Behaviorism

According to eighteenth century poet, Alexander Pope, “A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.” The interpretation perceived from this could be, due to there being theories throughout the movie Crash, the audience was better able to completely understand the movie. As well as, the viewers were able to formulate a judgment of if Crash was worth indulging. Each of the complex scenarios in the movie contained diverse theories, that ranged from…

Social Cognitive Theory Social cognitive theory is seen as a bridge between behaviorist theories (classical and operant conditioning) and cognitive learning theories; because it encompasses behavior, but also deals with attention, memory, and motivation. In the 1960s, Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory theorizes people learn from one another through observation, imitation, and modeling. People learn by observing each other’s behaviors and the outcomes and consequences that result from…

The feelings of fearful and uncertainty are two feelings that I struggle with day to day. I suffer from anxiety, and feel as if I can’t escape. Anxiety is a state of tension that warns us of impending danger. It can be realistic, neurotic, or moral. I have been living with anxiety for several years, and its effects on my life are usually more severe. These feelings cause me such distress that it interferes with my day to day life. I will have unusual panic, fear, and uneasiness throughout my day…

The grade level I have chosen to use for my instructional plan is second grade. This second-grade public school classroom is in a highly-populated area. My classroom consists of 25 children, 19 girls and 6 boys. My students have different backgrounds as well. Many speak English as their first language, but there are few that do not and have Spanish as their first language. Since it is a public-school I teach a class of diverse students. They do not all have the same background, believe the same…

In psychology there are a variety of differing perspectives and opposing schools of thought about how we should view human behaviour. These range from the genetic view of the world, to the more mechanical cognitive school, to work of Sigmund Freud and on to the ideas of the more scientific behaviourists in the twentieth century. All of these perspectives developed in different ways and have differing ideas as to how human behaviour is best explained and this essay will look at and aim to…

How does it feel like to have a child or even children with difficult behavior? Is there any way(s) to control and change their difficult behaviors? If there is a solution, does the solution good enough to maintain good family relationship? All of these are the main questions that been discussed in a book called Parenting with Positive Behavior Support: A practical guide to resolving your child’s difficult behavior written by Meme Hieneman, Karen Childs and Jane Sergay. The authors of this book…

As a modern educator we have to prepare and have knowledge of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how to react when a child has an emotional outburst. Typically students with ASD will have difficulty controlling appropriate behavior. According to Brentani, Helena, Paula, Cristiane Silvestre de, Bordini, Daniela, Rolim, Deborah, Sato, Fabio, Portolese, Joana, Pacifico, Maria Clara, and McCracken (2013), ASD Spectrum Disorder, “…is characterized by a shared spectrum of qualitative impairments in…

The aim of this assignment is to discuss how nature and nurture applies to attachment by applying the principles of behaviourism. An attachment is an enduring, two-way, emotional tie to a specific other person usually between a parent and a child which develops in set stages within a fairly rigid timescale (Lawton, et al, 2011. p. 39). Whereas behaviourism is a belief that behaviours can be measured, trained and changed (Cherry, 2010). In psychology, there are two aspects that determine people…

A Three Second Memory? There is a common belief that fish only have a three second memory and that they cannot be trained to compete tricks, and this may be caused by the short lifespan of some species of fish, making testing for long term memory difficult (Reebs, 2008, p.1). Moreover, many assume that goldfish do not have a memory since goldfish always seem like they are hungry, since they are always seen foraging for food. However, as a long time goldfish owner, I have witnessed my goldfish…

Each family has their differences. No family is perfect. There comes a time in each family’s lives when their differences can set them aside and even start to pull them apart. It always seems there is one person who can help keep them together. However, when that one person is no longer with us, it takes a toll and soon things start to spiral more and more out of control. It is not until one person decides their family’s legacy is more important than the differences and past heartache. In the…