Theories

The theory I thought was best to do this paper on was the Expectancy Violation Theory created by Judee K. Burgoon. Before I continue speaking on behalf of this theory, I it would be best that I gave a little background information on Judee K. Burgoon. She is currently working at the University of Arizona as a professor of Communication, Family Studies and Human Development. She has also both written or edited 13 books and monographs. She is also accredited with developing a few communication…

I have choose to do the second option for this prompt and write a new essay about how Robertson’s theories relate to Malcolm X and Gees concepts. The main points i would like to talk about are how her theories of Transfer, Assemblage, and Remix tie into and go against that of which Gee has proposed and to the story of Malcolm X. Transfer as Robertson puts it is using past knowledge and putting it to use in a new situation(pg-187). Gee talks about many key aspects of writing such as Mushfake,…

clients incorporates interventions from primarily three theories: Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness-based theory. These three approaches match my personality and my basic conceptualization of the human struggle with emotional, mental, and relationship health. As a professional counselor, I believe in a holistic approach to therapy, which does not limit me to these three theories, however, I align most closely with these theories. I am open to any theoretical approach which…

Learning Theory Matrix Definitive Questions for Learning Theories Behaviorist Theory Cognitive Theory Constructivist Theory Social Learning Theory Connectivism Adult Learning How does learning occur? Learning occur by frequency of observable performance. (Ertmer & Newby,1993) A mental activity. Thinking, problem solving, concept formation, information processing. (Ertmer & Newby,1993) Created by meaning from experience and interactions. (Ertmer & Newby,1993) Social process. Learning occur when…

As social workers, the theories we use, alongside our inherent beliefs, influence how we define our clients, their individual situations, as well as the interventions we decide to implement (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). According to Robbins et al. (2012), it is essential to be aware that theories are framed in a social, cultural, and historical perspective. However, theories are necessary in social work practice to assist in client assessment and understanding human behavior. Through…

The theories of nursing that take a holistic approach to explaining the phenomenon of nursing care are theories that view a person as a whole entity rather than only focusing on the parts which comprise the individual. The whole person is greater than a sum of the parts that make up the person and an individual cannot be defined specifically by any of these parts. As Sethares and Gramling state, “life can be affected by illness but is not necessarily defined by it” (Sethares & Gramling, 2014). A…

Theory Description Watson wrote many books as her mid-range theory developed. Her first published work, Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring(1979), provided her students with a framework on how to care for patients. The carative factors and caritas model were based on Yalom’s eleven curative factors. Medicine is curative, so distinguishing nursing as a profession based on caring principles helps to delineate nursing from medicine as a separate science (Alligood, 2014, p. 86). Watson…

Created in 1981 by Hilary Putnam the Brain in a Vat theory is about a science fiction possibility of our brains quite literally being in a vat. Hilary Putnam uses referencing or representation, the Turing Test, the rules of language and a host of examples to establish that the statement “we are brains in a vat” is a self-refuting statement. He asks the question “Could we, if we were brains in a vat in this way, say or think that we were?” (Putnam 1981, p7) and comes to the conclusion that we…

Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) is a communication theory that explain about the development of interpersonal relationship between peoples. It is important to know that URT is a theory that link communication to the study of uncertainty. Uncertainty reduction theory focuses on how people by using communication can gain knowledge and create understanding towards each other. Every new relationship involve uncertainty and these uncertainty will create uncomfortable inside each person, so they…

human life. Albert Einstein was the mastermind behind producing formulae in regards to disproving some of Isaac Newton’s theories on how gravity affected large and distant objects, especially that in relation to mass and energy. Although receiving a Nobel Prize for his work in the photoelectric effect, arguably his greatest development was the area of relativity. The basis of the theory of relativity is that the speed of light is the same for all observers whether they are in motion relative to…