February - 2016

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Opponent-Process Theory

According to Richard Solomon, (1974) the opponent process theory is a theory of motivation/emotion that views emotions as pairs of opposites. For example; fear-relief or pleasure-pain. When one is experienced (A), it triggers an opposing emotion after a period of time. With repeated stimulations (B), the opposing emotion becomes stronger, weakening the experience of the primary emotion and providing an aftereffect (Solomon & Corbit, 1974). The conclusion is that when one emot

Reinforcement and Punishment in Gender Related Behavior

According to B. F. Skinner (1904 - 1990), the term reinforcement refers to strengthening a desired behavior or action from a subject. With the reinforcement settings, a psychologist or parent can increase the probability of the desired response from a client or a child. The stimulus used in reinforcement is reward or compliment to encourage the patient or the child to continue to behave in the desired way. This means, every time a person is rewarded for his/her behavior, ther

Fair or Equal? Pace!

Providing opportunities for success for all students requires a clear understanding of the needs of each of them separately. Not everyone is able to learn the same way or in the same setting, some take longer to process information while others require special assistance in order to learn. For that reason it is imperative that special adjustment/accommodations can be made in order to ensure that everyone is able to succeed (Argosy University, 2014). According to the ADA act,