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The document discusses behavioral views of learning, specifically classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is applied through using soft music to elicit calmness in students as the unconditioned response. The music would be paired with the fire alarm, which normally causes excitement, to condition students to respond to the alarm with calmness. Operant conditioning is applied using positive reinforcement like praise for hard work, negative reinforcement by removing bothersome interruptions when students study, and presentation and removal punishments for misbehavior like detention or taking away free time.

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Tip Part 4

The document discusses behavioral views of learning, specifically classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is applied through using soft music to elicit calmness in students as the unconditioned response. The music would be paired with the fire alarm, which normally causes excitement, to condition students to respond to the alarm with calmness. Operant conditioning is applied using positive reinforcement like praise for hard work, negative reinforcement by removing bothersome interruptions when students study, and presentation and removal punishments for misbehavior like detention or taking away free time.

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THEORY INTO PRACTICE – EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

PART 4: BEHAVIORAL VIEWS OF LEARNING

1. Please use NO MORE THAN ONE-HALF PAGE OF TEXT to write a description about how you will
correctly and appropriately apply Classical Conditioning (Pavlov’s theory) to your classroom practice.

I will correctly and appropriately apply the emotional response of Classical Conditioning

to my classroom practice through the “three players” which include soft music, calmness, and the

fire alarm. Fire alarms can be very aggressive for students. I want my students to be calm during

a fire drill, so I will use soft music as the unconditioned stimulus which normally elicits the

response of interest. The unconditioned stimulus will then elicit the unconditioned response

which is the response of interest where calmness will be created in students. The neutral stimulus

is the fire alarm because this is the time when I want my students to be calm and the fire alarm

does not naturally elicit calmness. The unconditioned stimulus repeatedly pairs with the neutral

stimulus because the soft music is used in relations to the fire alarm. The neutral stimulus of the

fire alarm will then become the conditioned stimulus because it is the event in school that I want

my students to act calmly during. Lastly, the unconditioned response of calmness becomes the

conditioned response because my students will become calm when they hear a fire alarm.
THEORY INTO PRACTICE – EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
PART 4: BEHAVIORAL VIEWS OF LEARNING

2. Please use NO MORE THAN ONE-HALF PAGE OF TEXT to write a description about how you will
correctly and appropriately apply Operant Conditioning (Skinner’s theory) to your classroom practice.

I will correctly and appropriately apply Operant Conditioning to my classroom practice

through positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, presentation punishment, and removal

punishment. If a student in my classroom is working very hard and is dedicated to their work, I

will show that student recognition for their hard work by providing the student with positive

comments/feedback. Therefore, the student will continue to work hard. This example represents

positive reinforcement. I can give students time in class to study for their spelling words, but I

keep bothering them because I feel that they are not studying enough. The students will then

study a lot, so the bothering stops which removes the unpleasant consequence of bothering. The

next time that I give my students time to study for their spelling words, students will perform the

same behavior to avoid the unpleasant consequence. This example represents negative

reinforcement. A student is disrupting class, so I give them after school detention. This is an

example of presentation punishment. A student is misbehaving so I take away their free time

which exemplifies removal punishment.

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