I am in need of a paper using an operant conditioning application using a dog or child in third person. Below is the instructors requirement. I lost all of my notes and it is due at 0900 EST 5/22.

Topic: Illustrating the principles of operant conditioning and writing in the third person, develop a general plan that parents or pet owners can use to address a behavioral problem. Be clear about the behavioral problem you are addressing. In a child, it might be aggressive play with other children or resistance at bedtime. In dogs, it might be indiscriminate barking or urination in the house. Discuss how to apply fundamental concepts such as punishment and reinforcement, discriminative stimuli, and schedules.

 

Consider that even in seemingly simple situations, there are often many contexual cues (the S's). • Consider that a single behavior often illustrates both reinforcement and punishment. For example, school refusal is a behavioral problem in which a child refuses to attend school. "Staying home" is reinforced, but "going to school" is simultaneously punished. • Consider that a single outcome can often serve double-duty as a positive consequence and as a negative one. The behavior of staying home probably leads to positive reinforcers (e.g., getting to watch tv) and negative reinforcers (e.g., avoiding bullying at school). • Remember to consider other issues, like timing between the R and the O, schedules for learning, schedules for maintenence, discrimination and generalization (if applicable). •