creatively reflect on these areas that you have learned throughout the course. Suggest the possible reasons for the actions or decisions in managing the lesson and learners. Your discussion should also reveal : a) Lesson learned from this observation b) Positive changes you would make and the rationale for these changes c) The experience you have gained throughout this course You may also suggest better ways on how things should have been handled during the session. Include other appropriate findings
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The Skinner Model of Discipline Skinner’s Key Ideas 1. Behavior is shaped by its consequences‚ by what happens to the individual immediately afterward. 2. Systematic use of reinforcement (rewards) can shape students’ behavior in desired directions. 3. Behavior becomes weaker if not followed by reinforcement. 4. Behavior is also weakened by punishment. 5. In the early stages of learning‚ constant reinforcement produces the best result. 6. Once learning has reached the desired
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the frequency and magnitude of the maladaptive behavior may increase or change forms to other maladaptive behaviors. Skinner’s third reason to avoid punishment procedures is that simply‚ reinforcement is better. Staddon rejected and did not join Skinner in his reasoning. He provided examples in literature and the lab which countered each of Skinner’s three reasons why punishment should not be used. My viewpoint on the use of punishment is less stringent than the two men mentioned above. The issues
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associate the ringing of the bell with the presentation of the food and salivate upon the ringing of the bell. BF Skinner was commonly known as B.F. Skinner. Skinner’s views were slightly less extreme than those of Watson. Skinner believed that we do have such a thing as a mind‚ but that it is simply more productive to study observable behavior rather than internal mental events. Skinner believed that the best way to understand behavior is
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warning label that states: smoking can cause lung cancer‚ heart disease‚ emphysema‚ and may complicate pregnancy. The first example about getting my friend to have a party relates to the operant conditioning model. This model was first formed by B.F. Skinner in the early 1930’s. Operant conditioning is usually done in a three step process. The first step is to identify a specific goal that will lead to a specific result. Secondly‚ the person must choose to use positive reinforcement‚ punishment‚ or negative
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Noteworthy psychological experiments of the 20th century Elizabeth E Galvan Renton High School Rat Race B.F Skinner is widely known for his infamous animal experiments of rewards‚ reinforcement‚ and behavior. With his experiment‚ “Rat Race”‚ his purpose was to successfully learn how to teach organisms to behave in a desired manner. He planned to do so by isolating his rats and numerous other subjects in a box away from the outside world. He would gradually increase‚ decrease‚ or manipulate
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References: Oaks‚ Twin. (January 27‚ 2008). Twin Oaks Community. March 23 2008‚ from http://www.twinoaks.org/ Skinner‚ B.F. (1976). Walden Two. New York: Prentice Hall.
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was positive. Regardless‚ the data collected allowed Thomas to conclude that operant conditioning could be used on humans to train them to decrease muscle tension and to increase skin temperature. Operant conditioning is a theory formulated by B.F. Skinner in the 1920s that taught positive reinforcement of an action would foster encouragement for the action to be done again. On the other hand‚ negative reinforcement of an action would foster resistance to do the action again (McLeod‚ 2007). Thomas uses
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Classroom Management Classroom a room in a school where lessons take place. It is a community of learners where formal interaction takes place between the teacher and the taught. ( www.ijbssnet.com) The classroom should be arranged to promote efficient learning and minimize behavior problems. ((http://para.unl.edu) According to Vygotsky‚ until children learn to use mental tools‚ their learning is largely controlled by the environment. Recognizing that learning hinges on student experiences
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Acknowledgement First of all‚ we thank the Almighty Allah‚ the most gracious‚ and the most merciful‚ for his helping‚ blessing and guidance for accomplishing this task. We would love to take the advantage to thank our teacher Mrs. Liana Anwar for her guidance and full support. Her advices made this research an easy task led to the accomplishment of our thesis. This thesis would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed
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