2012 Applying Operant Conditioning To Ones life Operant Conditioning can easily be applied to our everyday lives. “It is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.” (Myers 236) When we observe our environment and the people with-in it‚ we will be able to understand and comprehend actions duly. We are also able to discern the consequences of our actions. An everyday situation which operant conditioning can be used in
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Early lifeEdit Thorndike‚ born in Williamsburg‚ Massachusetts‚[3] was the son of a Methodist minister in Lowell‚ Massachusetts.[4] Thorndike graduated from The Roxbury Latin School (1891)‚ in West Roxbury‚ Massachusetts and from Wesleyan University (B.S. 1895).[3] He earned an M.A. at Harvard University in 1897.[3] While at Harvard‚ he was interested in how animals learn (ethology)‚ and worked with William James. Afterwards‚ he became interested in the animal ’man’‚ to the study of which he then
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promote positive behavior. This is based on the assumption that all behavior (negative and positive) is learned and‚ therefore‚ that acceptable behavior can be learned. It is also predicated on the belief that behavior is contextual‚ so children can be taught to behave in a certain way in the school context. Acceptable behavior is then reinforced in a school and classroom climate which is supportive of positive behavior. Among these strategies‚ teachers use positive and negative reinforcement to manage
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All people in this world are different. They feel differently and have different skills. Even though they have different skills‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ there will be some ones common amongst the people. Likewise‚ some of my strengths and weaknesses might be similar to that of my friends‚ parents‚ relatives‚ people around the world and some not. That is how we are made. Although‚ strengths and weaknesses isn’t a permanent thing. It can be worked on and can be improved and polished.
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Positive reinforcement can be any action that strengthens one’s behavior by using techniques by motivating and reinforcing stimulus when a goal is met. I have found over the years that positive reinforcement will also work‚ when providing a consequence or rewards. These are some tools we used in our home with our kids when they were growing up. I now see my son using positive reinforcement with his own kids. A prime example is my grand-daughter just finished Pre-K and is now moving on to kindergarten
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Running Head: REINFORCEMENT WHEN DEALING Positive Replacement Behavior A) Reinforcement when dealing with behaviors‚ is a stimuli that increases the likelihood of a certain behavior to reoccur‚ reinforcement typically occurs after the behavior that is supposed to be reinforced. There are two types of reinforcement‚ Positive and negative‚ both of them serving the same purpose but providing the results in different means. Positive reinforcement occurs when a behavior is being reinforced by "rewarding
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Thomas Spadafora Psy 121 11/02/12 The Application Of Operant Conditioning Techniques In A Secondary Classroom Background A plethora of Studies have reported the effectiveness of operant conditioning techniques in altering the behavior of children in a number of different situations. There has been many studies in which teacher-supplied consequences have had effects on preschool and elementary school children in a regular classroom‚ but almost none in the secondary schooling classrooms
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theory of operant conditioning is seen at play when children are given treats upon discovering the death of a peer; by being rewarded—or‚ positively reinforced—at the sight of death‚ they begin to associate death with something positive‚ and on the whole view death as a good thing. Operant conditioning is also seen being used to dissuade children from certain things‚ such as when Delta class children are briefly electrocuted upon interacting with flowers and books; this negative reinforcement dissuades
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implementation of specific reinforced behaviors. Positive reinforcers make me smoke‚ and negative reinforcers prevent me from smoking. By identifying positive reinforcements‚ I learned to quit smoking. Before beginning my analysis of my smoking habits‚ I recorded the number of cigarettes smoked on a daily basis. On an average day I smoked 4-5 cigarettes. By establishing my baseline performance on a typical week‚ I set out to find the positive reinforcements‚ which coerced me into smoking. The days that
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Changing Habits Step 1: Presenting the participant: The participant I chose is my youngest sister: Liliane. Liliane just turned 15 this month. She is in the 9th grade‚ a very special school year‚ since‚ at the end‚ she has to present the official Lebanese exam. We‚ her family‚ believe that we must not get worried about the exam‚ since she’s intelligent‚ one of the best students in her class‚ with a really high average. She is usually an active girl‚ very sociable‚ with a wide network of friends
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