Do-now

What is one common behavior of students at Patterson that you think should change? How might the school go about changing it? Why would your idea work?

Ex: Students are not turning in homework; the school could hold detention for all students that don’t turn in homework on time. This will work because students will know there is a consistent punishment for not doing their work and the will want to avoid that punishment.

Today’ agenda and objective Students will be able to describe and apply principles of

operant conditioning by

1. Do-now

2. Brainstorming how to change behavior and throwing paper around the room

3. Taking notes

4. watching a video clip

5. playing a white board game

6. designing and beginning to implement a minor operant conditioning experiment

7. 3-2-1 Closing

8. Getting organized!

2.1 Operant Conditioning

Rewards and punishment

(REVIEW) Psychology is the study of the way we think, feel and behave; this week we will be learning about how we learn behavior.

1. Behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner used operant conditioning to describe the effects of giving reinforcements to a certain behavior

2. 4 types of operant conditioning:

2. 4 types of operant conditioning:

a. Positive reinforcement: a behavior is strengthened (more likely to occur in the future) when a positive reinforcement is given—meaning that something positive is given

Examples

EX: A hungry rat presses a bar in its cage and receives food. The food is a positive condition for the hungry rat. The rat presses the bar again, and again receives food. The rat's behavior of pressing the bar is strengthened by the consequence of receiving food.

EX: A student raises his hand in class and receives a raffle ticket from the teacher. The ticket is a positive reinforcement for the student. The student raises his hand again, and again receives a ticket, so his behavior is reinforced!

B. Negative reinforcement: a behavior is strengthened (more likely to occur in the future) when a negative reinforcement is given—meaning that something negative is taken away

Examples

EX: A rat is placed in a cage and immediately receives a mild electrical shock on its feet. The shock is a negative condition for the rat. The rat presses a bar and the shock stops. The rat receives another shock, presses the bar again, and again the shock stops. The rat's behavior of pressing the bar is strengthened by the consequence of stopping the shock.

EX: A student has 1 hour of homework assigned every night in a Psychology course. When the student turns in her homework Monday through Thursday, the student does not have homework assigned over the weekend. The student’s behavior of turning in homework during the week is strengthened by the consequence of not getting homework over the weekend.

Today’ agenda and objective Students will be able to describe and apply principles of

operant conditioning by

1. Do-now

2. Brainstorming how to change behavior and throwing paper around the room

3. Taking notes

4. watching a video clip

5. playing a white board game

6. designing and beginning to implement a minor operant conditioning experiment

7. 3-2-1 Closing

8. Getting organized!

Film clip: copy down these questions!

1. What behavior does the man want to change?

2. What sort of reinforcements is the man using in attempt to change the woman’s behavior?

3. How effective are his efforts to change her behavior? Explain.

Today’ agenda and objective Students will be able to describe and apply principles of

operant conditioning by

1. Do-now

2. Brainstorming how to change behavior and throwing paper around the room

3. Taking notes

4. watching a video clip

5. playing a white board game

6. designing and beginning to implement a minor operant conditioning experiment

7. 3-2-1 Closing

8. Getting organized!

White board CFUs

What psychologist is famous for his work with operant conditioning?

What does the word reinforcement mean? What is a positive reinforcement? Provide an example of a positive reinforcement. What is a negative reinforcement? Provide an example of a negative

reinforcement.

Today’ agenda and objective Students will be able to describe and apply principles of

operant conditioning by

1. Do-now

2. Brainstorming how to change behavior and throwing paper around the room

3. Taking notes

4. watching a video clip

5. playing a white board game

6. designing and beginning to implement a minor operant conditioning experiment

7. 3-2-1 Closing

8. Getting organized!

2.1 What do you want to change?

1. Select a behavior of your own or of a close friend/family member that you would like to change. What benefits will come about if you can change this behavior?

2. Create a method by which you could change this behavior using reinforcements—be specific!

3. Develop a hypothesis: what do you believe will happen to the behavior if you implement these reinforcements?

4. Create a detailed timeline of what you will do and when you will do it to change the behavior.

5. Create a log in which you can record your reinforcements and the reactions of the subject.

Reinforcement given

Date and time Response of subject

6. RECORD DUE DATES! I will be checking your work every other day to ensure that you are filling out your log and implementing your plan in a timely manner.

So this week, I’ll be checking this on Tuesday, Thursday…and then next Monday.

Today’ agenda and objective Students will be able to describe and apply principles of

operant conditioning by

1. Do-now

2. Brainstorming how to change behavior and throwing paper around the room

3. Taking notes

4. watching a video clip

5. playing a white board game

6. designing and beginning to implement a minor operant conditioning experiment

7. 3-2-1 Closing

8. Getting organized!

Closing: 3-2-1

3 main points we learned today

2 ways this information can be useful

1 question or concern you have about today’s lesson