Can classical and operant conditioning account for the development of phobias? Classical conditioning involves pairing an unconditioned stimulus with a conditioned stimulus. The conditioned stimulus then produces a conditioned response. Operant conditioning then refers to associations between the response and the outcome. The following essay will examine evidence supporting classical and operant conditioning as a cause of phobias. Other theories‚ such as biological and evolutionary‚ will also
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are conditioned from a young age to adhere to the standards set by the world state. Skinners theory of operant conditioning is seen at play when children are given treats upon discovering the death of a peer; by being rewarded—or‚ positively reinforced—at the sight of death‚ they begin to associate death with something positive‚ and on the whole view death as a good thing. Operant conditioning is also seen being used to dissuade children from certain things‚ such as when Delta class children are
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2012 Applying Operant Conditioning To Ones life Operant Conditioning can easily be applied to our everyday lives. “It is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.” (Myers 236) When we observe our environment and the people with-in it‚ we will be able to understand and comprehend actions duly. We are also able to discern the consequences of our actions. An everyday situation which operant conditioning can be used in
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Is hookah smoking safer than smoking cigarettes? Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as narghile‚ shisha and goza‚ a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber‚ a bowl‚ a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated‚ and the smoke passes through water and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece. The tobacco is no less toxic in a hookah pipe‚ and the water in the hookah does not filter out the toxic ingredients in the tobacco smoke. Hookah smokers may
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How Cigarette Smoking Can Effect Health Cigarette smoking has been protested in the United States for many years. Smoking is known to cause sickness to those who actually smoke‚ and those who have to deal with second hand smoke. Somehow people still seem to ignore all the health warnings that are posted all around them‚ even the ones that are on the carton. Not only do they make people sick‚ cigarettes have other effects as well. The smoke and nicotine
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If I would be a manager of a large automobile factory‚ I would be interested in increasing the productivity among all workers. A good tool for this is Operant Conditioning. I would have 3 types of workers: white collar office employees‚ factory line workers‚ and quality control employees. I would use different techniques for each type. For quality control workers I would use punishment. If they didn’t notice a defect in the product that they were supposed to check‚ they would get a fine taken off
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Changing Habits Step 1: Presenting the participant: The participant I chose is my youngest sister: Liliane. Liliane just turned 15 this month. She is in the 9th grade‚ a very special school year‚ since‚ at the end‚ she has to present the official Lebanese exam. We‚ her family‚ believe that we must not get worried about the exam‚ since she’s intelligent‚ one of the best students in her class‚ with a really high average. She is usually an active girl‚ very sociable‚ with a wide network of friends
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in chapter 5‚ explain what is meant by the term “conditioning” and describe and distinguish between classical and operant conditioning. Finally‚ discuss how research into the effects of biology and cognition on conditioning has changed psychology’s understanding of the conditioning process Classical Conditioning Conditioning is an associative learning‚ which occur when we make a connection or an association with two events. Classical conditioning is when two stimuli becomes associated with each
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Why do teenagers take into smoking cigarettes? Do you think that smoking has a role to shape their personality? Give reason in your essay. Smoking cigarettes has become a vital part of many people’s lives. Some people are so addicted to smoking that they cannot pass a day without it. Smoking cigarettes has become a habit to people of all ages; ranging from children and adults to very old people. But nowadays‚ teenagers are mostly accused for taking up this habit which plays an important role
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and Addictions as Related to Classical and Operant Conditioning Learning can take place through a variety of methods; two of these methods are classical and operant. Classical and operant conditioning can contribute to a student’s success or failure; in addition‚ phobias and addictions can develop. “Learning is any enduring change in the way an organism responds based on its experience.” (Kowalski & Westen‚ 2011‚ p. 164). Classical conditioning has been shown to aid in the development and
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