S QUESTIONS Betty, a child in her first year of nursery school, refuses to share
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S QUESTIONS Betty, a child in her first year of nursery school, refuses to share her toys with other children. She always grabs what she wants and screams and hits when something is taken away. She does not respond to the teacher's lessons about sharing. Please choose TWO of the three major theoretical perspectives studied (psychoanalytic/psychosocial; learning theory; or cognitive theory) and describe for each of those selected theories what each theorist would say about Betty's behavior and how to remedy it. (5 points)Explanation / Answer
Learning theory- According to operant conditioning, betty enjoys playing with her toy, the toy provides her with positive reinforcement, and when some one takes it away from her, she no longer gets the reward of playing or being with toy and this makes her scream and hit other children. Her behavior can altered by appreciating her or rewarding her with candy whenever she shares her toy with others, so that she learns to share her toys.
Cognitive Theory - According to Social learning theory, betty could have learned that playing with a toy can give pleasure through observing her siblings or other children, and also she may have observed them not sharing their toys with others. This may have made her learn to play with toys and not share with others. To change her behavior, she could be shown other children who are enjoying sharing their toys with others, so that she also vicariously learns and adopts this behavior.
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