Emma Watson

Classical conditioning is an important concept in behavioral psychology. First introduced by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in his 1927 book Conditioned Reflexes, classical conditioning was not only a revolutionary finding, but one that is still widely accepted today. Its understanding has lead psychologists to theorize various societal applications. Knowing the mechanisms involved in classical conditioning is key to understanding the importance of this behavioral phenomenon. Classical…

In the early 1970’s, the world was completely shaken by a cult group known as “The Family”. Manson was born on November 12, 1934 to Kathleen Maddox and Walker Scott, and picked up the Manson surname from his stepfather William Manson. From an early age, sources say Manson had an unusual ability to dominate others.This claim was later supported by his assembly of “The Family”, and the influence he had over his followers. While this group did not have any immediate religious connections, they…

Bioengineering is a rapidly developing field that relates the principles of engineering to a wide variety of biological applications. Many applications of bioengineering are crucial for the dietary and medical needs of many people around the world, and without them starvation and disease would be far more widespread than they are today. As bioengineering becomes more widespread foods will become more plentiful, pharmaceuticals will become more advanced, and more people will be able to live…

especially children. There has also been many debates into Albert’s true identity and his health during the time, Watson reported the child’s health as ‘healthy and normal’ however it has since been debated by Beck, Levinson, and Irons (2009) that Albert’s identity is that of Douglas Merritte (1919-1925) a child who died of hydrocephalus. (Fridlund, 2012) Which would question why Watson would use a child with a neurological impairment in his research, while further jeopardizing the conclusions…

Human Genetic Engineering and Modification Genetic Engineering of humans is said to have happened before, and will soon become an option for many who can afford it. In Mesopotamian times, it is said the god of their capital and cities, Marduk, talked about creating the first human beings. He stated, “Blood, to blood, I join, blood to bone I form an original thing, its name is Man, aboriginal man, is mine in making. All his occupations, are faithful service, the gods that fell have rest, I will…

Genetically engineering Babies Genetically engineering our children could potentially be a popular thing of the future. As this theory develops there are two different opinions on this situation. There are scientist who are completely for genetic engineering and there are scientist completely against it. So far this is still in testing but it very well could be a normal concept right around the corner. Genetically engineering means that they modify or change genes in a zygote (fertilized egg).…

Summary: The persuasive piece that I have chosen to use for my rhetorical analysis is a transcript from a TED talk by Paul Root Wolpe titled, “It’s time to Question Bio-engineering”. Wolpe is an ethicist who studies the implications of the new sciences, is the head at the Center for Genetics at Emory University, and is the chief bioethicist for NASA. He begins his talk by presenting the audience with examples of selective breeding in animals and mentions many hybrid animals such as “beefalo”,…

Michael Sandel in “The case Against Perfection” talks about benefits and drawbacks in genetic engineering, designer children, and bionic athletes. The benefit is that improving technological advancement, we will be able to treat and prevent many diseases that are prevalent today. The downside is that exponential growth of technologies will allow us to manipulate our own nature, to enhance our cognitive abilities, physical strength, and choose genetic traits of our children to make ourselves…

Mamar Tavasol Word Count:799 Build-a-Better-Baby Workshop In the following paper, I will be arguing that expanding people’s autonomy in making decisions on advancements in biotechnology directly affecting them or their children is not an unethical act. In the prompt, the case of Jasmine and Katarina, a same-sex couple living in the future that is interested in having a child is presented. This couple has many different requests about the child they want; including the sex, sexual orientation,…

Behaviourism in Psychology is defined as an experimental branch of natural science (Watson, 1913). The goal of such investigation is to predict and control the behaviours of humans (Watson, 1913). Psychology itself is a study of behaviour within both animals and humans and usually the behaviour of humans is based on the studies conducted with animals (Watson,1913). (Cherry, 2016a) in an overview article throughout it pointed out that the behaviour is developed through conditioning, which is…