tangerine

I like to listen to Zeppelin in the morning while I drink my coffee, usually this song first, and there's been a lot of times it's pulled me out of a funk. And there's just something magical about Robert Plant's voice y'know? Granted, I probably think this because my mom is kind of obsessed with him so I was raised to think that. I'd love to nerd out here and break this down from a behavioral analysis point of view and how I was repeatedly reinforced for showing enjoyment and engagement with his music over the years. That's why kids tend to like a lot of what their parents do. Kids learn through imitation right? So when a parent shows a preference for something or demonstrates a certain point of view, the child will likely imitate it. When the child imitates something the parent enjoys the parent reinforces that. And the reinforcer could be in so many forms. Maybe a smile, a hug, a dance party, or maybe the parent provides more attention to the child when the child appears to enjoy the music and remains engaged. Sooo as the kid ages and they begin to exhibits a certain perspective or preference and the parent praises them for it, that shapes how they think. This is nerdy and I'm not an expert by any means, but I am educated in principles of behavior analysis and have been in the field for 3 years, so. Take from that what you will.