Topical Blog Week #2 (Due Thursday)

Here is an example....

1) This is a video where someone put keypads on stairs so they play music when people walk up them. 2) the behavior is walking up stairs (as opposed to taking the escallator). 3) The consequence of taking the stairs is they get to make music as the go up them. 4) becasue they get to make music which is pleasurable, they will take the stairs more often. 5) This consequence involves adding something, in this case music is added. 6) The antecedant is being in a train station and having the option to take either the stairs or the escallator.
A=leaving train station and having a choice of stairs or escallator.
B=choosing to take the stairs
C=playing music

This is an example of positive reinforcement becasue they are adding music to increase the frequency of taking the stairs.

Now Do The Same For The Second Clip :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qx_8gxh76iM

I chose a clip from the Big Bang Theory show where Penny receives chocolate from Sheldon for being quiet. This is Positive reinforcement.
1)Her behavior is talking too much
2)Once she is quiet, she receives chocolate
3)Receiving chocolate increases her behavior for being quiet and decreases her talking which is the problem.
4)There is an addition of chocolate for her behavior
5)The antecedent is being in the living room where people are trying to watch TV.
A-watching Tv in a living room
B-not talking
C-receiving chocolate as a reward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UB0NHgK_Bc

I thought this clip was very interesting because it shows HOW many people are being affected by the positive reinforcement that is taking place in the school. The kids were so excited to get a punch on their card, praise, and possibly a GOOD call from the principal’s office to a parent. 1) The behavior that the teachers are looking for is just GOOD behavior in general. 2) If the students show good behavior then they will get a punch on their punch card as well as a “good job,” which seems good enough right? But no…it keeps going...if you fill your card with punches then you will receive a NEW card, as well as more praise, a call to your parents saying you’re a “star”, and extra recess time (what kid doesn’t want that?) 4. Since the children know they will receive praise and other extra things (such as the extra recess time), they will present good behavior more often, and their good behavior will increase. 5) The antecedent would be the school that the children go to (Duncanville).

A: Being at school
B: Showing good behavior
C: Getting praise
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the kids are going to increase their good behavior to receive praise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNW05PRpPUY

p.s. I thought this video was also good as well..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGRvstgD3c

For the particular example that I wanted you use…you will need to skip the first 54 second and start at 55 second mark. This clip is from the show Family Guy. Lois gets Chris’s report card and it shows bad grades, so Lois will not let Chris watch TV until he improves his grades. 1) Doing homework and studying is the behavior of interest in this video. Lois wants Chris to get better grades by studying more and doing his homework. 2) The consequence of the behavior would be that Chris gets his TV privileges taken away until he gets his grades up. 3) The consequence will increase the likelihood that Chris will do his homework, which means he will decrease watching as much TV. 4) This consequence shows the removal of the television. 5) The antecedent would be being lazy on couch not doing homework

A: Being Lazy and watching TV
B: Get bad grades
C: Get TV privileges taken.
This would be an example of negative reinforcement because one behavior will increase because something is stopped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9ZZaPDtPk
(go to 55 sec mark)

Ok, I used the same clip from Big Bang Theory (which I've never seen) as Nichole, but I used a different behavior found 2:30 minutes into the clip. 1) Leonard has told Sheldon he can't condition Penny, so Sheldon squirts Leonard in the face with water. 2) The behavior Leonard saying no. 3) The consequence is getting squirted in the face with water. 4) Because Leonard doesn't like getting squirted in the face with water, the behavior will decrease. 5) The consequence involves adding water. 6) The antecedent is sitting on the couch.
A=sitting on the couch
B=saying no
C=getting squirted in the face with water.
This is an example of positive punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk

My second example is for training horses. 1) The video explains that it is the release of pressure that gets the horse to move forward. 2) The behavior is moving forward. 3) The consequence is no more pressure. 4) Because the horse doesn't want pressure, it will move forward more often. 5) The consequence involves taking away pressure. 6) The antecedent is the horse feeling pressure.
A=feeling pressure
B=moving forward
C=pressure goes away
This is an example of negative reinforcement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhcidCoGAE

My first video is a clip from a tv show where one character, Mac, is using rewards to get Charlie to sit down and get back to to work. The behavior that Mac wants is for Charlie to stop talking and the consequence of him doing so, is him receiving some beef jerky. I think it will increase the frequency of the behavior because it involves a pleasurable consequence. Its kind of a crude example and very similar to dog training. The consequence involves the addition of something positive which in this case, is beef jerky, which he's going to want more, so the frequency of the desired behavior should increase. The antecedent is a sweatshop that creates dresses.
Antecedent = A sweatshop beneath their bar.
Behavior = Charlie sits down and stays quiet.
Consequence = Mac gives him some beef jerky.
This is an example of positive reinforcement.
http://youtu.be/ZtAvX2F-9BY

