Category: Philosophy

How can a model be used to show a system? Models can explain the system from different perspectives: An external perspective, where you model the context or environment of the system. A structural perspective, where you model the organization of a system or the structure of the data that is processed by the system. How […]

What is a response generalization? Definition. In the operant conditioning of B.F. Skinner, response generalization refers to the spreading of the effects of a behavior strengthening contingency to other responses that are similar to the target response that resulted in the behavior strengthening consequence. What is a generalization probe? Generalization probes are assessment procedures that […]

What are the different types of noises? The Four types of noise Continuous noise. Continuous noise is exactly what it says on the tin: it’s noise that is produced continuously, for example, by machinery that keeps running without interruption. Intermittent noise. Impulsive noise. Low-frequency noise. What is man-made noise? – or unintended radiation from electrical […]

Should you ever pay a modeling agency? You should NEVER PAY TO JOIN a modeling agency – EVER! There are indeed some very legitimate reasons for a modeling agency to ask you for money – AFTER they have proven themselves to you. (Clients pay models. Modeling agencies don’t pay models – models pay modeling agencies […]

What happens if introns are not removed? Not only do the introns not carry information to build a protein, they actually have to be removed in order for the mRNA to encode a protein with the right sequence. If the spliceosome fails to remove an intron, an mRNA with extra “junk” in it will be […]

What is God in metaphysics? Metaphysics of God: God as One Infinite Eternal Substance. The ultimate reason of things must lie in a necessary substance, in which the differentiation of the changes only exists eminently as in their source; and this is what we call God. … Can you study metaphysics? Masters degrees in Metaphysics […]

What is an example of de facto? An example of something de facto is a rule that people always follow even though it is not an official procedure, a defacto procedure. An example of something de facto is a person who functions as a parent even though they are not related to the child, a […]

What is an example of disequilibrium? Example of disequilibrium – football With a strictly limited supply (55,000). (where demand is greater than supply) The problem is that many fans who want to watch the game can’t get in. It may lead to a black market where some resell tickets to those willing to pay a […]

What happens after absorption of food? What happens to the digested food? The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream. Why do we […]

What did Will Ferrell do in Everything Must Go? In the new drama Everything Must Go, Will Ferrell plays an alcoholic whose wife kicks him — and all of his belongings — out of the house. Based on a short story by Raymond Carver, Everything Must Go takes what could be a comic opening and […]