We as humans try to train our pets to do some crazy human things, such as a dog riding a skate board to a dog speaking/singing. The 20th century are not the only ones to do so, in the late 1800’s a man by the name of Wilhelm von Osten believed that he had taught his Orlov Trotter, Clever Hans, to do math, along with a few other tasks. Osten was a German high school mathematics instructor living in Berlin. Osten, himself, was a student of phrenology, which is “the now discredited theory of one’s intelligence, character, and personality traits can be derived based on the shape of one’s head” (Bellows). Besides his teaching of mathematics, and learning of phrenology, Osten has a huge interest in animal intelligence, which is how he began testing …show more content…
Osten finally thought that Hans was good enough to go in front of a crowd, so in 1891 he decided to preform free shows all around Germany (Horse). By the time he decided to show Hans to the public, he was also able to spell out names, tell time, and dates, all by the tapping of his hoof. Hans was able to draw rather large crowds even though his accuracy was not 100%. It was said to be that Hans accuracy was about 89% correct, estimating that his mathematics understanding was around the age of a fourteen year old boy (Bellows). With Hans drawing large crowds, those crowds consisted of skeptics, including Germany’s board of education, and New York Times (Carroll). They soon wanted to investigate Hans, which Osten agreed to for he thought there was no trickery …show more content…
Hans was able to pick up the littlest of movements given off by the questioners or the crowed around him, which most humans would not even notice. His testing’s also gave evidence that “horses may have an enhanced sensitivity to inconspicuous body language, perhaps as a key part of their social interaction with other horses” (Bellows). Dedicated to Hans, the term “Clever Hans Effect” was created. This “Clever Hans Effect” is used to describe the influence of a questioner’s subtle and unintentional cues upon their subjects, in both human and animals (Bellows). Osten did not really appreciate the Clever Hans effect, so he continued to show Hans all around Germany still gathering large crowds everywhere he went
It was unheard of and frowned upon for somebody to defy Nazi forces and stand up for a person who was really not considered a person at that time. As Hans Hubermann takes it upon himself to act for the minority, he is undertaking the responsibility of not submitting to the cultural standards. Even in this case, where the person who stood up was fully persuaded of the cause he was fighting, his action was still quickly muffled and put down. This goes to show that those who try to affect change can’t alway achieve it because they simply don’t have the social and political means to be allowed to freely pronounce their beliefs, however true they may be. Hans was not given the opportunity to preach his opinions, which truly is oppression at its
Hans stands on the road watching parade of Jews go by, and even though guards are watching, he steps forward and, “...the Jew stood before him, expecting another handful of derision, but he watched with everyone else as Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread, like magic” (Zusak 394). Not only is Hans courageous enough to give the man bread, but is ready for the strict reprimand to follow. Hans could have been beaten or even killed by the Nazi guards but, he sacrifices himself for one man to receive a piece of bread. He is setting a precedent for the other citizens to show them that they should stand up to the Nazis and fight the injustice that they create. Even greater than Hans Hubermann, was a German man named Oskar Schindler.
He wrote letters as best as he could while the rest of the men went into battle. None of them came back” (177-178). Everyone on that field died that day including Erik, Hans’s best friend. Since Erik volunteered Hans, he didn’t have to go into battle that day, thus saving his saving him and helping him escape from
Despite the risks, he decides to do the right thing and help a Jew publically. On one occasion, he performs an action that is described by the narrator as ‘magic’. The narrator explains how Hans “reached into his paint cart and pulled something out.
Through The Psychologist Eye In Lauren Slater’s book, “Opening Skinner’s Box,” we discover in the first three chapters the mysteries behind a few psychological experiments and the discoveries that three profound psychologists have made. Each chapter is about a different psychologist, the first is B.F. Skinner; a behaviorist who designed a process of learning in which behavior is controlled, he called this operant conditioning. Lauren Slater wanted people to know about his experiment, she read his books, talked to friends and family members to unearth the features behind this man. She found that he was a loving father, who could train animals to do unordinary things, like play the piano for an example, through the processes of operant conditioning,
When explaining the hardships of the jews, Death said,“Hans Hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread,”(266). Hans Hubermann went against all Nazi ideals as he treated the jews like humans. While everyone in the crowd was able to ignore their pain, Hans went against Nazi ideals and tried to feed someone. Hans’ demonstrates his courage as he goes against the social norm to not interfere with the jews as he attempts to feed them, his actions in this selection advance the presence of the theme. Hans again is seen rebelling against societal expectations in Nazi
Dogs are man 's best friends, but that does not mean they should go everywhere with us, especially our workplace. Dogs can cause bad things if we allow them in our workplace. Dogs can also leave a lot of shedded hair around the workplace if not groomed before coming to work. If dogs are allowed in the workplace they could cause a distraction they will need attention and they are scary.
As it shown through several situations in life and literature, such as “The Book Thief” , this can have a positive or negative effect on the child’s life based upon their role model and who their true “leader” is. Markus Zusak selects Hans for Liesel and Rudy to look up to and emulate through their actions. In many circumstances, Hans decides to defend his true beliefs and the children look up to him. Jewish people would ironically parade through the streets of Germany and other European countries on their way to concentration camps. While the Jews are making their way through Molching, on their way to Dachau, Hans intervenes and tries to supply a dying Jewish man with a piece of bread.
Hans empathathetic nature and his bravery was emphasized when he, “presented a piece of bread” to a Jewish man walking past (Zusak 394). The compassion shown creates a sense of being, “like magic” although it was considered insane during World War II in Nazi Germany (394). This “small, futile miracle” occurred because Hans fearlessly chose to not be a bystander (394). He showed through this feat
The beauty in Hans Hubermann is that he has a gentle soul and has courage to protect his family. It takes large amounts of bravery to go from one world war to another and still manage to fight for something that he doesn’t believe in at all risking his own family’s safety. When he was
In some cases he accepts a few cigarettes in exchange for his services and other times he gets nothing. Also in the novel, Hans tries to give a piece of bread to a dying Jew. By doing this he is putting himself in a very vulnerable position just to help a person who he does not know.
Dog Training for Dog Wellness Dogs are one of the most common pets and companions mankind has. They’re popular both in sporting competitions such as agility and hunting, and in obedience training competitions like Schutzhund/IPO. Dogs are able to perform challenging jobs like search and rescue and are a vital aide in many police and military protection. With their ability to be put in so many different jobs it’s crucial the handler understands what his dog needs in order to fully reach their potential.
Introduction Learning enables you as an individual, to gain more knowledge about something which you have never learned about. Learning also has to do with past experiences which are influenced by behavioural changes (Weiten, 2016). There are different types of ways to learn; through, classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning which will be discussed and analysed in the essay. Behaviourism Behaviourism is considered one of the main subjects in psychology and the two main people who founded behaviourism were, Burrhus Frederic Skinner, also known as B.F Skinner and Ivan Pavlov who were famous for the work they did on classical and operant conditioning (Moderato & Presti, 2006). According to Moderato and Presti
Time goes on and the jewish parades going to concentration camps come around. At one of them, hans gives an old man
Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less than respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land, and to achieve this goal, the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history, and the US government made many treatments with the Native Americans, making big changes on the Indian nation. Native Americans wanted to live peacefully with the white men, but the result of treatments and agreements was not quite peaceful. This precedent of mistreatment of minorities began with Andrew Jackson’s indian removal policies to the tribes of Oklahoma (specifically the Cherokee indians) in 1829 because of the lack of respect given to the indians during the removal laws.