Conditioning Techniques Are Appropriate

Question 1

What are the 4 main points of conditioning techniques are appropriate

Answer 1

At home
In school
Peers
Vulnerable groups of children

Question 2

What does Jo Frost use to correct inappropriate behaviour

Answer 2

The naughty step

Question 3

Why is shouting at a child when they’re naughty bad?

Answer 3

Despite being unpleasant it is positively reinforcing

Question 4

What is the way to deal with naughty children?

Answer 4

To resist any type of reinforcement

Question 5

When do techniques such as the naughty step work best?

Answer 5

When parents make a fuss of what their child does right

Question 6

Finish this sentence

Parental control over pocket money….

Answer 6

Has long been used to increase positive behaviours

Question 7

Give an example of when a child might be rewarded pocket money

Answer 7

After cleaning the car or tidying their bedroom

Question 8

What did Gill (1998) encourage parents to do?

Answer 8

Asked parents to encourage chore completion by the payment of pocket money or the postponement of pocket money (punishment)

Question 9

What did the research of Gill (1998) conclude?

Answer 9

That strategies like pocket money were successful because children ended up performing 20% of the household chores

Question 10

What type of conditioning is used in education?

Answer 10

Operant

Question 11

Give an example of operant conditioning techniques used in schools which are positively reinforcing

Answer 11

Gold stars
Stickers
House points

Question 12

Complete the sentence

Gold stars, stickers and house points are….

Answer 12

Positively reinforcing

Question 13

What is the aim of positive reinforcement in schools?

Answer 13

To reward good behaviour and performance

Question 14

Explain McAllister (1969)

Answer 14

Looked at good behaviour in high school English classes and found that the increased use of ‘teacher praise’ and ‘teacher disapproval’ led to a decrease in inappropriate talking

Question 15

What did LeFrançois suggest?

Answer 15

Classical conditioning can be used to improve student performance

Question 16

Give an example of what LeFraçois meant in his suggestion

Answer 16

Teachers should maximise the pleasant stimuli in their classroom and minimise the unpleasant stimuli so students have more positive feelings about the work environment and their behaviour and/or academic performance will improve

Question 17

Give an example of what LeFrançois meant by pleasant stimuli

Answer 17

Attractive wall displays
Pleasant smells
Laughte

Question 18

Give an example of what LeFrançois meant by unpleasant stimuli

Answer 18

Shouting

Negative comments

Question 19

What are peer groups

Answer 19

Children who are similar in age and development

Question 20

When do we start to be influenced by our peer group?

Answer 20

When we move to nursery and school

Question 21

Fill in the gaps

In order to reduce the ___________ of a peer group and increase the _____________, children ____________ the behaviour and actions of their peers

Answer 21

1- Negative sanctions
2-Positive sanctions
3- imitate

Question 22

Give an example of negative Sanctions

Answer 22

Exclusion

Criticism

Question 23

Give an example of positive sanctions

Answer 23

Praise

Acceptance

Question 24

What do psychological use conditioning techniques for?

Answer 24

various psychological and medical conditions

Question 25

Explain Lovaas (1987)

Answer 25

Developed ABA to increase the frequency and quality of social interactions for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Child given 1-to-1 therapy to shape their behaviour and are rewarded over time

Slowly the rewards are reduced and only given if their behaviour is close to ideal

Question 26

What is ABA

Answer 26

Applied Behaviour Analysis

Question 27

Explain Robinson et al’s token economy

Answer 27

Used token economy to improve the performance in reading and vocabulary related tasks of children with hyperactivity issues

Question 28

When might a child be rewarded in a token economy and what can they do with these rewards?

Answer 28

For desirable behaviour

Can exchange for rewards for items they desire