Darwin's "Natural Science of Babies"

Lorch, M., & Hellal, P. (2010). Darwin’s “Natural Science of Babies.” Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, 19(2), 140–157

Darwin's "Natural Science of Babies" is believed to be one of the first empirical studies of child development, written by an English author, and was probably prompted by Hippolyte Taine's diary account on early childhood language

Eugenics: Its Definition, Scope, and Aims

Galton, F. (1904). Eugenics: Its Definition, Scope, and Aims. American Journal of Sociology, 10(1), 1–6.

Eugenics was defined as the science that deals with all the influences that improve the inborn qualities of a race. In this paper, Galton discusses producing a “highly gifted race of man” by the process of selective breeding,

Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression: Returning to Contextual Roots

Jacobson, N., Martell, C., & Dimidjian, S. (2001). Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression: Returning to Contextual Roots.Clinical Psychology: Science And Practice, 8(3), 255-270.

In 1990, an experiment by Jackson et al. was done to determine the extent to which the behavioural activation (BA) component of cognitive therapy (CT) could account for

Feeling connected again

Interventions that increase social identification reduce depression symptoms in community and clinical settings

Cruwys, T., Alexander Haslam, S., Dingle, G., Jetten, J., Hornsey, M., Desdemona Chong, E., & Oei, T. (2014). Feeling connected again: Interventions that increase social identification reduce depression symptoms in community and clinical settings. Journal of Affective DIsorders, 159, 139 - 146.

Introduction

Motivational Interviewing and Self–Determination Theory

Markland, D., Ryan, R., Tobin, V., & Rollnick, S. (2005). Motivational Interviewing and Self–Determination Theory. Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology, 24(6), 811-831.

Motivational Interviewing and adaptations of motivational interviewing (AMIs) have become extensively accepted as a counseling style changing maladaptive behaviours such as problems with alcohol and drugs, smoking cessation, HIV prevention among drug users,

Twelve tips

Twelve tips to stimulate intrinsic motivation in students through autonomy-supportive classroom teaching derived from Self-Determination Theory

Kusurkar, R., Croiset, G., & Ten Cate, O. (2011). Twelve tips to stimulate intrinsic motivation in students through autonomy-supportive classroom teaching derived from Self-Determination Theory. Med Teach, 33(12), 978-982.

This article provides 12 tips that can be used to stimulate intrinsic motivation:

1.

In pursuit of precision: The calibration of minds and machines in late nineteenth-century psychology

Benschop, R., & Draaisma, D. (2000). In pursuit of precision: The calibration of minds and machines in late nineteenth-century psychology. Annals Of Science, 57(1), 1–25.

The measurements have to be exact and observations as accurate as possible, instruments should register even small differences and yield

Lightner Witmer: Little-known founder of clinical psychology

McReynolds, P. (1987). Lightner Witmer: Little-known founder of clinical psychology. American Psychologist, 42(9), 849–858.

Lightner Witmer started the first psychological clinic in 1896 and was important in establishing the field of clinical psychology. He took his doctorate under Wilhem Wundt and was a charter member of the American Psychological Association. Even though

Efficiency of women workers

Gilbreth, L. M. (1929). Efficiency of Women Workers. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 143, 61–64. 

The basics of efficiency means a work load that has been done, in the shortest time possible, with the greatest amount of satisfaction and the least amount of effort. The most study progress that has

From scientific management to homemaking: Lillian M. Gilbreth's contributions to the development of management thought

Krenn, M. (2011). From scientific management to homemaking: Lillian M. Gilbreth’s contributions to the development of management thought. Management & Organizational History, 6(2), 145 –161.

Introduction

Lillian Moller Gilbreth was one of the pioneers of management theory. She is renowned as the "First lady

A Social Cognitive View of Self-Regulated Learning About Health

Clark, N., & Zimmerman, B. (2014). A Social Cognitive View of Self-Regulated Learning About Health. Health Education & Behavior, 41(5), 485-491. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198114547512

This article presents a social cognitive view of self-regulation that involves three classes of influence on self-regulating behavior: personal, behavioral, and environmental. This triadic model assumes that

Self-Regulation Failure: Procrastination

Blouin-Hudon, E., & Pychyl, T. (2015). Experiencing the temporally extended self: Initial support for the role of affective states, vivid mental imagery, and future self-continuity in the prediction of academic procrastination. Personality And Individual Differences, 86, 50-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.003

Introduction

A common problem when dealing with boring, challenging, or unfulfilling tasks is simply getting started on

Seeing the glass half full: A review of the causes and consequences of optimism

Forgeard, M., & Seligman, M. (2012). Seeing the glass half full: A review of the causes and consequences of optimism. Pratiques Psychologiques, 18(2), 107-120.

The psychological trait of optimism influences how individuals perceive themselves and their environment, how they process incoming information, as well as

Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships

Algoe, S. (2012). Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships. Social And Personality Psychology Compass, 6(6), 455-469.

The "find, remind, and bind" theory of gratitude proposes that these three key actions are essential in strengthening a relationship with an interaction partner. This article claims