The Role of Conditioning in Parenting
Step 1:Review the elements of Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and Observational Learning in Chapter 6 of your textbook.Listen to the Goats and Soda podcast entitled “How to Get Your Kids to do Chores (Without Resenting It)” (link below) and read the follow-up article “How To Get Kids To Do Chores: Does The Mayan Method Work?” (opens in a new window).https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/06/09/616928895/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-chores-without-resenting-itStep 2:In a paper, thoroughly discuss the following:Explain how the following learning concepts are demonstrated in the “Maya Method”. Give concrete examples from the textbook, podcast and article to support your statements.ShapingPositive reinforcementUnconditioned stimuliUnconditionedresponseConditioned stimuliConditioned responseDiscuss the potential consequences of using physical punishment to shape children’s behavior.Citing Sources: You must use APA style to reference your source(s) at the end of your submission. For this assignment, you must include reference information for your textbook, the podcast and the article. Information on how to format reference information (including a reference generator) in APA style can be found on the Purdue Online Writing Lab website athttps://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html (opens in a new window).
