The textbook describes how‚ historically‚ different criticisms have been voiced about the use of reinforcement and punishment with school-age children. The author explains that these concerns reflect a lack of understanding or possible misunderstandings of behaviorist principles. There were two myths and misconceptions that particularly peaked my interest. The first myth/ misconception states that “reinforcement leads to dependence on concrete‚ external rewards for appropriate behavior” (p.78)
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THE IMPACT OF INTERNET USE ON CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS By Miss Kaleyvani Geeseeny Sawmy Clinical Psychologist Children’s motives Few studies have been conducted – that can explain people’s motives for using internet. Research suggest that children use media for entertainment and relaxation purposes (to relieve boredom‚ to play games‚ or for social interaction) however little is known about what really motivate children to use Internet. Adolescents’ motives Use the Internet more
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The statistics for divorce in the 1990’s suggest that nearly sixty percent of marriages end in divorce. Given this startling figure‚ the assumption can be made that many children will experience some effects caused by the life-changing event called divorce. What is it exactly about divorce that causes negative consequences for these children? In what ways will these children be effected? Will these effects show outwardly? I will attempt to uncover some of the complexities surrounding these psychological
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Divorce is not uncommon anymore like how it used to be looked down upon. Today according to the American Psychology Association there is a 40 to 50 percent chance of married couples will end up in divorce. The divorce rate today is higher than what it has ever been. About 25 percent of children in the US live with only one parent (Bernet‚ Children of high-conflict divorce face many challenges). Most of the time a divorce will take a toll on the family‚ some families cope with the divorce well‚ while
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Development in Pre-Adolescent Children Introduction Growing up in a Christian home has its mix of blessings and curses. The blessings are obviously the security and stability of a family whose foundation is firmly planted in the Word of God. The curses are the problems that come as a result of being swept along the river of the faith of the parents. This paper is written with these problems in mind. For as I deal with considering the faith of the pre-adolescent children of my congregation
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Teaching Human Sexuality to adolescents and children: What should be taught at every stage and why The new world encyclopedia defines human sexuality as “the means to express the fullness of love between a man and a woman and the means through which a child is conceived” (1). Human sexuality is much more than an ordinary physical activity; it is an exercise that impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participants. With the rate of teenage pregnancies (or our awareness of it)
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Miller (2015) Former research done on the effects of children post-divorce had revealed largely negative (Bartol & Bartol‚ 2015; Krauss & Sales‚ 2000; M. E. Lamb & Malloy‚ 2013) and custody arrangements of children showed favoritism. Kim Bartholomew (1990) based her theory on Bowlby (1969) philosophy‚ however‚ she suggested that there was more than one reason behind why people desired to avoid others (Miller‚ 2015). Secure avoidance of intimacy is low and Anxiety about abandonment is low. Preoccupied
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The Impact of Traumatic Death in the Life of an Adolescent Dawn Schroeder Liberty University Human Growth and Development 502 Dr. Jaesook Gho February 18‚ 2013 Abstract The author presents the results from reviewing empirical research which studied the effects of traumatic death on the development of an adolescent. The studies included children and adolescents which had been impacted by traumatic events. While traumatic death can affect the development of an adolescent‚ most adolescents
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DL Reflection Paper #2 Divorce Divorce I believe that divorce is one of the fundamental causes of the decay of moral fabric in the United States. As the years go by it is becoming more and more common for children to be raised in single parent households‚ having to travel back and forth between two different households. This lack of a nuclear family deprives children of all of the tradition and stability that are necessary influences
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2011 The Role of Television Advertising and Its Effects on Children Amin Asadollahi1 Student of PhD Marketing Management‚ Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University‚ Tehran‚ Iran Email: amin_asadollahee@yahoo.com Neda Tanha Student of advertising and Marketing‚ University of Applied Sciences‚ Tehran‚ Iran Email: nedatanha62@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The prevalence of obesity and the growing increase of obesity in children with the academic‚ political and social issue has been.TV ads
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