“About Behaviourism, by BF Skinner”
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A ten page paper which looks at BF Skinner’s 1974 work, About Behaviourism, in terms of his theories regarding the position of behaviourism in relation to science, his correlation of biological evolution with the development of behavioural processes, and his perspective on the structure and function of ethical systems. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLskinner2.wps

“Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams”
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A paper which looks at Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams, with reference to his theories regarding wish-fulfilment, repression, the mechanisms of internal censorship, the symbology of dreams, and the relationship between the development of the individual from id to super-ego and the way that this development is reflected in the elements of dreams.
Filename: JLdreams.wps

“How Can We Know if Psychoanalytic Claims are True?”
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This 10 page report discusses this question and whether or not psychoanalysis is a valid form of scientific investigation. The overall premises and practices of psychoanalysis are still quite controversial among numerous psychological professionals. Some “experts” claim that psychoanalysis is good science, others that it is bad science, and still others that it is not science at all. Interestingly, those actually in the psychology field who see psychoanalysis as good science may be the rarest group of all. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWpsytru.

“Humanistic Psychotherapy”
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A five page paper which looks the way in which new models of psychotherapy have evolved out of earlier theories of Freudian psychoanalysis and behaviourism, and concentrated instead on stressing the importance of a more holistic approach, in terms of the interaction between individuals and society. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLhumanistpsych.wps

“Paul Griffiths: What Emotions Really Are”
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A five page paper which looks at Paul Griffiths’ reconstruction of the definition and analysis of emotion, with specific reference to his theory of socially constructed emotions and their relationship to the other types of emotional reaction which he posits. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLsocialemotion.wps

“Theories of personality development”
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An eight page paper which looks at some of the theories regarding the development of personality and the importance of biological impulses, reward and punishment, environmental influences and other extraneous factors in the way that personality traits manifest themselves and behavioural patterns are modified. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLPerson.rtf