by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Learning, Observational learning, Problem solving
A person can learn much from observing others, even fictional others. I had that thought when I watched a TV show based on a true story. At the end of a series of psychopathic acts, a big man attacks a small young woman, Terra, as she leaves her...
by jmalouff | Jan 17, 2020 | Coping, Problem solving, Social psychology, Social Support, Well-Being
Did you ever read a “choose-your-own-adventure” book? Some genius started that genre long ago. I read some of these books with my son when he was young. Typically, you choose a course of behavior in a specific, dangerous situation. Then you read what the...
by jmalouff | Apr 7, 2019 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Organizational Psychology, Problem solving, Social psychology, Work
I learned about bullies at the same time I learned about algebra. When I reached six feet tall in year 9, schoolyard bullies stopped bothering me. I enjoyed life without bullies. Little did I know that bullying would return to my life in the workplace. The first time...
by ahoskin4 | Oct 15, 2018 | Problem solving, Social Support
By John Malouff, Ph.D., J.D. The comprehensive nature of the list of problem solving strategies allows individuals to use a checklist approach to problem solving. It also could facilitate training others in problem solving. The classification of the strategies into...