lecture that Dr. Laura Terry gave the other day‚ she explained what types of reinforcements and punishments should be used. She defined reinforcements as a process by which a stimulus increases the probability that a preceding behavior will be repeated‚ meaning giving yourself gifts when you do what is right. I can reinforce my behavior when I do not use foul language for a day by giving myself a candy bar. Another reinforcement I can use is going to a movie if I stay clean for a week. Dr. Laura Terry
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Psychology provides explanations as to why children who are being babysat would listen to their caretaker‚ and how the caretaker influences the children. For example if the caretaker asked the children to get along‚ keep their play area clean‚ watch no more than one hour of t.v. ‚ and work on their school projects then they most likely will be obedient to the commands. Obedience is a form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another individual‚ who is usually
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for his research on operant conditioning and negative reinforcement. He developed a device called the "cumulative recorder‚" which showed rates of responding as a sloped line. Using this device‚ he found that behavior did not depend on the preceding stimulus as Watson and Pavlov maintained. Instead‚ Skinner found that behaviors were dependent upon what happens after the response. Skinner called this operant behavior. Schedules of Reinforcement In his research on operant conditioning‚ Skinner
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how the teacher plays different roles as he/she manages his/her classroom. Write a report of your observation based on the philosophical statement‚ room arrangement‚ classroom rules‚ classroom procedures‚ encouraging all students and positive reinforcement. Critically and 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
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the entire classroom/group of students. Furthermore‚ checkmarks are a symbol of derogatory or negative behavior. Checkmarks represent positive feedback and/or behavior. Lastly‚ the teacher waited to long to provide the children with positive reinforcement (reward) in the form of a toy car. The teacher should have made a response for each setting with the children and provided immediate feedback/praise. One alternative behavior modification procedure the teacher could have utilized is: 1. Discuss
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Graduate institute of science and management sri lanka. | Bachelor’s Degree First Year Programme Massey university-NewZeland. | BM.124-Organization and management Assignment 2 | | Hasasara Madurasinghe | | 30/11/2012 | course supervisor-linton fernando 1. You have been a very successful civil engineer for ten years and your technical skills are excellent. However you have no
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Observational and social theory According to Lefrancois‚ Social cognitive theory is a label for Bandura’s theory‚ which explains social learning through imitation using the principles of operant conditioning while recognizing the importance of cognitive activities such as imagining‚ symbolizing and anticipating (Lefrancois‚ p.386). Bandura’s theory was based on Skinners operant conditioning. If you recall Skinner believed in “free will” Therefore‚ Skinner believed that we have a mind‚ but due to
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Joe Salatino Joe Salatino is the president of Great Northern American (GNA)‚ a telemarketing company based out of Dallas‚ Texas which has been around over 30 years. According to Joe‚ the success of his company is due to the amount of money he pays to his employees. He believes that spending money on commissions and bonusess is a means to keep his sales force of 30 people motivated. (Hellriegel & Slocum‚ 2011) This paper will address the following topics: • How Joe could address the
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Jennifer Moore February 27‚ 2013 Psychology 101 Observational learning In1965 Albert Bandura set up an experiment at Stanford University involving nursery school aged children observing their interactions with a Bobo doll. He then divided the children into three groups. These groups were model reward‚ model punishment and no consequence. The children then watched a short video of model acting aggressively
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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. Immunizations current Regular
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