Case Studies Assignment
Bobby
Bobby is eight years old and has a room that is constantly in disarray. His father, Mr. Kelly would like a plan that would get Bobby to keep his room neat and clean. Bobby’s target behavior is to put his belongings away where they belong by the time he goes to bed every night. A plan that includes operant conditioning will be the most successful method to increase Bobby’s “putting away” behavior. Operant conditioning will incorporate both positive and negative reinforcements to introduce and increase the desired behavior of putting his belongings away. Due to Bobby’s age the use of positive reinforcement for putting away his belongings when requested, coupled with negative reinforcement if he does not comply. …show more content…
A neighbor’s dog bit her hand and she has harbored this fear ever since. She must now face her fear due to her impending marriage to a dog trainer. Classical conditioning accounts for this fear because of the physical pain associated with the injury, the fear that occurred when the dog approached her and bit her and the medical treatment that ensued. Operant conditioning became the reason for the strengthening of the phobia over the years. On one hand, by avoiding dogs she does not get bit again (Cooper, Heron & Howard 2007). On the other, she has learned through positive punishment to avoid dogs all together because of the sensations they create in her: increased heart rate; seating; fear and anxiety. This avoidance of dogs can be corrected through a program of operant conditioning that will slowly help her to overcome her …show more content…
The plan will consist of immediate positive reinforcements with immediate negative reinforcements to introduce and establish the behavior. A checklist of five pick up behaviors was developed, along with a picture of what was expected. For example, a picture of the floor clear of toys and clothes and a picture of the table area clear of toys and activities. A game was made out the picking up around Emma’s room. For each of the five behaviors expected, received immediate positive reinforcement (Goldfish crackers) at the completion of each step. The fixed interval schedule was scaled back of the course of the next few weeks. If Emma refused to comply and perform the behaviors, attention from all adults was removed. She was left alone in her room with the door closed for three minutes. The plan was used over the course of three weeks, the parents were slowly introduced to play the clean-up game with Emma in place of me. The administered the positive and negative reinforcements. Eventually as Emma demonstrated success the punishment was removed entirely and the positive reinforcement of crackers was reduced and replaced with verbal praise and hugs from the
Bobby
Bobby is eight years old and has a room that is constantly in disarray. His father, Mr. Kelly would like a plan that would get Bobby to keep his room neat and clean. Bobby’s target behavior is to put his belongings away where they belong by the time he goes to bed every night. A plan that includes operant conditioning will be the most successful method to increase Bobby’s “putting away” behavior. Operant conditioning will incorporate both positive and negative reinforcements to introduce and increase the desired behavior of putting his belongings away. Due to Bobby’s age the use of positive reinforcement for putting away his belongings when requested, coupled with negative reinforcement if he does not comply. …show more content…
A neighbor’s dog bit her hand and she has harbored this fear ever since. She must now face her fear due to her impending marriage to a dog trainer. Classical conditioning accounts for this fear because of the physical pain associated with the injury, the fear that occurred when the dog approached her and bit her and the medical treatment that ensued. Operant conditioning became the reason for the strengthening of the phobia over the years. On one hand, by avoiding dogs she does not get bit again (Cooper, Heron & Howard 2007). On the other, she has learned through positive punishment to avoid dogs all together because of the sensations they create in her: increased heart rate; seating; fear and anxiety. This avoidance of dogs can be corrected through a program of operant conditioning that will slowly help her to overcome her …show more content…
The plan will consist of immediate positive reinforcements with immediate negative reinforcements to introduce and establish the behavior. A checklist of five pick up behaviors was developed, along with a picture of what was expected. For example, a picture of the floor clear of toys and clothes and a picture of the table area clear of toys and activities. A game was made out the picking up around Emma’s room. For each of the five behaviors expected, received immediate positive reinforcement (Goldfish crackers) at the completion of each step. The fixed interval schedule was scaled back of the course of the next few weeks. If Emma refused to comply and perform the behaviors, attention from all adults was removed. She was left alone in her room with the door closed for three minutes. The plan was used over the course of three weeks, the parents were slowly introduced to play the clean-up game with Emma in place of me. The administered the positive and negative reinforcements. Eventually as Emma demonstrated success the punishment was removed entirely and the positive reinforcement of crackers was reduced and replaced with verbal praise and hugs from the