...[Behavioural Science ] | The thinking and creative mind- Behavior Modification Experimental report | Creating a behaviour using operant conditioning Creating a behaviour using operant conditioning ABSTRACT The study aims to increase a desired behavior using operant conditioning. The subject of this study is a female American staffy, four years of age and the desired behavior is sitting unasked when entering or leaving a house, when entering a car and before crossing roads. The subject was involved in a three-week study, one week observing the usual behavior and two weeks of reinforcing the desired behavior. The desired behavior was achieved before the two weeks of reinforcing were completed. It shows that the study was successful, although the subject cannot give feedback or rate their mood towards the succession. Introduction: Operant conditioning is a kind of learning in which an animal or human performs some behavior, and the following consequence (reward or punishment) increases or decreases the chance that the same behavior will be performed again. Enforcing operant conditioning takes learning and memory, Learning is defined as ‘the cognitive process of acquiring skills or knowledge’ such as learning how to sit or walk, memory is defined as ‘an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information’ such as remembering the consequence of a behaviour. A previous case of conditioning is the case of Little Albert conducted by john Watson in which a nine month...
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...In the case of Michael Parks, he is an 8-year-old bi-racial (African American and White) young boy whose family came to the attention of Child Protective Services and the Wayne County Family Court due to allegations of improper supervision and physical neglect as the mother, Diana Parks, admitted ongoing drug usage. Drug paraphernalia including a glass tube that was burned on both ends was observed in an ash tray on a table when Child Protective Services investigated. Ms. Parks is in a relationship with Michael’s father, Jeremy Jones, and there are allegations of domestic violence within the relationship. The children reported that they have witnessed their father physically abusing their mother. Mr. Jones has been in and out of jail due to...
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...Management 317: Organizational Behavior Spring Semester, 2012: 12:40-2:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday Professor: Dr. Kathi Lovelace Office/Email: Florence Moore 310A, kathi.lovelace@menlo.edu, (650) 543-3848 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:45-12:45 p.m., and by appointment. From March 1 to April 19: Thursdays 5:00-5:50 p.m. Required Texts/Materials: 1. Robbins, S. & Judge, T. (2012). Essentials of Organizational Behavior (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. 3. MyManagementLab: This is an additional online resource that goes with our textbook. More information will be provided the first week of class (e.g., how to register, how we will use it). 2. Readings, case studies and other class materials will be posted on our Moodle http://menlo.mrooms3.net and Menlo Library http://apps.menlo.edu/library/courses/reserves.php sites. Please log-in the first week of class to ensure you can access our sites. Course Description and Approach: Organizational Behavior (OB) “is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior in organizations” (Robbins & Judge, 2012; pg.2). Topics include perceptions, personality, team dynamics, problem-solving, communication and collaboration, conflict management, and motivation. Building positive organizational cultures, understanding power and influence and leading and managing change effectively and ethically are also key topics covered...
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...Legal and organisation requiremnets …………….. 3 d. Risk analysis………………………………………… 4 e. Misconduct and serious misconduct………………. 4 f. List of legislation……………………………………. 5 g. Policies and procedure …………………………….. 5 h. Supporting Documents ……………………………. 6 i. Performance review and disciplinary process…… 6 Assessment 2: Disciplinary process Student’s Name | Navin Rajendhiran | ID No. | S2153 | Assessor’s Name | Tardeesh Kaur | Phone No. | 0402380974 | Assessment Date/s | | Time/s | | 1. The reasons the organisation lost its unfair dismissal case with Fair Work Australia * This report discuss about the Performance management system and disciplinary process that a manager fail to progress in a security company, which leads bad employee to wins the hearing on dismissal case. There are several reasons that heads the organization to lose a dismissal case are shown below. * Formal disciplinary process is not pursued by the employer. * Carrying out of fair-minded investigation was not there. * There were no records of any notes provided by the employer to back the claims that there had been meetings and reviews. The only written evidence produced was the termination letter. * The original version of the medical certificate was not produced in the hearing by the company. * Sam produced a...
