How could environmental factors, such as reinforcement and punishment, explain Mark’s career choice? What are some reinforcements that encourage this behavior? How is the focus of this explanation different than that of Jung’s theory in explaining Mark’s career choice?
What will be an ideal response?
Behaviorism could explain Mark’s career choice by suggesting that Mark’s heroic feelings are reinforcing, as is his feeling good because he has helped someone. Similarly, his feeling important because school children look up to him is probably also reinforcing.
The focus of behaviorism is different than that of Jung’s theory in that behaviorism relies on the concept that when behavior is reinforced, it is more likely to occur (or if it is punished it is less likely to occur) but Jung’s theory suggests that our behaviors are at least partly influenced by archetypes which are primordial images that we have inherited from our ancestors. Thus, behaviorism suggests that our behavior is influenced by external factors, whereas Jung’s theory suggests that our behavior is influenced by internal factors.
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