Albert Bandura

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    Exam 2 General Psychology

    Kind of learning that occurs when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus; pavlov (dog) a method of learning that occurs through rewards or consequences; B.F. Skinner(skinner box) Positive reinforcement occurs by presenting a motivating stimulus after the behavior has been exhibited (reward). Negative reinforcement occurs when a stimulus is removed after a behavior (consequence). Primary reinforcers are biological (food, drink, and pleasure), secondary are conditioned

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    Whypeoplebehave the Way They Do

    Why People Behave the Way They Do Kasey Lasley University of the Cumberlands Basic Psychology Lindsey Cockrum February 8th, 2014 Abstract Psychology is a discipline that asks and answers the fundamental question, why do we behave the way we do and think the way we think?. The best way to characterize the different approaches that are taken to answer the question of psychology is to identify them as major perspectives. The major perspectives represent fundamental assumptions that underlie

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    Outline the Similarities and Differences Between Adorno Et Al.’S (1950) and Altemeyer’s (1981) Approach to Authoritarianism

    Outline the similarities and differences between Adorno et al.’s (1950) and Altemeyer’s (1981) approach to authoritarianism The rise of fascism in Germany in the 1930’s and the acts of aggression and atrocities committed by the Nazis during the Second World War led to questions being asked as to why some people where prone to such levels of violence and hate in the name of political ideology. The ‘Authoritarian Personality’ was a concept suggested in 1950 by German sociologist Theodor Adorno and

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    Social Learning Theory

    The process in which children acquire the behaviours, habits, expectations, skills, and standards that their social group has is called socialization. Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, which states that “human learning occurs either deliberately or inadvertently by observing the actual behavior of others and the consequences of them” (Bandura, 1999, page 5). The Social Learning Theory states that people learn through watching other people, such as their parents and/or teachers, and copying

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    Phobia Paper

    Explaining Phobia Student’s Name PSYCH/504 Date Teacher’s name Explaining Phobia Phobias are very common. The Association of Psychiatry defines phobia as an excessive and persistent fear of a specific thing (American Psychiatric Association, 2012). Sally, who has a dog phobia since she was in second grade because of a negative experience has anxiety when she meets someone and is asked to go to a new place where she does not know if there is a dog present or not. To explain

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    Depression Ans Suicide

    Major Depression and Suicide Kathy Lightsey AB200 Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Carol Abraham Nov. 03, 2014 Major Depression and Suicide The word depression is used for a wide range of mental states. On one side are passing moods of disappointments, regrets, or anxiety that almost everyone experience one time or another. On the other side there are symptoms which are described by many psychiatrists as clinical depression. This is a lingering feeling of despair that last for weeks

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    Discussion on How Theory and Research in Health Psychology Has Been Helpful or Unhelpful in Addressing Human Problems

    Discussion on how theory and research in health psychology has been helpful or unhelpful in addressing human problems. Areas important in health psychology involve studies of behaviour which courses illness and also a way to try motivate individuals to leave healthy with the influence from hospitals and care professionals in the society. ‘Health psychology is the aggregate of the specific educational, scientific and professional contribution of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and

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    Clinically, Kelly developed a psychotherapy technique called fixed-role therapy. In fixed-role therapy, the therapist asks the client to adopt a different identity for a two-week period. The client is asked to act the part of someone whose constructions and behaviors are significantly different from the client’s. Because the client is only playing a role, any threat that might occur as a result of violating one’s own personal identity are minimized. After all, the client is simply playing a part

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    Behavior Therapy: Basic Concepts, Assessment Methods, and Applications.

    Behavior Therapy: Basic Concepts, Assessment Methods, and Applications. Different kinds of psychotherapies have existed throughout history, and have always been rooted in philosophical views of human nature (Wachtel P., 1997). Specifically, behavior therapy intents to help individuals overcome difficulties in nearly any aspect of human experience (Thorpe G. & Olson S., 1990). The techniques of behavior therapy have been applied to education, the workplace, consumer activities, and even sports

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    Learning

    Learning Saundra Moskoff Psych 550 October 29, 2012 Ming Zheng, Ph.D. Learning The acquirement of information resulting in openly discernable and reasonably stable behavioral changes defines how people acquire knowledge (Terry, 2009). People learn during every stage of life. Toddlers who burn their hands after unintentionally touching a hot stove learn they should not touch a hot stove. Because she wanted to look cute in a short skirt, despite the cold temperature, teenage girls

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