SOCSCI 2UB3 Lecture 3: Preventing Unwanted Behaviours
15 Jan 2019
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We need to do more to prevent the occurrence of problem behaviours and not focus on punishing them. Negative attitudes (to self and learning environment) Reasons often given: poor parenting skills, drugs, gangs, not applying oneself. Teachers tend to use reprimands or disapproving comments many more times than approving comments. A survey by association of school administrators reported that school personnel spend considerably more time designing punitive measures to deal with behavior then they do preventive or positive measures (mayer et al. To cover own butt and covering what if scenarios. Punishment tends to be used more with low achievers, students from lower ses and with non- whites. Punitive environment misbehaviour (reactionary; mo = trying to escape/attention; response effort increase) more punishment punitive environment . Behavior that is unsuitable in the particular context (cib) Ex. at church vs. at the park vs. in a dr. "s of ce.
