October 2011 Archives

Pick a behavior of yours that you are interested in further examining using a functional analysis of behavior.
Using what you have read in this week's section 5.3 give a shot at doing a functional analysis of that behavior and report your findings.

Make sure to use your behavior speak and to use the terms that you have learned in the section.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 5.2 and 5.3

After reading section 5.2, please respond to the following questions:

Section 5.2 discusses rule governed behavior. What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why? How much of your behavior do you think is rule governed?

After reading section 5.3, please respond to the following questions:

Section 5.3 discusses the functional analysis of behavior. What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why? If you were to do a functional analysis of a behavior of yours what would it be? Why?

After reading BOTH SECTIONS what information did you find that may have added to what you already knew about behavior modification?

PLEASE BRING YOUR READING EXERCISES FOR SECTIONS 5.2 AND 5.3 TO CLASS WITH YOU ON TUESDAY (like we used to do before October).

Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a very upsetting and aversive video. It really isn't clear what their larger goal is, however the adults are all yelling at the boy at once. Apparently they want him to tell someone present that he loves them. How does this relate to what we have been learning in class about behavior modification? For example is this punishment or reinforcement?

 

"In the video above, McFarland and other instructors scream and yell at what looks like a pre-teen boy as he is forced to hold a heavy car tire. The boy is brought to his knees as he cries and is terrorized by the adults around him."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/kelvin-sgt-mac-mcfarland-boot-camp-video_n_1051216.html

This page contains a list of web resources, latest news, images, videos, blog postings, and real time conversation about behavior modification. We also provide some recommendation so you can surf the internet faster and fun. Make sure to visit the pages that related to behavior modification:

http://education.mitrasites.com/behavior-modification.html

Please read sections 4.3 and 5.1

After reading section 4.3, please respond to the following questions.

Section 4.3 expands on the issues of setting realistic goals. What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why?

After reading section 5.1, please respond to the following questions.

Section 5.1 lays out issues surrounding the measurement of behaviors. What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why? 

After reading BOTH SECTIONS what information did you find that may have added to what you already knew about behavior modification?

Please make sure you turn in your reading exercises before Thursday at 11:00 so we can give you credit for doing them.

Let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/bm/purple_paw_tokens.html
On page two of this newsletter the on TRRC program is explained. What is this program? How did it come about? What are the behavioral classes they are trying to elicit? What would be some specific target behaviors they might want the children to emit? Is this system based on reinforcement or punishment? Is it positive or negative? What are the tokens used in this program? What might be some pro's and con's associated with using these tokens? What is the delivery system? What are some pro's and con's associated with the delivery system? How are the tokens banked? What are the pro's and con's? What are the back up reinforcers? How were the backup reinforcers chosen? Are they effective reinforcers? How do the students gain access to the reinforcers? What are some of the outcome measures so the administrators know the system is effective? How effectively are the administrators teaching the students about the system? How effectively are the administrators teaching the parents about the system? How effectively have the administrators taught the other teacher about the system? Is there the possibility of not everyone (students, teachers, and parents) may not have complete buy in with the system? What are some problems know to exist with token economies that might be a problem here? What are some questions you might have for the administrators about the system? What additional information might you want to know about the system?

Pick a behavior that you might have picked if you were making a New Year's Resolution today.

Using the 7 steps outline a self-directed behavior program. Make sure you use sufficient detail and use as much behavior speak as you can.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 4.1 and 4.2.

After reading section 4.1, please respond to the following questions.

Section 4.1 introduces us to the concept of self-directed behavior. This can be the basis of a powerful way in which we can make changes in our lives as well as the lives of others. What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why?

After reading section 4.2, please respond to the following questions.

Section 4.2 lays out the steps for self-directed behavioral change. Which of the 7 steps do you think would be the most difficult to follow in self-direct behavioral change? Why? Which of the 7 steps do you think would be the easiest? Why?
After reading the chapter what information did you find that may have added to what you already knew about behavior modification?

Please make sure you turn in your reading exercises so we can give you credit for doing them.

Let me know if you have any questions.

What I would like you to do is to find a topic from ANYTHING WE HAVE COVERED SO FAR IN CLASS that you are interested in and search the internet for material on that topic. You might, for example, find people who are doing research on the topic, you might find web pages that discuss the topic, you might find youtube clips that demonstrate something related to the topic, etc. What you find and use is pretty much up to you at this point. But use at least 3 sources.

Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the chapter, and why you are interested in it. Next, I would like you to take the information you found related to your topic, integrate/synthesize it, and then write about it. At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites AND state below each URL how that particular site contributed to what you wrote.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 3.3 and 3.4.

After reading section 3.3, please respond to the following questions.

Section 3.3 expands on the Pavlov chapter and further explores classical conditioning. What are three things that you did not know before about classical conditioning? What do you think you will remember mostly about the section? Why?

After reading section 3.4, please respond to the following questions.

Section 3.4 introduces Watson. Prior to reading the section what did you know about Watson? After reading the chapter what information did you find that may have added to what you already knew about Watson?

Please make sure you turn in your reading exercises so we can give you credit for doing them.

Let me know if you have any questions.

These are some really good examples of extinction students posted this week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBg4QV9nJA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug9jm6udiZY

 

 

What I would like you to do is to find a topic from ANYTHING WE HAVE COVERED SO FAR IN CLASS that you are interested in and search the internet for material on that topic. You might, for example, find people who are doing research on the topic, you might find web pages that discuss the topic, you might find youtube clips that demonstrate something related to the topic, etc. What you find and use is pretty much up to you at this point. But use at least 3 sources.

Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the chapter, and why you are interested in it. Next, I would like you to take the information you found related to your topic, integrate/synthesize it, and then write about it. At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites AND state below each URL how that particular site contributed to what you wrote.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 3.1 and 3.2.

After reading section 3.1, please respond to the following questions.

Who was Thorndike? What do you think his contributions to the science of behavior were? What are three things you will remember about the chapter? Why?

After reading section 3.2, please respond to the following questions.

Section 3.2 introduces Pavlov. Prior to reading the section what did you know about Pavlov? After reading the chapter what information did you find that may have added to what you already knew about him?

Who did you find more interesting Pavlov or Thorndike? Why?