Effects of Difference in Academic Year on Smoking in College Abstract Effect of difference in age on smoking in college was examined. There were 166 participants (73 male, 90 female, and 2 transgender; age range: 17 to 50) and they were limited to acquaintances, by each of 21 students in Methods of Psychology lab section of University of Massachusetts Amherst. Surveys on opinions about smoking behaviors and banning smoking on campus (22 opinion-based questions: in likert scale: max score=anti-smoking, for law and min score=smoker, against law; there were 8 demographic questions included in survey) were given to all participants. After the surveys were collected, 7 questions that lacked reliability were eliminated. The results for mean of sum for all academic year were surprising.
The author writes about the diseases and condition of long and short term use of alcohol. How it effect women, young people and families. He also discuss the signs and how to treat the disease, also there is a testimony of how someone started drinking as young as 11 years old. In concussion this is a serious condition that research shows that if someone start drinking before the age of 15, they are five times more likely to become alcohol dependent than those who start drinking at
Therefore a lot of experiments have shown that warning labels on cigarette packs are more effective in engaging smokers. Those labels increase awareness about health problems that cause by smoking, increases thoughts of quitting. OHegarty et al. (2006) conducted a study to examine how U.S. young adults will react on large text and graphic warning labels on cigarette packs. Labels were examined among 763 smokers between ages of 18-24 years old.
(About.com, 2012) In the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, the goal of cognitive behavioural therapy is to teach the individual to recognise situations in which they are most likely to consume alcohol or use drugs, avoid these circumstances if possible, and cope with additional problems and behaviours which may result in their substance abuse. (About.com.
(Ravalec, et al.2007). Studies suggest that ibogaine has considerable potential in the treatment of addiction to heroin, cocaine, , methadone, alcohol, and tobacco dependence. (Maciulaitis 2008). Many researchers share the belief that Ibogaine also has characteristics that might help treat other compulsive behavioral patterns. (Popik and Glick 2006).
New America Media, a nationwide network of over 700 ethnic-media organizations, received funding in 2006 from several foundations, as well as from the University of California's Office of the President, to conduct a survey of young people in California to better understand what young adults ages 16-22 feel are the primary issues impacting their lives. The study -- one of the first ever to be entirely conducted by young adults' favorite communication tool, the cell phone -- had professional interviewers speak with 601 young Californians. Of those people, 31 percent attended public high school, 21 percent were enrolled a four-year college or university, 19 percent went to a two-year college, 19 percent weren't going to any school in California, 4 percent were students at private high schools, and 1 percent of students were in a General Equivalency Diploma program. The results of the study paint an interesting picture of the upcoming generation. Among the major findings: * One in eight of the nation's young people live in California.
bias Phobias and Addictions PSY/300 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 2012 PSY300 Phobias and Addictions Sandra Rodriguez PSY/300 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Instructor: KAREN CROLEY Due Date: 06/26/2012 2012 PSY300 Introduction To better understand ourselves and others, we need to take a look at how we learn our behaviors and why we end up doing what it is that we do. In this paper I will be discussing the phobias and addictions as related to classical and operant conditioning. I will go into a further insight on both of these types of learning and how it explains the way we behave in certain manners towards the same stimulus. By the time you are reading this paper we will have a different perspective on how we learn, what we learns, and when we learn which can help us apply principles of learning to get rid of phobias, leave bad habits, and improve your over life. Physiologist Ivan Pavlov's research on salivation and digestion led to the discovering of classical conditioning.
The addictive nature of social media leads to eating disorders, obesity, heart problems, sleep disorders, and other pertinent health issues. These youths similarly displayed more narcissistic tendencies, which are bolstered by their ability to relentlessly broadcast information about themselves through Facebook. Not shockingly, middle school and high school students who logged into Facebook at least once during a 15-minute study session received lower grades. Rosen and his team found that most students were only able to maintain focus on their studies for two or three minutes before distracting themselves with technology, like text messages, mobile apps or the Web. People who use social networking sites for their daily communication
This paper will assess the relevance of any three key ideas of social learning theory to teaching and learning which are observational learning, imitation, and modeling 1. Observational Learning According to Bandura (1997) social learning theory is the learning process whereby people retain behavior patterns from observing others, and the person is enabled to pass on these patterns of behaviour to others. This theory emphasizes on the importance of observing and modeling the behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions of others. He states that learning would be exceedingly difficult and hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately, most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling; from observing others, one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for future actions.
This program is implemented in 80% of the nations school districts, and 54 countries around the world (D.A.R.E. America, 1996). D.A.R.E. was created in 1983 by the city of Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates. It is a national non-profit organization that focuses on five major areas: (1) Providing accurate information about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; (2) Teaching students techniques to resist peer pressure; (3) Teaching students respect for the law and law enforcers; (4) Giving students ideas for alternatives to drug use; and (5) Aaron 2 Building the self-esteem of students (Siegel, 2005).