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Topical Blog Week #4 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on January 28, 2012 2:16 PM | 49 Comments

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Hi Class,

So far we have discussed discriminative stimuli, satiation, & deprivation. Please find a video clip that has an example of discriminative stimuli. Then find a second video that has satiation. Then find another video that has deprivation.

For originality sake, make sure the videos you are not using the same videos the four other students before you just used. Please be sensitive to this issue.

For each of the 3 clips:

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. The tell us which of the three concepts it represents. 

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

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B=
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Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, or negative punishment.

Finally summarize how the clip is demonstrating the concept and how the ABC's explain what is happening in the clip.

Do the same for the other 2 clips.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom of the page so we can go and see the video you used.

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.

Let me know if you have any questions....

Reading Activity week #4 (due Monday)

By Otto on January 28, 2012 2:11 PM | 57 Comments

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You should by now have registered, signed in and found the page on our web site for the text book - http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/abcs.html

Please read sections 1.5 and 2.1.

After reading section 1.5, please respond to the following questions.

Prior to reading this chapter, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

After reading section 2.1, please respond to the following questions.

What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.

Topical Blog Week #3 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on January 21, 2012 1:54 AM | 56 Comments

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Hi Class,

So far we have discussed reinforcement (increasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence) and punishment (decreasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence). What I would like you to do is to find just one  video clip off the internet where it illustrates both reinforcement and punishment in the same video.

For originality sake, make sure the videos you are not using the same videos the four other students before you just used. Please be sensitive to this issue.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next: 1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced  behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS. 2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. 3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. 4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. 5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=
B=
C=

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

Do the same for the second part of the clip

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.

Let me know if you have any questions....

Reading Activity week #3 (due Monday)

By Otto on January 21, 2012 1:52 AM | 50 Comments

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You should by now have registered, signed in and found the page on our web site for the text book - http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/abcs.html

Please read sections 1.3 and 1.4.

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.

Prior to reading this chapter, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.

What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.

Topical Blog Week #2 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on January 14, 2012 4:14 PM | 51 Comments

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Hi Class,

So far we have discussed reinforcement (increasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence) and punishment (decreasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence). What I would like you to do is to find a couple of video clips off the internet where one illustrates reinforcement and the other illustrates punishment.

For each clip I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. 1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced or punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). 2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. 3) Then tell us how, that consequence either will increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior. 4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. 5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=
B=
C=

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, positive punishment, negative reinforcement, negative punishment.

Do the same for the second clip

For originality sake, make sure the videos you are not using the same videos the four other students before you just used.

When you are done with both clips, copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the videos you used.

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions....

Reading Activity week #2 (due Monday)

By Otto on January 14, 2012 4:10 PM | 51 Comments

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You should by now have registered, signed in and found the page on our web site for the text book - http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/abcs.html

Please read sections 1.1 and 1.2.

After reading section 1.1, please respond to the following questions.

Prior to reading this chapter, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

After reading section 1.2, please respond to the following questions.

What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Week #1 Snow Day Assignment (Due Friday)

By Otto on January 12, 2012 1:58 PM | 43 Comments

Hi Class,

You pretty much rocked your blog posts do far and since today's class was going to cover blogging for the course and how to improve your posts etc. and since it is still snowing/snowy outside we will be doing this online work rather than in class work.

One of the blog assignment type we did for the class was the "In The News" assignments. In order to familiarize you with these assignments, we would like you to read some of the posts from past students to see what they were interested in and how they went about blogging about behavior modification in the news.

http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/2011/11/topical-blog-week-14-due-thursday.html#comments

http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/2011/09/-topicsin-the-news-what.html#comments

After reading the posts from the links above please answer the following:
Which posts did you like the best? Why?
Has reading these posts changed your idea of what behavior modification is? Why or why not?
Do you believe that we can take complex topics that are occurring in the world and adequately explain them with what we know about behavior modification? Why or why not?
Based on these posts are there any specific topics you are interested in learning?

Thanks,

--Dr. M

Topical Blog Week #1 (due Thursday)

By Otto on January 11, 2012 5:58 PM | 49 Comments
By now you should have been able to log in and comment on the blog site. What we would like you to do now is to go to the following page and read some of the comments left from the students in the class before you.

http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/2011/12/week-16-final-assignment.html

After reading the posts please answer the following:
Which posts did you like the best? Why?
Has reading these posts changed your idea of what behavior modification is? Why or why not?
Based on these posts are there any specific topics you are interested in learning?

Thanks,

--Dr. M

Week #1 assignment (due before class on Thursday)

By Otto on January 11, 2012 5:48 PM | 47 Comments
Please make sure you are registered for the BMod class and then spend a little time orienting yourself with the class blog site. While you are at it please look over the syllabus pages and make sure you understand what we will be doing this semester as it relates to the syllabus.

Once you have finished this please leave a comment about what you think about the blog site, the class, or any particular blog post you have read. I mostly just want to make sure you can log in and comment. If you have problems logging in send me an email and let me know what I can do to help.

--Dr. M

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