Chapter 14 part 2: families and discipline

Question 1

Discipline

Answer 1

Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral
character

System of rules governing conduct or activity

Question 2

Operant Conditioning

Answer 2

Positive Reinforcer
Negative Reinforcer
Punishment
Response Cost

Question 3

Most effective reinforcement schedule

Answer 3

Intermittent (partial)
Reward after certain number of responses

Question 4

Positive Discipline

Answer 4

There are no bad children, just bad and good behaviors

Focuses on reinforcing positive behaviors

Discourages use of rewards or punishment

Focuses on building self-esteem and
positive social skills

Question 5

Problems with the Positive Discipline Model

Answer 5

Too focused on self-esteem building and not accountability

Takes a long time to modify behavior when no response cost or punishment is used

Often is not powerful enough to address significant defiant, oppositional, and/or aggressive behavior

Question 6

Middle ground

Answer 6

Positive discipline + behavior modification

Maintains focus on positive behavior
and skill-building as much as possible, but addresses negative behavior when necessary

Promotes respect and self-esteem
Promotes self-control and
accountability

Question 7

Prevention

Answer 7

Try to foresee problematic situations to prevent meltdowns and misbehavior

Question 8

Praise

Answer 8

Create esteem/positive regard
Whenever possible, praise the behaviors you want to see repeated

Active ignoring
Avoid negative reinforcement by ignoring misbehavior

Question 9

Rewards and Response Cost

Answer 9

Use Positive Reinforcement to create, shape, and maintain desired behaviors

Use response cost instead of punishment to extinguish negative behaviors

Don’t give in to negative reinforcement