PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Educational Technology, Nocturnal Enuresis, Behavior Change Methods
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Parenting and parent-child relationships: 1) training in general parenting skills. Instruction for people with developmental disabilities: 1) training people with mental retardation. Self management: changing one"s own behavior: 1) benefits of self management. Training in general parenting skills: modeling and discussion are useful strategies for teaching parents behavior change methods to improve their child-rearing practices. Correcting a child"s existing behaviors: two examples: 1) oppositional behavior. Oppositional behavior: refers to acting in a hostile and contrary manner. 2) punish oppositional behavior by isolating target person for a period of time. This is characterized by the occurrence of wetting the bed at least twice a month after reaching 5 years of age. Correct this behavior by: 1) using a urine alarm apparatus; liquid sensitive sheet electrically connected to a loud battery powered bell or buzzer. When urine is released, the bell rings, waking the child. This method incorporates both operant and respondent conditioning components.
