Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Learning   Principles

 This discussion has two options.  Select one of the options and indicate which one you chose in your response.
 

Option A:
Learning through classical conditioning occurs across the lifespan. It can be associated with pain (like a trip to the dentist), or with pleasure (like the endorphins released in response to exercise). Select one example of learning that can occur through classical conditioning.  You cannot select Pavlov’s experiment that is described in your textbook.  Clearly describe your learning example, and detail each of the following for the example you selected: 

• Unconditioned stimulus > Unconditioned Response
• Conditioned Stimulus > Unconditioned Response 
• Conditioned Stimulus >Conditioned Response

 Option B:
Ten-year-old Billy has started to use foul language in casual conversation just as his mother does. She laughs when Billy uses this language and does not see it as an issue. It is only when Billy gets in trouble and his mother is called to the school that she recognizes there may be a problem.
 

As Billy’s school teacher, explain and provide examples of how you would help him overcome the use of this foul language through operant conditioning (e.g., you may use positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment).
 

Lastly, what advice would you give to Billy’s mom about how she might deal with this problem at home? Be sure to explain the role observational learning plays in this behavior, and what his mother could do differently to help him avoid this behavior.
 

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response:  Respond to at least two of your classmates who chose a different learning principle. Discuss the theory they selected.  Do you agree with the practical application that was suggested?  Share any new insights you gained from reading your peers post.  How might you apply these insights to your initial response? 

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Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 1

Learning Principles

  This discussion has two options.  Select one of the options and indicate   which one you chose in your response.
 

Option A:
  Learning through classical conditioning occurs across the lifespan. It can be   associated with pain (like a trip to the dentist), or with pleasure (like the   endorphins released in response to exercise). Select one example of learning   that can occur through classical conditioning.  You cannot select   Pavlov’s experiment that is described in your textbook.  Clearly   describe your learning example, and detail each of the following for the   example you selected: 

• Unconditioned        stimulus > Unconditioned Response
• Conditioned        Stimulus > Unconditioned Response 
• Conditioned        Stimulus >Conditioned Response

Option B:
  Ten-year-old Billy has started to use foul language in casual conversation   just as his mother does. She laughs when Billy uses this language and does   not see it as an issue. It is only when Billy gets in trouble and his mother   is called to the school that she recognizes there may be a problem.
 

  As Billy’s school teacher, explain and provide examples of how you would help   him overcome the use of this foul language through operant conditioning   (e.g., you may use positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement,   punishment).
 

  Lastly, what advice would you give to Billy’s mom about how she might deal   with this problem at home? Be sure to explain the role observational learning   plays in this behavior, and what his mother could do differently to help him   avoid this behavior.
 

  Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one   scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the   Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to   APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Guided Response:    Respond to at least two of your classmates who chose a different learning   principle. Discuss the theory they selected.  Do you agree with the   practical application that was suggested?  Share any new insights you   gained from reading your peers post.  How might you apply these insights   to your initial response?