In the popular media, some have written that behavior modification is ineffectiv

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In the popular media, some have written that behavior modification is ineffective because it just teaches children to perform for rewards or that, because only ‘good kids’ get rewards, it won’t change behavior in ‘bad kids’. How would you respond to that argument? What evidence would you offer?

The text introduces the concept of proximal and distal risk factors. What factors in other cultures do you think would influence children’s development? How might children in North America develop differently than in other countries? Why would you expect this? Do you think that you would see different types of disorders in other cultures? Why or why not?

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In the popular media, some have written that behavior modification is ineffective because it just teaches children to perform for rewards or that, because only ‘good kids’ get rewards, it won’t change behavior in ‘bad kids’. How would you respond to that argument? What evidence would you offer?

I agree to this argument. The reinforcements have to be in the form of both positive and negative reinforcements, in the form of punishments and rewards. Where positive rewards give encouragement to the children to perform a particular action, the negative rewards act as a barrier to stop the people act in ways that might not be ethical. But, in today’s world, in order to boost the self confidence of children so that they do not get diverted towards alcohol and drugs. This has in turn resulted in no resistance to the actions that they might carry out in their self confidence. I have seen children getting offended in saying no to them and have also seen adolescents when they fail in not being able to take the smallest of decisions.

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