ten minutes later she came back to finalize our experience with a big hug. Swimming with the dolphin provided me a close look in many of the learning principles studied in Psychology such as classical and operant conditioning. Animal training Marine mammal trainers were not the first to use operant conditioning techniques. In the early 1930’s‚ a behavioral psychologist named B.F. Skinner defined the manner in which one could use reinforcement to increase the chances that mice would repeatedly perform
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Utilitarianism Classical Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy‚ which was developed in 19th century England by Jeremy Bentham‚ John Stuart Mill and Henry Sidgwick. The essential feature a utilitarian reside in‚ is the notion that an action is right if it produces the most amount of happiness well limiting suffering. Utilitarianism focuses solely on the consequences of the action‚ in an attempt to bring about the most happiness from each situation‚ well ensuring everybody’s happiness is equally
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2. A child is repeatedly exhibiting inappropriate and unwanted behaviour (e.g. hitting sibling)‚ which conditioning procedures could be used to most effectively stop this? Behaviours that produce favourable consequences are repeated and become habits‚ but those that produce unfavourable consequences tend not to recur (Ouellette and Wood‚ 1998 as cited in Martin et.al‚ 2006). Experience changes the probability of repeating certain behaviours indicating that learning involves adaptation. As time
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abuse‚ genetics‚ or poverty‚ this is not the case. Addiction is a learned behavior ( Higgins‚ Heil‚ & Sigmon‚ as cited in Sturmey‚ 2007). The process of learning occurs through operant and respondent conditioning. Operant and respondent conditioning have dual roles in drug addiction. Operant conditioning relies on consequences and reinforcements after a behavior occurs which increases or decreases behavior (Sturmey‚ 2007). The behavior that the individual partakes in is voluntary; the consequences
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Review1: The last three times that four-year-old Theresa visited Dr. Lopez for check-ups‚ he administered a painful preventive immunization shot that left her in tears. Today‚ when her mother takes her for another checkup‚ Theresa begins to sob as soon as she comes face to face with Dr. Lopez‚ even before he has had a chance to say hello. 1. The painful shot that Theresa received during each visit was a(n) _Unconditioned Stimulus____ that elicited the __Unconditioned Response__‚ her tears.
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The philosophy of Classical liberalism typically advocates limited government‚ support of the constitution‚ due process‚ the rule of law and individual liberty. Some of the liberties they advocate and believe should be protected include freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of religion and free markets. Classical liberalism was primarily developed during the 1800s in the United States and Britain in response to the Industrial Revolution. Some of the major theorists
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Introduction The Classical School of criminology emerged during the eighteenth century after the European Enlightenment period. It was during this time that law enforcement and laws were disparate and unjust and punishment was brutal. Members of the Classical School would demand justice that based on equality and human punishment that was appropriate for the offense. According to Williams and McShane 2009‚ the Classical School was uninterested in studying the criminal per se; it gained its association
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Neo classical theory: An economic theory that outlines how a steady economic growth rate will be accomplished with the proper amounts of the three driving forces: labor‚ capital and technology. The theory states that by varying the amounts of labor and capital in the production function‚ an equilibrium state can be accomplished. When a new technology becomes available‚ the labor and capital need to be adjusted to maintain growth equilibrium. This theory emphasizes that technology change
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Extreme Conditioning The citizens of the World State are conditioned to keep stability in their community. They are made to love the conditions of their jobs and castes‚ thus ending labor strikes and bringing a new definition of productivity to the World State. The emotional conditioning prevents insanity and negative feelings between people. The citizens are compliant with their government because of the moral conditioning. The conditioning of the World State citizens is in their best interests
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Rebecca Szostak Marion Eng 112 FJT03 11 February 2013 It’s all in the hair Lucky Tiger hair tonic for men uses a slick‚ comical approach to attracting men to buy their product. They appeal to men’s most stereotypical‚ primal desire to be a “man’s man.” According to their website Lucky Tiger has been in business for over 75 years. This advertisement has a vintage feel‚ assuming it came from the 1950s-1960s era. The ad runs in mainly men’s magazines like Maxim‚ Men’s Fitness and Playboy (“Lucky
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