Psychology Answers

Imagine you have a dog you want to train to be able to close doors/shelves in your house that are open. Explain how you would train him to do this complicated task and the learning principles in play.

The process of motivation is driven

Does a toddler incorporate your answers into their new knowledge?
How do they come up with their logic and reasoning?
Why do they continue to ask questions even though to an adult there seem to be no answers? What motivates them to ask a particular question?

Why are infants unable to understand object permanence? And how do they learn this concept?
What does an infant's lack of object permanence tell about their development?
Later in life with age, can lack of object permanence reappear?

How come puberty seems to be starting at an earlier age. It is due to the environment or to changing lifestyles.
During puberty why do kids feel unable to connect with others or awkward?
Other than the emotional and physical changes, how does one change after puberty?

What role does the critical period play in children? What happens if the circumstances aren't met during the critical period?
Why do humans differ so majorly from animals when it comes to their first impression?
How does our biology determine how we will act at certain points in our life? Is there no difference in their behavior?

Why are the similarities between a neurotransmitter and a hormone? How are they different?

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Bin Laden's fatwa issued on February 23rd, 1998, stated jihad was a duty of every Muslim and that jihad should target the U.S. and Israel. According to Clint Watts, a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, "Up to bin Laden's death, al Qaeda's focus pointed directly at the U.S. Today, al Qaeda affiliates primarily focus on developing local operational space and bases of support." Moving forward, do you feel these affiliates will automatically focus their strategic objectives on attacking the U.S., or will their focus be more distributed to a number of "far enemies"? Defend your answer..

At the outset of the intensive language training undertaken by Susan Curtis, there was considerable optimism about Genie’s language potential. Genie’s discovery also provided the potential to apply empirical evidence to theoretical debate. Discuss the potential of Genie’s case in light of that theoretical debate.

Extinction is known to produce a series of side effects. Describe the four side-effects that you would probably observe while trying to get Austin to stop crying. Be sure to describe how each of the side-effects would be manifest in your brother's behavior.