Identify and Discuss August Comte's Beliefs Regarding Society and Why

question 27

Essay

Identify and discuss August Comte's beliefs regarding society and why there was a need to study society scientifically.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In traditional conditioning, a stimulus that instinctively and automatically elicits a response without previous learning.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within classical conditioning, a stimulus that inherently and spontaneously provokes a response with no prior learning required.

Classical Conditioning

The educational process of repeatedly pairing two stimuli; the reaction that initially starts with the second stimulus in time starts with the first stimulus exclusively.