Reading Activity Week #12 (due Monday)

One thing I will remember after reading this section is that although there are a lot of rules in today's society. Some of those rules only apply to certain people, and some people don't adhear to those rules. To some people's religions they follow certain rules, and other religions follow other rules. I will remember this because it will help me be more accepting of other people's rules they have for their own religion. Although they have rules that they follow and accept that I do not, it does not mean their rules are not acceptable

Another thing I will remember after reading this section is that there are some rules that people would not follow if it was not for the law. There are simply things we do every day just because we know we have to follow the law, but many people would not follow these rules, if they were not breaking the law. I will remember this because I already knew this, and it is pretty self explanitory.

The final thing I will remember after reading htis section is that there could be different consequences of a behavior if the antecedent is different. I already knew this because I have realized that there can be the same behavior but multiple consequences for that behavior. I will remember this because this is something I had learned a long time ago in behavior modification back when we were learning about reinforcement and punishment.

Something I liked about this section was the amount of examples. I liked that there wasn't a lot of examples that we had to fill out.

Something that I found adversive to this section was when we had to write out the antecedent, behavior, and consequence. I didn't know what you exactly wanted us to write about, so it was confusing to me so I just wrote what I thought was a rule and created a behavior with it.

Start running more often (3 times-4 times a week[at least])

I would measure this behavior by keeping a chart with the days of the week on it. On every day that I ran I would create a bar on the certain day of the week and go up to however long I ran for that certain day.

Section 5.2

Three things that I will remember from this chapter are:

1. Rule governed behavior is behavior that is maintained through maintain order where the antecedent is verbal. This can result from establishing norms, morals, or ethical standards or from rules that someone or something has had through it’s history. Rule governed behaviors may or may not be emitted depending on the individual. Some people may follow rule governed behavioral restrictions due to a sense of obligation that they feel in order to be a good member of society. Other people may emit behaviors that deviate from the rules because they think or they know that they will not be punished.

2. There can be many sources of rules. They can be government sources, such as federal, state, or local laws. They can also be society, cultures, traditions, peers, or ourselves. Rules also vary from country to country. Social norms in our society can be completely different from social norms in another country. Our behavior is altered depending on the rules as antecedents and the consequences to following or not following the rules.

3. Rules can emerge from the contingencies that we are under. Rules can be handed down based on experiences. They can also be used as deadlines. Deadlines can function as rules governing behavior. Deadlines are antecedents and discriminative stimuli because they inform us of consequences that might occur when behaviors are time sensitive.

Something that I found pleasurable about this section was that it was short, but to the point. Rule governed behavior is a concept that needs explaining in its various aspects, and I liked how the chapter used examples as well as explanation to help me understand exactly what I need to know.

Something that I found aversive about this chapter was the examples dealing with rules that I only follow because they are laws. I found that there are a lot of rules in our society that if they were not laws, I would definitely not follow, which makes me question why they are laws in the first place.

My behavioral change is to call my mother more. To measure this behavior, I have records on my phone of our calls. I only am keeping track of phone calls where I am the one making the call. I am also only keeping record of phone calls where she picks up. I am measuring how many minutes I am on the phone with her and my goal is to call her 3 times a week for 30 minute conversations each call.

After reading 5.2, what stands out to me is the various forms with which rules govern how we behave. What is interesting about rules is that we don't always behave based on what we personally believe, but often make decisions based on legality or morality. When I was a child I was taught that lying was a sin, and that I would go to hell if I lied. The first time that I lied, I was terrified. I thought the world was going to end. But then after the initial punishment was over, and life returned to normal, I had learned a valuable lesson. I had learned about rules that were set in place based on moral principles. When I was not struck by lightning for lying, I learned that you choose to act upon moral principles because you care about following them. As life goes by you begin to learn more about legality as you become more of an active citizen in the community. As a child you are aware that the stop sign indicates that you stop. You learn that it makes sense to stop at a sign because it decreases your likelihood of being in an accident. But that doesn't mean that you always stop at a stop sign. Maybe you run a stop sign for the first time and get away with it. No one was hurt and you learned that stopping at the sign is contingent on a few things. If you regularly ignore stop signs, you may soon learn the aversive consequence of doing such. A police officer may pull you over and give you a fine. That is aversive. Or you might pull out and get t-boned by a car. Thus, you learned that obeying the law can help prevent undesirable consequences. Finally, what this all leads to is that rules are set in place by various institutions, including yourself, but by definition are not absolutely adhered to. Some people rigorously obey all rules, but you have to remember that rules are different depending on the context. My "peace" sign in the USA is most likely offensive in some other part of the world. At that place in the world, I would have to learn to avoid using the "peace" sign, or pay the consequence of getting dirty looks from people. Therefore, rules are not absolute. Each context of your life defines the type of rules you adhere to.

