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Theories of Organizational Change

The process of successful change was observed by Lewin as occurring in three stages; unfreezing, change and refreezing (Lewin, 195...

Behaviorism/B.F. Skinner

the concept of positive reinforcement; the influence of negative reinforcement; extinction or non-reinforcement and punishment (Me...

Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

choice will be made between the alternatives (Elton et al, 2002). There may be situations where there is certainty of outcome. Thi...

B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning

maintain productivity amidst the prison setting, supervisors must also maintain a strict adherence to control and authority so tha...

Sigmund Freud, Carl Rogers, and B.F. Skinner

reinforcement, at least to an extent. II. Carl Rogers 1. Who is he? Some have said he was the most influential psychologist in h...

Life and Work of B.F. Skinner

conditioning is one of the simplest, but most profound discoveries concerning human behavior and the behavior of animals as well. ...

The Film 'A Thousand Acres' Four Psychological Theoretical Reviews

Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is ...

Impacts of Plato, Pythagoras, Wolfgang Kohler, and B.F. Skinner on Education

(Bosomolny, 2002). He founded the Pythagorean school of philosophy, mathematics and natural sciences. His teachings soon attract...

Approaches to Psychology

as cycle speed follows no set pattern and can overlap one another within the maturation process. "In early developmental theories...

Early Moral Development Theories

One of the earliest moral development theory came from Kohlberg who offered a stage theory in three levels. This theory has been t...

Applying Ariely's Theories

Ariely offered the Fudge Factor Theory and the theory of ego depletion to explain why good people cheat. This paper provides a bri...

Leadership Motivation Conflict, Emotional Intelligence

What leadership styles can be related to what motivational theories? Effective leaders know there is a direct connection between t...

Social Psychological Theory Current Event

This paper applies a social psychological theory to a current event. The paper demonstrates how the theory can be applied to a ver...

The Application of Theories on Education in Nursing

In a paper of ten pages, the author reflects on nursing theories and educational theories, including constructivism and the theori...

The Views of Tolman Compared to Watson and Skinner

by Watson. Watson integrated an experimental focus on showing the connection between stimuli and conditioned behaviors. Watso...

Tornstam's Gerotranscendence Theory

formulated by Lars Tornstam, a Swedish professor of sociology, has provided a new conceptualization of aging, as this theory perce...

Theories in the Field of Criminology

between Alien Conspiracy Theory and ethnic succession theories is that the former relies on physical and biological factors, where...

Comparative Analysis of Thorndike and Skinner

human knowledge and behavior that has had a direct effect on education. Skinner focused on the ability to study behavior and like...

Programmed Instruction and B.F. Skinner

In a paper consisting of eighteen pages programmed instruction's history is examined and then an integration with the behaviorism ...

Derived Theory of Smoking Relapse Analyzed

then transpose and restate it, in order to explain the phenomenon (1987). Then, the identification of content from the parent theo...

Different Types of Attention Models

In five pages Deutsch and Deutsch's theory of response selection, the attenuation theory of Treisman, and the selection filter the...

Life and Contributions of B.F. Skinner

the head of behavioristic psychology. It is a scientific approach. In Skinners view, it is not individual decision-making that s...

The Basic Concepts Related to Chaos Theory

8 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the basic concepts related to the chaos theory. This paper outlines the...

Theories of Motivation and Leadership

and Mazur 823). Obviously, Stogdills "Great Man" theory was the foundation of what has become known as the charismatic leadership...

Skinner and Freud on Personality

In ten pages this paper examines heredity and environment as it pertains to personality in a theoretical comparison of the views o...

Behaviorism's Precepts from Ivan Pavlov to B.F. Skinner

This research paper consists of six pages and discusses the theoretical contributions of Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner to behaviori...

Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

Watson, Skinner, Tolman

(Hunter College, 2008). After doing this seven times, i.e., give Albert the lab rat accompanied with the loud metallic, Albert beg...

Crime, Criminology Theory, and Delinquency

of behavior upon individual members of the group" (Bursik & Grasmick, 1995, p. 110). Thomas and Znaniecki also included the term ...

Genetic Diversity and the Origin of Life

According to one theory, the universe and its components were formed in a single cataclysmic explosion between ten and twenty mill...