Classical conditioning is widely used in modern psychology in the areas of neuroscience and cognitive science, and is the topic of this paper henceforward. ... For example, bringing a hot dog close to a dog will make them salivate. ... The dog instinctively salivates due to the presence of the hot dog and cannot control his salivation. ... For example, if we pair the hot dog and the bell, the dog will still salivate. ... Application Section Although the following example is unusual and meaningless, the experiment models all topics of classical conditioning. ...

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The first is "hot spot policing " and the second is "problem oriented policing ". ... This strategy is sometimes referred to as "crackdown " and it recognizes that gang activity and violence are typically focused in a few known "hot spots."" In the situation that is faced by the Dade and other surrounding counties it would be a great approach to thwart gang activity by using the hot spot method of policing. The efforts of hot spot policing rely on strong empirical assessments. ... Accuracy and consistency are the most important issues in helping this particular topic. ...

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Cathy spoke that they too have a compliance division but at American Family they also have an "ethics hot line" the hot line is 100% confidential and is there to provide the company with feed back that is happening outside of the office in the field. ... Keith was the first to speak on the topic and he talked about how being in the HR world he is hiring and firing individuals all the time. ... Well the new hire didn't return her phone call for a few days and Cathy got very worried that she did not wasn't to work for the company any more, she talked with her boss many of ti...

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For a hot project group, which is required for success of any type of institution, certain conditions are to be met. Dedicated team members, slightly tight deadline, irreverent and non-hierarchical group, a well rounded and diverse group, open flexible brainstorming group, and empowered group are some of the condition for hot project group. Seeking opportunities in a challenge, building individual's interest, taking on a mission, mixing different people with different personalities are also some of the ways for a hot project group. ... Some of the main topics included on this books ar...

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The topic of the paper has been substituted from the original topic: Describe the LAN of your company. ... While HomeRF is designed exclusively for the home environment, 802.11b is designed and is being deployed in homes, small and medium businesses, and large enterprises and in a growing number of public wireless networking hot spots. ... Many of the white papers read elaborated on topics discussed in the DQ like the importance of bandwidth, 2.4 GHz interference, and standards. ...

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Education, age, gender, race, political view, socioeconomic status, and religious affiliation were once thought to be the determining factors regarding a person's stance on the topic. With the topic of abortion being a "hot-button" issue, its important to consider how different variables will affect a persons view. ... For instance, same-sex marriage, a highly controvertible topic, has a larger group of supporters within the millennial and generation-x age groups when compared to the views of baby boomers and veterans (Desmond, 2012). ...

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Since its surge in America during the early 1900s, the mafia has been a hot topic to the media due to its mysterious nature and affiliation to organized crime. ... Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas is a hot-headed character who has very little regard for anyone outside of his circle of friends. ...

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It also tested whether the students would behave more aggressively, by having them dole out hot sauce to a fellow student, who they were told, did not like spicy food but had to swallow the sauce. ... They gave their fellow students significantly bigger portions of the hot sauce. ... This way, the scientific community as well as the general public are not mislead about this specific topic. ...

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This paper will examine other aspects of Chiquita's practices and take a closer look at the topic of ethics in the workplace. ... Both sides of the ethical decision making topic can be found in the food production and distribution industries today, and it is evident that ethical practices and corporate responsibility can have an overall impact not only on individual firm profitability, but the profitability and competitiveness of the industry as a whole. ...

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The image formed by this metaphor is that when we touch a hot thing, our first reaction is to move away from it. ... Also, rather than adopting a serious tone when talking about a topic such as the mind, Mackowski adopts a cheerful approach using sentences like "red pebbles dropped in the brain's gray pool" (Line 22-23) to create a light environment which allows the reader to relax and sink in to the poem. ...

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The reason the debate regarding issues of nature opposed to issues of nurture has remained so controversial and such a hot debate topic is the simple fact that, with every new day, new information is discovered or understood. ...

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What is affirmative action? Affirmative action is defined as a tool to monitor the consequences of employment practices. Affirmative action analyses determine whether employment practices result in a diverse applicant pool. The following quote by the former United States Secretary of Labor, Robert R...

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One of the most valuable assets of running a business organization is the realisation of your target market. This may be considered as the foundation upon which many other imperative factors rest. However, identifying said target market is a recurring problem which causes many businesses to meet the...

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According to professor Jonathan Baron, "It might be argued that we should have known about global warming since 1896, when Svante Arrhenius first proposed the idea and then provided estimates that agree fairly well with modern computer models," (140). This shows that people were careless about this...

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Furthermore, religion is a pertinent topic in the show as well. ... He is presented as a, kilt wearing, hot-tempered, thickly accented, drunken Scotsman who credits his extreme muscularity to a diet of Haggis. ...

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Caution: Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is one of the most controversial parenting topics in today's generation. ... James Dobson suggests that children should experience pain when they misbehave to teach a lesson, just as getting burned when touching a hot stove teaches a lesson. ...

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These experimental combinations of genes from different species that cannot occur in nature are modified in the laboratory to enhance characteristics such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content which has been a hot topic ever since their introduction in 1980. ...

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The Penn State child abuse scandal in 2011 was a major moral decision case that involved the opinions of many. This case raises a number of questions as to why it occurred and the general idea that people allowed it to occur. In this paper, I will be examining the decisions behind this case as to wh...

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A CRITIQUE OF THE BRITISH CRIME SURVEY WHAT IS THE BCS? The British crime survey (BCS) has its origins in two seminal studies carried out in America in the mid-sixties (Ennis 1967; Bidermann & Reiss 1967). They asked randomly sampled households if any person in the home had been a victim of ...

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I have spent my life being nave, I've always put a lot of trust into our political system, but after learning about this topic (and seeing the severe idiocy of it) I've learned not to put any of my trust into our foolish hot headed leaders. ...

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While repeated reinforcement of promiscuous behavior is necessary to fully affect a teenager's mind, most researchers involved in this topic believe that quality is more important than quantity. ... The dangerously high hot pants, the rowdy crowd, the seductive dance routines, and the aura of wild partying gives the impression that if a young woman purchases degrading clothes, acts provocatively and "dirty- she will be cool and accepted. ...

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Abstract Pat Bennett, feeling disenchanted with his employment, began to use his education to develop his personal business of repairing automotive motors. Eventually, his efforts resulted in a multi-faceted corporation with the capabilities to perform complete engine rebuilds, automotive repairs, and aerospace contract work. His employee complement grew substantially within a few years; by and large, he had a capable workforce at his disposal. All things being equal, Bennett's Machine Shop, Inc. should have been a flourishing business. Unfortunately, major mismanagement issues were prese...

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Staying on the topic of the environment, a Hydrogeologist is a person who studies the ways that groundwater moves through the soil and rock of the earth. ... Some areas experience more rainfall, or snow, or are always hot and dry. ...

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Introduction The idea of customer value has turned into an essential component in drawing and holding customer attention, and a vital belief in many patterns of business procedure. It is noted as the most critical part in the achievement of organization's goals and a fundamental source to compete an...

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In a study conducted by Wallgren and Lindahl (1996), evidence pointed towards a classification of pig tail wounds: mild, moderate, and severe. Regardless of what degree the wound was ranked, the ventral side of the tail contains direct access to major veins that can spread infection throughout the w...

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