I have been surveying my options regarding my present and future career plan. As I consider various paths, one option remains outstanding and seems to fit my personality and my skill set to a tee. This option is that of the possible advancement within my region, as I hope to become promoted to a noncommissioned officer. The following essay will summarize the reasons as to what I believe makes a good noncommissioned officer, why I fit these criterion and for which reasons I wish to become an NCO.
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Version 2 second quiz 1- Much learning takes effort and time, but some learning is so casual as to be unintentional. This type of learning is referred to as ________ learning. A. stage one B. subliminal C. incidental D. evoked 2- ________ was first demonstrated by experiments performed on dogs by Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist doing research on digestion in animals. A. Instrumental conditioning B. Classical conditioning C. Rejection conditioning D. Extinction
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Phobias and Addictions Paper Viktorija Canevik-Alex PSY/300 Jacqueline Hall July 20, 2013 University of Phoenix Phobias and Addiction Paper In this paper I will discuss how phobias and addiction are connected to the classical and operant conditioning. I will explain how phobias and addiction are
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History of Fred Jones' Work Fred Jones worked in clinical psychology at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) where he received a Ph. D. specializing in work with schools and families. As the head of the Child Experimental Ward while working at the UCLA Medical Center Dr. Jones developed methods of helping children with severe emotional disorders. He then began to cross these methods over to special education and general classroom setting while working at the Medical Center. Once his
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In psychology, two important behavior concepts that are taught are classical and operant conditioning. Operant conditioning, invented by B.F. Skinner, (or instrumental conditioning) is a type of learning that is modified by consequences of an individual’s behavior. Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs establishing associations between different events. Both of these types of conditioning are used to treat phobias. Some say that they both also treat nightmares, obsessions, depression
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What causes addiction, and what is the best approach to counteract it? One contemporary view on the main causes of addiction is positive reinforcement. While there are many factors that contribute to both chemical and physical addiction, including psychosis, a disruptive childhood, or cognitive impairment, positive reinforcement is the major underlying characteristic that envelops an individual’s substance addiction (Osher, 1989). Though the reasons for compulsive drug self-administration varies
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satisfaction that a person experience from an attained outcome. Potentially a discrepancy can occur between the anticipated satisfaction from an outcome (valence) and the actual satisfaction that it provides (it’s value). When such disparity occurs, the reward system implemented will lead to loss of the motivational value. 2. Instrumentality represents a person’s belief about the relationship between performing an action and experiencing an outcome. The high performance is most likely to occur when
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Lead the Way Self-Analysis Part 1 – My Five Most Important Personal Characteristics 1) Ethical – I try to stick to my moral principles without compromise. I will always avoid doing anything that can bring about harm to others, whether that be physical or emotional, and I have no issues with putting the needs of others above my own. As a manager, this means that when a shady situation comes up, I can and will take the moral choice quickly. There would be no dilly-dallying on whether or not the
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the most salient issues amongst organizations is performance management issue. Increasingly, researches have indicated that many problems have triggered whilst the systems are implemented. The noticeable performance reward issue is the recognition fairness of the performance reward systems. According to CIPD Employee Outlook Survey (2013), employees are experiencing the unfairness every day in the workplace and 20 per cent of this perception emerged from problems related pay which was ranked the
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Foster Care Agency. Current Culture According to the Organizational Culture Inventory, the primary style of the Foster Care Agency is Avoidance which is a culture that characterizes organizations that fail to reward success but nevertheless punish mistakes. This negative reward system leads members to shift responsibilities to others and avoid any possibility of being blamed for a mistake. This culture style of employers waits for others to act first and take few chances. The second style of
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