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Betty Neuman’s nursing theory sees human beings as being open systems. Each person interacts with external and internal environmental forces and … [Read more...] about Betty Neuman’s Nursing Theory Explained

There are many theories as to how life initially evolved on our planet. The two that are most common tend to involve creationism or evolution. A third … [Read more...] about Abiogenesis Theory Explained

An auction is a transaction which places people in competition with one another over the purchase of a specific item. Bidders will create a personal … [Read more...] about Krishna’s Auction Game Theory Explained

August Comte believed in the power of positivity. Success can come in virtually any form and anyone can achieve their own definition of success. He … [Read more...] about Auguste Comte Sociology Theory Explained

The germ plasm theory was first proposed by August Weismann in 1893 and it states that multicellular organisms contain germ cells. These cells provide … [Read more...] about Germ Plasm Theory Explained

Have you ever heard that the “human mind is the greatest computer on our planet”? This phrase is a reflection of the computational theory of mind. … [Read more...] about Computational Theory of Mind Explained

There are literally billions of data points that human culture generates every day. Although we access more information on a daily basis than we ever … [Read more...] about Gatekeeping Theory of Mass Communication Explained

There are two theories offered to explain why people behave the way they do: the differential association theory and the differential reinforcement … [Read more...] about Akers Differential Association-Reinforcement Theory Explained

The coherence theory of truth states that there is coherence within any true propositions offered within a specific set of boundaries or definitions. … [Read more...] about Coherence Theory of Truth Explained

Does the environment create human culture? Or does human culture create our surrounding environment? In 1925, Carl Sauer attempted to answer these … [Read more...] about Carl Sauer Theory Explained

An authoritarian personality is either an attitude or a mind-state that can be characterized through a belief of submission or total obedience to a … [Read more...] about Authoritarian Personality Theory of Prejudice Explained

How do structures form in the universe? The gravitational instability theory recognizes that material can only be brought together to form … [Read more...] about Gravitational Instability Theory Explained

The deontological ethical theory is the idea that a person’s ethical position will judge the morality of a decision or an action. It is a rules-based … [Read more...] about Deontological Ethical Theory Explained

Coalescent theory is a model of gene divergence distribution within genealogy. It is used to estimate population genetic parameters. This may include … [Read more...] about Coalescent Theory Explained

Calvin Hall developed the cognitive theory of dreaming before the discovery of REM sleep. Before this theory, the ideas of dreaming often involved … [Read more...] about Cognitive Theory of Dreaming Explained

Richard Lazarus attempts to explain how cognition, stress, and emotion are interrelated to one another through the cognitive mediational theory of … [Read more...] about Lazarus Cognitive Mediational Theory of Emotion Explained

The ERG theory of motivation was developed by Clayton Alderfer as a way to explain why people feel like they need certain things and how they begin … [Read more...] about Erg Theory of Motivation Explained

Different people have different experiences. Those experiences make us unique as individuals, giving us a specific viewpoint that is all our own. In … [Read more...] about The Feminist Standpoint Theory Explained

Core gender identity can be associated to a person’s physical characteristics, but how that information is perceived depends on how an individual is … [Read more...] about Sandra Bem’s Gender Schema Theory Explained