Praise

and sex. 2. Secondary reinforcement is sometimes called conditional reinforcement. It involves stimuli that have become rewarding by being paired with another reinforcing stimulus. When training a dog, praise and treats can be used as primary reinforce. The sound of clicker associated with praise and treats begin to work as secondary reinforcers. Meanwhile Fox and Baileneon (2012) state that the two types of reinforcement are: 1. Positive reinforcement which involves the…

Mos Def is describing how hip-hop can be a reward or a death sentence and how your friends can leave you if your position isn’t the best in hip hop. Mos Def ends “Hip Hop” with the lines, “Its all-city like Phase 2, hip hop will simply amaze you, Praise you, pay you, Do whatever you say do, but Black, and it can’t save you.” Mos Def is finishing this poem by summarizing all the things hip hop can do, how it will amaze you, bring you up, and take care of…

The article, “The Talent Myth,” by Malcolm Gladwell analyzes the connection between hiring, retaining, and disproportionately promoting employees based on their inherent talents or potential to succeed, an atmosphere which challenges societal norms of rewarding employees based on experience and performance. Not a fan of this myth, Gladwell claims an organization that supports this environment lacks tacit knowledge, promotes narcissism, and creates a decentralized organization system. While the…

Team working is beneficial in a working environment because when there is more people trying to complete a task more ideas come into place so a better team effort is created. Also, it enables people to come together and build relationships whilst getting the work done. Team working also helps everybody get involved into one task and feel like they are part of a team and create a feel of importance. Giving feedback to someone should always be positive feedback to help the other person improve…

reasons. Wendell Phillips used Toussaint Louverture as an example of how prejudices have little application to someone presents their character. Phillips uses many different strategies to praise Toussaint’s character. Comparisons Phillips compares Toussaint to Napoleon and Washington, who both fought and gained the praise of their countries. They were both despised by their enemies, but not to the extent where their lives were written about in the countries that they defeated. “All the materials…

religious support system the American society would be chaotic and extremely corrupt. Believing in something or someone gives us comfort and confidence in whatever it is we do. If we believe in God giving us blessings and we bless and praise the him surely he'll praise and…

year of the war. Funeral orations were traditionally delivered to honor the fallen in Athen’s many wars and campaigns against other countries. Thucydides remarks on this tradition, claiming that, “[the chosen orator] makes an appropriate speech in praise of the dead.” (2,34). Pericles’ oration differs from the typical arrangement of Athenian funeral speeches, and is instead designed to stir the spirit of the state through the glorification of Athen’s unique and storied nature and achievements.…

systems (Document 1 and Document 8). Both of these documents are primary sources from the perspectives of high government official positions. The Han government official is suggesting a flood prevention system to better his civilization and because he praises the new technology of water…

Organizational culture plays a crucial role in today’s business world. According to our textbook, organizational culture can be defined as a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. In essence, organizational culture describes how employees perceive an organization. Not surprisingly, the culture of a company can have a substantial influence on the attitudes and behavior of its employees. Hence, building a positive organizational…

instruction (Powel, & Nelson, 1997). Other research has shown improvements in on-task behavior of children with emotional and behavioral disorders when the teacher is provides students with behavior-specific praise and when the teacher is provided with feedback on his/her frequency of behavior specific praise (Sutherland, Wehby, & Copeland, 2008). Moreover, Clickers, a remote device that allows students to electronically answer the teacher’s questions, have been shown to increase on-task…