Behaviourist debate

Question 1

APPROPRIATE: HOME

Answer 1

• conditioning can increase good behaviour at home e.g. shouting = positively reinforcing
• super nanny - only give positive reinforcement when behaviour is good
• gill - rewarding with pocket money successful as kids did 20% of chores

Question 2

INAPPROPRIATE: HOME

Answer 2

• morris - naughty step can have long term emotional effects e.g. kids cant reflect or verbalise feelings = bad development
• parents arnt always consistent = less effective

Question 3

APPROPRIATE: EDUCATION

Answer 3

• education has used operant to increase positive behaviour e.g. gold stars = positive reinforcement
• mcallister - teacher praise = decrease in talking
• lefrancois - teachers who maximise pleasant stimulus e.g. wall displays = better performance

Question 4

INAPPROPRIATE: EDUCATION

Answer 4

• montessori education - rewards and punishments can be harmful to kids drive to learn
• lepper - nursery kids spent 50% less time drawing picture when promised reward (motivation destroyed)
• dweck - kids on maths test did worse when praised compared to those called lazy

Question 5

APPROPRIATE: PEERS

Answer 5

• peers are source of conditioning, as we get older peer influence strengthens
• reduce negative sanctions e.g. excluded
• increase positive sanctions e.g. acceptance

Question 6

INAPPROPRIATE: PEERS

Answer 6

• peer group influences may not always be positive
• bricker - children as young as 10 more likely to smoke if peers smoked

Question 7

CONC

Answer 7

• parents, schools, peers and other agencies all have obligations to make sure kids function in society