SEARCH RESULTS

(1969 as Overskeid, 1995) states: "Behavior which is exclusively shaped by ... contingencies is perhaps the closest one can come t...

the way (Psychology.org, 2003). Another aspect of Skinners theory was that of "chaining," in other words, the fact that te...

pigeons to coin the now infamous term "operant conditioning" to describe the phenomenon of learning occurring in response to an or...

a very early age. Five years later at age 22, some of these things have changed but not all. I came to realize that the reason I...

This paper examines various aspects of the life, personality, and behaviors of the pop star Madonna. The author utilizes the psyc...

the amount of verbal aggression such as threats or insults increases. During this stage, person-directed or hostile aggression whe...

science, man used to think himself a free agent possessing free will. Science gives us, instead, causal determinism wherein every...

Skinner believed that we are what we do and he also believed that we can change what we do for the better. The key to his theory a...

The term, personality, is difficult to define because different theorists define it in different ways. Allport, for example, belie...

of cognitive development. He identified four stages of growth that he believed were sequential and invariant. Michael fits into Pi...

are significant limitations, and the most common approaches appear to be building on existing theories in order to better than, as...

the firms performance (Lintner, 1956, p98). The basic hypothesis, based in research with a sample of 28 firms and interviews with ...

7 pages and 7 sources. This paper provides an overview of the basic elements of chaos theory and relates them to views of their a...

This paper provides a comparison of the learning theories put forth by Piaget and Miller. The author discusses Piaget's Developme...

its female counterpart; while this mentality has been somewhat reversed in certain global communities, it still takes precedent in...

in intellectual environments, especially theoretical ones. This personality often prefers to work alone. The artistic component re...

A leader is one who can effectively bring opposing views into submission to his own while still recognizing and honoring differenc...

child id the individual that is displaying the problematic behaviour the systematic family therapy approach sees this as part of t...

- but just as critical a component to the overall success of this system - is gaining the involvement of family members, determini...

place concurrently at the same time) rather than consecutively (one at a time after each other). Possible paths Total number of ...

the "Yu Family," with parents Harold and Grace. Eddie is their oldest child. Eddie is such a "good" baby, demanding little attenti...

This 10 page paper looks at the way a project to install a computer system in a shop may be planned. The paper focuses ion the pla...

to participate in activities he enjoys; * Ability to make transitions, even if he has some difficulty in the process; * Ability to...

which Brydons behavior will be assessed are held every week on Fridays. During the first two of these practice sessions baseline ...

a result, more diagnoses have been made (Grinage, 2003). It is now something that is also associated with trauma stemming from chi...

hypothesized that "Shawns off-task behavior served a dual function," that involved both positive and negative reinforcement mechan...

relationship with both the mother and her family and the father and his family (also in relation to property and/or inheritance la...

is made. Mayes cites 6 reasons that may impact on a rational judgment, these are overconfidence, fear of regret, cognitive dissona...

and complex. Coots (1998) notes research results have indicated that in order for at-risk children to fully benefit from af...

that people behave themselves and conform to laws. Thus, the revolution in thinking about genes has monumental consequences for ho...