Yolanda Skinner Case Studies

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Tom Seidel Introduction to Personality Case Study #23 30 March 2011 Skinner Case Study: Yolanda 1. According to Skinner, an individual’s behavior is externally motivated by the environment. Certain stimuli elicit certain responses within an individual. In Yolanda’s case, praise and positive remarks gave her a reason to get good grades. 2. Yolanda was very successful in her early school years because she was receiving many positive remarks and praise for getting good grades and maintaining a high GPA. The praise made her feel good about herself and boosted her self-esteem. In Skinner’s terms, Yolanda was being positively reinforced for her good grades. 3. Yolanda dropped out of college because the reinforcement that she initially
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