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09-19-2009, 05:38 PM
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I need to do a research project on any psychological issue, and it would make it more interesting if the topic was controversial. Does anyone have any interesting ideas that i could use for my paper? |
09-19-2009, 06:23 PM
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09-19-2009, 06:47 PM
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09-19-2009, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Linas  I need to do a research project on any psychological issue, and it would make it more interesting if the topic was controversial. Does anyone have any interesting ideas that i could use for my paper? | What sort of class is this for? What general subjects have been covered? Just trying to get an idea of what may fit.
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09-19-2009, 06:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cedar Falls, IA | | | I had Elementary Psychology during my first semester as a freshman last year. We had a similar topic for a research paper. I talked about the Stanford prison experiment and touched on the roles of the oppressor and the oppressed. It was interesting to read about and there are lengthy videos describing the experiment and what was happening to the students involved. |
09-19-2009, 07:07 PM
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Always fun.  |
09-19-2009, 09:18 PM
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09-19-2009, 09:27 PM
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09-19-2009, 09:32 PM
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That's sure to spark some controversy.
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09-19-2009, 09:41 PM
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09-20-2009, 12:42 AM
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09-20-2009, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar Sexual deviancy. | Like "rice kings" for instance? 
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09-20-2009, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI Video game violence.
Always fun. | There is a fair amount of literature on this already....
I have been reading a little just for fun.
The question is what do people really do with the game, rather than following the story / suggested plot line. I had GTA, San Andreas, for a while and at one point I made "Carl" as fat as possible, with all the virtual pizzas and chicken, and made him run and fight until he had a heart attack!!
If you are at a university I expect you could easily survey several hundred game playing students for similar source material........ |
09-20-2009, 02:57 AM
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I'm not kidding either.
TB should provide You more than enough material on the instrument side of the subject, but do look at any other gear related professions and/or hobbies and You'll see that all the elements for your paper is right there.
It will be a ton of work, but should be interesting.
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09-20-2009, 06:07 AM
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09-20-2009, 07:38 AM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | | The current trend of so many young children being diagnosed with a mood disorder such as Bipolar Affective Disorder. There's a lot of controversy surrounding that at present. BAD has become the new ADHD. It's pretty sad.
In the past, I've done my share of research on Borderline Personality Disorder, histories of abuse, and self-mutilation. Very interesting stuff. Self-mutilation as a coping skill continues to be a real problem, and makes for very interesting research.
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09-20-2009, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry Self-mutilation as a coping skill continues to be a real problem, and makes for very interesting research. | Agreed. Especially considering it is a relatively successful as a coping method for some.
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09-20-2009, 09:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | | Your teacher might not like this one but how about psychologists versus psychiatrists?
Howard Stern used to rant against psychologists as they are not real
doctors and can pretty much say anything. They're just people with a
college degree who like to talk a lot. Their dialog is riddled with "I think"
and "I feel" and "I believe."
Psychiatrists, on the other hand, are truly doctors. They have a deeper
understanding of mental disorders. They can prescribe medicine and
even perform surgery.
Howard belittles psychologists and says don't even bother with them.
It's an interesting rant and "I feel" it has some merit. |
09-20-2009, 09:06 AM
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There was an article in Time a while back where it was stated that BPD is the preeminent mental illness of our generation.
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09-20-2009, 09:08 AM
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I have heard that psychologists often took up the profession to
understand their own problems. (Seriously.)
If true, that means any psychologist that you visit may have mental disorders.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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