This assignment will require you to watch a Youtube or two. One of my favorite behaviorist was B.F. Skinner (dead now). He built a “baby box,” an incubator-like apparatus in which he raised his second daughter, Deborah. The box had a constant temperature of 88 degrees and humidity of 50 percent. There was a canvas mattress at the bottom stretched over air filters that regulated the temperature and humidity. The baby box had a picture window and sound-absorbing walls. One of the main issues for Skinner was that the baby box facilitated mothers’ care of babies; the added convenience reduced the time to care for the baby to approximately one hour per day. So, go to the Youtube, and search for B.F. Skinner’s Baby in a Box. There will be several to choose from. Watch a few to get the idea, then answer the following.
1. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of this “baby box”?
2. Would you raise a baby using this? Why or why not?
3. Based on the baby box, what modifications might you propose for other baby apparatuses i.e. high chairs, playpens, etc.
4. Do you think it is ethical to raise a child in a baby box? Explain.
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