Sunday, 15 February 2015

JUST A LITTLE PRACTICE

 A parent with a child who is always stealing sweets from the nearby shop can take the following action


i) Buy the child sweets when possible
ii). Shout or beat the child
iii).Stop the child from going to the shops.

For each action above state whether it is positive /negative reinforcement or positive / negative punishment. Give reasons for your answers.


Based on Freud‘s defense mechanisms, indicate the mechanism being displayed in each of the examples given below 

  1. A woman is unable to recall that she was raped.

  1. A boss has a temper tantrum when an employee makes a mistake.


  1. A brother yells at his younger sister after a teacher gives him a bad grade

  1. A student who goes out drinking the night before a big test rationalises his behaviour by saying that the test isn’t all that important.

  1. A student refuses to believe that he has flunked a course.

  1. A man who is unfaithful to his wife and feels guilty suspects that his wife is unfaithful.

  1. A person with strong feelings of aggression becomes a solider.
  2. A mother who unconsciously resents her child acts in an overly loving way toward the child.                                                                                               
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  1. liketsotsoinyane15 February 2015 at 06:47

    i. Positive reinforcement because the child is not discouraged from stealing but he is going to be given more sweets on top of the ones he had stole.
    ii. Positive punishment: this action may weaken the child's eager to steal
    iii. Negative punishment: The bad behavior is going to be removed by stopping the child from going to the shop.

    (a) Repression
    (b) Regression
    (c) Displacement
    (d) Rationalization
    (e) Denial
    (f) Projection
    (g) Sublimation
    (h) Reaction formation

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    1. Unknown15 February 2015 at 12:25

      Why would the child steal if the sweets are there

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  2. Unknown15 February 2015 at 07:48

    i)positive reinforcement because a good stimulus(more sweets) is added to encourage good behavior
    ii)Positive punishment because shouting or beating the child discourages the child's behavior
    iii)Negative punishment because the positive stimulus(going to the shops) is removed

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  3. Unknown15 February 2015 at 08:21

    In i, which behaviour we referring to, stealing or what??? I disagree with your response

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  4. Unknown15 February 2015 at 08:36

    then if its nt positive reinforcement it doesn't fall anywhere

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    1. Unknown15 February 2015 at 12:16

      Am not sure, but buying sweets will reinforce which behaviour?

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  5. Unknown15 February 2015 at 08:53

    negative reinforcement because a good stimulus(more sweets) is added to encourage good behavior
    ii)Positive punishment because shouting or beating the child discourages the child's behavior
    iii)Negative punishment because the positive stimulus(going to the shops) is removed

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    1. Unknown15 February 2015 at 12:19

      Limpo remember negative involves withdrawal of something

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  6. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 08:55

    i)positive reinforcer because the child wil stop stealing or continue since he wont be given sweets everyday.
    ii)positive punishment because the child wil be discouraged to steal by shouting at him.
    iiiNegative punishment because the bad behavior will be removed by stoping him from going to the shop.

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    1. Unknown15 February 2015 at 12:23

      Tlali, reinforcer and reinforcement are different. Also in your response you seem to be mentioning two opposite things, stopping and continuing with stealing, yu have to go with one.

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  7. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 09:07

    a)Repression
    b)Regression
    c)Displacement
    d)Rationalization
    e)Denial
    f)Projection
    g)Sublimation
    h)reaction formaion

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  8. Alex15 February 2015 at 13:37

    i) Positives reinforcement
    The act of buying sweets for the child will act as a stimulus hence the child will demand and steal more sweets due to this stimulus.

    ii) Punishment(Positive)
    This is a positive punishment because beating the child is the stimulus that decreases childs behaviour of stealing.

    iii) punishment(negative)
    This negative punishment only restricts the child from reaching the the shop and can decreases childs desire to stealing.

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  9. Unknown15 February 2015 at 20:31

    i)negatave reinforcement because the sweets are bought to decrease the bad bahaviour.
    ii)positive punishment because the parent is decreasing the behaviour by shouting to the child.
    iii)Negative punishment because the stealing behaviour is stopped and cannot be repeated now.
    a)Repression
    b)Regression
    c)Displacement
    d)Rationalization
    e)Denial
    f)Projection
    g)Sublimation
    h)Reaction formation

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  10. Unknown16 February 2015 at 09:38

    i)Positive reinforcement because a parent is buying sweets hoping the child will stop stealing
    ii)Positive punishment because a parent is decreasing stealing behaviour by adding something bad and that is shouting and beating
    iii)Negative punishment because a child is removed from what he or she likes in order to stop the behaviour.
    a)Repression
    b)Regression
    c)Displacement
    d)Rationalization
    e)Denial
    f)Projection
    g)Sublimation
    h)Reaction formation

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  11. Unknown16 February 2015 at 10:29

    I) Negative reinforcement because to buy the child some sweets will decrease the rate of stealing. II) Positive purnishment because the child will be afraid of being beaten. III) Negative punishment: decrease in response of stealing because child will not see sweets again

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  12. Unknown17 February 2015 at 07:01

    Senate, Lithlare and Mokhele , Please can you check the relationship between reinforcement and behaviour. Its important to get it right so that your interpretations can be accurate. Please

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  13. Unknown18 February 2015 at 10:10

    positive reinforcement- it will increase the child s eagerness to steal more sweets due to the exposure of the to the sweets
    positive punishment - the child will recall the consequences of stealling before and after that action thus reduction of stealing
    negative punishment - at one point or the other the child will have to go to the shop or might even sneak thus stealing

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