Part 1 Rape on College CampusesResources

• PSYC Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

After reading about policies on college campuses concerning the reporting of and handling of complaints about sexual assaults, describe the gap between the Title IX laws and the handling of reports of rape on campuses. Describe the challenges that colleges face in addressing cases of rape. Describe the challenges victims face in reporting rape. Based on what you read and your critical thinking on the subject, what recommendations do you have for colleges in handling the problem of rape on campuses? 350 words

 

Part 2 Conditioning and LearningResources

• PSYC Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
• APA Citing and Referencing.

A sea lion at a zoo is trained to wave to a crowd of visitors. During training, the sea lion receives a fish each time she moves her flipper in a way that appears to be waving. The trainer also blows a whistle each time he gives the sea lion a fish. As the sea lion becomes more stable and advanced in her waves to the crowd, the trainer sometimes provides a fish and sometimes blows a whistle. There is no particular order or timing to when he provides a fish or blows the whistle. The trainer does not hit or yell at the sea lion as part of training.

For this discussion:

• Describe whether the trainer is using classical or operant conditioning, or both. In your description of the training, use the language of learning theory, with concepts such as unconditioned stimulus (US), conditioned stimulus (CS), unconditioned response (UCR), conditioned response (CR), positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment.
• Identify the schedule of reinforcement the trainer is using (fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, variable interval). Defend your answer.
• Describe an example from your own learning, and using the language of learning theory, describe the type of learning.

Use APA (6th edition) style and formatting for citing references. 350 words