1. During a diversity management session‚ a manager suggests that stereotypes are a necessary part of working with others. “I have to make assumptions about what’s in the other person’s head‚ and stereotypes help me do that‚” she explains. “It’s better to rely on stereotypes than to enter a working relationship with someone from another culture without any idea of what they believe in!” Discuss the merits of problems with the manager’s statement. It is true that a person can be a better manager
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Summarise two recognized learning theories and explain their relevance to forest school. A learning theory can be defined as being a set of concepts which attempt to describe how people learn and develop (Dunn‚ 2000). Behaviourism. This theory takes an objective approach to observing quantifiable events and behaviour and has a focus on measurable outcomes. Watson (1878-1958) suggested that our learning and behaviour are controlled by the experiences we are exposed to and our response to them
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Punishment Fails to Teach Socially Appropriate Behaviors Have you ever wondered why after you punish a child‚ he will most likely commit the offense again when you are not looking? The reason punishment is so ineffective in stopping an undesirable behavior is simple. Punishment is only effective for a certain period of time. Punishment does not teach students to act appropriately. Instead‚ it can increase undesirable behaviors. The best way to get desired behaviors is through reinforcement‚ either
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The theory of planned behavior’s (TPB) goal is to explain human behavior by linking beliefs and behavior (Ajzen‚ 1991). It is an extension of the theory of reasoned action /c‚ as the theory of reasoned action failed to predict behavior‚ in which people did not have complete control over their decision. The central factor of the TPB is the intention. Intention describes the step between being motivated for something and doing something. Intention has been proven to be a good indicator of actual behavior
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1. Gerald Mahoney’s attitude and performance dramatically changed after a few months on the job. What type of training should Mahoney have immediately received from John Timmson that might have avoided this? Gerald should have received some type of on-the-job training that goes over ever piece of detail that needs to be attended to. John left everything up to Gerald then eventually got upset when business was not being taken care of. The reason for on-the-job training‚ is because John can use
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Reinforcement in regards to behavior is when you are working toward increasing a certain or particular behavior. Punishment is when you are working toward decreasing a certain or particular behavior. Reinforcement‚ whether positive or negative‚ is adding something or removing something already present in an effort to inspire or motivate an individual to have a continued or increase in frequency of a specific desired behavior (Prince‚ 2013). Punishment‚ whether positive or negative‚ is implementation
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Searching for Bobby Fisher is based on the true life story of Josh Waitzkin‚ a seven year old boy‚ who fell in love with the game of chess. Although this film isn’t just about Josh’s life‚ he’s always being compared to the chess genius Bobby Fisher. For many chess players Bobby Fischer is as much a rule model to the game of chess as Roberto Clemente is to the game of baseball. Josh Waitzkin is faced with multiple challenges that he must over come to become one of the best chess players of all time
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1. Give a school-based example of two of the following: positive reinforcement‚ negative reinforcement‚ punishment‚ or extinction. A positive reinforcement would be if a student was doing the correct behavior‚ the teacher would praise the student for using the correct behavior. Example: Jimmy raised his hand to answer the questions the teacher directed to the class. The teacher smiled at Jimmy‚ and told him he was doing a great job answering the questions by raising his hand. Jimmy is proud of himself
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Learning Processes through Adult Development and Learning Models What is adult development? Adult development is a branch of developmental psychology. Adult development can be divided into six parts: hierarchical complexity‚ knowledge‚ experience‚ expertise‚ wisdom‚ and spirituality. There are also several approaches to adult development and their related implications for instruction. "Theories serve as a lens through which we view the life course; that lens illuminates certain elements and
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