My second clip is from the old movie "A Christmas Story" It takes place right after Ralphie had said the F dash dash dash word. He told his mother that he heard it from his friend Schwartz so she called Schwartz' mother and upon finding out, she pretty much loses it on him. The target behavior is clearly NOT to use foul language. As the video portrays, the consequence of using said language is a severe lashing at the hands of one's mother. The consequence (hopefully) will decrease the frequency of the behavior because no one likes being violently attacked. The consequence results in the addition of pain. I assume the antecedent of the incident is at school seeing as this is where the behavior took place.
Antecedent - At school.
Behavior - Using foul language
Consequence - Physical retribution from mom
This is an example of positive punishment because there is pain and humiliation added after the behavior takes place.
http://youtu.be/epDS0h48qRk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ug7WEUxH68
1. The cat needs to go to the bathroom. So the cat goes to the toliet.
2. The behavior is the cat climbing on the toliet and going number 2.
3. The consequence of his behavior is the cats front feet fall in the toliet.
4. Although falling in the toliet wouldn't be too fun, this is a pleasurable act, the cat doesn't have to use the litter box. If he doesn't have to use the litter box, then his feet won't be dirty.
5. The antecedant is the cat going to the bathroom in the toliet.
A. The cat has to go to the bathroom.
B. The cat goes number 2.
C. The cats front feet fall in the toliet.
This is positive reinforcement because the cat is going to the bathroom somewhere other than the carpet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L716DEotk0c&feature=related

1. The boy was mad at his mom.
2. The behavior the child does is he starts throwing things.
3. The consequence is the child is sent to his room.
4. The antecedant is the child was mad at his mom.

A. The child was mad at his mom.
B. The child starts throwing things.
C. The mom sends the child to his room.
This is negative reinforcement because the child is sent to his room for not behaving.

First video
This is a video about a lady leaving for the day but the dog barks for hours because of separation anxiety. The lady wants to decrease this behavior and calm the dog. Therefore, she uses positive reinforcement.

1) The behavior I am going to isolate during this video is changing the barking behavior of the dog because of separation anxiety.
2)The consequence of the behavior is trying to occupy the dog while being away from the lady.
3) This should decrease the frequency of the barking. 4)This involves adding toys and treats to make the dog relaxed.
5) The antecedent is the lady leaving the house and leaving the dog alone.

A=Left at home alone
B=Barking
C=Give treats to be quiet and occupied
This is an example of positive reinforcement because it decreased the aversive behavior of barking by praising the quietness of the dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBNhsZD8o2M

2nd Video

This is a video about a dog that is jumping on the owner. The owner wants to decrease this behavior so he gives the dog a time out. Eventually, the dog learns he shouldn’t do this or he will get another time out.

1The behavior is the dog jumping on the owners face
2) The consequence is the dog gets a time out
3) The time out will decrease the aversive behavior.
4) This is removing the reward of petting the dog after and removing attention from the dog.
5) The antecedent when the dog is with the man.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Dog is near the man
B=Dog jumps on the man
C=Dog gets a time out

This is negative punishment. The man is taking away the rewards. This is to decrease the jumping behavior and giving time outs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5o0KSKjhcQ

This is a clip of a dog loading the washing machine, shutting the door and then starting the load of clothes. 1) The behavior is the dog doing the laundry. 2) The consequence of the behavior is the dog getting a treat and verbally praised. 3) This consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because the dog is being rewarded. 4) The consequence involved the addition of a treat. 5) The antecedent would be in the laundry room.

A= In the laundry room
B= Dog starts washing machine
C= Receives treat and verbal praise.

This is an example of positive reinforcement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rx2e9nOu68

This is a clip of a girl talking on her cell phone and she gets her phone taken away because she has bad grades. 1) The behavior in this example is the girl not getting good grades. 2) The consequence of this behavior is getting her cell phone taken away. 3) The consequence should decrease the frequency of the girl getting bad grades. 4) The consequence involves getting something taken away. 5) The antecedent would be at school.
A=At School
B= Getting bad grades
C= Cell phone is taken away

This is an example of negative punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmg3H62ebjk&feature=related

In this clip, a woman is singing and decides to put on heals and stand on her coffee table. The woman loses her balance, falls off the table, and ends up being in excruciating pain. 1. The behavior is standing on the coffee table while singing. 2. The consequence was falling off the table and hurting herself. 3.The probability of her standing on the coffee table again will decrease. 4. The consequence involved the addition of pain. 5. The antecedent was performing for the webcam.

