Psychology Dissertation Topics &
Psychology Dissertation Ideas

Some Psychology Dissertation topics and ideas can be found below:

Cross-Cultural Psychology

There is a direct relationship between cultural and cross-cultural psychology. It is cultural psychology that provides the basis for cross-cultural comparative research studies. Cross-cultural psychology continues to grow and it continues to gain more importance as the world shrinks and diversity expands. This essay explains cultural psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and the need for critical thinking. There are three sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.

Rousseau's Sexual Equality in Our Society and its Impact

In twenty one pages a dissertation on mankind's inequality is included with this topic on the social impact of Rousseau's sexual equality.

Positive Psychology Burnout

This essay discusses different issues in psychology. It explains what positive psychology is and its strategies; it explains what burnout is and strategies to prevent or treat it; and it discuses why some psychology grad students go into therapy and others do not. There are eight sources listed in the bibliography of this three page paper.

Issues in Psychology

This essay offers five questions with answers. Topics include using behavior modification to change one's own behavior, developmental theories, career psychology, psychology in marketing, and health psychology. There are five sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.

Behavior Therapy Article Reviews

In sixteen pages psychology articles related to the issue of behavior therapy are reviewed.

Obtaining Information From Theses

A great deal of information is found in dissertation literature reviews. The authors and their specialty areas can be used for other research as well as for reports. This essay reviewed two dissertation and provides a table to report which authors reported on which topics. There are two sources listed in the bibliography of this three page paper.

Components in Dissertation

This essay discusses two components in a dissertation; the problem question and statement and the theoretical framework, Each is explained with specifics included from an actual dissertation. There are three sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.

Drugs and Psychology Model Dissertation Proposal

In twenty pages this paper presents a model dissertation research proposal on psychology, drugs, and the impact of the breakdown of the family unit during the twentieth century. There are about thirty sources cited in the bibliography.

American Psychology - Considering Three Streams

This 6 page paper discusses the three streams in American psychology, which are usually described as clinical, folk and experimetal laboratory. The writer examines the 1948 Boulder Conference to determine if the three streams model is viable. The writer also considers First, Second and Third Force psychology as well as Taylor's thinking about shadow culture; along with existentialism, humanistic psychology, transpersonal psychology and behaviorism to consider the validity of the three streams model. There are 12 sources listed in the bibliography.

Basis of Cognitive Psychology and Ecological Validity

In six pages the criticisms surrounding cognitive psychology and its lacking ecological validity are dispelled in a consideration of what is actually meant by cognitive psychology. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

Klein, Adler, Jung

This paper explains many of the key points of these theories. It also comments on individual psychology and self-psychology. There are ten sources listed in the bibliography of this ten page paper.

Evolution of I/0

Industrial organizational psychology had its origins in the early studies of Taylor and the Hawthorne Studies. That was the first time scientific data were applied in the workplace. This paper explains the evolution of this field of psychology and explains why research and statistics are so important in it. There are four sources listed in the bibliography of this four page paper.

Social Psychology - An Overview

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at the field of social psychology. Milgram's experiments are used to examine the various assumptions of social psychology. Paper uses three sources.

Social Psychology of Identity, An Article Analysis

This research paper focuses on "The Social Psychology of Identity and Inter-group Conflict: From Theory to Practice," which is a literature review of social psychology theory conducted by Cuhadar and Dayton (2011). Summation and analysis are presented. Five pages in length, only the article is cited.

Policymaking Security

This essay demonstrates that psychologists are learning how to interview potential terrorists more effectively. It also explains the important role of psychology in security. it explains the public’s perception of risk is based on qualitative characteristics that have more to do with psychological while experts based their opinions on statistical data. The essay discusses psychology and homeland security.There are four sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.

Cogntive and Developmental Psychology

This paper has several sections beginning with an explanation two subfields-cognitive psychology and developmental psychology. The essay provides examples of concepts and how they can be applied to other disciplines or venues, and also comments on their relationship to the behavior perspective. There are three sources listed in the bibliography of this four page paper.

Practice of Psychology

A 3 page research paper that discusses psychology. Psychology has been defined as "the study of human behavior." However, even a brief examination of the science and practice of psychology demonstrates that this social science discipline encompasses a broad expanse of territory and that the practice of psychology is continually evolving as it changes to meet the needs of contemporary society, both now and in the future. An overview of psychology's history that this factor is particularly true in terms of psychology's purposes and goals. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Industrial Organizational Psychology

A 5 page paper that defines and discuses industrial organizational psychology and also discuses the evolution of the field. The writer briefly discusses personality psychology and developmental psychology to illustrate the interrelationship of the different fields. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Psychology and the Community

What is community psychology? This research report focuses on that very subject. Ecological psychology is referenced. This specialized area of psychology is fully explored. This eight page paper has five sources listed in the bibliography.

Comparative Analysis of 3 Psychological Theories

In four pages cognitive psychology, cultural psychology, and behaviorism theories of psychology are contrasted and compared. There are sources cited in the bibliography.

The Contributions of Abraham Maslow

Maslow contributed significantly to the field of psychology and to other fields, by extension. His motivation scheme, a hierarchy of needs is still used today, decades after he introduced it. He is one of the founders of humanistic psychology and the founder of transpersonal psychology. There are four sources listed in the bibliography of this five page paper.

Psychology's Sub-Disciplines and Their Practical Import in Brief

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at psychology as a whole and its many different sub-disciplines. The paper examines behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology with a view towards their applicability outside of psychology itself. Paper uses two sources.

Branches of Psychology

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the various branches of psychology. Branches such as psychodynamic psychology, behaviorism, and social psychology are examined. Paper uses three sources.

Human Psychology in William Faulkner's Sanctuary and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In three pages this paper examines the primary characters in these two stories in terms of society's treatment of them and human psychology.

George A. Reker's Counseling Families

This clinical psychology text is examined in ten pages with the family counseling concepts of Dr. George A. Rekers the primary focus.

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Chapter One:  Hypothesis

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Chapter Two:  Literature Review

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Chapter Three:  Methodology

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Chapter Four:  Discussion

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Chapter Five:  Conclusions

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Bibliography

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