APPLYING CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 2 Reflective Paper #8: Applying Classical Conditioning According to the National Institute of Mental Health in 2012‚ 30.5 % of people had arachnophobia– the fear of spiders ("Fear/Phobia Statistic‚" 2012). This fear was ranked third out of the top ten most common fears. Some people believe that this fear is learned by means of classical conditioning. If arachnophobia can be classically conditioned
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Our understanding of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and observational learning has allowed us to unlock many of the answers we sought to learn about human behavior. Classical conditioning is a technique of behavioral training‚ coined by Ivan Pavlov‚ which basically states that an organism learns through establishing associations between different events and stimuli. This helps us understand human behavior in an assortment of ways. It makes it clear that almost everything we do is
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Does Neo-Liberalism Or Neo-Marxism Provide The Most Credible Account Of International Politics? (The Answer Should Discuss With the Reference to the Films “Independence Day “And the New Rulers of the World". Name: Course: Instructor: Date: The significance of neo-Marxism and Marxism‚ as theories shaping world development‚ has been subjected to a great deal of debates‚ particularly after the end of the Cold War. However
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XXXXXXX Gen. Psych XXXX 10/14/13 Scrapbook #1- Classical Conditioning An example of classical conditioning in my life happened about three years ago when I was staying in a hospital. At the time‚ eating a normal sized meal would cause me to feel very nauseated to the point that even thinking about eating made me feel unwell. Six times a day- three meals and three snacks- the intercom would ding‚ and a nurse would announce the mealtime. After being in the hospital for a month‚ I noticed
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simple changes in synapses that happen during classical conditioning. Discuss the extent to which all forms of learning can be explained by these simple synaptic synaptic changes. The brain’s ability to learn‚ to change in response to experience and to store/retrieve learning through memory it is a fascinating process fundamental to one’s existence. The first scientific study of animal learning demonstrated a form of associative learning - classical conditioning; it can be described as a process
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Comparing and Contrasting Classical Athens and Sparta The classical Greek civilizations of Athens and Sparta showed some similarities‚ yet also showed a large number of differences. For example‚ these city-states had completely different views about women and their rules on female freedoms show this. Athenian women‚ like most of the women in other Greek city-states‚ were considered to be useful only for child-bearing and domestic jobs. Sparta‚ however‚ was the oddball out‚ giving the women of their
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. The points lie roughly on a straight line‚ but the line does not pass through the origin. It is because there is some air in the rubber tube and Bourdon gauge not included in V. (3) 2. To keep the syringe air tight. (1) 3. As the temperature should be kept constant‚ the gas is allowed to return to the room temperature after the air is expanded or compressed. (2) 4. To check whether there is significant air leakage during the action of piston. (May consider other answers‚ e.g
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Flashbulb memories are Answer Selected Answer: vivid recall for earlier events associated with extreme emotions Correct Answer: all of the above Question 3 2.5 out of 2.5 points B. F. Skinner is associated with positive reinforcement‚ shaping‚ and cumulative records. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True Question 4 2.5 out of 2.5 points Organic amnesia is when memory fades with the passage of time. Answer Selected Answer: False
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Experiment 2: Kinematics of Human Motion Abstract: Kinematics is the branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of bodies (objects) and systems (groups of objects) without consideration of the forces that cause the motion. There are four activities done in this experiment. Graphical analysis of human motion‚ where displacement vs time and velocity vs. time were graphed. Graphical analysis of motion where in the 10th seconds the total displacement is 18.75m‚ average velocity
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lower classes of Europe grew impatient with their lack of rights and poor living conditions under this system‚ they began to embrace alternative options. An “Age of Ideology‚” the early nineteenth century brought rise to emerging ideologies such as liberalism‚ nationalism‚ and socialism‚ all of which challenged traditional
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