The paper discusses the theory of psychological types (Jungian Psychological Types Theory), developed by Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Original interpretations Jung’s were given in works American researchers Katharine Cook Briggs Isabel Myers, as well Soviet researcher from Lithuania Aushra Augustinavichiute, which initial ideas gained their conceptual development. conce...

This paper offers an alternative theoretical consideration of ethnic identification in psychology. Mainstream social psychological theories are largely positivist and individualistic. New possibilities understanding open up as the relational symbolic nature ethnicity enters inquiry. takes culture self two conceptual domains identification, following a meta-theoretical position cultural The cent...

We study, theoretically and empirically, the effort choices of microfinance borrowers under individual liability (IL) joint (JL) contracts when loan repayments are made either privately or publicly. Our theoretical model identifies guilt aversion in a JL contract shame public repayment loans as main psychological drivers choice. Evidence from our lab-in-the-field experiment Pakistan reveals lar...

Psychology endeavors to develop theories of human capacities and behaviors on the basis a variety methodologies dependent measures. We argue that one most divisive factors in psychological science is whether researchers choose use computational modeling (over above data) during scientific-inference process. Modeling undervalued yet holds promise for advancing science. The inherent demands guide...

PURPOSE Disability is conceptualized as behaviour by psychological theory and as a result of bodily impairment by medical models. However, how people with disabilities conceptualize those disabilities is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine disability representations in people with mobility disabilities. METHOD Thirteen people with mobility disabilities completed personal reperto...

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory suggests that the quality of the leader-employee relationship is linked to employee psychological health. Leaders who reside at different hierarchical levels have unique roles and spheres of influence and potentially affect employees' work experiences in different ways. Nevertheless, research on the impact of leadership on employee psychological health has la...

This paper presents a method of assessment on how Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and animation influence the psychological process of learning by comparing a traditional web design course and an e-learning web design course, based on the Change of Internal Mental Model of Learners. We constructed the e-learning course based on Gagne’s learning theory and theory of instructional design; and de...

Several psychological theories have been used to understand crime and delinquency. This literature review categorizes these perspectives into five areas, provides a brief overview of each, and analyzes and synthesizes the relevant, elements within each area. The major perspectives reviewed are learning theories, intelligence theories, personality theories, theories of psychopathy, and cognitive...