Lecturer : Lecture 2: Behavioral & Social Cognitive Views of Learning Lecture Highlights: Definitions of Behavioral Learning Theory Classical Conditioning – Pavlov Operant Conditioning - Skinner Trial-and-error Learning / The Law of Effect - Thorndike Social Learning Theory - Bandura I. Behavioral Learning Theories: Explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in observable behaviors… the behavioral view generally assumes that the outcome of
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Alcohol consumption is linked to many harmful consequences for the individual drinker‚ the drinker’s immediate environment and society as a whole. There are many social consequences such as traffic accidents‚ workplace-related problems‚ family and domestic problems‚ and interpersonal violence. Work People with alcohol dependence and drinking problems are on sick leave more frequently than other employees. In Great Britain‚ up to 25% of workplace accidents and around 60% of fatal accidents at
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realities is that humans are not perfect. Despite all the ideals of what perfection should look like physically‚ personally‚ and socially; no one has achieved perfection. However‚ one person in particular set a very good example of self-improvement. Benjamin Franklin‚ a leader in many ways and beloved by many‚ was the very person who attempted to achieve perfection. When he set out to do this he was unaware how difficult it would be. Instead of perfection‚ he focused on self-improvement. He set goals that
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"Have you somewhat to do tomorrow‚ do it today." Benjamin Franklin made this statement. It could be interpreted in many different ways depending on how you look at it. Some people see it as though you never know what tomorrow holds. So if you have time to do what that you have to do tomorrow today‚ then you should go ahead and get it done. For instance‚ if you have some homework that you know you’re going to have to do tomorrow and have time to do it today‚ you should go ahead and get it done
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Harry Walker 10/14/14 Mrs. Torres English III Honors Period 3 Ben Franklin Autobiography B) Franklin’s goal was to seek moral perfection‚ this helped him come in contact with success‚ although he did have many failures. In Franklin’s journey to reach perfection he ended up fixing many problems. “While my care was employed in guarding against one fault‚ I was often surprised by another.” Every time he fixed a problem a new one would occur. This made him relies human perfection is not possible
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orders through documents within their communities that would reshape and form their changing lifestyles. Two of the most famous of these documents are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut‚ written by pilgrims of Connecticut in 1639‚ and the Mayflower Compact‚ which was written by Plymouth settlers in 1620. In 1639‚ a group of pilgrims‚ being persecuted for their religious beliefs‚ left Massachusetts and sought out to colonize the area that is now Connecticut and build up a community essentially religious
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Social class means grouping people according to their merit‚ educational back ground‚ economic status‚ family they grew up and so on. Human beings have different ideology about many things based on the social class where they are grouped. My uncle‚ David‚ 56‚ is grouping in lower class society. When I compare his attitude with middle and higher class people based on the importance of education‚ child rearing‚ and healthy diet‚ he is totally different. He follows very traditional life. For one thing
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Although sociology is a recently developed field of study‚ the advancement of the study is progressing rapidly. Sociological theories are ways sociologists explain society and its mega structure. The structural conflict and structural consensus theories are inevitable chapters of sociology. With some similarities‚ these two theories have different ideologies and ways of explaining the society. In this essay‚ the similarities and differences will be compared and contrasted. Functionalism‚ the structural
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Introduction to Visual Arts Week 4 Question: How is the history and arts related to the structures of tombs in Qin Dynasty? Answer: In 221 B.C. the Qin armies had crushed the remnants of the feudal order. The whole China was united by the King Zhen‚ who set up the capital in Xianyang and proclaimed himself Qin Shihuangdi (The first emperor of the Qin dynasty). In order to reinforce his ruling power‚ Qin Shihuangdi linked the sections of walls built by previous kings‚ as known as “the Great Wall”
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Quiz: Benjamin Franklin selections Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selections “from The Autobiography”; “from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”; “from Poor Richard’s Almanack.” ____ 1. Franklin arrives in Philadelphia in his working dress because — a. | he intends to find a job immediately | b. | his best clothes are coming around by sea |
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