A= Webcam (performing for it)
B= Singing while on top of a coffee table
C= Woman falls off coffee table and hurts herself.

This is an example of positive punishment because she received pain after falling off the coffee table, so she is less likely to stand and sing on it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Q5DcIoP0c

This is a video clip from the show, “Amazing Race”. In this clip, a challenge is taking place where one woman is supposed to launch watermelons at a flag. Her partner stands by and shouts out words of encouragement. One of the watermelons back fired and hit the woman launching it straight in the face. Although the woman was hurt, her partner continued encouraging her to finish because she wanted to win the race. 1. The behavior was launching the watermelons at the flag. 2. The consequence for the woman launching the watermelons is moving on in the race if she continues the challenge. 3. The woman will continue launching the watermelons because she is being encouraged by her partner. 4. The consequence involves an addition of something because they will get to move on in the competition, so the woman is adding encouragement. 5. The antecedent is being in a competition where the woman has the choice to continue launching watermelons or not.

A= Amazing race- competition where woman has to launch watermelons
B= Launching watermelons
C= the women get to move on in the competition if the woman continues launching watermelons.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because the woman’s partner encourages her to continue launching the watermelons so they can move on in the competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OZjHjJToVo

The two clips I found for reinforcement and punishment both happen to be cartoons. They are ridiculously stupid and have no point to them, however, they are slightly funny and do provide a good example of both.
The first cartoon involves reinforcement. Miles come in to talk to his boss, Mr. Grey. Mr. Grey tells Miles that because he has worked so hard he gets a reward. Miles gets the reward of having the day off for the rest of his life. Normally, that would be considered a punishment, but Miles is perfectly okay with this, and is grateful for Mr. Grey’s reward, therefore I consider it to be a reinforcer. The behavior in this scenario is that Miles is working hard. The consequence of the “good” behavior is that Miles doesn’t have to work. This will likely increase Miles’ “good” behavior because he quite enjoys having days off. I think this would be an example of negative reinforcement because you are taking away the aversive stimulus, which would be working.
A= Mr. Grey talking to Miles
B= Miles does “good” work
C= Miles gets rewarded with time off 
The second cartoon involves punishment. Tiffany is a teenager who is out past her curfew. Her parents are complaining that she is an hour late. Tiffany walks in and her parents confront her about being late. Tiffany gets upset, so Tiffany’s parents ground her. They take away her cellphone, and she’s not allowed to have boyfriends. This makes Tiffany even more upset, she is then sent up to her room. The behavior here is that Tiffany is coming home past her curfew. The consequence of Tiffany coming home late is that she gets grounded. This will most likely decrease her behavior of coming home late. This is a good example of negative punishment, because something pleasant is being taken away because she was late.
A= Tiffany has a curfew
B= Tiffany comes home late
C= Tiffany gets grounded by her parents in order to punish her for coming home late. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBqce7znH7M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V241i7yFejc&playnext=1&list=PL09A3963F8130E95D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az8qZnT46OE

The URL for my second clip is listed above.

In my first clip, the teacher is asking the class questions and rewards them with candy bars if the answer correctly.
1) The target behavior of this clip is the students answering the questions correctly.
2) The consequence of this behavior is receiving a candy bar from the teacher.
3) This consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because receiving a candy bar is something that the students enjoy, so they will therefore start answering more questions and trying to get them right.
4) The consequence involves the addition of the candy bars.
5) The antecedent is being in class.
A= Being in class
B= Students answering the questions correctly
C= Students receive candy bars
This is an example of positive reinforcement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGRvstgD3c&NR=1

My second clip is a scene from the movie "Freaky Friday". The mother removes her daughter's door because she is put in detention during school. She tells her daughter that privacy is a priveledge and decides to punish her by removing her door.
1) The target behavior is the daughter being put in detention at school.
2) The consequence is her mother removing her door to take away her privacy.
3) The consequence will likely decrease the frequency of the daughter misbehaving in school.
4) The consequence involves the removal of something, in this case it is the removal of the door.
5) The antecedent is being at school.
A= Being at school
B= Girl gets put in detention
C= Mother removes her door
This is an example of positive punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ3X4Iy6NcY

This first clip I found was from the cartoon The Berenstain Bears. In this particular episode, it talks about the power of just three words: please and thank you. 1.) They are using the words "please" and "Thank you" to their family, friends, and teachers. Specifically, they see that Mr. Grizzly is always grumpy. The kids decide to thank him for all his work and award him with a plaque. 2.) The consequence of using this behavior is the people you say "please" and "thank you" to will appreciate you more and realize that you are grateful for they did for you/what they do. 3.) Using these "magic" words will increase this behavior because when you make someone feel good, or make someone happy, it makes you happy in return! 4.) In this case, it is the addition of "please" and "thank you" to reinforce the behavior. 5.) The antecedant is that Mr. Grizzly is always a grumpy downer and never smiles.
A = Mr. Grizzly is being grumpy and doesn't smile.
B = The kids say "thank you" and award him a plaque.
C = Mr. Grizzly smiled and was much more friendly to the kids and teachers.

