Applying behaviorism to our daily lives
By Scott Mines
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 3, 2009
Today’s class on behaviorism was an interesting one. I can really relate to the different kinds of motivational stimuli. Whether in the classroom or at home these stimuli can pertain to my own children as well as some of the observations I have made during my fieldwork.
At home positive reinforcement is present when I try to teach my ten year old about high stake tests. I try to instill in her that she is in fourth grade and not to be too hard on herself. I show her tests that I took when I was her age. Some I did well on, others I did not. She really looks up to me and said “daddy if you did well on some tests and not on others, I don’t have to be so nervous.” I explained to her that nobody is perfect, and I won’t judge her on the outcome of one state test. In this case there were consequences to my reinforcement and they were positive. My daughter liked the idea that the outcome of high stake tests is not the end of the world. It strengthened her behavior towards taking the tests. Instead of saying she has a stomach ache on the day of the tests; she goes in with a different outlook now.
I use Response Cost a great deal with my teenager. If she goofs off in school, does not do homework, and I find out through teachers that she has been text messaging in class, I take away important weekend privileges. If she is grounded enough, she usually responds with better grades and I do not get phone calls from her teachers. She is a good kid, but has to learn the consequences of not doing her schoolwork. If she gave 100%, I would not care. However, she usually does not. She hates the consequences of being grounded, but this action seems to work.
As far as behaviorism in the classroom, I believe it depends on the student. Extinction may work for some students, and not others. Time out in my opinion really labels a kid in the class. There is not a place for that action in the classroom. I like the idea of Token Economies, especially with young children. It should be done to show other young students Positive Reinforcement. The movie on learning disabilities was interesting as well. It really showed a new twist on how we teach disabled children does not work all the time. We must really have proper teachers and learning curriculum.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 3, 2009
Today’s class on behaviorism was an interesting one. I can really relate to the different kinds of motivational stimuli. Whether in the classroom or at home these stimuli can pertain to my own children as well as some of the observations I have made during my fieldwork.
At home positive reinforcement is present when I try to teach my ten year old about high stake tests. I try to instill in her that she is in fourth grade and not to be too hard on herself. I show her tests that I took when I was her age. Some I did well on, others I did not. She really looks up to me and said “daddy if you did well on some tests and not on others, I don’t have to be so nervous.” I explained to her that nobody is perfect, and I won’t judge her on the outcome of one state test. In this case there were consequences to my reinforcement and they were positive. My daughter liked the idea that the outcome of high stake tests is not the end of the world. It strengthened her behavior towards taking the tests. Instead of saying she has a stomach ache on the day of the tests; she goes in with a different outlook now.
I use Response Cost a great deal with my teenager. If she goofs off in school, does not do homework, and I find out through teachers that she has been text messaging in class, I take away important weekend privileges. If she is grounded enough, she usually responds with better grades and I do not get phone calls from her teachers. She is a good kid, but has to learn the consequences of not doing her schoolwork. If she gave 100%, I would not care. However, she usually does not. She hates the consequences of being grounded, but this action seems to work.
As far as behaviorism in the classroom, I believe it depends on the student. Extinction may work for some students, and not others. Time out in my opinion really labels a kid in the class. There is not a place for that action in the classroom. I like the idea of Token Economies, especially with young children. It should be done to show other young students Positive Reinforcement. The movie on learning disabilities was interesting as well. It really showed a new twist on how we teach disabled children does not work all the time. We must really have proper teachers and learning curriculum.
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