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...October 15, 2012 Wagner, J. (2009). Sexual Steve: A Schema-Focused Spiritually Based Approach. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences. Introduction In this case study the author is trying to understand why his client Steve has a sex addiction and a substance abuse problem, and then hopefully figure out how to change Steve’s behaviors. Steve in thirty seven years old, married, and has two children. One of Steve’s motivators for change is that he wanted to become a pastor. God was extremely important in his life despite his sinful lifestyle. Steve’s mother passed away when he was thirteen, and since then Steve has been very close with his sister. Steve does not get along with his father who is physically abusive, and remarried just six months after his mother died. The client started engaging in casual sex shortly after his mother died at age thirteen. Methods The author used a religious technique to help her client, Steve. It was beneficial for him to work on his relationship with God, and as his relationship with God improved so did his life. The author used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change the way Steve thought. Steve became more aware of his actions and that he was sinning. Since his relationship with God was so important to him, it was a huge motivator for positive change. Results This case resulted in positive progress, not perfection. Steve had to address his family issues before he was able to move towards his goal. Once he finally was able to make peace with them...
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...Learning Module Case study response 8 1. What impressed you the most about the team case study? 2. What did you find most helpful or interesting about the team case study? 3. What would you like to learn more about or what questions do you have regarding what you viewed? Grading will be on a credit/no-credit basis with the criteria of clarity, relevance, and thoughtfulness of responses Comment 1 I was really impressed with how you compared the three evaluations on Bianca. By having the three evaluation information, you can see how a student either progress or regress. Also, it is important to have a total history of the student to understand how to address the needs. I am glad the team gave us the necessary information from her ARD paperwork to give us a clear picture of who Bianca really is. Comment 2 I find it very interesting that from 2010 to 2013, the student has made tremendous improvement to the point services is no longer warranted. I would like to know want strategies were used to make these changes occur. I find it interesting the student is in a PSI setting. Which makes me wonder if she is in the correct setting? In looking at the evaluation information, it seems like she is making progress. So why is she not being moved to the Life skills setting? I would try it for a day or two to see how she functions in that setting. If it works, I would possible try for a week. If she shows the capability to be in the life skills setting, I would do a placement change...
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...action, and motivation to learn. “Self-regulated” describes a process of taking control of and evaluating one’s own learning and behavior. SRL emphasizes autonomy and control by the individual who monitors, directs, and regulates their actions toward goals of information acquisition, expanding knowledge, and self-improvement. Self-regulated learners are aware of their academic strengths and weaknesses, and have a collection of strategies they can apply to help with the day-to-day challenges of academic tasks. Article Overview The article titled, A Framework for Implementing Individualized Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in the Classroom, by Bryan M. Ness and Michael J. Middleton (2011), discussed one model for implementing self-regulated learning strategies. The article highlighted the instructional procedures, contextual application, and measurement of outcomes through the use of a single case study. By determining the SRL needs of the special education student, the special education teacher developed a strategy that would assist the student with the planning and self-evaluation aspects of SRL in the classroom. The case study showed that through the use of appropriate SRL strategies the student was able to develop the proper skills required to improve overall classroom behavior, lesson engagement, and assignment completion. The study showed that, “Self-regulation interventions improve academic functioning by expanding the student’s repertoire of strategies, use...