This clip illustrates Positive Reinforcement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu13Sd7h894

The next clip I found was a dog training video. The man teachers the viewers how to train your dog to minimize it's barking habits. 1.) The instructor says to use the affirmative words like "stop" and "NO", also he mentions that we should reward the quiet, not the barking. 2.) In return, the dog should eliminate much of it's barking habit. 3.) The behavior is likely to decrease because the dog will learn that each time it is quiet, he will receive some sort of praise, whether it be "good boy/girl!" or a treat. 4.) In this case, it is the addition of the affirmative words and/or treats. 5.) Finally, the antecedant is the dog barking too much.
A = Dog barking
B = owner rewards dog for being quiet, uses the words "NO"/"STOP"/"QUIET"
C = the dog doesn't bark as often

This clip illustrates Positive Punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vylUvBnytRk

**The first clip I chose was a woman describing how to easily potty train a child. She described that it is highly important that you never scold a child for having an “accident.” Instead she tells the viewers that if you let the child sit in their waste or urine that the child will feel uncomfortable and will know next time that they need to make it to the bathroom when they need to go.



1. The target behavior is the child going to the bathroom in their pants

2. The consequence of the behavior is being uncomfortable in their pants.
3.The consequence will decrease the frequency of the child going to the bathroom in their pants.
4.The consequence involves the removal of being uncomfortable going to the bathroom in the child’s pants.
5.The antecedent is the child being potty trained anywhere.


A- Potty training

B- Child goes to the bathroom in their pants

C- Sits in urine or waste for 12 minutes and feel uncomfortable



Positive punishment



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye3nRt-5p4Y&feature=fvsr



**In the second clip I chose, it demonstrates a cartoon named Steve that smells bad, and he was attracting flies and did not like the smell, so Steve decided to take a shower to remove the smell. Also, in the video shows many different examples of negative reinforcement.

1.The target behavior is taking a shower because Steve smells.
2.The consequence of the behavior is that it removed the smell.
3.The consequence will increase the frequency of Steve’s behavior to take a shower to be clean and smell good.
4.The consequence involves the removal of bad smell from Steve’s body.
5.The antecedent is that Steve smells very bad and attracts flies.



A- Steve smells bad

B- took shower

C- Removed smell



Negative Reinforcement


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb8xXp4y-nQ&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92tFAFvgEE

My first clip is Eric Cartman from South Park crying to his mom so that he can be the first person to have a Chinpokomon. 1) The behavior is Eric crying. 2) The consequence of the behavior is his mom buying the Chinpokomon. 3) Eric’s mom folding so quickly after he cried increases the frequency of the behavior. 4) The consequence involves the addition of something. 5) The antecedent is the popularity of the Chinpokomon.

A: Chinpokomon being so popular
B: Eric crying so he can have one
C: Eric’s mom buying him the Chinpokomon

*Positive Reinforcement*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYSpIz2FjU

My second clip is from Family Guy. Peter challenges Stewie, Brian, and Chris to an ipecac drinking competition. They each have to drink a bottle of ipecac and the last person to puke will win a delicious piece of pie. 1) The behavior is drinking the ipecac. 2) The consequence if the behavior is them all throwing up. 3) Throwing up, as much and as horribly as they did, will decrease the frequency of the behavior. 4) The consequence involves the addition of something. 5) The antecedent is sitting in the living room.

