Chaney

Question 1

Area

Answer 1

The Devlopmental Area

Question 2

What classic study does it link to?

Answer 2

Bandura

Question 3

Aim

Answer 3

To see if positive reinforcement can be used to encourage children to want to use their inhalers properly

Question 4

Sample

Answer 4

32 children from Australia
From different socioeconomic backgrounds
Aged 1-6 years

Question 5

Procedure

Answer 5

1. Parents were contacted then visited at home. Consent was obtained then they filled out a questionnaire about the child’s current spacer device.
2. Parents were given a funhaler to use for 2 weeks
3. Parents filled in another questionnaire asking about the Funhaler

Question 6

2 Quantitative findings

Answer 6

80% of children achieved the desired number of breath cycles compared to 50% previously
60% of parents said they were satisfied with the device compared to 10% previously

Question 7

Similarities with Bandura

Answer 7

1. They both studied young children (3-5yrs and 1-6yrs)
2. Both support nurture (behaviour changed by model and changed by inhaler)

Question 8

Differences to Bandura

Answer 8

1. The way data was collected (observation vs self-report)
2. The experimental design (matched participants vs repeated measures)

Question 9

How has and hasn’t it changed our understanding from Bandura?

Answer 9

It has shown us that children’s behaviour can be changed by reinforcement
It still only tells us about young children