I enjoyed the brevity of the section and the amount of example boxes.

The behavior that I want to change is going to bed earlier. To measure this, I have to set a precise goal first. So the target behavior is to get into my bed at 10:30pm. In order to do this, I need to go into my bathroom at 10:15pm and prepare to go to bed. To help remind myself, I will set an alarm on my cell phone to go off at 10:00pm. To measure this, I will keep a "sleep log" on my bedside table. Each night I will record in a notebook the time that I get into bed, and then the time that I turn off my light. Thus I will have a record of how diligent I am at going to bed at the desired time of 10:30pm.

Three Things I will remember from chapter 5.2
1) The act of following rule governed behaviors, even without conciously realizing I am conforming to the rule. It really hit home when I realized how we all for no reason other than the society we live be follow cultural norms that we do because it is socially right or just a unspoken law.
2)Organization is key. I guess I already knew this over extended phrase but I did not think it applied to so many aspects of life such as deadlines and money saved. I will pay more attention to organiztion in future.
3)I also learned that rule governed behavior is not just a act of the government trying to make you do it there way. It applies in many ways such as the one that was talked about the pizza needs to be taken out of the oven or else you will eat burnt not so good pizza. I applied this to my own life. If i want my relationship to be good with my gf I must listen to her talk. If I listen our relationship is reinforced... I think.

My favorite concept of this chapter is realating to the stop sign and the concequences of not following the rule governing behavior. I can relate since there are usally so many things that can occur when you do not follow a rule governed rule. In that case you hit someone, go to jail, recieve a ticket, or get away free. My problem is I am rewarded so many times with getting away with it and getting to my point B quicker.

I guess I didn't like this chapter for the same reason Madeline did not like it. It almost seemed to easy and to the point. I mean everyone knows there are rules that govern the way they act or live their lives. Common sense I think, but I did learn some so IDK.
I liked that this assignment was only ONE chapter thought. THUMBS UP!

5.2
Three things I will remember from emitting the chapter are; governed rules, the behavior rules in our society that we follow and the examples.

I desired learning about the different rules that we may or may not follow. I never realized how many rules we actually have in our society, in other countries and in religions. Whats actually acceptable and what is not based on societies reactions and also your own (what you get from the behavior-outcome.) I also desired the examples in this section. Sometimes there are too many examples, but in this section there were any a few.

One thing I found unpleasant about this chapter is...nothing. The chapter was short and got to the point of things.

My target behavior was loosing weight and collecting data of what I eat and how much I exercise. I would write it in two small journals and calculate exercises and how many calories I take in.

Section 5.2 Reading

What are three things that you will remember from this section of reading?

1. One thing that I will remember from this section of reading is the definition of a rule governed behavior. A rule governed behavior is a behavior that is maintained by the obligation of maintaining order where the antecedent is verbal. These can result from establishing norms, morals, or ethical standards. Basically, I will remember what rule governed behaviors are because this whole section of reading was based off of this term.
2. The second thing that I will remember from this section of reading is the getting organized to increase your efficiency. To “check your e-mail at most twice a day”, is both a rule and a behavior. You can also merge rules together from the contingencies that we are under. If you see a police officer in the same place everyday, you will learn to slow down in that spot to avoid a ticket. I will remember this because I found it very interesting.
3. The last thing that I will remember from this section of reading is the fact that deadlines can also function as rules governing behavior. Deadlines are antecedents and discriminative stimuli as well. I will remember what I learned about deadlines because I found this very interesting as well.

What was one thing that I really liked about this section of reading?

One thing that I really liked about this section was that we returned to the antecedent, behavior, and consequences model. I really enjoy filling these out and it helps me to remember what I'm learning a lot easier.

What was one thing that I really didn't like so much about this section of reading?

One thing that I didn't enjoy so much about this section was the fact that this section of reading was all based off of one thing, and that was the rules of governing behaviors. I enjoyed learning about this term but it would have been nice to learn about something in a different direction as well. But I really enjoyed all of this chapter!

How would I go about measuring my behavior that I would like to change?

