jennie politano

* Homework: In class today we talked about and watched video examples of operant conditioning. I want you to explore this technique by using it to shape the behavior of another person. Pick some small behavior and a key environmental structure or aspect, and then use reinforcement (some consequence) to make the behavior stronger or more frequent.   Talking out of Turn/Talking Back When you do something you aren't supposed to and are caught parents, they will lay down the law. That doesn't mean they are going to take something away but they could tell/yell at you and explain what rule was broken and how you did it. If you talk back to them, testing their leadership/place a lot of parents will begin to yell if they haven't already and usually make a threat or just take something away from you. If you continue to talk back to your parents most likely they will follow through will there threat of taking something away, not always an object could be your freedom. Ways to change this The rules and consiquences should be known before youchooses to do something they aren't.  The first time will be a warning, the second your cell phone will be taken away for a week and etc. If the child talks back you could keep taking privlages away.  That might not be teaching the kid much but it's better then just yelling. OR If you do something wrong and are caught, the parent should tell you what you had done wrong and what you should've done instead.  If the child does talk back don't respond, if they want the last word let them have it but next time they ask for a favor or wants to go do something tell them no and tell them why, so they know what they did wrong and that is the consequence of talking back.