Category: Theory

In this essay, I hope to give you, the audience, the basics of the three main learning theories: Classical, Operant, and Cognitive. The main question in sport is how do these theories apply to certain sport and how can a coach/teacher use them in order to get his/her point across. To give an answer to…

The systematic accumulation of knowledge is essential to progress in any profession. Nevertheless, theory and practice must be constantly interactive… As such, theory without practice is empty… …and practice without [models, conceptual frameworks, and] theories is blind… (Cross, 1981, Alligood and Tomey, 2006 as cited in p. 3) As each one of us may agree,…

A theory provides information that consists of assumptions that can be tested and proven for accuracy. Researchers use theories as a tool to guide them in their observations to generate new information. There are many famous researchers such as Sigmund Freud, Erik H. Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky, to name a few, whom studied…

Crime refers to any act which goes against the written rules, laws, of society. It results in a formal negative sanction. For example, speeding will result in a punishment such as a fine. However, deviance refers to an act which goes against the unwritten rules, norms and values, of society. It results in an informal…

Formation of romantic relationships can be explained in two theories. The theories include the reward, satisfaction theory which focusses on classical and operant conditioning. And another explanation is shown through the filter model which argues that relationships develop through three different filters. The filter model was devised Kerchoff and Davis and suggests relationships from in…

Perception is a fundamental aspect of human cognition, influencing how we interpret and make sense of the world around us. Perceptual set, a concept within the top-down theory of perception, posits that our previous experiences and expectations shape the way we perceive incoming sensory information. This study aims to investigate the theory of perceptual set,…

Maintaining a Healthy Body There are many theories and definitions to what a Healthy Body is. Health can be defined in terms of the absence of disease, which can be described as a negative approach to health (1). However another definition is that health are a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and…

There are some similarities between the data. The PDI is very close for the UK and so is the IDV, but that is were the similarities end. The main reason why the investigation’s results don’t correlate with Hofstede’s results is that although the sample size was above the minimum recommended it still wasn’t large enough.…

The subject of human motivation is quite complicated for a number of reasons. Firstly, humans mature more slowly than any other organisms on this planet, and for this, the motivational tendencies are acquired more slowly too. Secondly, the individual is dependent on many of his fundamental satisfactions on other people; this is illustrated on his/her…

After a long wait following the set of the Happy Mondays, the 70,000 strong crowd eagerly await the arrival of their heroes. Football style chants of “Oasis, Oasis” fill the stadium, and a great cheer goes up as a recording of the instrumental f***** in the bushes, from latest release Sosg indicates the wait will…