Essays on Character Traits

Altruism Scale is purposely designed to measure altruistic tendency by gauging thefrequency an individual engages in altruistic acts primarily toward his social setting andinteract. Based from the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis of Daniel Batson (1987), thisscale includes the concept of empathic concern as it is believed to …

Domain: Altruism – refers to a motive for helping behavior that is primarily intended to relieveanother person’s worriedness, with little or no regard for the helper’s self-interest. Subdomains with Operational Definition: Kin Altruism: Kin altruism is a type of natural selection where individuals will sacrifice …

The concept of altruism has been around for a long time and the debate on its existence has been for almost as long in both philosophical and psychological circles. Altruism has been defined by Batson et.al (1981): the motivation that arises within an individual to …

1. Palliative care improves the quality of life and diminishes symptoms for individuals diagnosed with a serious illness. Also, it assists patients to understand all of their choices for medical treatment. It is useful at any stage of the illness, but is most effective if …

A fair is a gathering of people for certain entertainment or commercial activities. A typical fair looks like a huge market with temporary, make shift type shops, selling variety of products. Though, some fairs like book fair, travel fair, trade fair etc might sell products …

Carl Jung’s theory is most interesting particularly because of his proposal to the concepts of introversion and extroversion which are still very much used today when looking at personality types. In my opinion using Carl’s concept of introversion and extroversion, I think that I possess …

In today’s dynamic environment educational institutions require students to work together in teams. Working in teams helps the students learn interactively. Teamwork might be the key to success in doing any activity in the case of limited time and resources. However, I do not think …

This report provides an analysis and evaluation of my traits to determine my personality using three web-based personality test. The three personality test used for this report are: Locus of Control Personality Test, Short Test, and The Big Five Personality Test. Each test are attempting …

Susan Cain in her book titled “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking” (2012), writes on behalf of the shy, the timid, the quiet and how they see themselves and why introverts are the way they are. To my understanding, …

Human beings make difficult decisions that may, or may not concern them every day. The main difference between these two aspects of social interactions mainly revolves around the reasons that drive an individual towards engaging in a particular act. Egoism is an approach towards socialization …

James Rachels describes, ethical egoism as being a normative theory with the idea that each person, pursues or, “is ought to pursue their own self-interests exclusively” (Rachels 1986:560). Rachels explains that we have no moral duty, but to only focus on ourselves. Rachels takes note …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a sustainable development that providing economic, social and environment benefits to all stakeholders through business approaches. The role of CSR is very important in organizational performance. The development of CSR interests in the banking industry is growing rapidly in the …

In recent years it is difficult for any industry to safe their competitiveness. It would be impossible without skilled empowered human resources. The first definition of empowerment was given in 1788. Empowerment has been described by Bowen & Lawler (1992) as a venue to enable …

Critically discuss a classic experiment from the history of psychology (e.g. the Milgram Obedience Experiment, the Stanford Prison experiment). What, if any, relevance does it have to the present day? Abstract Stanley Milgram’s obedience study (1963) has been extremely influential in psychology. Milgram investigated human’s …

Abstract This essay comprises a discussion of a classical experiment from the history of psychology, namely Milgram’s obedience experiment. This includes an evaluation of the relevance of Milgram’s findings to the present day. Finally, the evidence presented within the essay is synthesised and conclusions made. …