Recently in Punishment Category

I thought this was an interesting photo for punishment...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/31/charles-thomas-oreilly-te_n_700128.html

This was interesting - the Warden was quoted "You don't do 140 executions and then all of a sudden think this was a bad thing."

"April 12, 2010 -- Moms who spank their 3-year-olds may be increasing their children's risk of aggressive behavior, such as bullying, by the time they turn 5, a study shows.

The study, published in the May issue of Pediatrics, adds to evidence suggesting that spanking and other types of corporal punishment set kids up for aggressive behaviors later in life."

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20100412/spanking-linked-to-kids-later-aggression

Please read and disucss this article

Next how does this compare with the information we know from the text?
How does this compare with Skinner's view of punishment?
HOw does this compare with your view on punishment?

 

"Henson says the $30 DVD was accidentally packed and taken when the family moved. After an overdue notice and bill were not returned, the city sent Henson two court summons, which he did not receive because they were mailed to the family's former address. After Henson failed to respond to the second summons, authorities issued an arrest warrant"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/colorado-library-orders-t_n_492414.html

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/22745694/detail.html

"In recent years, public schools have been disciplining students for the trouble they get into away from campus. Many schools suspend or expel students who are involved in any kind of violence. And some districts have expanded their involvement to misdeeds surrounding the things kids say online or drug arrests. "

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124076038

"Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim said that now travelers suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the Gulf country even if they arrive on another passport. The Emirates will "deny entry to anyone suspected of having Israeli citizenship," Tamim said. Dual nationality is fairly common in Israel."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/01/dubai-bans-israelis-even-_n_480718.html

How would you describe this in behavioral terms?

"The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections last Friday sued every inmate on death row, in an effort to block any one of them from challenging the state's lethal injection procedures. Each of the 84 prisoners in the "death house" at Angola State Penitentiary was personally served papers in the suit, said Nick Trenticosta, who has represented numerous clients on Angola's death row."

http://solitarywatch.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/louisiana-sues-its-own-death-row-prisoners/

How does this video portray punishment? Based on what we know about the science of punishment, do you think the punishment is effective?

 

This is a good video of punishment. Describe the video and the behaviors occurring in the video. Which behaviors are being reinforced and which behaviors are being punished. How effective is the punishment? How would you as a behavrioist go about dealing with the behavior should it reoccur?

 

Is this punishment or reinforcement? Can  you explaing the behaviors in theis video using what we know about behavior analysis?