Samantha is a 9 year old girl coming from a single-parent home. She lives with her mother, aunt, and two younger brothers (7 and 4 years old). Her mother reports that Samantha has been caught going through her mother's things, reading her mother's private messages, and stealing from her aunt. Whenever Samantha does not get her way, she will throw full-blown tantrums, which results in her throwing objects, and screaming until the neighbors complain.
Write a 1-1.5 page response about the case above.
1- Be sure to identify the behavior that needs to be changed (there can be more than 1).
2- What would you recommend Samantha's mother to do? Identify 1 reinforcement and 1 punishment that her mother can do to change Samantha's behaviors. What is your justification for each suggestion?