Behaviourism approach‚ this approach has assumptions of that we’re all born a “tabula Rosa”- a blank state‚ it also says that we learn through 2 types of “conditioning” • Classical conditioning • Operant conditioning Classical conditioning is a basic form of learning in which simple responses are associated with new stimuli. An experiment that shows classical conditioning is the Little Albert Experiment (Phobias). This experiment was to show that you can change a person not fearing anything into
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Why do Teenagers use drugs? Young people try drugs for many reasons including relaxation‚ socializing‚ curiosity or peer pressure. Alcohol‚ tobacco and cannabis are the most commonly used drugs by teenagers. Around one in five teenagers have tried cannabis at least once. Parents can reduce the risk of drugs for their children with some strategies Some strategies to avoid children using drugs may be: * Model appropriate behavior such as drinking moderately‚ not smoking and not using illicit
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To discuss why people help others we must consider whether people are by nature selfless or selfish. The dominant view today in psychology is of universal egoism; that we are fundamentally selfish‚ and that altruism (helping motivated by the wish to benefit another person) an impossibility.<br><br>One form of universal egoism is Piliavin et al’s "arousal: cost-reward" model‚ whereby faced with a potential helping situation we weigh the probable costs and rewards of alternative courses of action‚
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chapter 1 : Waves GCKL 2011 1.1 U N D E R S T A N D I N G W A V E S What is meant by a wavefront State the direction of propagation of waves in relation to wavefronts What is transverse wave? An imaginary line that joins all the points on the crest of a wave. The direction of propagation of a wave is perpendicular to its wavefront. A transverse wave is a wave in which particles of the medium oscillate in the direction of the propagation of the waves. Water waves and electromagnetic
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other and result in a stronger muscle contraction than a stand-alone twitch. This phenomenon is known as You correctly answered: c. wave summation. 3. Wave summation is achieved by Your answer : d. allowing the muscle to completely relax between stimuli. Correct answer: a. increasing the stimulus frequency (the rate of stimulus delivery to the muscle). 4. Wave summation increases the force produced in the muscle. Another way to increase the force produced by a muscle is to Your answer : a
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A critical look at the Communicative Approach (1) Michael Swan This (the first of two articles) examines some of the more theoretical ideas underlying the ‘Communicative Approach‘. These include the belief that we should teach ‘use’ as well as ‘meaning; and some attitudes regarding the teaching of ‘skills’ and ‘strategies’. A second article will deal with more pedagogical aspects of the approach‚ especially the idea of a ‘semantic syllabus’ and the question of ‘authenticity’ in materials and methodology
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What do Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are "government-supported enterprises" (Gses). This implies that they are private enterprises but get help from the Federal Government‚ and undertake some public responsibilities also .The Gses give an optional market in home loans‚ obtaining home loans from the banks who start them. They hold some of these home loans‚ and some are "securitized" - sold as securities which the Gses ensure. The essential capacity of Fannie Mae and Freddie
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Yes‚ there is many reasons why someone would come to a decision that abortion is what they really need to do but why…? Why do we really abort? Do you ever think abortion will affect your ability to get pregnant in the future? How do you think you will feel after the abortion? Why does the mother get to determine whether or not it has a right to stay alive? If people think it is not a human life‚ than what exactly is it? Women all over the world have abortions but do they really live happy for the
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Leadership Approach Paper – Organizations depend on the management and leadership skills of individuals in order to be successful. Leaders do not have to be managers but are equally important. Leaders are individuals who possess traits‚ behavior and abilities to influence others to accomplish tasks and other needed objectives for the company. Leadership is defined as “the ability of an individual to influence‚ motivate‚ and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the
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Why organisations need to change and how change affects organisations: In today’s fast evolving world that is always looking out for changing so frequently‚ if any organization is there which thinks to get this pace slow would be profoundly disappointed. In fact organizations should embrace change to their system‚ as without change there might be some chances that businesses lose the competitive edge in the market and they would fail meeting the customer’s expectations who are the loyal customers
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