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...Poisonous Management in Nursing American Sentinel University Poisonous Management in Nursing In today’s nursing world people in a management position can abuse their authority. A prime example is the case study “Nurse Manager Power” that is described in our text (Grohar & Langan, 2011). The case study describes Mrs. Jackson, the nurse manager, as a negative and abusive person. Mrs. Jackson publicly degrades, humiliates, and segregates her staff by showing favoritism. Overall, unit morale decreases because of the stigma in the unit. Upper management will now have to intervene to resolve the issue. There are several different types of power listed in our text. In this particular case, Mrs. Jackson uses coercive power. Coercive power is defined as “the use of fear to ensure compliance from subordinates” (Grohar & Langan, 2011). The staff fear repercussions if they bring their issues to Mrs. Jackson and staff members have their schedules created according to favoritism. There is also the use of legitimate power in this case. Legitimate power is defined as “the officially sanctioned right of the superior to exact rights and obligations from subordinates” (Grohar & Langan, 2011). Mrs. Jackson’s legitimate power comes from her position as nursing manager. She is responsible for controlling and running the coronary care step-down unit and with that comes power. Reward power is also apparent and is defined as “when a leader or manager uses their position...
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...Case Study Module 2 Lindsey M. Charbonneau Ashford University Abstract Case studies have been used throughout research for preparing all types of people for numerous types of situations they may come in contact with in the professional world. As educators it is important to stay atop of the latest research so we can be prepared to engulf any situation with care, intelligence, and the optimum outcome for the student. The following case studies show possible outcomes for two separate cases dealing with Raoul, a hard of hearing bilingual sweet third grader, and Joe, a tutored in reading pressured by his community involved parents. Both students need a lot of attention from not only the school staff but also their influencing outside forces to help them succeed with the goals each educator has set for them during the current school year. Below are three possible solutions that are very different but hold the very same goal, doing everything within the educator’s power to assist the student in their success. Case Study One Introduction In Level A, Case 1 we have Raoul. Raoul is nine years old and in the third grade. He is a bilingual student that is completely fluent in English and Spanish. Raoul is well liked by both his peers and staff, especially when is translating for his Cuban born parents. Raoul’s challenge in the classroom is due to his being hard of hearing. He has the most difficulty when information in the classroom is passed on partially or all orally. Case...
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...Section 5 School Examples, Student Case Studies, and Research Examples • School Examples, page 5.3 – School-Wide Screening, page 5.4 – Progress Monitoring, page 5.5 – Tiered Service Delivery, page 5.9 – Data-Based Decision Making, page 5.13 – Parent Involvement, page 5.16 – Resources, page 5.22 August 2006 Overview In November 2002, the United States Department of Education requested that the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) identify, describe, and evaluate the implementation of responsiveness to intervention (RTI) in elementary schools throughout the United States. The NRCLD staff worked with the six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) to identify potential sites and solicit school participation. More than 60 schools across the country initially were considered, and information from 41 of those schools was submitted. The NRCLD research staff reviewed the extensive amount of information submitted and judged that 19 of those schools were engaging in one or more commendable RTI practices based on a review of the following six components of an RTI service-delivery model: • School-wide screening. Screening is a type of assessment characterized by quick, low cost, repeatable testing of critical academic skills or behaviors and can be administered by individuals with minimal amounts of training. A screening measures whether a student should be judged at risk. If a student meets the criteria for at-risk status, he or she is considered for more in-depth...
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...Our case study this week looked at the issues Christine Spencer faced as the Team Coordinator of her course project group in her Organizational Behavior class. While Christine was satisfied with most of the team's progress and interactions, there was one team member whose work was lacking. This team member, Mike, did not seem to click with the group and had not completed his portion of the assignment. In order to offer a possible solution, it is important to look back at what went wrong with the group dynamic. Group Development There are five stages of team development. The first stage, the Forming Stage, is when the group first meets and gets to know each other. The second stage, the Storming Stage, is noted in our textbook as "one of high emotionality and tension among team members." (Schermerhorm, 2011, p. 156) During this stage, team members work to define their roles in the project and the tasks that will need to be completed in order to be successful. The third stage, the Norming Stage, is a period in which the group continues to work together and strengthens their relationship as a team. Next is the Performing Stage, where the team becomes a cohesive, mature unit. At this point, the team is able to work smoothly to progress towards their goals. Any disagreements are easily solved within the unit, and team members are able to move on and continue with work. The final stage is the Adjourning Stage, when work is completed. The team disbands after celebrating...
