Operant conditioning Psychopathology- the study of abnormal behaviour Biological functions such as eating, drinking and sleeping are regulated by… • Homeostasis: steady state of equilibrium within bodily systems. A system is returned to a resting level through motivational states that energise and direct homeostasis-restoring behaviours. ! • Thus, homeostatic systems include several features: 1. Set Point: biologically optimal level the system strives to maintain. 2. Feedback mechanisms:
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Managing Performance and Motivation Mabel M. Miguel Professor of Organizational Behavior miguel@unc.edu ©2013 Mabel Miguel Road Map for Today • Motivation and the EPO framework: – Definitions and Examples – Hausser Foods Case • A more detailed look at the application of EPO – Five common problem areas applying EPO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Opportunity & Ability Goal Setting / Expectations Feedback Metrics and Equity Incentives and Rewards If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes
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frequency tables, bar chart, pie chart (b) Quantitative variable: histogram, five-number summary, boxplots 5. Descriptive statistics: mean x, median, mode, range, interquartile range (IQR), variance s2 , ¯ standard deviation s. They are used to describe shape, center and spread of the distribution. 6. Percentiles: 25th = Q1 , 50th = median, 75th = Q3 etc. Correlation and Linear Regression 1. Scatterplot, y (dependent, response) variable, x (independent, explanatory) variable 2. Correlation (linear association
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(“Brazos”) negligently allowed an employee to keep unencrypted nonpublic customer data on a laptop computer that was stolen from the employee’s home during a burglary on September 24, 2004. This matter comes before the Court on Brazos’s Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the Motion. BACKGROUND Case 0:05-cv-00668-RHK-JSM Document 61 Filed 02/07/2006 Page 2 of 14 Brazos, a non-profit corporation
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in the area. After reading this report you will realize BP’s CEO Tony Hayward, all the way down to the engineers in charge of everyday operations were to blame for the worse oil tragedy in our history. Sincerely, Executive Summary This is a report on how British Petroleum has failed in many areas of business communications. It’s going to include 3 main points that will explain in detail on how British Petroleum had bad communication and how it ended up creating history’s
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covey my perception, and various methods of how I communicate in relationships; as well as, the way it affects personal outcomes. In this essay, I will enlighten to you what I have gain knowledge of about the relationship when it comes to communication and identity. Additionally, I will offer a testimonial illustration of how I communicate my gender, social and cultural identities; in response to others. In regards to how communication and identities, I think that it influences each other when
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19, 2014 Introduction After filling out the response page in the Team Dimensions Profile, I found out that I am a creator/refiner. Interpretation Stage I: Personal Approach “When working with others to accomplish a specific purpose; people combine their natural thinking and behavioral preferences into an approach,” (Team Dimensions Profile) The first stage is this approach. It is all about how you interact when in a team setting. My personal approach is the Spontaneous Approach; I scored a
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Searches 14 Unit 10 Assignment 1: Putting the Finishing Touches on Your ePortfolio 15 Laboratory Assignments 17 Unit 1 Lab 1: Personal Persistence Narrative 17 Unit 1 Lab 2: Grit Test 21 Unit 2 Lab 1: Optimism 24 Unit 2 Lab 2: Self-Control 25 Unit 3 Lab 1: Curiosity in Modern Times 27 Unit 3 Lab 2: Integrity Matters 28 Unit 4 Lab 1: Create a Research Summary Memorandum 29 Unit 5 Lab 1: Resolving Systemic Conflict: Scenario Analysis 31 Unit 6 Lab 1: Time Value of Money 32 Unit 6
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Stephanie Dunfee Article Summary 1 May 27, 2015 Video Case #1 – Chobani: Making Greek Yogurt a Household Name 1. Hamdi Ulukaya identified residents of Long Island, New York first for his first cups of Greek yogurt. The first cups were placed on shelves of a small grocery store in 2007. He focused on the “4Ps” to promote his yogurt. The first P was his product strategy. Ulukaya hired a yogurt master to help him develop Chobani. The product strategy focused on the actual product and packaging
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This week’s reading hit close to home for me on some topics and was very informative and helpful. In the beginning of chapter 3 where there is a summary of Angela Savanti regarding her depression, I could relate to my own personal life experiences. Three years ago was the hardest time of my life so far and my parents started attending therapy with me with an adoption counselor. It didn’t really help, but I think it was mostly because I didn’t want to be thrown into therapy before getting help from
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