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    do because the society we live in considers them as morally wrong. Standards and principles are taught through social conditioning‚ thus which society one is born into will determine their standards and principles. We are not born with moral values or beliefs; we learn them through the environment that we grow up in. Here are three ways that morality is relative. Social conditioning and the environment of one’s upbringing plays a key role in determining moral value and belief. Classifying an act as

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    Classical Conditioning Unconditioned stimulus (US) "reflexively" evokes Unconditioned response (UR). Through learning‚ a Conditioned stimulus (CS) can evoke a Conditioned response (CR)  Identify the US‚ UR‚ CS‚ and CR: 1.  Frank loves to swim in the lake near his house.  After swimming in the lake one afternoon‚ he discovered two big slimy‚ blood sucking leeches attached to his leg.  He was repulsed by the experience of pulling the slimy bodies off his leg.  Now when he drives by the lake he

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    Psychology!!!! 1.) Psychologists who argue that Psychologists should only study behavior‚ measurable behaviors are called (behaviorists). 2.) (Pavlov) discovered classical conditioning 3.) At the Beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning‚ (The UCS elicits a UCR automatically). 4.) In Pavlov’s experiments he paired the presentation of food with measured salivation to each. In this experiment the buzzer was the (conditioned stimulus). 5.) You were once stung

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    Explain the initial pairing of the banging bar and the rat in terms of learning through classical conditioning. What is unconditioned stimulus (US)‚ conditioned stimulus (CS)‚ and conditioned response (CR)? “Two months after pretesting‚ Albert was shown a white rat‚ and anytime Albert touched the rat‚ he was exposed to the sound of the hammer hitting a steel bar. After seven trials‚ Albert cried and demonstrated avoidance on presentation of the rat—the conditioned stimulus—in the absence of the loud

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    Will Prejudice Ever End?

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    Prejudice in the World Today; Will it Ever End? According to “Causes of Prejudice” by Vincent N. Parrillo‚ there are many causes to this complex phenomenon. Many social scientists have attempted to identify the causes of prejudice‚ but no single factor is to blame. Prejudice happens all around the world every second of every day. During this essay I am going to address the possible causes of this phenomena by looking at the psychology approach as well as the sociological standpoints to this

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    example‚ the conditioning stimulus will be a bell ring‚ the unconditioned stimulus is a shock‚ and the unconditioned response will be fear. Fear can be stimulated when the bell ring is paired with a shock enough times that eventually‚ when the bell would ring‚ the body would automatically respond as though the shock had occurred. The association is so strong that even without the actual shock‚ the fear of receiving a shock can still be stimulated. The amygdala plays a role in fear conditioning because

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    Respondent and Instrumental Conditioning as related to Phobias and Addictions Many people who suffer from phobias also suffer from addictions. This is largely due in part to the reluctance to seek professional treatment for the phobia. People turn to other means to cope with their phobias which in turn leads to addictions. Dependence is such an issue with addiction that stopping is very difficult and causes severe physical and mental reactions. Therapist use a technique called extinction to

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    Pride an Prejudice

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    Mr. Darcy – A wealthy gentleman from Derbyshire‚ Darcy is at first a rude and unpleasant fellow‚ full of pride and ill will who eventually comes to love Elizabeth and change his mannerisms for her. He shows his love for her by helping her sister in the marriage to Wickham and by being cordial and polite after her refusal of marriage. He eventually succeeds in winning her love in return. Elizabeth Bennet - The protagonist of the novel and the second Bennet daughter‚ Elizabeth is considered witty

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    Western Mindanao State University Normal Rd. Baliwasan‚ Zamboanga City S.Y 2011-2012 Psych 105: Experimental Psychology EFFECT OF REINFORCEMENT (food as reward) on OPERANT BEHAVIOR in RATS Submitted by: Dario J. Mendija Jr. Perdimar H. Kamlon Romcian M. Umbac Rachel A. Burlas Marvin A. Atilano Abdul Rafi Dianalan Submitted to: Prof. Cristina Quinalayo CHAPTER

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    Focus your essay around the obstacle you’ve overcome. And don’t make it a stodgy‚ impersonal thing like time management. Folks that give out scholarships do it not only to help someone else with their education‚ but to feel some noble purpose has been served. Kinda cynical‚ but true. The person/people giving your scholarship don’t want to hear about responsibility and direction. They want a story‚ Hollywood style‚ about a disadvantaged young man or woman who’s struggling against the odds‚ and

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