conditioning vulnerable groups is appropriate

• is this for or against?

  for
• who do psychologists use conditioning techniques with vulnerable groups?

  children with various psychological & medical conditions
• what has been used to increase quality & frequency of social interactions for ASD children?

  applied behavioural analysis (ABA)
• how does ABA work?

  one on one therapy shapes behaviour of child & specific behaviours targeted (e.g. language difficulties, self-care)
• how is classical conditioning used?

  child rewarded initially, over time rewards reduced & only issued if behaviour is close to ideal
• what else has been used to improve certain behaviours, and what behaviours?

  token economies used to improve performance of reading & vocab related to tasks for children with hyperactive issues
• how does a token economy work?

  children given rewards (token) for desirable behaviours which they exchange for rewards
• what types of rewards can tokens be traded for?

  items/activities desirable to them
• what does a token economy demonstrate?

  the effectiveness of conditioning techniques to modify behaviour into which is more desirable
• what research reported on the 'funhaler'?

  Chaney et al (2004)
• who did Chaney report on?

  children with asthma using the funhaler
• what is a funhaler?

  inhaler which is fun & reinforcing to use
• what was found after two weeks of using the funhaler?

  parents reported that their children had fewer problems when medicating & had positive response to treatment