The behavior that I would like to change is exercising to loose pounds of fat, not necessarily weight! I plan to write down on a designated journal, what exercise I emitted and for how long I emitted that exercise. Later writing down each week how much body fat mass I am loosing each week. This way I can make two graphs showing how much body fat is being lost and which exercises are making me burn the most calories, gaining the most muscle, and getting rid of the most fat!

Section 5.2

After emitting the behavior of reading the section I will remember the most that rules function as antecedents to a behavior. People can either follow the rules or not but they have to be aware of the consequences. I will also remember that rule governed behaviors are followed to maintain order in society. These rules are followed because of established norms, morals or ethical standards that the society has established. Following the rules can result in reinforcement when awarded a reinforcer or can result in punishment when not following the rules. I will also remember that sources of rules can be things like government, cultures, set traditions, peers, or even ourselves. Rules differ between the sources and one source may reinforce a behavior that another source may punish. I found the part about how rules can be handed down from other experiences of learned from someone’s own experiences. I think this is an important part of behavior modification because it would be more pleasurable if others always learned from our experiences. I did not find anything about the section aversive really but I do wonder if others find it aversive that not all rules lay out the consequences of not following them. I really enjoyed the section because it elicited an understanding about rules as antecedents.

My goal is to increase the amount of time I study. I will measure this by writing in my notepad on my phone how much time it takes to finish the homework and then how much time I devote to each subject after that’s completed.

5.2
Things I will remember:
1) Rule governed behavior-this is behavior that the obligations of maintaining order where the antecedent is verbal. I will remember this because it’s new information and a simple term that is easily applicable.
2) Increasing the efficiency- having a rule becomes the antecedent for the behaviors. With the example in the book we have to remind ourselves to “only check out email twice a day.”
3) Deadlines-they can function as rules that govern behavior. This section is a good way to think of how deadlines can be a positive thing in aspects of behavior.
I liked that the ABCs were applied to this chapter in out text. I like incorporating things into each other, intertwining them makes it easier to apply it.
There wasn’t anything that I didn’t like about this chapter. It was easy to understand and to the point.
Goal-To become fit.
I will keep track of this by marking down the days I run, the time I spent running, and the time and day I spent working out. Also by putting this information into the chart. The days of the week and times increasing or decresing.

The three things that I will remember from this chapter are rule-governed behavior, the importance of organization, and deadlines. I found rule-governed behaviors to be important because they control our behavior without being a part of our consciousness. Examples of rule-governed behavior could be due to the law, social norms, and family rules. I never really realized why we emit some behaviors until reading this section. I found the section on organization to be important to accomplishing my goals because it stated the importance of having clearly defined goals. When someone is more organized, it increases their efficiency in accomplishing their goal. I found deadlines to also be something worth remembering because they can be very useful in accomplishing a goal. When there is a deadline on a goal, it acts as an antecedent and a discriminative stimulus, which in turns drives our behavior.
The one thing from the chapter that I didn’t necessarily like was the section on religious rules. It wasn’t that I couldn’t think of examples it’s just that I don’t feel comfortable about discussing my religious views.
The behavior that I want to change is the amount of television that I watch. The way that I plan on measuring this behavior is entering the amount of time spent watching television in 15-minute increments. I will keep this data in a small notebook and enter it into an excel spreadsheet at the end of each week.

One thing that I will remember is that rule governed behavior can result from a number of different areas such as established norms, morals, or rules created by the person over time. This is important information to know because it helps us understand the origins of rule governed behavior. Another thing that I will remember is that sometimes we deviate from rule governed behavior because we do not think that we will get punished. A great example of this is speeding. We know that we are exceeding the speed limit, but we do not think that we will get caught so we speed anyways. Another thing that I will remember is that we sometimes create rules with out any prior experience. If you read a book that tells you to either read and file paper work or read and shred it and adopt that practice. You have never held that practice before, but whether or not you continue using it will be dependent on whether or not it works for you. One thing that I found interesting was that rules can be developed with observations overtime. The speed trap example was very good I thought because we have all experienced it at one point in our lives. We constantly see cops sitting in a location so we know to slow down when driving by. I thought that everything in this section was fairly interesting.

I plan on measuring my guitar practicing by recording what i practice and for how long.

