Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
Dual process theory. In psychology, a dual process theory provides an account of how thought can arise in two different ways, or as a result of two different processes. Often, the two processes consist of an implicit (automatic), unconscious process and an explicit (controlled), conscious process. Verbalized explicit processes or attitudes and ...
In psychology, parallel processing is the ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality. [1] Parallel processing is associated with the visual system in that the brain divides what it sees into four components: color, motion, shape, and depth. These are individually analyzed and then compared to stored ...
Psychophysical parallelism explains that the mental mind and the physical body undergo the same experiences in a parallel fashion. Ergo, they do not interact with one another, but they act and react cohesively and simultaneously. This theory offers an explanation on behalf of dualism : the mind and body remain two distinct properties of humans ...
The opponent process theory and emotion. In the 1970s, psychologist Richard Solomon used Hering’s theory to create a theory of emotion and motivational states. Solomon’s theory views emotions ...
Sometimes the Cannon-Bard theory is referred to as the thalamic theory of emotion. The theory was developed in 1927 by Walter B. Cannon and his graduate student, Philip Bard. It was established as ...
Social psychology. Parallel constraint satisfaction processes can be applied to three broad areas in social psychology: [1] Impression formation and causal attribution. Cognitive consistency. Goal-directed behavior. This approach revealed that some phenomena that seem unexpected or counterintuitive are in actuality due to the normal functioning ...
In Gestalt theory, information is perceived as wholes rather than disparate parts which are then processed summatively. As used in Gestalt psychology, the German word Gestalt (/ ɡəˈʃtælt, - ˈʃtɑːlt / gə-SHTA (H)LT, [4][5] German: [ɡəˈʃtalt] ⓘ; meaning "form" [6]) is interpreted as "pattern" or "configuration". [7]
Extended parallel process model. The extended parallel process model (EPPM) is a fear appeal theory developed by communications scholar Kim Witte that illustrates how individuals react to fear-inducing messages. [1] Witte subsequently published an initial test of the model in Communication Monographs.