6.3 • respondent behavior: behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus (in CC) • operant conditioning: a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher ➢ operant behavior: behavior that operates on the environment‚ producing consequences 6.3.1 • law of effect: Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely‚ and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences
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Intelligence as a measure of distance It is almost impossible to measure intelligence accurately and I will support this notion by stating logical and proven facts about the human mind and how they differ based on culture‚ understanding and environments. Intelligence is measured as an estimation based on other criteria‚ hence the analogy “ as a measure of distance” For example Region to region differ in understanding and identify intelligence based on either intellectual strength or physical strength
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The spinning dancer illusion Sensation is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information‚ enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. My lab/activity is the spinning dancer illusion which was originally created by nobuyuki kayanara. The illusion was related to bistable perception in which an ambiguous 2-dimensional figure can
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Career Opportunities in Psychology A graduate degree in psychology can open the door to a much wider range of career opportunities. Because of the huge range of degree options and specialty areas‚ picking the one that right for you can feel overwhelming. Spending some time researching different career paths can help you decide which career path is suited to your needs‚ interests‚ and educational background. Mental Health and Social Services Clinical Psychologists Clinical psychologists assess
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Prominent Women in American Psychology ’The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by man ’s attaining to a higher eminence‚ in whatever he takes up‚ than can woman (Darwin). ’ Darwin ’s professional assumption of the intelligence of women greatly exemplified the defining opinion of the day when psychology was in its developmental stages. However‚ many women went to great lengths to disprove and banish this thought. One such woman was Mary Whiton Calkins. Calkins
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Psychology Today What is psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. Walter Cannon‚ John Watson‚ and Herman Ebbinghaus are only three out of many psychiatrists that have changed the world today. Binge eating and anorexia are two common eating disorders. Anorexia is the disorder you under take when you withdraw yourself from food and Binge eating is when you consume too much food at a certain period of time. But what makes us hungry
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IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGY. Psychology is a theoretical‚ educational and applied science connecting scientific study of mental operations and behavior or performance. A teacher needs psychology to study behavior and mental process of learners. Psychology contributes to a better understanding of the aims of education by defining them‚ making them clearer; by limiting them‚ showing us what can be done and what cannot be done and by suggesting new features that should be made parts of them. Psychology makes
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To many failure simply means a lack of success‚ but too me failure is the one thing that produces success. Let me ask you this. Who are failures? Whatever just popped into your head whether it be criminals‚ high school dropouts‚ the divorced etc. all of these are formed by society’s expectations. For example you’d never say Martha Stewart‚ David Karp or Thomas Edison were failures would you? No‚ because despite the minor setbacks or choices that these people made they managed to turn their ‘failures’
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uchumi failureFebruary 2009 Njuguna G. Amos. amnjuguna@usiu.ac.ke Uchumi Supermarkets Limited Uchumi Supermarket Limited (USL) was established as a wholly government-owned company from three existing stores in Nairobi in 19751. USL became a public company traded on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1992 when the Kenya government divested 48% of its shares. However‚ the Kenya government retained 52% of the stock that was held through three state corporations namely; ICDC Investment Company Limited
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• These views & reasons expressed below are through follow ups of the newspaper reports and conversations from sources from the industry and employees at Subhiksha. • Reason 1 : Unmindful Expansion Across states from South to West and North and East Rapid store expansion Rapid increase of personnel From groceries and medicines Mobiles and Electronics Consumer durables and IT (Too fast too furious!) Huge investments and cash flows … • Reason 2 : Growth ... without Consolidation 2004 marked
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