Air conditioning

This week I wanted to talk a little more about Pavlov. I find Pavlov and his research very interesting, and I find it even more interesting that people only think of Pavlov for his theories of conditioning. There are many more things that make up Pavlov’s contribution to psychology, including other psychologists that we would not even know about without Pavlov. This topic fits into this class because the entire section of 3.2 is about Pavlov. I am hoping that this will bring up some new…

Specifically, the definition of classical conditioning is explained falsely within the scenario, as well as facts about the term conditioning and primary reinforcers. When defining the term classical conditioning, Dr. Breal describes it as a process of learning for an individual with the help of rewards. However, instead of defining classical conditioning, the psychologist defines the term operant conditioning. In Lilienfeld’s (2014) terms, operant conditioning is “learning controlled…

Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which a response increase in frequency as a result of its being followed by reinforcement. Operant condition have been studied by many behaviorists including Edward Thorndike’s who introduced the low of effect by absorbing the behavior of animals trying to escape from puzzle box. B.F. Skinner who is often regarded to as the father of operant conditioning is another major behaviorist who took Thorndike’s low and add to it. Skinner research on the…

have limitations and benefits. B.F Skinner being a behaviorist and an environmentalist was very concerned with how environments controlled behavior, and as a result he conducted many tests using operant condition (Crain, 2016). Unlike classical conditioning, you cannot always identify a prior stimulus that creates an automatic response. The responses that are exhibited will either continue to occur or cease depending on the consequence that followed (Crain, 2016). One way that…

Effectiveness of “Time-Out” as a “Punishment” for Children “Time-out” is a disciplinary technique that has been used by parents for many generations. Time-out is one of many forms of punishment that King (2008) defines as a consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur. I strongly agree with Zolten and Long (2006), the authors of “Time-Out as a Discipline Technique”, that time- out can be a very effective form of punishment in decreasing various problem behaviors seen in…

The statement “Genie is living proof of human resiliency” is true because she survived everything she went through. Genie lived in in nearly total isolation until she was 13. She spent most of her time naked, retrained to a potty seat only being able to move her hands and feet day after day. The article states, “At night she was put into a straightjacket and caged in a crib that had wire mesh sides and an overhead.” She also wasn’t fed a lot weighing only 59 pounds. Genie overcoming all of this…

1) I do believe that learning a new behavior are strictly rooted through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning and not paired with one another. The way I have interpreted this course is that when a behavior is learned and is measurable in some way, it can be broken down into a fundamental learning process. The argument that I would make is that if there were to be more than one behavior change apparent after an incident, whether it be natural causes, deliberate…

Reinforcement for me in establishing my conditioned behavior to stay focus in school. Operant conditioning can be used to shape my desired behavior on graduating from Kaplan University and becoming a Behavior Consultant or Case Manager. Operant conditioning would help in not procrastinate in completing assignments or wait to the last minute do finish assignments. Reinforcement effects depend on a number of variables. These…

Review and Critique of Positive Behaviour Support Model Since the 1980s researchers have discussed the effectiveness of positive behaviour intervention model for students and schools (Sugai & Simonsen, 2012). Journal articles and other literature discussing Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (PBIS) began to emerge from a framework devised by Sugai and Horner. The University of Oregon began publishing results about the effectiveness of a school-wide behavioural management approach and…

1. The first domesticated Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) was thought to have come from India during the Indus Valley Civilization between 3300 BCE and 1700 BCE (Sukumar, 1989). During the earlier periods of the Indus Valley Civilization is it thought that the civilization lived close to the habitat of the Asian Elephant, but through the expansion of the civilization, the habitat of the elephant was reduced leading to more exposure to human. Early human have known to capture elephants for…