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...------------------------------------------------- WIN ID: 140545 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Student contact phone number: 0469243041 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Student email: harsimransinghlitt@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Unit of study code: BSBHRM512A ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Unit of study name: Develop and Manage Performance-Management Processes ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Unit of Study Trainer: Mr. Deyaco ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Assessment title and Number: ______ Implement Performance Management Processes and _Coordinate Learning and Development _________Assessment Task2____ ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Due date: 09/06/2015...
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...Running Heads: Middle Childhood Case Study 1 Middle Childhood Case Study Child Psychology Middle Childhood Case Study 2 According to Angela Oswalt, cognitive development in Piaget’s concrete operations are the mental (cognitive) changes children undergo during the middle childhood era often more pronounced and noticeable than their physical changes. Children’s ability to consciously, thoughtful and pro-actively choose to pursue goals (instead of simply to the environment) appears during this developmental period. In addition, children’s thinking style gradually becomes more logical, organized, and flexible as they enter Piaget’s “Concrete Operational” thinking stage. Berk (2011) states, in Piaget theory as the brain develops and children’s experiences expand, they move through four stages each characterized by qualitatively distract ways of thinking. These stages are classified as the sensorimotor during the age of birth-2 years, pre operational 2-7, concrete operational age 7-4 and formal operational 11 years on of these four stages . According to Carol Gilligan in her article Introduction to the theorist and Theory Behind Human behavior, the concrete operational stage age 7-11 is where the ability to think logically about concrete objects and events) takes place. Thinking becomes more but outwardly focused and the child gains the understanding of conversation of number, mass, and weight. Can sort objects according to several features and order them...
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...Running head: INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY 1 Individual Psychology Case Study of Tyler Marks A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Lori Masters Liberty University INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY 2 Abstract Key components of Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology Theory are presented and applied to a case study and treatment plan for an adolescent boy. Individual Psychology therapy techniques are utilized to help the adolescent develop insight into his struggles and assist him in developing strategies for change to increase his interest in being a part of his family and society. Credibility of Adler’s theory, from a Christian perspective, is discussed. Conclusions are drawn as to the effectiveness of this theory in assisting the adolescent boy in coming to terms with, and changing his negative behaviors, so that he can live more harmoniously with his family following the divorce of his parents. Keywords: strive for perfection, ‘lifestyle’, significance, sense of community, communal life, social interest, love, private logic, birth order, masculine protest, ‘basic tasks’, tasks of life’, movement, faulty logic, faulty goals, faulty ‘lifestyle’, goals, social contribution, ‘acting out’. Individual Psychology Client’s Presenting Concerns Tyler Marks is an 11year old Caucasian boy. He came to counseling at the request of his parents to address problem behaviors that are affecting his relationships at home and in school. Since...
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...and worked one year in a Multinational Company. She had just returned to the country and she became the Head of Marketing at the “Global Travel Group”, a leading travel Company in Colombo. The company opened five new branches within the last three months. Hence, Rebecca’s team had numerous challenge and unusually heavy workload. The main objective of the case study is to find, describe and analyze problems effectively. Problems can be found easily in this case study. Problem 01, No proper understanding about Culture & No proper qualification -Marketing depends on customer & customer behavior. Definitely Rebecca should know the culture of Sri Lanka. It helps her to understand the customers & customer behavior in Sri Lanka. I suggest to do an Induction programme for her to understand the culture of Sri Lanka & culture of the company. She is not suitable for the position, Head of marketing. According to her qualifications she suits for the position Assistant marketing manager. Problem 02, Heavy work scheduled & Not enough time limits have given for the Performance Appraisal- According to this case study we can see Rebecca don’t know how to do a performance appraisals. She had completed the 30 performance appraisal forms of the entire Marketing Team within a single day. Marketing manager and HR manager can coordinate and delegate Rebecca’s task to her subordinates until she get use to the system. Problem 03, No proper knowledge in performance appraisal-...
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