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    Assignment 1: Examining and evaluating the setting of learning objectives with the use of reflective journals and observations Introduction and Rationale This paper will look into different ways of setting and sharing learning objectives in lessons and the impact this has on the students in these lessons and the learning that takes place. The rationale for this is to use the findings from this study to inform future practice. The other primary aim is to use personal experience and reflection to

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    According to Albert Bandura‚ observational learning is a learning process of identifying a model and reproducing their behaviour. Reproduction of the observed behaviour can result on the basis of whether the behaviour of the model carries with it positive or negative consequences. This can also be referred to as vicarious reinforcement or vicarious punishment of the model’s behaviour. An observer will more likely reproduce the actions of a model whose characteristics they find attractive or desirable

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    ways” (p. 129). Through the Social Learning theory we are going to examine what and how police and police culture have been influenced to adapt to an authoritative personality‚ as well as perspectives on authoritative personalities. Is it that police work itself develops an authoritarian world-view‚ or is it that authoritarian personalities are selected for police work in the first place? The Social Learning theory fathered by Albert Bandura‚ suggests that learning

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    Transformative Learning Transformational learning‚ like most learning theories‚ has stages. The stages of transformational learning are as follows. Recognizing a problem‚ confronting it‚ finding a solution‚ and gaining perspective. This learning process causes one to reflect on the past to find a stronger solution. Transformational learning is meant to challenge you and cause you to look at a problem differently. A transformational challenge I went through was becoming a self-sufficient mother

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    ------------------------------------------------- Aggression Aggression‚ in its broadest sense‚ is behavior‚ or a disposition‚ that is forceful‚ hostile or attacking. It may occur either in retaliation or without provocation. In narrower definitions that are used in social sciences and behavioral sciences‚ aggression is an intention to cause harm or an act intended to increase relative social dominance. Predatory or defensive behavior between members of different species may not be considered

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    Intelligence‚ noun: The skill used of reason (Merriam Webster). Throughout history many people‚ psychologists mostly‚ have studied this topic. One of these people happened to be an American developmental psychologist named Howard Gardner. He believed there to be 9 types of Intelligence and in a world‚ with 7 billion people it’s not hard to argue that there’s certainly more than one. In the essay “What Is Intelligence Anyway?” the car mechanic mocks jokingly how the man with a college degree isn’t

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    1 What adult learning theories did Linda use in her course design? Answer: This program would not only promote a ‘financial advisor’ image for the collectors‚ but also change the culture surrounding the debt collection process. Linda trusted that Jason Kelly would give her the required mandate‚ freedom and support necessary to ensure the success of the new training program‚ so she set out quickly to begin to make the necessary changes. Linda knew the trainees would have different learning styles

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    Social Control Theory vs. Social Learning Theory Abstract Social control theory and social learning theory are two theories that suggest why deviant behavior is chosen to be acted upon by some individuals and not others. Both take a different stance on the issue. Social control theory suggests people’s behavior is based on their bonds to society‚ if they have strong bonds to society they conform and if not they have a tendency to act out or become involved in criminal

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    According to Merriam Webster ’s Dictionary of Law false pretenses are "false representations concerning past or present facts that are made with the intent to defraud another; also: the crime of obtaining title to another ’s property by false pretenses" (Webster‚ 1996). The accused must know that statements made are false‚ whereas the victim believes them to be true. A victim ’s property must be given to the accused relying on the misrepresentation and must be to the detriment of the victim and the

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    Tamara Mino Dr. Trier SYG 2000 September 19‚ 2014 Mean Girls Goffman’s theory says that Impression Management is the effort to control or influence the perceptions of other people. Based on what I watched in the film‚ I can conclude that this theory is reflected in most of the characters of the film because people can see how each of them try to control or influence other people. A clear example of this was when The Plastics had a three way conversation on the phone with Cady and they all

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