Psych 101: Classic Schools of Thoughts in Psychology "Throughout the history of psychology, many different theories and schools of teachings have dominated. Each school of teaching corresponded to a different

Edward Thorndike discovered operant conditioning   "As he conducted a series of experiments based around the test  subject, a cat, learning how to traverse a puzzle box. The experiment

" Ask a couple of individuals what reality means to them and they will  give you different answers. A reality for each individual is truly  different. What we call individual reality is shaped

"There are times in our lives when the guidance of those more knowledgeable and experienced than us can be invaluable. Sooner or later, however, we will have to learn to more fully trust ourselves

Death, harsh as it often is, can be a great educator. Loss teaches us to value what we have.   " It reminds us to live in the moment, to be aware of what is happening around us – even the subtle

Social anxiety  "has only recently begun to enter our public consciousness. Although studies rank it as the third largest psychological disorder in the U.S. following depression and alcoholism,

" The sexual aspect of any relationship can be a source of tension and frustration if either partner is afraid to speak up for his or her needs. Simmering conflicts within the realm of intimacy can easily

Faith "is a word that oftentimes carries with it the idea of surrender. In a religious context it can mean, "Let go, and let God take care of it.” It’s true that the egotistical will can get us into trouble

"Psychology may seem like a dry, academic subject. However, it is the study of what every one of us experiences every second of our lives: the workings of the human brain. There are many false ideas and

"Dreams are just as natural a part of the human experience as anything in our waking lives. Despite their oftentimes (seemingly) illogical turns, dreams are also in many ways a clearer and broader picture

It is an unfortunate fact of our history   "Even of many relationships in the modern day – that what often passes  for love between two people is actually more of a bargain. People

"Everyone dreams. While you are sleeping, your brain is busy working to  produce images, sounds, feelings and ideas. Some people remember more  dreams than others, but everyone who remembers

"The life that we experience is an outgrowth - a kind of mirror-image in physical form - of our inner reality. When we're lost in projection it becomes very hard to trace the situations that we’re experiencing

"The Psychopathy Checklist, previously known as the Hare Psychopathy  Checklist or simply the Psychopathy Checklist, became popularized among  the public through the bestselling book The Psychopath

"Synesthesia manifests itself when stimulation to one cognitive pathway  immediately and involuntary triggers the stimulation of another.  In  everyday terms, those who experience synesthesia

"Projection is a modern psychological term, used most often by Jungian  analysts, that refers to the way in which we may mistake aspects of our  own inner reality for aspects of the world outside

"Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still  unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body."  --Kandinsky  " For about as long as humans have been

" Do you find yourself becoming more forgetful as the years go by?  Have  you always wished you could remember things like your grocery lists off  the top of your head, but never have been

"Lucid dreaming can best be described as experiencing a dream as though  it were real life.  Often in dreams, the scenes depicted are hazy or  illogical.  They are usually