It refers to a spectrum of changes that take place as a result of one’s experience. Learning […]

KNOWING THE WORLD These organs collect information not only from the external world, but also from our own body. The information collected by our sense […]

MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT When we think of development, invariably we think of physical changes From conception until the moment of death, we not only change physically, but we […]

EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE The uniqueness of individuals results from the interaction of their genetic endowments and environmental demands. Biologists believe that these species were not always like this; […]

GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ENQUIRY Description In a psychological study, we attempt to describe a behaviour or a phenomenon as accurately as possible. This helps in distinguishing […]

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? the term psychology is derived from two Greek words psyche meaning soul and logos meaning science or study of a subject. psychology was a […]

NATURE OF MEMORY Memory refers to retaining and recalling information over a period of time, depending upon the nature of cognitive task you are required to perform. It […]