Connections to Child Development:
Pavlov's different classical conditioning theories are used in day to day life without realizing it. Parents teach their children what is right and what is wrong through consequences and rewards. When a child takes a toy from a sibling or pushes a friend they are put in a time out. Because every time they do something bad they are put in a time out or punished they learn to associate punishment with misbehavior. This classically conditions them to behave in order to avoid punishment.
Another way children are classically conditioned are through rewards. Because children are rewarded when they do good things or say please and thank you they begin to expect a reward when they behave. This can help children develop because by doing something that leaves them with a reward they learn to do good things and boost their self confidence.
Pavlov's different classical conditioning theories are used in day to day life without realizing it. Parents teach their children what is right and what is wrong through consequences and rewards. When a child takes a toy from a sibling or pushes a friend they are put in a time out. Because every time they do something bad they are put in a time out or punished they learn to associate punishment with misbehavior. This classically conditions them to behave in order to avoid punishment.
Another way children are classically conditioned are through rewards. Because children are rewarded when they do good things or say please and thank you they begin to expect a reward when they behave. This can help children develop because by doing something that leaves them with a reward they learn to do good things and boost their self confidence.