Describe and evaluate the evolutionary theory of food preferences According to an evolutionary approach current human behaviour can be understood in terms of how it may have been adaptive in our ancestral past. Evolutionary theorists are concerned with behaviour which is adaptive and having survival value‚ these researchers look for ultimate explanations. Current behaviours may be maladaptive and dysfunctional but can be understood as having been adaptive and functional in some way. To undertake
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of highly-preferred actions or activities which might not be discovered while using other types of preference assessments. Previous research has shown free-operant preference assessments as easy to conduct and as effective as paired-stimulus assessments which require a greater degree of effort. Additionally‚ research has shown that free-operant preference assessments ranked preferred items in the same order as MSWO (Multiple Stimulus without Replacement) preference assessments; however‚ they can be
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Explain and Evaluate Critically Malthus’s Population Theory. In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus‚ a British clergyman and professor‚ wrote an essay showing the way to modern demography. In 1824 he wrote a shorter final version‚ the article on population for that year’s Encyclopedia Britannica. Malthus has been criticized for his lack of scientific foresighthe did not foresee modern advances leading to increased life expectancy‚ food production and birth control. He has been criticized for his
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Behaviorism is a school of thought in psychology based on the assumption that learning occurs through interactions with the environment. Two other assumptions of this theory are that the environment shapes behavior and that taking internal mental states such as thoughts‚ feelings and emotions into consideration is useless in explaining behavior. One of the best-known aspects of behavioral learning theory is classical conditioning. Discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov‚ classical conditioning is a learning
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to establish any new identified training needs that may warrant an adjustment or inclusion to the training programme. Using the proven systematic training cycle methodology: 2 Evaluate the Training 2.1 This is the most vital phase of the cycle since it is only after the training/assessment has been completed‚ that its effectiveness can be assessed. Information gathered from the de-brief test results and observations made be
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MORGANTOWN‚ W.Va.--Strength and conditioning is an aspect of sports‚ especially football‚ that people often overlook. If teams aren’t properly conditioned it could spell trouble when the pads come one. That is what the West Virginia University football team is focused on this summer. For the Mountaineers’ speedy style of play conditioning is detrimental when it comes game time. "We’re a fast paced offense‚" senior wide receiver Shelton Gibson said. "We go and we go and we go. The better we can
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Discuss Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development (8+16) Vygotsky proposed that children’s development is affected by their culture and social interaction. He also suggested that children are not born with knowledge but they gain it through their social interactions with peers and adults; he does not rule out the importance of biological processes but proposes an interdependent relationship between biological development alongside social activity and cultural interaction. Since language is
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Air Conditioning Systems An air conditioning‚ or HVAC&R‚ system is composed of components and equipment arranged in sequence to condition the air‚ to transport it to the conditioned space‚ and to control the indoor environmental parameters of a specific space within required limits. Most air conditioning systems perform the following functions: 1. Provide the cooling and heating energy required 2. Condition the supply air‚ that is‚ heat or cool‚ humidify or dehumidify‚ clean and purify‚ and
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2) In which field of study do researchers attempt to identify the effects of heredity on psychological characteristics? -behavioral genetics 3) The term "perception" correctly applies to which of the following situations? -You must decide how far your car is from an object in the road. 4) Mary is undergoing treatment for the muscular tension that causes her to experience migraine headaches. Every week‚ Mary is hooked up to a machine that monitors the muscle responses in her forehead
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Maddie Parisi Ms.Lamb. Air Conditioning Have you ever been so uncomfortable in class because it’s so hot. Well district 95 students that don’t have air conditioning want it so they don’t have to feel that way anymore. Only a couple schools have it. It would cost 25 million dollars for the other schools to get it. The students at MSS would like to get air Conditioning. Has many learning benefits and some health benefits. However
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