The Great Reward

III. Experiment Results The in-class experiment took place using three different rats, and having all test subjects being exposed to four different situations. The first rat was used as the control subject, setting its outcomes from the experiments as the normal responses for a healthy individual rat. The first experiment was conducted to determine the normal metabolic rate for each rat. The control rat had a metabolic rate of 1465ml O2/kg/hr. This number will be compared to following numbers…

What is Ethanol Poisoning in Cats? Ethanol poisoning occurs in cats when they ingest a substance that is either an alcoholic beverage or something that produces ethanol inside the body after ingestion such as uncooked pizza or bread dough. If you think your cat has ingested ethanol, it is important to visit a veterinarian as soon as possible, because if treated early there is a good chance the cat will recover. Symptoms of Ethanol Poisoning in Cats Ethanol poisoning may cause depression of…

What is “Centrifugal Bumble Puppy”? Why is it important for games to require a complicated apparatus? Centrifugal Bumble Puppy is a game. It is played with kids circled around a chrome steel tower and a ball is thrown up so it can land on top of the tower. Then it goes down through the interior of the tower and come out through a whole and it has to be caught. The kids are taught to rely on the complex machinery and it increases the consumption of material goods and therefore to boost the…

Walk into any bookstore or library and it is easy to find self-help books that promise to transform your life. Karen Pryor demonstrates in Don’t Shoot the Dog! that the principles of behavioral training are applicable in all walks of life and illustrates the value of utilizing these techniques in daily life, as these principles can be used to train your pet, your parents or yourself with equal success. In this book she presents several concepts including reinforcers, shaping, stimulus control,…

Classical conditioning is a process in which behaviour is modified. It was made famous by Ivan Pavlov and the experiments he carried out by using his dogs. Classical conditioning occurs when an unconditioned stimulus is paired with a conditioned stimulus. When both stimuli have been repeatedly paired, the organism which in Pavlov’s case was his dog shows a conditioned response to the conditioned stimulus. During the 1890’s, Pavlov accidentally discovered classical conditioning when feeding his…

The closer I get to graduating there are at lot of things that starting popping into my head, like what area should I work at, or what kind of dental practice would I like to work for. In addition, I ask myself will I be able to find a job, these keeps me up at night. Nevertheless, I put those questions to rest by making a plan about my future. As a new graduate I have a lot to offer to a dental office, do to my up-to-date education on the latest dental treatments and trends. Therefore, there…

Behavioral Approach studies how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones using reward and punishments. Ivan Pavlov was a Russian psychologist that contributed experiments containing assosiation. Association is a connection between people or organizations. In this case Pavlov associated the ringing of a bell with food which made the dog salivate. Regardless of whether or not there was food in front of the dog, when it heard the bell it would automatically start salivating. John B.…

Motive is the root word of motivation. A motive is a reason why we do something. Motivation is the level of energy, commitment, and creativity that a company's workers apply to their jobs. The Oxford dictionary defines motivation as the willingness of a person or a group to do certain tasks. It is important for a business to motivate its workers for many reasons. Communication is the process of passing a message from one person to another through various mediums. The mediums include oral and…

which aims at overcoming as well as reducing employee alienation and job dissatisfaction that arises from mechanistic and repetitive tasks. Organizations tend to rely on Job Design in order to try and raise productivity levels that is by offering rewards. Rewards could be non-monetary, for example experiencing job satisfaction after having met challenging targets or responsibilities at work, which in turn results in a sense of personal achievement. There are three steps involved in Job Design:…

Performance related pay, also known as PRP, is a form of payment which correlates the amount in which an employee is paid with their performance such as the amount of work the employee has produced or the amount of progress they have achieved within a certain time frame. For example a call centre employee may not get a basic salary or if they do a very low one, but will then get a commission every time they sell a selected product. PRP can be used in the business environment for individuals, a…