March 2012 Archives

Topical Blog Week #11 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on March 25, 2012 11:45 AM | 49 Comments
Building on the assignment from last Thursday. If you listed a behavior that you are trying to reduce how might you use differential reinforcement to avoid having to punish that behavior?

Based on what we covered in class on Tuesday, please revise your behavior (think differential reinforcement rather than punishment) and the steps used to modify that behavior so you can use reinforcement. Make sure you have a reasonable goal, a specific target behavior, and a realistic way to record and graph you data. Make sure that your reinforcers will be effective. Again we will cover this in class on Tuesday.

We would like you to begin collecting baseline data beginning on Thursday so you can report it next Thursday.

Reading Activity Week #11 (due Monday)

By Otto on March 25, 2012 11:41 AM | 47 Comments

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Please read sections 4.3 and 5.1

After reading section 4.3, 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?

After reading section 5.1, 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?

Considering a behavior you might want to change (you can use the one you listed for last Thursday's assignment) how might you go about measuring that behavior?


Topical Blog Week #10 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on March 18, 2012 2:30 PM | 49 Comments
Think of a behavior you would like to change and list out the steps (based on section 4.2) you would take to go about changing it.

Reading Activity Week #10 (due Monday)

By Otto on March 18, 2012 2:24 PM | 49 Comments

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Please read sections 4.1 and 4.2

After reading section 4.1, 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?

After reading section 4.1, 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?

Generally speaking, what are some behaviors (think behavioral classes) you might want to change in yourself? Specifically what are some behaviors (think target behaviors) you might want to change in yourself?

I got to thinking...

By Otto on March 5, 2012 2:40 PM | 18 Comments
This is where you can relate some things you were thinking about during spring break that relates to what we are learning in class. This is an extra credit assignment so you don't have to think during spring break, but if you do : -)

Also I was going to put up a picture of spring break, but when I googled spring break for images I realized that I it might not be a good idea to post any of the ones that came up...wow!

Topical Blog Week #9 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on March 5, 2012 1:38 PM | 50 Comments
Please choose an individual who you think has made a contribution to Behaviorism, Behavior Modification, Conditioning & Learning (or someone you have read about in the chapters) and find at least three quality sources of information on the internet and write about that person. Who you write about, how you write about them, etc. is up to you, however your post should be informative to the first time reader. For example, suppose you when home for spring break and someone in your family asks you about who you have been learning about in your class, they are not going to know the terms and terminology so you need to use the terms but use them in a way that individual can understand.

The of course at the end, please include working URLs for the three websites, and make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any question,

--Dr. M

Reading Activity Week #9 (due Monday)

By Otto on March 5, 2012 1:29 PM | 53 Comments

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Please read sections 3.5

After reading section 3.5, 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?

Of the four historical figures you read about (Thorndike, Pavlov, Watson and Skinner) which do you like the best and why? Which do you think have made the most important contribution(s). Why? Which would you like to find out more information about? Why?

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

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