Psychological Theories and Real Life Situations Psychological theories and perspectives have been around for many years. It is one thing for a person to come up with ideas and thoughts about how people function‚ but it becomes much more interesting when these ideas are related to real life situations. It is much easier to understand how these theories and models were developed when looking at them from a real life standpoint. The first example of a psychological theory in practice is when I
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Describe and evaluate the learning theory for attachments. The learning theory suggests that we are born with a blank slate which means everyone starts off exactly the same‚ and then we learn all of our behaviours once we are born. The learning theory is split into two areas‚ Operant and Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is one part of the learning theory to describe attachments. This states that attachments are formed through positive and negative reinforcements. An example of positive
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Describe and Evaluate two theories of the formation of romantic relationships In 1970 Byrne and Clore introduced the reward/ need satisfaction theory for the formation of relationships. They suggested that we are attracted to individuals whose presence is rewarding for us‚ and that naturally we find stimuli rewarding if it meets an unmet need; the more rewards someone provides for us‚ the more we should be attracted to them. They believed that the formation if relationships was linked with the
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In Gardner’s theory‚ there are naturalistic‚ interpersonal‚ intrapersonal‚ musical‚ linguistic‚ logical mathematical‚ bodily kinesthetic‚ and visual-spatial intelligences. Gardener suggests that a person may have talent in a number of areas and be completely untalented
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feeding routine. Pavlov’s behavioural approach is relating to classical conditioning. Pavlov began to notice if the bell was rang when the dog’s food was being prepared the dogs when then start to associate the bell with food. Pavlov’s behavioral theory about classical conditioning is relevant to a child’s behaviour and their development as a child will behave in way that is either is positive or negative depending on the response to be rewarded or punished. This influences the learning environment
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Ecological Perspective and Systems Theory‚ to the social concern as it addressed in this study. This paper will accomplish this critique by assessing the hypothesis‚ evaluating the method of study‚ and critically discussing the results of the study in question by using the key concepts of the fore mentioned theories. Upon the completion of this paper‚ the reader will have a full understanding of the study‚ and how it may relate to field of Social Work using a Systems Theory perspective. Critique
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REWARD SYSTEM One of important attributes of work organization is the ability to give reward to their members. Pay‚ promotions‚ fringe benefits‚ and status symbols are perhaps the most important rewards. Because these rewards are important‚ the ways they are distributed have a profound effect on the quality of work life as well as on the effectiveness of organization. Organization typically rely on reward system to do four things : 1. Motivate employees to perform effectively. 2. Motivate
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Theories of addiction‚ many have been proposed and a variety of preclinical models have been constructed. several theories were utilized in this study to better understand the basis of addiction. The first theory‚ negative reinforcement‚ suggests that the continued use of the psychoactive substance is to avoid withdrawal dysphoria. The next theory subject to research during this study was positive reinforcement. The positive reinforcement theory of addiction suggests the subject continues
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Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory According to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory‚ microsystem refers to the groups that immediately influence and directly impact the development of a child. In my life this impact came from my family and church. As a young child I was very timid and shy. My family taught me how to be resilient in challenging situations. For example during large family gatherings‚ where confrontations occur among my cousins and I‚ there were several opportunities
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Systems‚ Topic 1 System - collection of parts working together‚ forming a functioning whole. Three types of systems Open System - exchanges matter and energy with its surroundings‚ ex. Ecosystem * energy from sun‚ converted to sugar by plant‚ plant is eaten by a bug - energy exchange * animals eating each other - matter exchange Closed system - exchanges energy with its surroundings but not matter‚ ex. Biosphere 2 experiment * closed systems do not occur naturally
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