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Operant Conditioning, B.F. Skinner, and Criminal Behavior

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

Developing Countries and Foreign Direct Investment

to be a situation where both side benefit. Direct investment is seen as a way of increasing the wealth of a country as well as a...

Overview of Learning

From this beginning, other theories involved that explain social behavior in terms of learning theory. According to social-learnin...

Psychological Theory and 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

into their conception habits, for they are an intrinsic component of being. "Life is a self-renewing process through action upon ...

Universe Views Forever Changed by Albert Einstein

nothing would have been changed ("How would," 2005). In other words, if it was not Einstein, it would have been someone else who c...

Behaviorist Theory Contributions of B.F. Skinner

in scientific circles, was the psychologists most profound contribution to the study of human behavior. Utilizing rats and pigeon...

Analysis of Motivational Theory and Social Work

In this paper, well examine this dilemma. Well focus on social work as a career and the need for models to help motivate social wo...

Classic Theories of Sigmund Freud Evolved into Winnicott''s Psychoanalytical Perspectives

a natural occurrence but also a highly critical and consequential stage in the development of that childs entire personality. Tha...

Public Policy and Marketing Ethics

both of which are legal and sold in large quantities (Kotler, 2004). (Illegal drugs are also in this category but as theyre not f...

Crime, Gangs, and Law Enforcement Strategies That are Ethnic and Race Specific

contend, is fueled by nothing but a lot of "hot air and rhetoric" (Berry, 1995, p. PG). The cycle is not difficult to comprehend:...

Questions on Psychology Answered

inasmuch as it is an illusive notion. Indeed, to consider there are other minds besides ones own is a theory that not only requir...

WalMart Market Planning and Internationalization Theory

in international trade they should also import any commodity where they have the absolute disadvantage, that is where they can onl...

Article Review 'Expanding the antecedent component of the traditional business negotiation model Pre-negotiation literature review and planning-preparation propositions' by Peterson and Lucas

intelligence gathering truly helps - the more that the negotiator knows the other side, the more the negotiator knows the other si...

Theories on Conflict

"broadened the Marxian interpretation of social stratification by introducing the concept of status groups parallel to but analyti...

The Importance of Direct Learning in the Childhood Development Theories of Jean Piaget

process of creativity and interaction, and that this model was applicable to all "types" of knowledge, including social, cognitive...

Abnormal Psychology: The Diverse Perspectives

understanding and explaining human behavior, then it stands to reason that the disciplines of that science would gravitate towards...

Leadership Qualities and Practice

on the actions and behaviour of leaders, in this approach leadership was perceived in the context of human behaviour. This was an ...

Utilitarianism

with good and bad (Boeree). An example of this is when people ask one another for advice (Boeree). Egoism is another premise. It d...

GLOBALIZATION AND FREIDMAN'S NEO-LIBERAL THEORIES

up to its responsibility, i.e., existing to make profits. But the theory doesnt necessarily jive with the idea, at least ...

Discretion in Policing

must always play a part in police work, discretion is a more arbitrary practice (Bronitt and Stenning, 2011). For example, where a...

Communication - A Review of the Literature

broadly examined by many scholars; early studies looked at the way communication took place with the aim of developing communicati...

Challenges for Employers in the Hotel Industry

Two articles looking at different issues associated with employing workers in the hospitality industry are examined. The first ar...

What is the Phillips Curve and is it Accurate?

The writer explains the Phillips Curve, the way it was created and how it has been used, including government use. The model appe...

Realism and Liberalism in International Relations

International Relations is a topic which comes under the broader heading of political science, but is the subject really a science...

Creativity and Innovation

of the sticky post it notes ma be seen as the creative use of an research project that initially had the aim of developing a new s...

Why Be Moral?

todays society, but the search for contentment goes back centuries. For many searchers, happiness comes and goes, but it is a popu...

Leadership and Leadership Styles

distrust, as such the style (Kotter, 1999) is one that does not seek to use an autocratic style and allows the employees to be hea...

Samuel Walker, the Wedding Cake, and Criminal Justice

likely to go to a full jury trial * have considerable impact on the public perception (too much?) (Chapter Topics, 2007). An exa...

An Evaluation of Ethical Theory

get what they want. After all, sacrifice usually ends up creating martyrs. This theory is aligned with the current notion that cap...

Government and The Economy

influence on the American economy, exceeding that of the federal government (Mandel and Dunham, 2006). Just a decade ago, the U.S....