A: Sitting in the living room
B: Drinking ipecac
C: Puking

*Positive Punishment*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpFRJ2S4BeA
This clip that I picked is from Southpark where Cesar Milan from the Dog Whisperer has been asked by Cartman’s mom to help her with Cartman’s bad behavior. The behavior that Cesar is trying to correct is Cartman’s aggressiveness/bad behavior. Every time Cartman displays aggressiveness/bad behavior he is pinched followed by a tsst noise. This consequence will overtime eliminate the aggressiveness/bad behavior, (which at the end of this episode he turns into a good respectful boy). The consequence involves the addition of the pinch. The antecedent is Cartman not getting what he wants.
The ABC’s (Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence) is:
A=Cartman not getting what he wants.
B=Cartman being aggressive/showing bad behavior.
C=Cartman getting pinched followed by a tsst noise.
This example is of negative punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JynBEX_kg8
This clip that I picked is of two cats “talking”. The behavior that is being illustrated is cuteness. If the cats act cute then their owner will give them treats. This consequence wills enforce the behavior of the cats acting cute by the addition of treats. The antecedent is the owner walking into the room.
The ABC’s (Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence) is:
A= The owner walking into the room.
B= The cats acting cute.
C= The owner giving the cats treats.
This is an example of Positive Reinforcement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974
-(this is the link w/o the translation)
Justine Lueders

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-get-served-quickly-at-a-bar

This video clip has elements of both reinforcement and punishment, but for the purposes of this post we will use it for punishment. This clip basically summarizes some pretty easy tips in order to get your drink faster while you are at the bar. It goes through some sure fire ways to get a drink that will not tarnish your reputation. Then it goes to some more extreme steps, referred to as ‘the dark arts’ that could have an immediate payback but may harm your reputation in the long run. We will look at one of these specific actions more in depth.
The target behavior that we will specifically look at is referred to ‘going over the top’. In this method the individual who wants a drink will reach over those in front of them with a handful of cash and yell out their order. The video says that although this may bring about instant success it could very possibly sour relations down the road. The consequence in this situation is not specifically displayed in this video but I like to imagine that this prick got nothing but a glass full of foam, as displayed earlier in the video as a possible consequence. If the individual requesting a drink in this rude fashion received only a glass of foam or a flat beer then it will cause them to reduce or all together stop their ‘over the top’ technique. The consequences would be the removal of something; in this case a good beer is replaced with a crappy one. The antecedent in this case would be a busy bar scene.
A= a busy, crowded bar
B= the ‘over the top’ technique of getting a drink by reaching over everybody with a wad of cash and ordering a drink out of turn
C= (hopefully) a flat beer or a glass full of foam
This is an example of negative punishment.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/17616/how-i-met-your-mother-whats-a-slap-bet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqpPFT-F-bs

In order to fully explain the reinforcement that is taking place her I needed two videos. Yes, it is that awesome. If you watch the top video you will see a scene from the show “How I Met Your Mother” in which Marshall and Barney are laying out the ground rules for a slap bet. Once this is understood you can move on to the next video, which depicts Marshall at his invented holiday which takes place on Thanksgiving, aptly named ‘Slapsgiving’. It opens up with Marshall giving his last slap away as a gift to his friends. After they argue about it and decide to not slap Barney the slap is yet again returned to Marshall for the big finally.
The target behavior that we are looking at in this video in particular would be Marshall giving away his last slap bet. He does so selflessly at a great personal loss to his own pleasure. His two friends, however, cannot agree as to whom should get to give the slap. They begin on complementing the slapping abilities of the other but then degenerate into arguing for the final slap. In the end however, both friends are thankful for Marshall giving away his slap and both agree to not slap Barney. This then brought everybody closer together, just like Marshall had hoped and initiated by offering up his slap. In a simpler version here it goes. Behavior-giving slap away, consequence-friends are grateful, 3-giving things to others will increase the behavior, 4-the consequence is the addition of praise, 5-the antecedent is slapsgiving.
A=Slapsgiving
B=Marshall gives his final slap away
C= His friends greatly appreciate it and thank him for it
This is an example of positive reinforcement.

For my first clip I decided to choose a mule being trained through positive reinforcement involving a clicker and treats 1. The target behavior is trying to get the mule to walk into a little stall where the person is standing 2. The consequence of this behavior if it is completed is receiving a treat and hearing the “Clicker”. 3 The consequence of this behavior will increase the behavior of the mule walking into the stall. 4. The consequence of this behavior is the addition of the treat. 5. The antecedent is the mule in the barn.
A= Mule in barn
B= Mule stepping into stall
C= Mule receiving treat and hearing clicker

My second clip is a banana that is either going to be rewarded or punished for putting or not putting away its laundry. (Weird I know). 1 The target behavior is trying to get the banana to put away its laundry. 2 The consequence of the behavior if it puts away the laundry is being praised with money. The other consequence of the banana not putting away its laundry could be punishment through abuse. 3 The consequence of this behavior is eventually punishment through abuse since the banana did not put away the laundry. 5 The antecedent is the banana being in the room with the laundry on the floor.
A= Banana in bedroom with laundry
B= Banana refusing to put away laundry
C= Banana is abused by being thrown against the wall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKBGVV6PDX4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCtrtbdXkVw

1) In this video a lady talks about the benefits of using positive reinforcement with children verses negative reinforcement. Next, a lady shows how positive reinforcement works on children in a class room setting.
2) The behavior shown in the video is sitting cross legged like the teacher asked.
3) The consequence of the behavior is that the boy gets singled out in front of the other children and praised for listening.
4) Because the boy got singled out and praised from the teacher, the other children changed their positions and sat cross legged like the teacher asked.
5) The consequence was by adding verbal praise and positive reinforcement, all the children wanted attention and praise so they will listen to the teacher.
A= having the choice to behave and listen to the teachers order or to not listen to the orders
B=choosing to sit cross legged
C=getting praised in front of the other children
This is an example of positive reinforcement because she complements the students on what they are doing right and gets the children to change their behavior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OiozYwuvY
1) In this video a group of kids want to come up with a way to get people in their school to recycle so they come up with a way to use negative reinforcement. The kids hide in the trashcan and when someone throws something away that should be recycled they throw the trash back at them and say “recycle!”, and then punch the person in the face.
2) The behavior shown in the video is throwing away garbage that should be recycled.
3) The consequence of the behavior is getting yelled at and punched in the face.
4) Because someone got punched in the face for throwing something away, they might think twice about recycling or just be afraid of the garbage can.
5) The antecedent of this clip was throwing trash away.
A=having the choice to throw trash away or recycle it.
B=choosing to throw something in the trash
C= Getting yelled at and punched in the face.
This is an example of negative reinforcement because it uses an aversive method to get someone to change their behavior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnYJOF61qoQ

My first video is called “go…Bwaah.” This video we watched in class but to summarize a young girl is holding the leash of a dog and yells “go!” and the dog takes off. She then screams “BWAAAH” and hits the pavement. The video is only about three seconds long. The target behavior I chose was the girl yelling go. The consequence of her behavior was getting pulled to the pavement. This behavior will definitely decrease in the future and it involved the addition of a painful fall. I chose the antecedent to be holding a trained dog’s leash.
A= Holding a trained dog’s leash
B= Yelling GO!
C= Eating some concrete
This behavior was definitely met with positive punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgnIP4rMoI
My second video is called “Michael Jordan Dunks Missed Free Throw.” The target behavior is Michael Jordan dunking. The consequence of this behavior is scoring points which will more than likely increase the frequency of this behavior happening again. The behavior added the addition of applause and cheers which reinforces the behavior and the adding of points. The antecedent is playing basketball in front of a crowd.
A= Playing basketball in front of a crowd
B= Dunking a missed free throw
C= Scored points and the crowd cheers
This is an example of positive reinforcement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO3E16PpWeE

My first clip demonstrates a guy riding his bicycle on a moving treadmill. He is attempting to stay on the treadmill and does a fairly good job until he wipes out 40 some seconds into his endeavor. 1) The target behavior of this clip would be riding your bike on a moving treadmill opposed to just riding you bike on the cement or running on the treadmill like a normal person. 2) The consequence of this behavior is completely wiping out and probably having some major bruises and a headache. 3) I assume that this consequence will decrease the frequency of this behavior. 4) This consequence involves the removal of something, which is the success of continuing to ride his bike on the treadmill. 5) Hanging out with friends would be the antecedent or potentially being asked to do a dare.

A= Hanging out with friends/dare
B= Riding a bike on a moving treadmill
C= Wiping out

I would say that this is a negative punishment since the behavior is being decreased and something is being taken away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-46s7usx2Q&feature=grec_index

The second clip I chose is a commercial that most people have probably seen. Basically a woman opens up a bag of Beggin Strips (a dog treat) and tons of dogs instantly smell the odor of bacon and come running towards the woman. At the end of the clip the dog professes his love for his owner. 1) The target behavior is giving you dog a Beggin Strips treat! 2) The consequence is having a dog that is deeply appreciative of you and your generosity. 3) The consequences of this behavior will increase the frequency of this act. 4) This definitely involves the addition of something; in this case the love of you pet. 5) The antecedent of this situation would be owning a dog.

