Applying Psychological Theories to Modern Society
Applying Psychological Theories to Modern Society
Add a quote in the beginning. To this day many different characteristics of human behaviour are yet to be discovered. Psychologists must study why humans act the way they act? Could it be that all are humans are inherently evil? Why do humans not always make the right decision? The answers to these questions relate back to the world of psychology. There will be many challenges to face in society day to day and how these situations are handled can reveal the real character of an individual. Whether or not an individual uses their moral judgement can reveal many details to human behaviours. Psychologists come to great use. While observing humans in their natural habitat new information comes to mind. Just as doctors study to find new information on the organs of the human body, there are many new things to discover about how humans behave in society and how the human brain works. There are three psychological theories that have been discovered that will help to learn more about human behaviour and their actions. These theories include: Stanley Milgrams Obedience Theory, the bystander effect, and Kohlberg’s morality development. Milgrams theory of obedience helps to understand an individual’s behaviour and their actions. It is studied that under the right circumstances all humans are capable of performing horrendous acts. Milgram created a series of experiments to test the research question “ Are all humans surprisingly obedient to authority?” (cite it) . This theory relates to the real situation of the McDonalds Strip Search Case that occurred on November 30th 2000. The second theory, the Bystander Effect studies how humans can become actors when put in a situation to help someone in distress. This theory relates to the topic of Kevin Carters Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photograph which features a young, starving South Sudanese child being preyed upon by a vulture while taking a break on a tough journey to the feeding
Add a quote in the beginning. To this day many different characteristics of human behaviour are yet to be discovered. Psychologists must study why humans act the way they act? Could it be that all are humans are inherently evil? Why do humans not always make the right decision? The answers to these questions relate back to the world of psychology. There will be many challenges to face in society day to day and how these situations are handled can reveal the real character of an individual. Whether or not an individual uses their moral judgement can reveal many details to human behaviours. Psychologists come to great use. While observing humans in their natural habitat new information comes to mind. Just as doctors study to find new information on the organs of the human body, there are many new things to discover about how humans behave in society and how the human brain works. There are three psychological theories that have been discovered that will help to learn more about human behaviour and their actions. These theories include: Stanley Milgrams Obedience Theory, the bystander effect, and Kohlberg’s morality development. Milgrams theory of obedience helps to understand an individual’s behaviour and their actions. It is studied that under the right circumstances all humans are capable of performing horrendous acts. Milgram created a series of experiments to test the research question “ Are all humans surprisingly obedient to authority?” (cite it) . This theory relates to the real situation of the McDonalds Strip Search Case that occurred on November 30th 2000. The second theory, the Bystander Effect studies how humans can become actors when put in a situation to help someone in distress. This theory relates to the topic of Kevin Carters Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photograph which features a young, starving South Sudanese child being preyed upon by a vulture while taking a break on a tough journey to the feeding