Frank Castle the Punisher is a self-proclaimed soldier in a war that started with the tragic death of his family and will not end until he has punished those that he deems guilty. As a vigilante the Punisher does what often does not get done in New York City by the justice system. Some see him as a hero while others see him as a criminal who is no better than those who receive his punishments. Having a military background makes his punishments professional and deadly for the highly ranked criminals
whether a given contingency functions as a punisher. There Must Exist A Behavioral Contingency Behavioral contingency is the heart of outcome-oriented punishment. Defined as, a behavioral contingency is a reliable and temporal relationship between a specific behavior and a consequence. (Cipani. 2004) A brief example of a behavioral contingency would be: "If you don't
Emerson speaks of; which follow the stories of superhuman individuals who seek to right a perceived lapse in the individual’s/societal moral code and bring the offender(s) to justice, bypassing due process. Marvel Comic’s fictional characters, The Punisher and Batman, demonstrate the idea of individualism and nonconformity brought to the extreme, and in turn, both the pitfalls and benefits of the lifestyle presented in Self Reliance are
superhero still has a place in the United States for years to come. The mother's and She-hulk's comments show how Stark's ideology is psychologically strong because of the effects of generativity felt by Iron Man. On the other hand, the character of the Punisher (aka Frank Castle) also evidences an ideological conviction. However, his ideology is unique in the realm of Marvel comics because he fits into the category of a retributive anti-hero, which is, “One who makes his own rules and follows his own conscience
activities on weekends. If I only meet my goals, then I get to spent on food (around a $10 budget per week), also an intrinsic reward such as being able to cross off everything that I did and not having to stress out the last minute or lose my sleep. The punisher was a time-out of my phone or any kind of technology, or if the week was a complete disaster then I have to buy my brothers food like chocolates or whatever they want within my budget, but I won’t be able to have any of it not even to taste. Both
In the field of applied behavior analysis, scientific supported treatments are chosen based on individual’s needs and abilities. Behavior analysts must choose interventions based on their restrictive procedures. Typically, the intervention should be the least restrictive procedures that are the most effective for the client. Aversive consequences are often see as the more restrictive procedures. These consequences are only recommended to be used only after reinforcement procedures have been tried
Introduction Punishment is a process through which “the consequence of a response decreases the likelihood that the response will recur” (Gray, 2002, pp.115). Further, punishment can be seen as an effort to decrease the response rate to stimuli by either removing a desired stimulus or presenting one which is undesired (Gray, 2002). Recent studies suggest that punishment can be an effective method of behaviour modification. However, as reported in Lerman and Vorndran (2002), there are a number of
Does Revenge Bring True Satisfaction? Many humans take revenge on one another by committing violent acts of revenge, it is used to satisfy one’s feelings, and by harming others, humans feel better about themselves, since they feel they are the ones with power. This idea is evident in the Shakespearean play King Lear, Particularly through the example of Edmund. Edmund seeks revenge against his father Gloucester, who will allow Edmund to hold no lands or titles since he was born a bastard. Yet Edmund
When Antonio was seven years old, he had a very bad flu and was hospitalized. He was able to recover without complications, but he noticed that whenever he drove by the hospital he was treated at that he would start to feel sick to his stomach.Unconditioned stimulus in Antonio's case was initially the hospital. The unconditioned response to being at the hospital was he didn't feel well. Then the Hospital became the conditioned response by making Antonio feel sick when he had to visit or drive by
com). Current behaviors patterns: The actions that are created when the emotions of anger and fear are experienced. Depending of the individuals anger style (somatizer, self-punisher, exploder, underhander) these behaviors may differ from physical outbursts of breaking things (exploder) to cutting and self mutilation (self-punisher). An individual may not always experience a certain type of behavioral style but will most often have a predominant type of behavior that he/she reverts
consequences(Riolearn,2017). There are four factors that make up operant conditioning; positive reinforce, negative reinforce, positive punisher, and negative punisher. A positive reinforcement means an attracting stimulus is added to the conditioning to increase behavior. A negative reinforcement is defined as unpleasant stimulus being taken away to increase wanted behavior. The positive punisher is the factor when unwanted stimulus is increased to decrease actions. Lastly, the negative punishment describes when
brought the might and wrath of Manhattan’s most terrible villain, Kingpin, to her doorstep. This definitely scares her at first, but the fright soon turns into indignation and determination for truth and justice. Once Fisk went to jail and the Punisher became New York’s latest “threat,” she butted heads with the DA, Samantha Reyes and her assistant Blake Tower. They want the problem of Castle swept under the rug, as they push for the death penalty. Using her gut and investigation skills, Karen
In his Geneology of Morals, Nietzsche presents his view of how morality (and through that, punishment) has developed over the course of history. Retributivists assert that the essential essence of punishment is contained in the fair and equitable deserts it presents the guilty offenders with. To this, Nietzsche claims that this punishment did not come from the thought that the crimes of the guilty must be punished—in fact, he claims that this judgement is a rather late form of human observation
Question 1. Briefly describe operant conditioning and classical/Pavlovian conditioning. (6 points) Operant conditioning is a theory that evaluates the behavior of individuals as was founded by psychologist B.F. Skinner. The definition for operant conditioning according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is: “conditioning in which the desired behavior or increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing stimulus.” In other words, it is learning that is based on the
Superheroes have always been very popular since they first originated. They use their superpower or super-gadgets to serve a purpose. Superheroes protect innocent people and help fight crime, which is why they tend to live a complete meaningful life. They also use their strengths as confidence booster to keep on saving lives and defeating villains. To be a superhero there are some element s someone need to have to call himself a superhero. Most of the superheroes have the characteristics of courage
creed, so much that I could say it in my sleep if I could get any or speak. Why should I wonder what I did wrong I am but a lowley retainer who will work from my birth till my death. I vowed to love my masters, to love my zodiacs and to love my punishers. I often find myself wishing today is the day I should die. between the 2-3 hours of sleep I get every night, the hard labor and the hitting I find myself hoping that maybe the retributional rod could hit my head the wrong way and I could be played
establishes Deadpool as an antihero. Of course, there are different moral ambiguities for each character assigned as an antihero. The Punisher, for instance, is extremely brutal to those he deems do wrong, but he never attacks the innocent. Deadpool is much less strict when it comes to comes to killing the innocent, because he lacks the empathy for it. The Punisher and Deadpool are both antiheroes, even with their different moral
With the recent election and the controversial result, politics has become centralized in today’s world and it is becoming focused on more by the American citizens. However, government and politics is not just now reaching the spectrum of attention. Problems with the government and its policies originated before this country now made up of fifty states was barely even unified with the thirteen original colonies. Problems with politics can even relate back to 380 BCE when Plato wrote The Republic
It is hard for younger children to control over their mind and body.Therefore, children need motivation from someone ,who are mostly intimate people around children, effective personality to improve their self –control.The best way to learning self control is discipline. Discipline is the ability to control on the feeling and do right way at right time.Unfortunately, discipline and punishment implicate each others.Parents and teachers assume that if they give punishment, children learn how to be
If government was not a necessary evil then how would a government grow? One may believe that in order for government to achieve greater knowledge and prosperity in their own government they must ensure that these necessary evils coexist with government. Contrary to that belief one may say that necessary evil must be done away with, to pursue a complete and perfect government. Although a perfect government is lead to believe as not possible some people think differently, but one who disagrees with