Forum 2.4 - Conditioning at any Age?

7/14/2021

Guiding Thought Question: At what age range do you think that conditioning new behaviors is most effective? How should that affect the targeted age group for materials trying to promote environmentally friendly behaviors? Explain

Guiding Inquiry: How has research in the field of psychology helped shape our understanding of learned behaviors?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the principles of operant conditioning, which they will demonstrate by correctly incorporating it into the end of unit assessment.

25 Comments

Cariena Murray

9/22/2021 01:49:40 pm

Conditioning works the best when kiddos or animals are young. This is because their brains arent fully developed yet soooooo their brains get used to the behavior and program it in. The materials we promote should be targeted towards some young kiddos bc their brains are the best suited for it and they are the most open to change.

Riley Martin

9/22/2021 01:50:09 pm

A very young age you are the most effected and conditioned to believe things.

Daniel Montes link

9/22/2021 01:51:53 pm

Definitely in elementary school when they would believe most things and still have a more vivid imagination, they will want to consume less as that age group does not know they wouldn’t.

izzy martin!

9/22/2021 01:52:00 pm

i think formative years/ 3-12 is the best range for conditioning, because their brains are growing or something? i know that people say its best to teach languages when kids are young. so people should promote environmentally friendly behaviors to kids through books n stuff!

Maria

9/22/2021 01:52:17 pm

I think that conditioning is most effective when started at a young age. Most likely the young child to teenage years because it will be engrained in a persons everyday thoughts, beliefs, and actions. Thus, it is better to target environmental conditioning material towards the interest and academic level of this age range.

emma

9/22/2021 01:52:56 pm

i think that a little age is the best because if you keep going over it as this thing grows up they will retain it a lot more easy

Chloe

9/22/2021 01:53:29 pm

The younger the person is, the more impressionable they are. Our beliefs begin forming at the manifestation of consciousness, & are greatly influenced by our environment (both people & other external stimuli). This is why many kids share similar beliefs with their parents, or other close family/friends. So, if one desires to raise a child to hold pro-environmental beliefs, the influence needs to begin as early as possible, as the thought-process would then become partially innate & deeply rooted in said child.

Nyamal

9/22/2021 01:54:31 pm

Children from around 1-12 are the most moldable. They would be able to use pathos (ethos pathos logos) since they process emotions better than logic.

little forget link

9/22/2021 01:58:10 pm

How should that affect the targeted age group for materials trying to promote environmentally friendly behaviors?

It's easier to condition new behaviors in younger(3-17)then
older(17-up) because they are easier to influence. if you start young they they will have a passion for it.

Lily

9/22/2021 02:00:36 pm

The first couple years like 0-4 really effects how a person turns up in the future personality wise and 5-10 is more of how they act/get things done. the environment someone grows up in really effects their future self

Axel

9/23/2021 07:35:10 am

Young children. They're stupid.

Thea

9/23/2021 07:39:04 am

Children because their minds are still growing and evolving

Sienna

9/23/2021 07:39:21 am

I think that elementary school kids and some middle school kids as well. This means that they need to start making things with more understandable language.

Megan

9/23/2021 07:39:29 am

At a very young age maybe like 4-8 because it is hard to break old habits

Roni

9/23/2021 07:39:36 am

It is most important when they are young because that is when they are most impressionable

Lauren S

9/23/2021 07:39:40 am

Conditioning works best at a younger age when the mind is more open to learning new things and not stuck in habits. Teaching a new behavior for kids is very important because it will be something that will stick with them for a long time.

Reynolds

9/23/2021 07:40:02 am

Very young. because little brains are like sponges. So when they're growing up try to promote good choices for the environment. I'd say til age 10 will give the best results.

lauryn

9/23/2021 07:40:25 am

Around the age of the terrible 2s- thats when they're testing things out.

Albino

9/23/2021 07:42:26 am

I think conditioning new behaviors should start at ages 5-7. At these ages they are impressionable and will develop environmental friendly behaviors. These behaviors will stick with them as they grow.

Ballard

9/23/2021 08:57:51 am

When we're young because we have developing brains and studies show it's best to teach kids young.

Dswizzle

9/23/2021 08:59:05 am

Matthew

9/23/2021 09:00:50 am

Children. They’re very impressionable at a young age, and will often pick up behaviors and traits from what they see and what they’re told. In order to have them care about it, perhaps helping them understand and like the environment, can help them want to protect it.

Helena

9/23/2021 09:01:35 am

The age range that is the most effective for conditioning new behaviors is when they are typically young. For example, it the kid is young, like 10 years old, they will be young enough to retain the information but they will also be able to interpret the information because they have enough knowledge to retain it. This way, it allows the information about conservation to actually stick to them while also forming their own opinion about it.

McGriddle

9/23/2021 09:02:28 am

I would think that the most effective time to use conditional learning is during elementary school because that's when they can be influenced easily, but they're also able to ask questions and have a deeper understanding of the topic.

T Swizzle

9/23/2021 09:02:32 am

I believe the age range for effective conditioning would be about 4 years old. Thats about the time most kids are potty trained or in pull ups. Once you start teaching your young kids new things they'll engage in more growing up. So about age 3-5 would make sense especially with kindergartners, they begin to learn how to read/write.

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