Section 5.2

Three things I will remember from this section are as follows:

1. Rule governing behavior is something that happens, over time, when behaviors are well maintained in society. These behaviors are what make up norms, morals, and ethical standards that were established long ago in history. It seems the longer something has been present in human history, the higher the chance it has to be a rule governing behavior.
2. There are a lot of places rules originate from. In most countries, many rules are created and regulated by the government. This helps society function, even if the rules are not agreed with by all. Other sources of rules include religion, society itself, cultures, traditions, family traditions, friends, peers, attorneys, etc. A lot of the rules that are created by these sources are not followed, and many are followed. Depending on the consequence of not following a rule, or following a rule, one can decide whether or not they should follow the given rule.
3. Deadlines are a very common form of rule governing behavior. They can act as an antecedent and discriminative stimuli. Deadlines help people be more aware of the consequences of not following a rule. Deadlines can only function as an antecedent or discriminative stimuli when the behavior being committed is time sensitive.

One thing I disliked about this chapter was the absence of the chapter summary. I read Section 5.2 and understood most of it, but the section summary usually helps me piece things together better.

I enjoyed this section because it included a lot of information and insight on societal factors regarding behavior. Because rules are so unique to different sections of the world, or even countries, I think it is important to understand and realize society, cultures, norms, religions, etc. all play a large rule in the construction and maintenance of the rules we follow everyday.

I recall my behavior change statement as the following: Avoid over-eating on a daily basis. In order to accomplish this, and measure it, I have been recording my daily calorie intake. I do this by writing it down on a notepad I carry with me most places. Periodically throughout the day, I total my calories, making sure I am on-track. I will reward myself at the end of each week by treating myself to a few extra calories that day. This will benefit me by encouraging me to continue eating less calories, but also making sure my metabolism is not slowed completely by giving it a boost (a treat).

5.2
Three things I remembered from this chapter were: talking about religious rules that govern peoples' lives, what are rules that I choose to follow only sometimes, and laws that I would not follow if they weren't laws. I think I remembered these because they really got me thinking why we as humans do the things we do. What really made me think was when I answered that I would probably take things that weren't mine if it wasn't a law. I should have the right to live the lifestyle I want with how hard I work, especially at school, and I hardly have any materistic objects in comparison to others.
One thing I liked in this chapter was thinking of religious rules I follow. I am a Catholic (sometimes) and many of the Catholic views are aversive and very inconsiderate of others. I shouldn't let others' beliefs dictate my behavior. Whenever people think of church, they think of nuns positively punishing young children with rulers but I don't think that's the case either. That question really got me thinking why do I do what I do because of others?
One thing I didn't like was thinking of laws I wouldn't follow if they weren't laws. I think most people would still think a lot of things were morally wrong if we had no laws, or lack of laws we have now. But what if those laws were never put into affect in the first place? Would we think it is still wrong to do damage to someone's property without fixing it or apologizing? Some questions we will never know the answers.
terms: aversive, behavior, positive punshiment

5.2
One thing I will remember is that the norms I grew up with are not the globally accepted norms. There are so many different cultures and viewpoints of people around the world and because of this I need to realize that individually I'm not that important. How can I say I matter more or my opinions matter more than a child's in a lesser developed country? Sure my opinion may be a more informed one, depending on the topic, but it doesn't make their's less valuable. What I will take away from this is that I need to be more humble when I feel strongly about my opinions and to be more accepting of other's views and opinions because they have experienced many things I have not. My views, beliefs, and opinions are the sum of my experiences in the environment that I have been raised in.
Another thing I will remember is that more often than you might think large numbers of people follow advice of "experts" who may just make up something with no real evidence that becomes an accepted rule of behavior. Many do this with no proof of a consequence. All the "expert" is doing is making a statement and some follow it blindly. Many bits of advice are largely accepted in this way.
In additional thing I will remember is that, "...rules can be handed down, or they can be learned directly." I related to the example of a police officer who sits in a blind spot to catch drivers speeding in a certain area. There are at least a couple of spots in my hometown that I know of where police sit to catch speeders, I've never been pulled over by paying attention to this and being smart about speeding. Another example that could be applied to this is if a student finds out how to work a professor, that student can tell other students about an easier way to get through the class.

Section 5.2

One thing I remember is Rule Governed Behavior. This states that rules have the power to control and elicit behaviors out of people. Our society creates these rules and manipulates them as well.

I also learned that organization is extremely important. While I already knew this I guess I realized how important it is in everything.

Finally I learned that deadlines effect the way we emit behaviors and the behaviors we emit. Deadlines are everywhere and it is easy to minimize how much they manipulate us.

One thing I liked about this chapter was that it was applicable and easily to relate to in everyday life. I realized how much society governs my behavior and how.
There was nothing I found aversive about this chapter.

The behavior I will keep track of is how often I snack a day. I will write down what and when I snacked (time during the day as well as what day of the week).

