Re: Using classical conditioning on babies
- From: "chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx" <chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 29 Aug 2005 16:53:38 -0700
r norman wrote:
> On 26 Aug 2005 05:43:08 -0700, "Cyde Weys" <cyde@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Would it be unethical to train your own baby? Not that I have one on
> >the way (that I know of), but it seems like an interesting concept.
> >You can train animals to do all sorts of tricks just by giving them
> >food that they like. I'm sure babies would respond to a certain treat
> >too. Maybe you could get them to speak faster than normal babies by
> >offering milk rewards for verbalizations over a period of months?
> >Currently babies just get food whenever they want it; how about we make
> >'em do something for a change?
> >
> >Also, I've often thought about making up a new language (or just going
> >with Esperanto) and then only speaking that around the baby. Only
> >problem is that might it hinder your child's ability to ever learn its
> >real language, as it might always be thinking Gobbledygook or Esperanto
> >from then on. This isn't something I'd want to try on my own child,
> >I'm just wondering if it's been done before.
>
> Anyone who has ever had a child knows that conditioning works, at
> least to a certain extent.
An extremely variable extent, even with a sample of 1. Within any given
age range, the ways to condition a child are almost infinite. From
rough age period to period, they are infinite. Note that the kids
condition the parents as well as the other way around. If I want my
daughter to do something out of her normal range (i.e., the chores she
knows she has to do) the reinforcement could be anything from financial
remuneration to a simple hug (I count myself lucky that the latter is
still in play as a desirable option- at least away from her school).
Mostly kids condition their parents to be endlessly flexible (mentally-
I lost most physical flexibility long ago). If you don't get
conditioned that way, the result is endless strife.
Let me hasten to say that endlessly flexible <> endlessly permissive.
My kid knows there are things that will get her into water waaaaay over
her head. It doesn't stop her from trying them, of course, and she,
like most kids, gets caught most of the time, and pays the price (lost
internet privileges, lost allowance, lost TV privileges). The other
times- well, if she puts enough thought and planning into it, I can
live with some rebellion :) My parents survived, after all.
Chris
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