In my investigation I will be testing Skinner's operant conditioning theory of the impact that positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement given by the caregiver has on the child.
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
Skinner says that using positive reinforcement means that the child is more likely to repeat this behavior that they are being praised for or rewarded for In the future. He also says that negative reinforcement being when the praise or the reward is removed and not given will stop the same behavior from happening again.
Ethicality:
I will gain initial verbal consent from the caregiver to collect the data for my investigation as well as a written form explaining the use of the data I will be collecting and also the participants' right to withdraw their previous permission at any time throughout my investigation. I will also make sure that my recordings do not impact the child's usual activities and that he doesn't feel imposed to do something different to what he is used too by not agreeing to any specific tasks/activities to take place.
Comparability:
Throughout the data that I collect I will ensure that the same care giver and child are used at all times and that all transcripts are recorded in the same home environment each time. I will also collect my data over quite a short period of time of hopefully a week or two as children develop very rapidly and I don't want this to impact my results/data.
Reliability:
I will collect 3 transcripts which i will ensure that they are at least 3 minutes long and to make sure it natural I will record the data when it is least expected and also not making it so noticeable or obvious that i am recording as this could dictate the result due to it affecting what is being said and done throughout all of my recordings.
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