Explain Kant’s ethical theory’ (25 marks.) Kant’s ethical theory is an absolute and deontological theory. This means that humans are seeking the ultimate end called the supreme good also known as the ‘summon Bonnum’. Kant says that morality is a categorical imperative‚ this is a duty which must always be obeyed in all possible situations. A categorical imperative is what is needed to find what is right or wrong. Kant argued that to act morally is to do one’s duty‚ and one’s duty is to obey the
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2-28-2012 Explaining Guidance Theories: Developmental‚ Behavioral‚ Constructivist. Question: Explain Constructivist theory of guidance. ____________________________________________________________________________ Constructivism is rooted from philosophy just like sociology‚ ethnography and cognitive psychology. Already in the eighteenth century‚ the German philosopher Kant believed that a child’s learning was an interaction between the developing child and the environment. He believed
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enforcement. Gau and Brunson (2010) indicates that aggressive policing is used by police to control social disorder. However‚ this has created an uprooting with the relationship built between the police and their community. The other four articles discussed within the paper supports Gau’s statement by giving the reader statistical evidence of the damaging effects that have occurred over the years. This paper focuses on the most common form of aggressive policing that causes discrepancies within this
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P1- Write a report which includes diagrams‚ to explain the six principal psychological perspectives. Ivan Pavlov was many psychologist to study behaviours. He used his theory about dogs and their response to food to understand salivation. He noticed that dogs would begin to salivate whenever they seen food‚ but eventually started to salivate just whenever Pavlov entered the room. He noticed that dogs don’t learn to salivate‚ it is a reflex. It comes naturally whenever they see food. This is
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Chapter 16 The Use of Levels to Adjudicate Behaviour Like all difficult endeavours behaviour modification is subjected to fashionable procedures‚ which take on mystical status only to fall from grace as another great idea‚ emerges. The use of levels was such a procedure but has lost its gloss. In this essay I will make the case for the use of ‘levels’ as a very effective technique but it must be done in a non-abusive manner. The use of Levels systems is a popular form of behaviour control and management
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this behaviour by: • I believe that setting a good example is being a good role model • When a child is showing good behaviour I will give them lots of praise. • I will reward good behaviour • By giving the children individual attention they will feel appreciated and valued. • By listening to what the children have to say they will feel respected. • Rewarding with Stickers and choosing activities and games to play. I will also be handing out certificates to the children for good behaviour e.g
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Care Unit 8: Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care P2: Explain different psychological approaches to health practice Psychologists uses a range of perspectives and approaches when studying how individuals think‚ feel and behave. Some researchers may focus on one specific perspective‚ whilst other researchers study a more diverse approach that may incorporate multiple points of views. Each perspective aims to offer explanations for different aspects of human behaviour. The behaviourist
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Describe Two Explanations of the Origins of Attitudes to Food and Eating Behaviour. One explanation of the origins of attitudes towards food and eating behaviour is social learning theory‚ which emphasises the impact that observing other people can have on our own behaviour. Parents can have a massive effect over their children’s eating behaviours for a variety of reasons. The first‚ and perhaps most obvious reason is that parents purchase and control the foods in their homes‚ and so the child would
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1.2 Describe underpinning theories of change Undermining is; repairing of faulty foundations. There are many theories that explain the reasons for change and the way people react to changes. Mckibben explains reasons for changes in three ways Firstly it is the incremental changes‚ these are small changes. It may be a change in Timetable‚ change in a parents feedback form so that more information is gathered‚ area being cordoned off because of a leak. This would mean changing or tweaking things for
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with what is known as the “Social Cognitive Theory” (“Albert Bandura‚” 2015). He believed that two aspects‚ imitation and operant conditioning‚ result in social learning. According to Hannum (2005)‚ “Bandura noted that our behavior is changed when we see a person take a specific action and be rewarded for that action”. This is where both operant conditioning and imitation comes in. Operant conditioning is any learning that is established through the use of punishments/behaviors (Cherry‚ 2015).
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