Topic 4 DQ 1
Imagine you are a child psychologist. You are working with a parent who is trying to
modify their 10-year-old child's behavior. They would like the child to complete their
homework every day after school. Review sections 6.7 - 6.12 in your textbook. Using
operant conditioning, present a behavior modification plan the parent can use to modify
their child's behavior. In your plan, describe the principles of operant conditioning
(reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement), and how these principles
would be applied.
Operant training improves terrible behavior. The issue is not doing homework daily after school.
Finish schoolwork on time. Reinforcement rewards positive conduct with pleasure. They are
reinforcing desired behavior. Reward and punishment exist. Good behavior is rewarded with
nice things. Negative punishment removes a deterrent. Child psychologists can help parents
choose a reinforcer. Praise boosts. Parents can praise kids for finishing homework on time.
Homework completion improves. Parents can skip unpleasant stimuli if the youngster completes
schoolwork on time. Punishment causes misbehavior. Punishment deters terrible behavior.
Positive and negative penalties exist. Positive punishment deters misconduct. Negative
punishment discourages awful behavior. The child psychologist can advise parents on effective
discipline.
Parents can have kids eat green vegetables (an unpleasant stimulus) for supper if they don't do
homework. TV bans are punitive. Homework fails less. Reward schedules determine behavior.
Reinforcement is ongoing. Constant support encourages all beneficial conduct. Parents let kids
skip tuition if they do homework early. Reinforcement teaches quickly. Partial reinforcement can
be given after learning. Mounting can be shown after a fixed ratio schedule, a variable ratio
schedule, a fixed interval schedule, or an erratic interval schedule. Once the child learns to finish
the homework on time, the psychologist can advise parents to change ratio intervals to maintain
the response rate. Parents can congratulate kids who spend five days. After three assignment
days, they can award the child (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2021).
Reference
Grison, S. & Gazzaniga, M. (2019). Psychology in your life (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Norton &
Company, Inc.
Imagine you are a child psychologist. You are working with a parent who is trying to
modify their 10-year-old child's behavior. They would like the child to complete their
homework every day after school. Review sections 6.7 - 6.12 in your textbook. Using
operant conditioning, present a behavior modification plan the parent can use to modify
their child's behavior. In your plan, describe the principles of operant conditioning
(reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement), and how these principles
would be applied.
Operant training improves terrible behavior. The issue is not doing homework daily after school.
Finish schoolwork on time. Reinforcement rewards positive conduct with pleasure. They are
reinforcing desired behavior. Reward and punishment exist. Good behavior is rewarded with
nice things. Negative punishment removes a deterrent. Child psychologists can help parents
choose a reinforcer. Praise boosts. Parents can praise kids for finishing homework on time.
Homework completion improves. Parents can skip unpleasant stimuli if the youngster completes
schoolwork on time. Punishment causes misbehavior. Punishment deters terrible behavior.
Positive and negative penalties exist. Positive punishment deters misconduct. Negative
punishment discourages awful behavior. The child psychologist can advise parents on effective
discipline.
Parents can have kids eat green vegetables (an unpleasant stimulus) for supper if they don't do
homework. TV bans are punitive. Homework fails less. Reward schedules determine behavior.
Reinforcement is ongoing. Constant support encourages all beneficial conduct. Parents let kids
skip tuition if they do homework early. Reinforcement teaches quickly. Partial reinforcement can
be given after learning. Mounting can be shown after a fixed ratio schedule, a variable ratio
schedule, a fixed interval schedule, or an erratic interval schedule. Once the child learns to finish
the homework on time, the psychologist can advise parents to change ratio intervals to maintain
the response rate. Parents can congratulate kids who spend five days. After three assignment
days, they can award the child (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2021).
Reference
Grison, S. & Gazzaniga, M. (2019). Psychology in your life (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Norton &
Company, Inc.
