List of Tourist Attractions in NigeriaAbia State- National War Museum,- Umuahia Museum of Colonial History,- Akwete Blue Tourist Village Abuja (FCT)- Zuma Rock Adamawa State- Three Sisiters Hill Bauchi State – Yankari Games Reserve,- Wiki Lame Burra Games Reserve Benue State – Confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue Borno State- Lake Chad Sanctuary Cross River…
Category: Education
Guthrie’s S-R Theory of Learning
Guthrie, E.R. (1886-1959) emphasized the acquisition of learning or a new form of behaviour through association by contiguity. He stated that any stimulus (S) coming into action at the same time with response (R) is likely to evoke that particular response. Therefore, only the last response in the series which was connected to the stimulus…
Unlearning Fear in the Laboratory
One of Watson’s associates, Mary Cover Jones decided to experiment on removing conditioned fears since Albert was removed before this other aspect of conditioning could be carried out. Mary used a boy named Peter, who was thirty-four months old. Peter was afraid of rabbits, rats, fur coats, feathers, and cotton wool. He was a good…
Watson’s Interpretation of Learning
John Watson’s interpretation of learning stemmed from an experiment he conducted on human fear. He used classical or respondent conditioning procedures in his study of an eleven month-old child named Albert. Before the commencement of the experiment, Albert was shown a white rat, a dog, a monkey, and other objects. He did not display fear…
Behaviourism
Behaviourism is the phenomenon that emphasizes the study of observable forms of behaviour rather than introspective study of an organism.Introspective method adopted by Structuralists in their experiments in the early days of the development of the discipline; psychology, was a special kind of self-observation in which subjects were trained to report as objectively as possible…
Operational Terms in the Concept of Learning
The following operational terms in the concept of learning need more clarification: relatively permanent, change in behaviour and experience. Experience can be generated and/or occur anywhere and at any time. Experience is said to have a greater impact when the individual is directly involved than when it comes second hand (Vicarious). But whatever happens, both…
Learning and Behaviour
LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURLearning to non-psychologists may be students reading their text books or novels, apprentices working to acquire a specific skill or ability to read the alphabets and so on. Although all these activities – acquisition of knowledge and skills, are aspects of learning, psychologists have defined learning severally. For example Blair et al (1975)…
Job Description for a Music Minister
The following are some suggestions with regard to what may be expected of a Minister of Music enlisted as a full-time paid employee of a church. It must be understood that the needs will vary from church to church and from situation to situation. The suggestions are to be used as a guide and as…
How to pay and download/print NIN Slip in PDF from the NIMC app
Have you paid for the NIN Slip via the NIMC app but couldn’t download the PDF file containing your NIN Slip Card that can be printed? Or this is your first time to access the app but don’t know what to do next? Here is the solution to your problem. The cause of this malfunction…
The Nigerian National Coat of Arms and Its Meaning
The top of the coat of arms is an eagle, red in colour, depicting Nigeria’s strength. The eagle is mounted on a wreath, which is rendered in the national colours.The eagle and wreath rest on a shield. The shield, black in colour, signifies the fortuitous qualities of the land in cultural, mineral and solid resources.The…
The National Flag of Nigeria
Nigeria’s flag is a rectangular strip divided into three equal parts in two colours viz. green, white and green. The green depicts the country’s land and agriculture potential while the white depicts peace and unity. It may be useful to note that the two horizontal edges are longer than the vertical edges.
Dialling Codes to African Countries
Country – Capital – IDD Code• Algeria – Algiers – 213• Angola – Luanda – 244• Benin – Port Novo – 229• Botswana – Gaborone – 267• Burkina Faso – Ooagadougou – 226• Burundi – Bujumbura – 257• Cameroon – Yaounde -237• Central African Republic – Bangui – 236• Chad – N Djamena – 235•…
Standard Dialling Codes of Nigeria
• Aba – 082• Abagana – 048• Abak – 085• Abakaliki – 043• Abeokuta – 039• Abonema – 084• Abraka – 054• Abudu – 055• Abuja – 09• Ado Ekiti – 030• Afikpo – 088• Agbor – 055• Ago Iwoye – 037• Ahoada – 084• Ajaokuta – 058• Akure – 034• Akwanga – 047• Aladja…
Emergency Call Lines in Nigeria
• Police – 199• Rapid Response Squad – 997• Fire Brigade – 999• Operator – 190• NITEL Faults – 199• Enquiries – 191• Speaking Clock – 191• Fire Ambulance – 194• E.M.S – 232499
36 States of Nigeria; their Capitals and Dates Created, with Number of Local Governments, Preceding Entities and Land Area
• AbiaCapital – UmuahiaNo. of LGA – 17Date Created – 27 August 1991Land Area – 6,320 square kilometresPreceding Entity – Imo State • Adamawa Capital – YolaNo. of LGA – 20Date Created – 27 August 1991Land Area – 36,917 square kilometresPreceding Entity – Gongola State• Akwa IbomCapital – UyoNo. of LGA – 31Date Created -…
Six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria: States and Capital
1. NORTH CENTRAL – Benue > Makurdi – Niger > Minna – Kogi > Lokoja – Kwara > Ilorin – Nasarawa > Lafia – Plateau > Jos 2. NORTH EAST – Adamawa > Yola – Bauchi > Bauchi – Borno > Maiduguri – Gombe > Gombe – Taraba > Jalingo – Yobe > Damaturu 3.…
The Rudiments of Music
– What is Music? – Musical Sounds – The Clef & Letter Names for the Stave – Music Scores – Brackets and Braces in Music – Ledger Lines – Different Kinds of Notes: their Names, Values & Symbols – Rest in Music – Key Signatures in Music – Finding Flat & Sharp Key Notes -…
Characteristics of One Party System
(i) Oppositionless: Opposition, whether official or unofficial, is completely disallowed or outlawed. (ii) Non-competitive: Even though elections are held within party, the voters are extremely limited to names submitted to them by the party hierarchy. A no-vote is unaccepted and carries severe penalties. (iii) Dictatorial: Most one party systems are essentially dictatorial. The only party…
Advantages of One Party System
1. One party system tends to be more economical to operate. This is because party offices are fewer than in a multi-party system, so also are paid party officials. 2. It is often faster to take decisions in a one party system than in a multi-party system. 3. One party systems tend to provide a…
Disadvantages of One Party System
1. The one party system of government does not allow opposition party and this denies the society the advantage of the impacts which opposition parties usually make for effective legislation. 2. The one party system is usually employed as an instrument of oppression and political victimisation of critics of government. 3. One party system is…
