Post by mgm on Sept 21, 2017 22:03:29 GMT
When I was younger and first began driving, I received my first (and only!) speeding ticket and it was a really bad one. During that summer I was travelling on a highway up north headed to a friend’s cottage and was passing a group of slower moving cars using the designated passing lane – and I got busted going considerably over the posted speed limit of 80 km/h.
The incident led to an extremely hefty ticket - I think it was $350 or so, 4 demerit points, and because at the time I only had a G2 license and because of escalating sanctions for novice drivers - a 30 day suspension and a $200 fee to reinstate my license after the suspension. Needless to say, after that experience I became slightly obsessive about watching my speed and used my cruise control on a daily basis to keep my speed from accidentally creeping up! Even after several years my practice of being very conscious of the speed has persisted.
I think that this situation could be considered an example of operant conditioning. I ‘operated’ on my environment by driving my car X-amount over the speed limit which resulted in a long list of negative consequences being imparted back onto me from my environment. As a result of the negative stimuli I have now adjusted my behaviour (being much more aware of my speed in relation to the posted limits) in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the negative consequences.
As for the last part of the question, I’d say that a very large portion of our learning has been conditioned, particularly in ways to do with how we learn to integrate into and relate to society as individuals. When learning stems more from a place of curiosity and inquisitiveness (rather than a result of chasing a reward or evading punishment) then I’d say it tends to be more cognitive.
The incident led to an extremely hefty ticket - I think it was $350 or so, 4 demerit points, and because at the time I only had a G2 license and because of escalating sanctions for novice drivers - a 30 day suspension and a $200 fee to reinstate my license after the suspension. Needless to say, after that experience I became slightly obsessive about watching my speed and used my cruise control on a daily basis to keep my speed from accidentally creeping up! Even after several years my practice of being very conscious of the speed has persisted.
I think that this situation could be considered an example of operant conditioning. I ‘operated’ on my environment by driving my car X-amount over the speed limit which resulted in a long list of negative consequences being imparted back onto me from my environment. As a result of the negative stimuli I have now adjusted my behaviour (being much more aware of my speed in relation to the posted limits) in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the negative consequences.
As for the last part of the question, I’d say that a very large portion of our learning has been conditioned, particularly in ways to do with how we learn to integrate into and relate to society as individuals. When learning stems more from a place of curiosity and inquisitiveness (rather than a result of chasing a reward or evading punishment) then I’d say it tends to be more cognitive.