Failure to Escape Traumatic Shock by Seligman and Maier The purpose of this study was to determine the type of learning acquisition in dogs that were subjected to three different styles of electric shock. They wanted to determine what method of learning worked the best to avoid a shock for an extended period of time. Each of the three groups of dogs learned escape/avoidance training, however the "escape" group and the "yoked" group gained more training than the normal control group. The "escape"
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obedience. He has a “teacher” give out a series of simple word pairs for the “learner”. If the learner gets a word pair wrong then the teacher gives out a series of shock ranging from 15 to 450 volts. The teacher who is the real subject in the experiment does not know that the learner is a paid actor who does not receive any actual shocks. The motivation behind this experiment for Milgram was to test just how far people would go to obey the command of an authority figure. Milgram’s theory is that
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Signs of Shock As a veterinary technician, it’s important to be able to recognize when a patient enters the animal hospital in distress. Prompt action following the hospital’s procedures can save a pet’s life. Shock is a medical term meaning a loss of circulation. If a pet is in shock, their blood pressure is very low. This can be critical if the pet’s vital organs and brain is not getting enough blood flow. There are many reasons why a pet may go into shock. Often it is due to a trauma to the body
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to her family and friends. Mrs. Mallard’s train of thought throughout the story is unexpected and shocks the reader at every turn, but teaches the reader a few things about relationships in the process. Situational and dramatic irony are created through the interpretation of Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death and through her own untimely death. Two different events in this story shock the reader through situational irony. Situational irony occurs when the reader’s expectations of
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ventilating poorly when admitted. He was placed on a mechanical ventilator and given IV fluids for shock. C.C. responded well to fluids, with an increase in blood pressure and an improvement in urine output. 1. Based on his case history and responsiveness to fluid therapy, what type of shock was C.C. experiencing? Hypovolemic Shock 2. What other clinical findings would be helpful in confirming the type of shock? Low blood pressure, weak pulse, cyanosis of the lips and fingertips, shallow breathing
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Emergencies An emergency situation occurs when a person suddenly becomes ill or is injured and requires an immediate medical response. Emergencies can happen at any time. For example, imagine two friends at an amusement park, talking and laughing while waiting in line to ride a rollercoaster. One friend tells the other that she does not feel well. She looks pale. Suddenly, she falls to the ground. If her friend knows what to do, she may be able to prevent further harm to her friend, or even save
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RED FROM GREEN The Short story Red from Green by Maile Meloy is about a fifteen year old girl named Sam Turner, who is on a four-day float trip with her father, her uncle and the uncle’s client, Layton, from his new law firm. At this trip Sam develops and discovers new things in the process of becoming an adult and to overcome the stage from being just a child. The short story takes place in Montana, where the Turner family lives. The plot takes place at a river and the surrounding areas, where
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attribution as it is arguing that the behaviour resulted from the situation a person was in. Aim: The aim of the experiment was to investigate what level of obedience would be shown when participants were told by an authority figure to administer electric shocks to
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this experiment was to determine the type of learning gain in dogs that were faced with three different types of electric shock. They wanted to know which method worked best so that they didnt have to shock the dogs for a long period of time. the population being studied was three goups of dogs seperated to evalutae the behaviors dealt with the different types of shock. They picked this group because they were naive and mongrel dogs, pretty much these dogs werent trained to do anytihing
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Shock in plays Both Tennessee Williams and Mark Ravenhill set out to surprise and shock their audience In my opinion, shock is a very effective way of conveying a message, as it is an emotional reaction that stays with the audience for a long time, meaning that they remember the scenes until they can consider the significance. As well as this, it is far easier to make people realise something about the society they see as normal if it is possible to put them in a situation where they see actions
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