of a response occurring again. (Slavin‚ 2006). It is extremely important to remember that both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are processes that strengthen a behaviour; that is‚ they both increase the probability that the behaviour will occur in the future. Positive and negative reinforcement are distinguished only by the nature of the consequence that follows the behaviour. Positive reinforcement occurs when the occurrence of a behaviour is then followed by the addition of a
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The two industries I chose to show examples of negative and positive externalities are Phillip Morris International and the Southwest Airlines. The negative externalities are from the Phillip Morris articles in relation to second hand smoke and health costs associated with smoking. There is over 60 billion spent in health costs. There are 35 billion in medical expenses‚ 20 billion from missed time at work and 5 billion in related fires‚ smoke‚ and odor damage. These are not only for the people that
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their genetics. Being a criminal‚ mental retardation‚ insanity‚ and rebelliousness is what was consider dysfunctional. In order to control this people believed that reproduce should be controlled. There were two types of eugenics system positive and negative. The positive eugenics wanted all the healthy
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playing computer games. Even though computer games are common in our life‚ they have not only good effects‚ but also bad effects‚ especially to teenagers. Moreover‚ even though parents know that teenagers play computer games too much‚ they do not know that why teenagers are widely excited at computer games‚ and what the bad effects of computer games are. There are two main causes that teenagers play computer games too much. In addition‚ playing computer games too much has two main effects. The first
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Positive emotions can make the difference between a good or a bad day. There are also my benefits to positive emotions. Experiencing positive emotions can enhance resiliency. There will always be times were negative emotions are experience but‚ positive emotions all for one to offset the negative emotions and better handle stressful situations. Positive emotions also play a big role in an individual’s health. In regards to the cardiovascular and immune system health‚ the experience of positive
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networking has many positive effects in society‚ it has more negative consequences‚ especially upon teenagers‚ such as cyber-bullying‚ negative influences on social behavior‚ and the promotions of crime and violence. When used responsibly‚ social networking is efficient‚ fun‚ and useful. Unfortunately‚ teenagers in today’s society misuse social networks- causing social networking become dangerous and psychologically harmful. Cyber-bullying is the most common negative effect of social networking
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Video Games and Teenagers: A Research Study On The Basic Positive And Negative Effects Of Gaming Abstract The purpose of this study emphasizes on both‚ the positive and the negative impacts of playing video games on the teenagers. Over the last 30 years video games have made an impact on the way teenagers spend their leisure time. This research hypothesizes that social interaction‚ psychological
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They were allowed to treat them like animals‚ and reject the right to let them learn to read and write. Most importantly‚ slave owners were unaware of the negative effects that owning slaves had on them‚ as opposed to a previous time where they had not owned any slaves. In the 19th century slaves were a very valuable and luxurious thing to have‚ it was viewed as a sign of wealth. However‚ slave owners were not always as cruel as they sound. Frederick Douglas‚ along with all other slaves‚ were not
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Falling Oil Prices Over the last few months‚ oil and gas prices have dropped a significant amount‚ to much relief of American consumers. But is the falling cost of oil necessarily a good thing? For some the answer is no‚ but to others‚ yes. Here is a compiled list of some of the benefits and some of the disadvantages caused by the drop in price. The cost of filling up a tank of gas is the lowest it has been in 11 years. Consumers will spend an average of
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Examine how globalisation can have both positive and negative effects on people Globalisation is the process by which people‚ their cultures‚ money‚ goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers. One positive effect that globalisation has on people is that people are able to move abroad but are still able to stay in contact very easily with their family in the source county. This is happening because of the idea of a ‘shrinking world’. This means that world
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