Questions:
1. Is Haley's fear of men most likely due to classical or operant conditioning? Justify your response (yes, it will all be hypothetical as we do not have enough information in this case).
I would think that it is operant conditioning just becuase a response increases or fear as a result of being followed by a reinforcement or the man. It could be that she has been beaten by a man or something along those lines. Classical would be more a new response is acquired as a result of 2 stimuli that are presented at the same time. I do not feel this is the case.
I would think that it is operant conditioning just becuase a response increases or fear as a result of being followed by a reinforcement or the man. It could be that she has been beaten by a man or something along those lines. Classical would be more a new response is acquired as a result of 2 stimuli that are presented at the same time. I do not feel this is the case.
2. How might you explain Meredith's aggressive behaviors from the perspective of operant conditioning? Well she does not have any discipline so there for operant conditioning is completely missing in her life. If she does something wrong she needs discipline, period. Because she is not receiving operant conditioning or discipline she does whatever she wants and when she gets "punished" or told other wise she gets angry.
3. What strategies from Chapter 9 might a teacher use in working with Haley? Be specific and describe how each strategy could be used.
- promote generalization of new responses (what is her favorite 2 colors for today), point out similarities among different situations (such as her being her own person not her sister), emphasize differences (one tree is pine, another spruce), use positive reinforcement (wow you did an amazing job writing your name today), give immediate praise for appropriate behavior (thank you for walking in the hall not running), use concrete reinforcer (stickers for praise, lots of smiles).
- promote generalization of new responses (what is her favorite 2 colors for today), point out similarities among different situations (such as her being her own person not her sister), emphasize differences (one tree is pine, another spruce), use positive reinforcement (wow you did an amazing job writing your name today), give immediate praise for appropriate behavior (thank you for walking in the hall not running), use concrete reinforcer (stickers for praise, lots of smiles).
4. What strategies from Chapter 9 might a teacher use in working with Meredith? Be specific and describe how each strategy could be used.
-describe desired behaviors clearly (I want you to walk not run in the hall), give precise feedback regarding behavior( you did great in sharing that toy), make sure she understands all of the rules and what the consequence is for breaking that rule such as a letter home, a phone call home, extra homework etc.
-describe desired behaviors clearly (I want you to walk not run in the hall), give precise feedback regarding behavior( you did great in sharing that toy), make sure she understands all of the rules and what the consequence is for breaking that rule such as a letter home, a phone call home, extra homework etc.
1. What is the reinforcer that Haley might have been presented with to condition her fear? I would guess that her behavior is the result of classical conditioning as it does not seem to be consciously chosen.
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3. Several of your suggestions for working with Haley do not help to change the behavior we are concerned with.