A= Owning a dog
B= Giving you dog a Beggin Strip
C= Having a dog that loves you

This clip demonstrated positive reinforcement!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHgGo5dNgeg

This clip is from the movie Billy Madison. While on a field trip, one of the children pees their pants and is scared to show/tell anyone. Billy Madison sees him and tries to make him feel better by saying that everyone does it and it's a cool thing to do. To reinforce this idea, he tells the rest of the class that you are only cool if you pee your pants, and Billy himself pees his pants to make the boy feel better, and now the boy won't get made fun of. 1) The behavior is telling the boy and the rest of the class that it's cool to pee your pants (even though it obviously is not), and then having Billy Madison himself pee his pants. 2) The consequence of the kids peeing their pants is that they think they're cool. 3) Since the children think that peeing your pants is cool, they will do it more often. 4) The consequence involves adding something, which would be peeing your pants. 5) The antecedent is being on the field trip and a boy wets his pants.
A = Field trip where a boy pees his pants
B = Billy says its the "cool thing to do"
C = The boy feels better about himself, and the rest of the class thinks it is cool as well
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the boy is told that if he pees his pants he will be cool, and eventually the rest of his classmates think so, as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpaHawFLUk

This clip is from the movie Home Alone. Kevin is home alone and Harry is trying to break into the house to rob it. Kevin made the doorknob very hot so when Harry grabs it he severely burns his hand. He yells and falls over and sees that his hand is burnt very badly. 1) The behavior is Harry placing his hand on the hot doorknob. 2) The consequence of grabbing the doorknob is that Harry burns his hand and falls over. 3) Since he severely burnt his hand, the frequency of him grabbing the doorkknob will greatly decrease. 4) This consequence involves adding something, and in this case it is the burn to Harry's hand. 5) The antecedent in this situation is Kevin's home by the hot doorknob.
A= Kevin's home by the hot doorknob
B= Harry touches the hot doorknob
C= Harry burns his hand and falls over
This is an example of positive punishment because Kevin has made the doorknob hot in order to keep Harry from returning to the house again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLd6ELjAAu8

My first clip is from an episode of Friends. It is the one where Ross is trying to get his son Ben to be more excited about Hanukka. He does this by dressing up as an Armadillo and bringing presents and talking to Ben about Hanukka stories. This is an example of positive reinforcement.
1) The behavior is Ross dressing up as an Armadillo and telling Hanukka stories.
2) The consequence is that Ben gets more excited about Hanukka.
3) because the Armadillo makes learning about Hanukka more fun, Ben is more likely to get excited about Hanukka now.
4)The consequence is adding something, in this case it would be excitement for Hanukka.
5) The antecedent is Christmas (or Hanukka).

A= Christmas/Hanukka time.
B= Ross dressing up as an Armadillo and telling stories.
C= Ben getting more excited about Hanukka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7W5O_ZGYA&feature=related

My second clip is another Episode of friends. It is the one where Rachael taught Ross's son Ben to play practical jokes and to teach Rachael a lesson they played one on her. They did this by throwing a dummy down the stairs making her believe that it was Ross. This is an example of positive punishment.
1)The Behavior is Ben and Ross playing a practical joke on Rachael by throwing a dummy down the stairs to scare her.
2)The consequence of this behavior is scaring Rachael.
3)Since this consequence scared Rachael it will decrease Rachael's behavior of playing practical jokes.
4)This consequence is adding something, which is scaring Rachael of practical jokes.
5) The antecedent is being in a hallway outside of Rachael's apartment with Ross chasing Ben.

A= Ross chasing Ben in a hallway outside of Rachael's apartment.
B= Ross playing a joke by throwing a dummy down the stairs.
C= Rachael got scared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj1Z2-Sz-pU

In this first clip, a guy tells his dog to get him a beer. The dog then runs to the fridge, opens it, grabs a beer, and brings it back to the man.

1. The target behavior is the dog getting the beer for the guy, this is a reinforced behavior.
2. The consequence of the behavior is praise and a treat.
3. The consequence will increase the frequency of getting a beer for the guy, because he is reinforced with a treat.
4. The consequence involves the addition of a treat.
5. The antecedent is the man sitting on the couch.

A= Man sitting on couch
B= Dog getting man beer
C= Dog getting treat

This is an example of positive reinforcement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9ivsn2Zus&feature=related

The second clip I decided to do is one that has been very popular. In this clip two little boys are sitting in a stroller. The older brother puts his finger in his baby brother’s mouth. The younger bites the older one’s finger. He does it a second time, but the second time it really hurts.

1. The target behavior is the second time Harry puts his finger into Charlie’s mouth. This is the punished behavior.
2. The consequence is that Charlie bites him hard and it hurts.
3. The consequence will decrease the chance of Harry putting his finger into Charlie’s mouth again because he was bit harder the second time and it hurt.
4. The consequence involves the addition of pain.
5. The antecedent is sitting in a stroller.

A= Sitting in a stroller
B= Harry putting his finger into Charlie’s mouth
C= Charlie biting Harry’s finger hard.

