Stereotypes Of Conditioning A Roommate

Conditioning a Roommate
I have three roommates and, including myself, we all have some quirky habits. One of my roommates in particular, always has the television on when she’s studying alone or we are studying or doing homework together. Her parents always had the television on in her home growing up so, she’s used to all the noise. According to her, she can’t study without background noise. She’s tried listening to music but it doesn’t work the same as when the television is on. She says she’s been doing homework with the television on ever since middle school so, she likes it. She has a Netflix account she can use to watch and listen to with headphones on her phone or computer, but she still chooses to use the television in our home. I’ve asked multiple times and even have left sometimes when it would get too noisy, but she still …show more content…
I am trying to get her to stop watching TV while doing homework when we are together because I think she would focus more without the background noise and distraction. She would be her studying by herself, when the TV is on because I wouldn’t be joining her. The operant behavior would be her understanding that I leave when she turns the TV on or I don’t come over when she already has the TV on. Operant conditioning is encouraging/reinforcing or discouraging/punishing behavior that has a consequence. Whenever my roommate and I study together, she knows I don’t enjoy the noise of the television, so sometimes when I didn’t ask she would turn it off or mute it. Other times when I didn’t ask, she rarely turned off the TV. I decided to confront her about it and ask her to turn it off, or mute it