Audriana Rogers Phobias and Addiction Paper Psy 300 Instructor: Shane Williamson July 8th 2013 We have to ask ourselves what does phobia or addiction has to do with classical and operant conditioning. In this paper I will explain why how phobias can be developed through classical conditioning and operant conditioning as well as: O Explore how addictions can be developed through operant conditioning. O Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning. O Explain what extinction means
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What is drug addiction? -Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive‚ at times uncontrollable‚ drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. -Drug seeking becomes compulsive‚ in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and‚ thus‚ on behavior. For many people‚ drug addiction becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. Drug addiction is a chronic
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Gayathiri Ramasamy 13 July 2013 Analysis of Facebook as a Popular Culture Do you ever imagine one day we encounter the worldwide blackout just like in Revolution‚ an American post apocalyptic science fiction drama? There is no electricity‚ internet or computer. Can you survive without all this equipment? I believe more than fifty percent of people would say no. Especially in this so-called “E-World‚” we‚ humans‚ are too dependent on computers‚ internet and so on. As a regular social
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Centripetal Force: The center-seeking force Group Members: Joshua Velez‚ Patrick Hannigan-Devine‚ and Eric Guidarelli PURPOSE: To move in a circle F=ma is required‚ where acceleration being the rate of change of velocity with velocity being both magnitude and direction. Magnitude of acceleration can be found by a=v2R. The relation of these two is found in centripetal force F=mv2R. This lab will prove the relation of the first two equations. EQUIPMENT: * Centripetal Force Apparatus
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Social networking is an interesting subject to talk about because there are many different viewpoints in which a person may stand beside when debating‚ “Is social networking harmful to society?” In the new digital age‚ it is tough to argue the harmful effects of such an innovative idea such as Facebook or Twitter‚ because most of us will be deemed guilty of having an account‚ and many of us are nonetheless avid users of our accounts. The issue only heightens itself when we question what exactly
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Computer Addiction as a Gendered Phenomenon In the late 1990s‚ a barrage of media reports declared that women were becoming uncontrollably addicted to the Internet and some were neglecting—or even leaving--their husbands and children as a result of their online obsession. Headlines described the strange phenomenon: Internet Blamed for Neglect: Police Say Mother Addicted to Web(Bricking‚ 1997)‚ ‘Net-addicted Mother Loses Custody of Her Children (1997)‚ Mom Web Addict Allegedly Neglected Kids (1997)
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most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships through this network which increases the healthy interactions among them. Against - Individuals connect through facebook to their co-workers or colleagues which helps them to remain up to date. - Facebook is used to advertise products which are relatively new in the market and can be easily purchased through facebook. - It is good way to update people about the recent events taking place nearby
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“Facebook is a necessary evil” Discuss? Facebook in simple terms can be defined as a social networking website that enables around a billion people worldwide to connect with each other via the internet. Following its initiation Facebook was labelled as an essential tool for communication whereas these days it has mostly been used as a tool for practising of evil deeds in the society. Recently Facebook has been used as a tool for unnecessary evil in the society with main examples social uprising
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“Facebook‚ Inc: The Initial Public Offering” Introduction Facebook‚ which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004‚ is an online social networking platform with the mission of making the world more open and connected. Within a few years‚ Facebook attracted millions of new users‚ from 1 million Monthly Active Users to 845 millions Monthly Active Users. Though competing with global and regional corporations in the industry‚ Facebook kept growing rapidly. With the high expectation of investors
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