This is an example of positive punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM&feature=related

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My first video is called "Dog Training". In this positive reinforcement example the man will "sneeze" and the dog will get him a tissue, when the dog does this the man will reward him with a treat.
The target behavior would be for the dog to grab a tissue for the man when he sneezes. The consequence of the dog giving the man a tissue is a treat. The consequence of the man giving the dog a treat will increase the frequency of the dog giving the man the tissue when he sneezes. The consequence involves the addition of a treat to reward the dog when it gives the man a tissue. The antecedent is the man sneezing.
A=The man sneezing
B=Dog picks up tissue
C=Dog gets treat
This behavior was positive reinforcement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Dna0677m0

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The second video I decided to do is called "Fat guy falling off dance machine". The target behavior is the kid dancing on the machine, this will lead to positive punishment of the other kids laughing at him as a consequence of him falling. This consequence will lead to a lower frequency of him dancing in front of the crowd. This clip involves the addittion of the kids laughter at the other kid falling down. The antecedent is dancing in front of a crowd.
A= Dancing in front of crowd.
B= Falling off of machine.
C= Kids laughing at him as a result.
This is an eample of positive punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BuY8GjBWs

Because my last post completely sucked! Here is a much more pleasant/ humorous alternative:

Well, it was the humorous final video of today’s class…I strongly felt the need to use it!

Positive Punishment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJq4jWSQNd8

Summary-It’s very short and easy to describe. The little girl learned a valuable life lesson. Do not hold onto the dogs leash when you tell your dog to “GO”. It was clearly learning through positive punishment as something unpleasant was added to stop her from repeating the unwanted or dangerous action. I think she learned her lesson by “punishing herself”. Could this be “self-punishment”? After all, there is self-reinforcement.-->At any rate, it's positive punishment!

1. The girl Yelling “Go” to her dog was a specific behavior that lead to an unfortunate punishment.
2. By Yelling at her dog to go, she was pulled forward by the leash she still had in her hand. This caused her to face plant into the sidewalk/concrete.
3. The consequence will definitely decrease the likelihood that the girl will ever repeat this behavior. (unless the impact kill all of the memory part of her brain that would aid her in remembering the consequence of this action…in which case, she would be a lost cause…)
4. The consequence involves the addition of something bad/unpleasant. The unpleasant this is the smashing of her face into the concrete ground.
5. The antecedent is the driveway or the sidewalk or just on concrete. It could have a million outcome, unfortunately for her, the outcome was a face-plant.

A= In driveway
B= Girl Yells “GO” while holding onto the dogs leash
C= Girl Smashes her face into concrete

Negative Reinforcement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=3yXthdWtU-A

Summary- The man is in a store shopping with his son. His son wants sweets, the man says “no”, and the child throws a temper tantrum. The child’s horrible behavior then reinforces condom use. This is negative reinforcement in terms of condom use. The use of a condom is reinforced in the way that it removes something unpleasant and bad-like “unexpected” (term used loosely as I don’t wish to offend anyone-just going off the child in the commercial example) or misbehaving children.

1. Target behavior is the child’s temper tantrum and psychotic behavior
2. As a consequence of the child’s behavior, witnesses may choose to never have children or just wait until they are ready. It most definitely should turn down people sex drive at least a little!!!! Therefore, it will promote condom usage.
3. The consequence of condom use will decrease the unpleasantness of unexpected children that are misbehaved and difficult to manage (particularly by individuals that aren’t ready or grown up enough themselves.) Therefore, it will decrease the behavior as there will be fewer parents that are not ready to raise a child…assumedly (according to the clear assumption made by the commercial-THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY APPLY TO 100% OF PEOPLE OR ENTIRELY MY OPINION) children will be better behaved when the parents plan to have a child and raise it responsibly.
4. The consequence involves the subtraction of something. That is the subtraction of an unexpected child that will through temper tantrums in public places.
5. The antecedent is the grocery store. This is the public place where the child chooses to misbehave and display to the public one of the negative outcomes of unexpected children

A=In a grocery store
B=Child screams and throws a fit
C=All witnesses use condoms!/Increases condom use

Personal side note I am making outside of the point I made in reference to the commercial…this is so that people don’t view me as insensitive, heartless, child-hating, etc. as a consequence of my behavior which is posting this blog= All children can misbehave-even when they are expected, planned, and in a stable family…the point over all is use a condom! This is negatively reinforced by the fact that if you use a condom, the consequence of a horribly misbehaved child will be much less likely of occurring. The consequence of me posting this disclaimer is that nobody comes at me in the street/or class with a pitch fork!

-Mary Schmidt