Imagine you are a parent or primary caregiver of a four-year-old boy. For purposes of this scenario, this little boy will be referred to as your son. Your four-year-old son has been having persistent temper tantrums whenever you leave somewhere he wants to stay; whenever you say no to him, and throughout the day when he doesn't get his way. You have tried to be patient with him, but his behavior is unacceptable to you. When he has a tantrum, he yells, cries, and lashes out. You put him on a schedule, thinking that perhaps he was not getting enough sleep. You also limit the amount of sugar and unhealthy foods he eats. You believe he has enough exercise and physical activity, and though you know he experiences stressors sometimes, you realize you need to teach him to cope. Consequently, you decide to apply operant conditioning. Step 1: Before you being the operant conditioning process with your son, you realize you need to establish a plan that identifies what you will do when he has a tantrum, and how you will guide him in coping in more productive ways. In detail, compose your operant conditioning plan. In your plan, identify the following: Explain what you believe is the best way to react to your son's tantrums and explain the rationale for your choice. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your reaction is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal). Identify and explain what you perceive to be the best coping strategy or strategies to teach your son to apply instead of a tantrum. Explain the coping strategy or strategies you will teach him and why. Next, when your child applies one of the coping strategies, explain what you believe is the best way for you to react. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your response is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal). In your opinion, do you think operant conditioning would actually work in this scenario? Why or why not? If you were in this situation, what emotions might you experience when your child has a tantrum, and how would you handle your own emotions?

Imagine you are a parent or primary caregiver of a four-year-old boy. For purposes of this scenario, this little boy will be referred to as your son. Your four-year-old son has been having persistent temper tantrums whenever you leave somewhere he wants to stay; whenever you say no to him, and throughout the day when he doesn't get his way. You have tried to be patient with him, but his behavior is unacceptable to you. When he has a tantrum, he yells, cries, and lashes out. You put him on a schedule, thinking that perhaps he was not getting enough sleep. You also limit the amount of sugar and unhealthy foods he eats. You believe he has enough exercise and physical activity, and though you know he experiences stressors sometimes, you realize you need to teach him to cope. Consequently, you decide to apply operant conditioning. Step 1: Before you being the operant conditioning process with your son, you realize you need to establish a plan that identifies what you will do when he has a tantrum, and how you will guide him in coping in more productive ways. In detail, compose your operant conditioning plan. In your plan, identify the following: Explain what you believe is the best way to react to your son's tantrums and explain the rationale for your choice. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your reaction is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal). Identify and explain what you perceive to be the best coping strategy or strategies to teach your son to apply instead of a tantrum. Explain the coping strategy or strategies you will teach him and why. Next, when your child applies one of the coping strategies, explain what you believe is the best way for you to react. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your response is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal). In your opinion, do you think operant conditioning would actually work in this scenario? Why or why not? If you were in this situation, what emotions might you experience when your child has a tantrum, and how would you handle your own emotions?

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

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Imagine you are a parent or primary caregiver of a four-year-old boy. For purposes of this scenario, this little boy will be referred to as your son.

Your four-year-old son has been having persistent temper tantrums whenever you leave somewhere he wants to stay; whenever you say no to him, and throughout the day when he doesn't get his way. You have tried to be patient with him, but his behavior is unacceptable to you. When he has a tantrum, he yells, cries, and lashes out. You put him on a schedule, thinking that perhaps he was not getting enough sleep. You also limit the amount of sugar and unhealthy foods he eats. You believe he has enough exercise and physical activity, and though you know he experiences stressors sometimes, you realize you need to teach him to cope. Consequently, you decide to apply operant conditioning.

Step 1: Before you being the operant conditioning process with your son, you realize you need to establish a plan that identifies what you will do when he has a tantrum, and how you will guide him in coping in more productive ways.

In detail, compose your operant conditioning plan. In your plan, identify the following:

Explain what you believe is the best way to react to your son's tantrums and explain the rationale for your choice. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your reaction is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal).
Identify and explain what you perceive to be the best coping strategy or strategies to teach your son to apply instead of a tantrum. Explain the coping strategy or strategies you will teach him and why.
Next, when your child applies one of the coping strategies, explain what you believe is the best way for you to react. Next, code the reaction you identified as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. Then, identify the subtype (if positive reinforcement, identify if your response is a primary reinforcer or secondary/conditioned reinforcer); if negative reinforcement, identify if your response is escape or avoidance conditioning; and if punishment, identify if your response is positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal).
In your opinion, do you think operant conditioning would actually work in this scenario? Why or why not? If you were in this situation, what emotions might you experience when your child has a tantrum, and how would you handle your own emotions?

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