Julie Behavior Analysis

The first question that the writer selected to analysis 12-year-old Julie behavior was number six, which was to examine Julie’s moral development based on Kohlberg’s theory. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development focused on the reasoning that was used to answer moral dilemmas (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2011). The theory of moral development attempts to comprehend an individual’s perspective that he or she has of his or her world (Linn, 2001). In fact, Kohlberg’s theory has been used by clinicians to assess their client’s social intelligence (Linn, 2001). Kohlberg theory of moral development has three levels which are pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional (Robbins et al., 2011). Each level has two stages for a total …show more content…
Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is the idea that learning occurs through the consequence of behavior (Robbins et al., 2011). The consequence weakens or strengthens the behavior which will either result in the continuation or decrease of a behavior through reinforcement or punishment (Robbins et al., 2011). Reinforcement is when a favorable consequence, or stimulus, increases the behavior (Wong, 2012). Positive reinforcement is when the stimulus is presented, while negative reinforcement is the removal of an aversive stimulus, which increases the behavior (Wong, 2012). Therefore, Skinner would argue that two of Julie’s behavior are due to the consequences of the behavior. One behavior was learned through positive reinforcement while the other was learned through negative …show more content…
Pavlov’s classical conditioning is when people learn through associating a neutral stimulus with a naturally provoking stimulus (Robbins et al., 2011). The three stages of classical conditioning are before conditioning, during conditioning, and after conditioning. Before conditioning an unconditioned stimulus (USC), an unconditioned response, and a neutral stimulus are introduced. An unconditioned stimulus is an environmental event that a person’s body naturally reacts to in some manner, known as the unconditioned response (Thyer, 2012). The neutral stimulus is an environmental event that does not cause a response (Thyer, 2012). After conditioning, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) when it causes a reaction, conditioned response, similar to the USC (Thyer, 2012). During conditioning, the neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus become associated with one another through immediate timing (Thyer, 2012). In regards to Julie, it appears that her isolation is due to classical