JOT2 – LEARNING THEORIES Michelle Jolley Student ID: 000366430 Mentor: Lidiya Yanusheva Task A: Learning Theories & Learners Constructivism‚ Cognitivism‚ Behaviorism Constructivism is Beneficial for Learners . . . ● When there are multiple “correct” ways to solve a problem. ●In problem-based learning‚ where the process is more important than the product created. ●When students create‚ or construct‚ their own learning‚ rather than the teacher telling them what they must know. ● In a discovery
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outbreak of 1832. It was not until 1849‚ when a second outbreak occurred‚ that he could study its transmittance again. In between these two outbreaks‚ Snow conducted research on respiration and anesthesiology which caused him to think that the miasma theory could not be true. He started his research on respiration while still at the Hunterian School of Medicine. This is when Snow studied the gas laws and applied this research to the newly formed branch of medicine‚ anesthesiology. His extensive knowledge
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stressful and time consuming to decide which one(s) apply in getting the more accurate results. Today we will be taking a look at the utilitarian theory and the social-justice theory‚ comparing and contrasting them; as well as how one would use their analyses on the world when looking at toxic waste issues. First‚ lets take a look at the utilitarian theory. A utilitarian analysis of a toxic waste issue such as the Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States would be the understanding thought of “poor
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Pam: What is Social Exchange Theory? Social Exchange Theory is an important social psychology concept that concerns social changes as a process of interactive exchanges between different people. This theory is often used within the business world to explain and analyze commercial transactions. < h3>What is the History of the Theory? Social Exchange Theory has strong roots in the fields of economics‚ sociology and psychology. From a historical perspective‚ early psychologists focused on the principles
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We currently have four different theories of how personality forms. These are the psychodynamic perspective‚ behaviorist perspective‚ trait perspective‚ and the humanistic perspective. Our personality is very complex and each on these theories serve as a good base for grasping its concept. Each of the four are unique. They each also present some advantages and disadvantages. The psychodynamic perspective theory ideas was pioneered by Sigmund Freud. He believes that much of the behavior
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Social learning theory is defined as the way people learn through observing other’s behaviors‚ attitudes‚ and the outcomes that follow those behaviors. Social learning theory is a way to explain human behavior in terms of constant interaction between cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and environmental influences. In class‚ Professor Gleason related the social learning theory to how children learn appropriate or acceptable gender behavior. The three ways a child can learn the proper norms for his/her gender
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formulations by using theories to help us classify masculine and feminine traits or the lack thereof as male or female. We can delve into this complex concept and break the ambiguity of it by examining three theories which are biological‚ interpersonal‚ and psychological in scope. This paper will explain each theory and will offer my views on them as well. The biological theory of gender teaches that “biological characteristics are the basis of gender differences” (Wood 41). This theory presumes that “x
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evolution theory is most reliable. With a good hypothesis‚ factual evidence‚ and logic‚ many theories seem plausible. However‚ there are many holes in each theory (whither it be the out of Africa theory‚ the out of Australia theory‚ the out of Asia theory‚ or the multiregional theory) which leaves many puzzled when it comes to choosing which theory is the most authentic and trustworthy. Out of Africa The “Out of Africa” theory is the most popular and referenced human evolution theory to date
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1. Throughout the course‚ we have learned many different theories and how they all try to define and explain deviance. Yet‚ the most influential force that always comes into play is society and how we get perceived as individuals. Two of the most convincing theories that we talked about in lecture are Labeling theory and Social Disorganization theory. Both blame society for creating deviance in people who would not otherwise be deviant if it weren’t for the constant pressure of the civilization where
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In the Big Bang series movie there are many theories about the origin of creation. One of these theories is the Big Bang theory which is considered the most famous‚ if not the most acceptable theory about how the entire universe was created. According to this theory‚ creation started from the explosion of a fireball. The Big Bang theory claims that the creation or genesis happened in just a second. In just a blink of an eye the creation started from the gigantic explosion of the fireball. Scientists
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