Essay about Classical Conditioning and Hancock John Hancock

MOVIE REVIEW: â€Å"HANCOCK† 1 Movie Review: â€Å"Hancock† Emanuel Vasquez Professor: Michael Christensen Psychology 1010-004 Utah Valley University February 28, 2013 MOVIE REVIEW: â€Å"HANCOCK† 2 Movie Review â€Å"Hancock† John Hancock (Will Smith) is a powerful superhero who has become a looser because of his addiction to alcohol and clumsy acts. He has also become the most hated person in Los Angeles. Even though he has saved many lives, he also destroyed many properties, costing the city millions every time he gets in action. After Hancock saves Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) at the cost of derailing the train and damaging other cars. Hancock is jeered by the people involved in the accident for causing more destruction but, Ray†¦show more content†¦When Red pronounce the word asshole Hancock has another kind of reaction, anger (Conditional Response). Then whenever Hancock hears the word asshole (conditioned stimulus) his reaction is the anger and attack the other. According to the text read in class, the movie Hancock has shown exactly the concepts studied by the behavior of the actors. Hancock has shown clearly the classical conditioning when they hear the wo rds â€Å"asshole† for Hancock and â€Å"crazy† for Mary. Using the conditioned stimulus (CU) and conditioned response (CR) after conditioning the neutral stimulus plus UCS and UCR. These concepts have been demonstrated by examples made on parts of the movie that clearly match the example given in class about the dog that salivates and relates the food when he hears the bell. Other concept is the â€Å"Contemporary Approaches to Psychology.† This concepts are briefly survey in seven different approaches that represent the intellectual backdrop os psychological science: biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary and sociocultural (A. King p.8). Hancock did not understand that was what happened in his past. Eighty years ago. Hancock woke up in a hospital with no memory of anything that had happened at the time. The punishment that he had since then was notShow MoreRelatedOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages. Organization Theory Challenges and Perspectives John McAuley, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson . This book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breadth and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work