Justin is a fourth grader with a rocky history. He recently moved from Akron, Ohio to Oregon and is having trouble coping with the change in his surroundings. Justin is having social and academic difficulty progressing in his new school. He is having difficulty concentrating in class and gets extremely nervous when his teacher tries to interact with him. Classical, operant, and social conditioning will be used in order to explain and shape his behavior.
Classical conditioning explains why Justin is struggling academically and socially. Classical conditioning has caused Justin's unease about interacting with his teacher, Mr. Kotter. Justin moved to Oregon to live with his mother because his father is abusive. The neutral stimulus in this situation is Justin's father. The unconditioned stimulus is the abuse, the unconditioned response is fear. Therefore, the conditioned stimulus is Justin's father and the conditioned response is fear. Justin has generalized that all adult......
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