Explain What Wollstonecraft Means When She Says, "Moralists Have Unanimously

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Essay

Explain what Wollstonecraft means when she says, "Moralists have unanimously agreed, that unless virtue be nursed by liberty, it will never attain due strength-and what they say of man I extend to mankind, insisting, that in all cases morals must be fixed on immutable principles; and that the being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority but that of reason."

Understand the concept of determinism as it applies to behaviorism.

Identify the experimental methods used by behaviorists to study learning and behavior.

Understand the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on the study of animal learning and intelligence.

Explain the principles of classical conditioning as researched by pioneers like Ivan Pavlov.

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Definitions:

Dyslexia

Impairment in learning to read and write; probably the most common learning disability.

Musical Training Program

A structured course of study designed to enhance an individual's ability to perform, understand, and appreciate music.

Pavlovian Conditioning

Learning achieved when a neutral stimulus (such as a tone) comes to elicit a response after its repeated pairing with some event (such as delivery of food); also called classical conditioning or respondent conditioning.

Tone Stimulus

A sound stimulus with a consistent pitch and duration, used in various auditory tests and experiments.