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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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    occurs when a reward‚ sometimes called a reinforce. It is given for a specific desired behavior. Other behaviors‚ even those that are negative‚ are simply ignored. An example for behavioristic theories the types in this category are discriminative‚ operant‚ positive‚ stimulus‚ response‚ and reinforcement. One I see is think of positive reinforcement as something being added. Such as getting praise from your instructor‚ getting bonus at work‚ and bonus points on a paper. These are after a behavior is

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    we learn evegfstgrytyhw to ride a bicycle‚ how to walk‚ how to fit into our society. BEHAVIORISM Based on experiments performed in the early part of the 20th century‚ many people believed that animals AND PEOPLE learned through a process of conditioning. For example‚ there were laboratory studies where rats were trained to push a button when a light came on. Each time the rat did this‚ it was given a piece of food. After a while‚ the rat would push the button every time the light came on.

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    Theories of HRM Equity theory  Equity theory is a theory that attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. Considered one of the justice theories‚ equity theory was first developed in 1963 by John Stacey Adams. Employees seek to maintain equity between the inputs that they bring to a job and the outcomes that they receive from it against the perceived inputs and outcomes of others. Equity theory

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    April 3rd‚ 2014 (Chapter 1 & 2) Behavioral view - Covering all psychological theories doesn’t allow you to learn enough about any one theory. - There is more scientific data supporting behavioral psychology compared to other views. - With education in behavioral analysis‚ you can get a job as soon as you graduate using ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis. Biologically helpful stimuli may NOT be reinforcers. - ex) Exercise Biologically harmful stimuli CAN be reinforcers. - ex) salt

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    management. For example‚ teachers are often directed to remove particularly unruly students from the classroom. If the student in fact wishes to be removed from the classroom‚ the teacher is playing into the principle of escape conditioning. The principle of escape conditioning states that in a given situation‚ removal of an unpleasant stimulus will increase the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again in that situation (Obenchain and Taylor 205‚ 9). Whilst these are typically used in an individual

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    B. F. Skinners Research B. F. Skinner‚ famed American psychologist is well known for his invention of the operant conditioning chamber known as the Skinner box. Operant conditioning as described by the American Heritage Dictionary is a process of behavior modification in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior is exhibited‚ so that the subject comes to associate the pleasure or displeasure of the

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    B.F Skinners Operant Conditioning Theory Burrhus Frederic Skinner became one of the best known theorists within the 1970’s. He developed a theory known as operant conditioning which was a form of behaviorism (Boeree‚ 1998). There were many people that were contributors to the development of his theory. Some theorists that were known to impact Skinner were Thorndike‚ Pavlov and Watson. All three of these men influenced Skinner due to their initial involvement within the behavioral theory. Skinner

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    Psychology provides explanations as to why children who are being babysat would listen to their caretaker‚ and how the caretaker influences the children. For example if the caretaker asked the children to get along‚ keep their play area clean‚ watch no more than one hour of t.v. ‚ and work on their school projects then they most likely will be obedient to the commands. Obedience is a form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another individual‚ who is usually

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    different meaning for different people e.g. recognition Negative Reinforcement * When the employees have some problems‚ he/she does not work hard and brought some losses for the organization * Also known as “ Avoidance Learning” or “Escape Conditioning” *

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