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Subject: Re: Assignment #2

Author:
Lisa Kurts-Crume

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Date Posted: 22:08:01 06/15/10 Tue
In reply to: Dr. M-J 's message, "Assignment #2" on 19:25:40 06/11/10 Fri

>Assignment 2 (Behaviorism): June 13
>Post a response to the following question by first
>clicking onto "Post a Reply to this Message"
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>Think of a problem/situation in your area (teaching or
>counseling or as a parent) where you would use of have
>used behavioristic or social learning theories.
>Provide an example of the problem/situation and the
>solution.

Although I believe that social learning is extremely important as children live what they learn, I am not a teacher nor have I had the opportunity to work with children as much as others. Therefore, I will tell of my parenting experiences, in which behaviorism worked well.

One experience that comes to mind is when we had been separated for a few months when she was six years old. Upon being reunited, every night she would come into by bedroom and slip in bed. However, she needed to be sleeping in her own bed.

She was somewhat familiar with a calendar, so I showed her what represented a week. During that week, she would have five nights that she could come sleep in my bed. The other nights, if she got cold, scared, or otherwise needed me, she could call me and I'd be right there for her. If she were able to sleep in her bed for the two nights during the first week, then she would get a small present - say a $5 present. Each week she had less nights to sleep with me and more nights to sleep on her own. At the end of each week, she would receive another small token present. If she were able to keep the schedule with each week sleeping more in her bed than mine then by the time the month ended she would get the present that she had previously chosen as her 'big present'. In this case it was a care bear sleeping bag.

This method worked well in this aspect and in quite a few others. A conditioned response with reward worked great in helping to change her behavior, at least until she became an adolescent. But that's another story.

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