lunes, 26 de abril de 2010
ART
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lunes, 19 de abril de 2010
Classical Conditioning
The original and most famous example of classical conditioning involved the salivary conditioning of Pavlov's dogs. During his research on the physiology of digestion in dogs, Pavlov noticed that, rather than simply salivating in the presence of meat powder (an innate response to food that he called the unconditioned response), the dogs began to salivate in the presence of the lab technician who normally fed them. Pavlov called these psychic secretions. From this observation he predicted that, if a particular stimulus in the dog’s surroundings were present when the dog was presented with meat powder, then this stimulus would become associated with food and cause salivation on its own. In his initial experiment, Pavlov used a metronome to call the dogs to their food and, after a few repetitions, the dogs started to salivate in response to the metronome. Thus, a neutral stimulus (metronome) became a conditioned stimulus (CS) as a result of consistent pairing with the unconditioned stimulus (US - meat powder in this example). Pavlov referred to this learned relationship as a conditional reflex (now called conditioned response).
What Pavlov wanted to demonstrate was that if humans could be trained to have a certain response to a certain stimulus. This helps us understand more the human behavior and how humas react if a stimulus is presented to them lots of times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning
sábado, 10 de abril de 2010
Is Assisted Suicide Ethical or Unethical?
Assisted suicide is the process by which an individual, who may otherwise be incapable, is provided with the means (drugs or equipment) to commit suicide. In some cases, the terms aid in dying or death with dignity are preferred. These terms are often used to draw a distinction from suicide; in some legal jurisdictions, "suicide" (whether assisted or not) remains illegal, however "aid in dying" is permitted[citation needed.
The term euthanasia refers to an act that ends a life in a painless manner, performed by someone other than the patient. This may include withholding common treatments resulting in death, removal of the patient from life support, or the use of lethal substances or forces to end the life of the patient.
- In 2002, Belgium legalized partial euthanasia with certain regulations.
1.) The patient must be an adult and in a “’futile medical condition of constant and unbearable physical or mental suffering that cannot be alleviated’
2.) Patient must have a long-term history with the doctors, resulting in euthanasia/physician assisted suicide only being allowed for people residing in the country
3.) There need to be several requests that are reviewed by a commission and approved by two doctors. - Religious arguments
Euthanasia is against the word and will of God
Euthanasia weakens society's respect for the sanctity of life
Suffering may have value
Voluntary euthanasia is the start of a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia and the killing of people who are thought undesirable. - Ethical arguments
Euthanasia weakens society's respect for the sanctity of life
Accepting euthanasia accepts that some lives (those of the disabled or sick) are worth less than others
Voluntary euthanasia is the start of a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia and the killing of people who are thought undesirable
Euthanasia might not be in a person's best interests
Euthanasia affects other people's rights, not just those of the patient
I believe that Euthanasia is not unethical. I think that every person in the world decides what to do with their life, and if they want to take it away because they are suffering they should have the right to do it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/against/against_1.shtml