Memory can be defined as the process by which people encode, store and retrieve information. There are three stages in…
Psychologists have spent years etching out patterns in personality traits that suggest that people vary in the degree to which…
The concept of self-fulfilling prophecy was defined by Wool folk, A. (2013:538) as a groundless expectation that is confirmed because…
David McClelland advanced an achievement motivation theory which argues that some people are motivated by the "need for achievement" (n-ach).…
The drive-reduction theory of motivation emphasizes the internal states of the organism; however, the Incentive theory of motivation stresses the…
The drive-reduction theory of motivation emphasizes the internal states of the organism; however, the Incentive Function theory stresses the role…
The expectancy theory of motivation was suggested by Victor Vroom. Unlike Maslow, Vroom does not concentrate on needs as motivational…
The arousal theory of motivation was developed by Donald Hebb, a Canadian Neuropsychologist, (of which he is recognised as the…
Benjamin Bloom (1956) developed three different levels of classifying learning outcomes or objectives. These are also known as Bloom's Types…
The social cognitive learning theory, has developed over the years to explain alternative ways through which learning takes place in…
This article explores Jerome Bruner's theory of development, his three modes of representation, and his beliefs on learning, language, and…
In 1956, the American educational psychologist Robert M. Gagné proposed a system of classifying different types of learning in terms…