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5 Must-Know Core Psychology Theories

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Are you curious about the type of stuff that is learned in psychology? The following list of core psychology theories will help you out.

I’m going to be honest with you –I didn’t major in psychology when I was in college.

However, I did take a few courses.

I found psychology to be really interesting; just learning how the brain and mind works were intriguing.

But at the same time, it required me to take too many science courses, so I decided to take sociology instead.

But in those three or four psychology courses that I did take, there were some theories that really stood out to me –theories that caught my interest.

Mind you, these are all intro theories or concepts you would learn in the introductory psychology courses.

So if you are someone who doesn’t know much (or anything) about psychology, this list of 5 core psychology theories will be perfect for you. Continue reading “5 Must-Know Core Psychology Theories”

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What is Psychology?

Ever wonder what psychology is? This article discusses what this science is and the major psychological perspectives.

What is psychology? In simple terms, psychology is “the science of mind and behavior.”

It is the study of how the mind works and how it develops, and how this affects a person’s behavior.

Additionally, there are two main branches of psychology – experimental and applied. In the experimental field, psychologists do research to find answers to the questions “why” and “what.”

For instance, they want to answer “why is this person acting like he is?” And “what is going on in his mind during this act?”

Psychologists in the applied field seek to apply the research that’s done by the experimenters.

These types of psychologists are usually clinical psychologists, therapists, and counsellors. Also, they search for answers to the question “how.” For example, “how can I improve this community?” Continue reading “What is Psychology?”

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What is Sociology?

Here’s a quick intro to what sociology is and some core concepts.

What is sociology? This was a question I had when I was looking through college classes a few years ago.

I needed some options to take during the spring semester and stumbled upon this subject. I read the course description, but it wasn’t too clear.

It basically described what a sociologist does.

But I wanted to know what sociology was. So I searched it up on Google.

“The science of society, social institutions, and social relationships,” described by Merriam-Webster dictionary.

This still wasn’t that clear. But I was cramped on time and had to make my decision.

So I signed up anyway, not 100 percent knowing what the course was about. Continue reading “What is Sociology?”

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The History Behind Labour Day in North America

Have you ever wondered how Labour Day came about? Well, here’s the history behind it.

For many of us, Labour Day is the holiday before we have to head back to school (or work for some); it is the long weekend that ends summer vacation.

The History of Labour Day in Canada

But do you know the history of Labour Day? Do you know why it is a holiday and how it came about?

Well, in the late 1800s, workers were treated horribly.

They had to work long days in bad work conditions and were paid very little. And to add salt to injury, they had no benefits.

Additionally, they weren’t allowed to form unions, so their employers were able to treat them however they pleased.

And with the rise of machines that did labour work, workers were afraid to speak out because they feared they would lose their jobs (the majority of them didn’t have any other skills to do anything else).

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History Time: The Cuban Migration to the U.S.

After decades of Cubans migrating to Florida, Bill Clinton and his administration developed a controversial policy (called the “wet foot/dry foot” policy) to curb migration.
So I just got back from a two-and-a-half-week vacation in the States. It was a pretty long one, but I did travel to both Miami and Orange County.

During my vacation in Miami, I took a Duck Tour.

If you have never been on one of these or have never heard about it, it’s not what you think, unless what you’re thinking isn’t the same as what I first thought when I heard about it.

The tour, which has nothing to do with ducks, is a tour of Miami.

At first, I thought it was literally a duck tour, where a vehicle drives you around natural duck habitats so that you can learn about them.

But to my surprise, it was not that.

The Duck Tour was pretty cool and again, to my surprise, quite informational.

At the beginning of the tour, I thought it was just going to be a tour of the cool spots in the city and celebrity homes/hangouts.

But the tour guide talked quite a bit about the history and politics in the city too, and this right here is my jam.

I love this kind of stuff!

He talked about many things, such as deals that John D. Rockefeller made with politicians for ownership of public land, the consequences of construction companies not following building regulations when building buildings, and the Cuban migration.

What caught my attention the most was the Cuban migration.

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Learn History

History is one of those subjects that some students just hate to learn. They find it boring and useless, and often wonder why they have to learn it.

A while back, I had this one student I was tutoring ask me why he had to learn history.

He said that the stuff he was learning in that class was useless because the events had already happened and don’t affect him.

I really didn’t know how to answer him.

All I said was history class is important because it shows you what works and what doesn’t work, based on the past.

And I also told him that he should go ask his social studies teacher in school that question because I’m his English tutor.

But regardless, that question was stuck in my head because I like history.

I like reading and learning about the events that happened in the past, but I didn’t know what the importance of that information was.

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