1. Introduction “Vicarious” means‚ “in place of another”. Although we are generally only liable for our own wrongful actions in certain circumstances a person who is not at fault can be held liable for the delict of another. This usually occurs in partnership‚ agency‚ motor car accidents and employment‚ these are instances where there is a special relationship between the person held accountable and the person who committed the delict which provides allows for the former to incur the liabilty.
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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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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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2. Discuss how Skinner’s principles of operant conditioning can be applied to personality development. Operant conditioning (the shaping of behavior through reward and punishment)is a form of learning in which voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences. It probably governments a larger share of human behaviour than classical conditioning. Since most human responses are voluntary rather than reflexive. The study of operant conditioning was led by B.F.Skinner. Skinner demonstrated
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VICARIOU S LIABILITY J.W . N EYERS * This article proposes a theory of vicarious liability which attempts to explain the central features and limitations of the doctrine. The main premise of the article is that the common law should continue to impose vicarious liability because it can co-exist with the current tort law regime that imposes liability for fault. The author lays out the central features of the doctrine of vicarious liability and examines why the leading rationales (such as control‚ compensation
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Vicarious Liability‚ what is it? Vicarious commitment insinuates a condition where a business is considered responsible for the exercises or rejections of their specialists. In a workplace situation‚ a business can be held at danger for the exhibitions or prohibitions of its employee’s‚ whether it can be shown that the offenses happened over the range of their occupation. A case when a business can be held vicariously at risk cases can join exhibits of tormenting behavior‚ bullying‚ mercilessness
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Seminar 7 Vicarious Liability The problem question deals mainly with the issue of Vicarious Liability and Negligence. In order to advise Jerry one would have to explore the rules of vicarious liability‚ relevant statute law and case law which may apply. Vicarious liability has been defined as the person who commits a wrong must be an employee and not an independent contractor‚ the employee must have committed a tort and the tort must have been in the course of employment. The doctrine of ‘vicarious
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submitted to prof. manjula batra | LAW OF TORTS PROJECT | VICARIOUS LIABILITY | | | SUBMITTED BY:VAIBHAV PRATAP SINGHFIRST SEMEMSTER‚ 2012BA.‚ LL.B. (HONS.) | | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would take this opportunity to thank the people who helped me in making this project which has been a learning experience. In that endeavour‚ first and foremost I would express my gratitude toward my professor of Law of Torts Ms Manjula Batra. Her immense knowledge and teaching skills along with her helping disposition
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Psychology wouldn’t be where it’s at today if it wasn’t for two important psychologists Edward L. Thorndike and behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner. Operant conditioning was devised and studied by psychologist Edward Thorndike and behavioral psychologist B.F Skinner (Charles Strangor‚ 2010). Operant Conditioning is also known as instrumental conditioning (Kendra Cherry‚ 2013)‚ a different term but the same meaning. It is a term for a method in which involves punishment and rewards for different types
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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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