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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...

Overview of Learning

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

Theoretical Perspectives on Psychology

an active processor of information, and deals with the interaction between perception, memory and thought. We perceive the world a...

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...

Chronicle of the Case of JonBenet Ramsey

shows, even Larry King and Geraldo aired shows on this case (The Editor, 2001). As the Editor of The World & I put it: ". . . dwe...

Development Stages of Erik Erikson

of Caring becomes a strength (1993). This emerges from an internal conflict that often is found in adults (1993). Generatively ma...

Matt Case Study on Career Decision Making

to keep him interested * Ego Identity vs. Role Confusion: Ego identity requires a feeling of congruence in the different aspects ...

Amelia Case Study on Career Decision Making

that is based on perceived responsibilities, which, in turn, stem from family love and closeness. Beyond that, Amelia has had many...

Henri Case Study on Career Decision Making

career requires commitment, thought, dedication and planning. John Hollands Personality-Type Theory is based on the theory that t...

Dynamics of Group Counseling

the group but also the process of facilitation: the counsellor knows at which point, for instance, a particular form of interventi...

Medicare and Medicaid Options' Evaluation

In ten pages Medicaid and Medicare options are evaluated with several policy issues discussed and an examination of Kingston's the...

Summaries of Articles by Rawls, Mills, and Dworkin

special vulnerability to prejudice or hostility or stereotype..." (Dworkin 56). II. MILLS Mills poses the question that is of in...

Capitalist Dynamics According to Joseph Schumpeter and Albert Hirschman

In nine pages this research paper presents a twentieth century assessment of the economic theories of Schumpeter and Hirschman reg...

Class Struggle, Science, Freedom, and Karl Marx

In six pages this research paper examines Karl Marx's theories in a consideration of such concepts as the working class struggle, ...

Nature of Mental States by Hillary Putnam

In three pages this paper examines the theories of philosopher Hillary Putnam as represented in the text. There are 3 sources cit...

Hegelian Dialect and Historical Materialism

In five pages the theories of Hegel and Marx are contrasted and compared in a consideration of the absolute idealism dialect of He...

Scientific Functionalism Versus Empiricism

This paper addresses the statement: functionalism is a scientifically suspect theory, quite apart from concern about its empirical...

Perspectives of Robert Nozick and John Rawls on Justice

In ten pages these two Harvard philosophers' views on justice are compared in a consideration of human socialization and an assess...

Existentialism and Phenomenology

In nine pages this paper discusses how a philosophy class would teach phenomenology and existentialist theories by answering quest...

'Just War' Concept

In eighteen pages this paper examines how St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo developed the 'just war' concept and theor...

Views of Popper and Schlick on Metaphysics

In seven pages Popper's falsification and verification comparison along with Schlick's theory on verification are examined in this...

Comparing Ethical Perspectives of David Hume and Immanuel Kant

Inquiry Concerning The Principles of Morals Hume appears to attack the rigorism model of moral judgment in that he believes that ...

Epistemology Change Approaches

In ten pages epistemology or the theory of knowledge is examined in terms of its theoretical viability. Eight sources are cited i...

Scientific Inquiry Logic

In twenty pages this paper discusses various scientific inquiries regarding logic in terms of theory, conditions, correlation, and...

The Cartesian Circle

This research report looks at one of Descartes' most well known theories. The basis of the Cartesian Circle is duly noted. The ide...

Intellect and Knowledge and Descartes

This research report examines the theories of Descartes and how knowledge and the intellect relate to experiential knowledge. The ...

Virtues of Mind by Linda Zagzebski

combining the areas of reform epistemology, philosophy and psychology, with the intent to prove that intelligent virtue is the tru...

Emile Durkheim's Suicide and Sociology

In five pages this paper applies decision theory to the text Suicide by sociological theorist Emile Durkheim. Four sources are ...

Sociology of Religion and Emile Durkheim

In six pages Durkheim's sociological arguments regarding religion are considered and then opposes his social practice enactment th...

Swedenborgianism and Adventism

This paper consists of six pages and contrasts as well as compares these two types of religious thought and despite some similarit...