Debate Flashcards
What are our 3 themes?
Conditioning at home
Conditioning vulnerable groups
Effectiveness of conditioning
Conditioning at home- argument for, BF Skinner?
Children learn through consequence in their behaviour
-If a child experience’s pleasantness from a behaviour it will increase repetition, if unpleasantness a result of behaviour is weekend
-Parents can promote good behaviour and deter bad behaviour to create a positive environment in which children learn rules that are acceptable and unacceptable
Conditioning of the home- for, supernanny?
The naughty step is good and beneficial to correct inadequate behaviour
When a parent shouts at a child, the attention can be seen as positive reinforcement as it gives children their desired reaction
By using the naughty step, it allows no fuss ade, also works well when a child does something correct
Conditioning at home, for SEE paragraph?
S- Theirs evidence to show that conditioning at home is beneficial
E- we can see this via BF Skinner’s research on rats applied to humans
Also supernanny
E- One implication is that children can expect rewards later on in life for getting job, creating bad behaviour when things don’t go there way, causing addictive behaviour causing an emotional implication and difficulty finding a job, harm on economy
Conditioning at home, against sociologists?
Reward and praise, robin grille
Morris
Conditioning at home, against- Robin Grille?
When treats stop being given out, the behaviour is stopped.
As they have been conditioned to expect a sweet when this isn’t handed out to them it can cause emotional damage
-American and Israeli schools studied conditioning and found it weekend creativity
-American fast food, children who reads most books get food prizes so children would just read small books,so skills declined
Conditioning at home, against Morris?
Sitting on the naughty step ca have long term emotional damage
Children can’t reflect like adults and can’t properly verbalise feelings
Without empathy the naughty step may have negative effects on development as children can’t articulate feelings
Conditioning at home, against SEE paragraph?
S- However theirs is evidence to show that conditioning children at home is harmful
E- Robin Grille and Morris (explain)
E- One implication if they don’t learn what is right or wrong in the real world it could cause a loss of job as your acting unprofessionally, effect on the economy
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- for sociologists?
Chaney et al
Massachusetts school
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- for, Chaney et al?
Fun haler for children with asthma
Inhaler which is fun to reinforce usage
After 2 weeks of this parents found that there was a positive response to treatment
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- for Massachusetts school?
Using electrocution shocks on send co children
-Several parents at school believed it was life changing
Happy court affirmed the therapy
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- SEE paragraph
S- theirs is evidence to show conditioning in vulnerable groups is beneficial
E- Chaney et al
Massachusetts school
E- One implication is that to may electric shocks can lead to health complications damaging brain jeopardising quality of life for individual, causing anxiety and depression
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- against sociologists?
Dwek
Psychology today
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- against Dwek?
Children praised for doing well on maths did worse later on in difficult test compared to those called lazy
-Second group learnt persistence where as praise group gave up
-Reward doesn’t equal better performance
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- against, psychology today?
Psychology believes it undermines instinctive motivation and ultimately removes appreciation for knowledge and internal drive
Conditioning in vulnerable groups- SEE Para
S- Critical for how rewards cause learned helplessness
E- Dwek and Psych today
E- Learned helplessness leads to failing in life due to laziness, money spent on rewards e.g. school trips could be spent on education system improvements
Effectiveness of conditioning- for sociologists?
Lovitt and trevor osborne
Effectiveness of conditioning- for Lovit?
Operant conditioning can be used effectively in SEND providing the education with a useful tool to maintain and modify behaviour if disabled children who struggle with following tradition
Helps by designing goals and creating proceeds to reach goals which are attainable for students
Effectiveness of conditioning- for, Trevor osbourn?
Constantly reinforcing behaviour is as important as establishing rules and issuing consequence during operant conditioning is that student will learn through reinforcement and will modify behaviour based upon consistent feedback
Effectiveness of conditioning- for SEE Para?
S- many believe that we should condition due to its long lasting impact
E- Lovit and Trevor osbourn
E- a social implication is that people believe oys the right thing for them, it isn’t effective and therefore wastes money
Effectiveness of conditioning- against, sociologists?
Lepper et al
Michael Karson ph:p
Effectiveness of conditioning- Lepper et al?
Research suggests that the promise of rewards may de motivate children, meaning they will lack focus and not perform well, highlighting the negative impacts of extinctive values
Effectiveness of conditioning- Michael karson?
Did a study on lab rats and found that showing negative results of behaviour didn’t stop negative behaviour
When on humans the children stopped behaviour around parents but it got progressively worse when they weren’t around as they are more skillful at not getting caught
Effectiveness of conditioning- SEE paragraph?
S- Many people believe that we shouldn’t condition due to its long lasting effects
E- Michael Karson and Lepper et al
E- If people don’t believe in therapy then they may cause judgment about it causing people not to go, loss on economy
Conclusion?
Conditioning is the basis of learning in society, allowing children to function
But can be unethical to manipulate children
Overall, should condition children
