Psychology Week 3 Assignment

1) Distinguish between operant conditioning, observational learning, and social learning. How are these different kinds of learning utilized in the work place? Give specific examples for each one.

2) How is prejudice developed and nurtured through classical and operant conditioning? Give specific examples that demonstrate each kind of learning.

3) You are scheduled to present the results of your work on creating a new software program for your company. What memory techniques will you use in order to be free of too much dependence on notes and the PowerPoint slides? Be specific as to how you will relate the technique to the content of the presentation.

4) Name and describe the three qualities of emotional intelligence according to Sternberg and Gardner? If you were interviewing applicants for a position in your company and wanted to know if they had emotional intelligence, how would you go about discovering that? Would you do that in an interview or by some other means?