1. The reading stated that behavior occurs due to experiences in the environment. My
question is if a child were to spend most of its life in the same room doing the same
things, would they be mentally stuck on the behaviors they are used to? Will this make it
difficult for them to learn behaviors if they were to leave the room they are used to?
Would this be an example of fixation?
2. Generalization is defined as the tendency to react the same way to similar stimuli. For
example, a dog who is conditioned to run to its owner at the sound of a high-pitched
whistle might act the same way when they hear a child’s high-pitched scream. My
question is could someone or something grow out of generalization if it constantly
occurs? Is it possible to eventually differentiate between similar stimuli?
3. This chapter also discussed the withdrawal of recess as being an ineffective way of
punishing students. Would this method become effective if not used very often? Is there
any instance in which the removal of recess can actually be effective for certain students?
4. Satiation is the strategy in which the teacher asks the student to repeat an inappropriate
behavior until it is no longer rewarding. For example, if a child will not stop jumping in
class, a teacher may tell them to go in the corner and jump until the child gets tired of
jumping. If satiation does not help which strategy would be best for decreasing
inappropriate behavior?
question is if a child were to spend most of its life in the same room doing the same
things, would they be mentally stuck on the behaviors they are used to? Will this make it
difficult for them to learn behaviors if they were to leave the room they are used to?
Would this be an example of fixation?
2. Generalization is defined as the tendency to react the same way to similar stimuli. For
example, a dog who is conditioned to run to its owner at the sound of a high-pitched
whistle might act the same way when they hear a child’s high-pitched scream. My
question is could someone or something grow out of generalization if it constantly
occurs? Is it possible to eventually differentiate between similar stimuli?
3. This chapter also discussed the withdrawal of recess as being an ineffective way of
punishing students. Would this method become effective if not used very often? Is there
any instance in which the removal of recess can actually be effective for certain students?
4. Satiation is the strategy in which the teacher asks the student to repeat an inappropriate
behavior until it is no longer rewarding. For example, if a child will not stop jumping in
class, a teacher may tell them to go in the corner and jump until the child gets tired of
jumping. If satiation does not help which strategy would be best for decreasing
inappropriate behavior?