5.2
One thing I will remember from this section is that rule governed behavior can result from established norms or ethical standards. Culture or organizations you may be involved in might change your behavior, or you might modify your behavior for a different consequence.

Another thing I will remember is sources of rules can come from a variety of places. The government, family, peers, religion, and soceity all play a role in our behavior. We don't emit certain behaviors becaues we want to avoid eliciting letting our family down or being labeled as a criminal in our community.

The last thing I will remember is that the ABC's really do play a part in our daily life in a variety of ways. Every behavior has a consequence, even if it is not important or it doesn't stand out. If you change your behavior, you can get a completely different consequence; whether it be aversive or desirable.

I really liked how this section was short and to the point. It showed me how the ABC's really do work and are a part of my daily life. I did not like how I had to come up with 3 things I will remember because the information was brief and mainly based on rule governed behavior.

My behavior I want to change is getting better grades.
I have been recording how often I read my notes after class and how many classes I have attended last week. I write it down on my calender at home so I can see what I have missed. I also record in my planner what classes I read the notes for after class. I do see that I may miss some note reading after class due to working, but I just read them after work.

The first thing I’ll remember is the rule of governed behavior. What this states is that there are rules that elicit what behaviors we do and do not emit. The rules don’t necessarily need to be concrete laws. They can simply be the norms that we have been raised on in our society. It is important to note that different societies will have different rules of governed behavior, and therefore there will be differences between individuals. The examples of these were my favorite part of the chapter. It was interesting to view my behavior this way and interesting to see how the environment manipulated which behaviors I did or did not emit. There were also a lot of examples on this section, and since I like it examples, it worked out great.

As I briefly mentioned above, rules generate from different areas. So the next thing I’ll remember are the different sources of rules. Obviously there actually are concrete laws that point out what behaviors are allowed and others that are aversive and are banned. These laws can govern our behaviors. Parents are another source of a more concrete set of rules to follow when emitting or not emitting behaviors. Then we have other sources that are not as definite, such as peers and the media. Different sources provide a wide variety of rules. Some sources may even contradict one another.

Finally, I’ll remember the importance of increased efficiency. This pretty much goes without saying. We emit certain behaviors in order to become more organized and increase our efficiency. I really liked the email example, because in my mind, I’m not the most organized person in the world. So it was nice to see an example of a behavior that I do emit, to make me feel like I’m actually more organized than I may have originally thought.

I’m not for sure if it is okay to say this since I never have, but I’m going to go for it anyways. There really wasn’t anything I disliked about this chapter. It was very short, very to the point, and everything made sense to me. It also came with a lot of examples that I could relay to myself, so that also made the chapter more enjoyable. I do not have any complaints.

The behavior I want to change is eating less sweets (such as baked goods, chocolate, sugars, etc.). I’ll measure this by recording in a journal of every time I eat a sweet. I also need to come up with more definite terms of a sweet. For example, is banana bread considered a sweet? Tricky food items like this need to thought out so that way I can’t “cheat” later during the week.

5.2

What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Three things I will emit remembering are; 1) Rule governed behavior, which is behavior that results from established norms, morals, or ethical standa4rds or rules to which an organism has adhered throughout its history. I will emit remembering this because of the example given at the beginning of the chapter of the 7 year old that said you cannot have babies with family. 2) Sources of Rules, which can come from federal, state or local rules, society, cultures, holiday traditions, family traditions, peers, attorney’s, and ourselves. I will emit remembering this because of its simplicity of stating the “source” as to which the rule derived from. 3) Deadlines, using deadlines as a governing behavior. Deadlines can be antecedents and discriminative stimuli because they advise us of the consequences that could occur.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? One thing that I found pleasurable was the opening statement. It makes it seem just that simple this chapter. It was a clear and simple way to advise what emitting a rule governed behavior and what it was.

What was one thing that you disliked about this chapter? There was nothing that I found aversive in this chapter. I thought it was all clearly defined well and well understood.

The behavior I want to change is the same behavior I have been trying to emit changing. Which is exercising more, running on the treadmill as well as leg lifts, sit-ups, push-ups, and lunges. Completing the task every other day. I am currently measuring my tasks by writing them down as I complete them and then transposing the information on to a graph and measuring out if I am increasing or decreasing the amount completed in the allotted amount of time.

Three things I will remember from this section are:
1) Rule governed behavior because it deals with why we emit certain behavior or how our cultures, beliefs, and environment cause certain behaviors to be elicited. It is a form of a antecedent that causes a certain behavior to occur. A part of the rule governed behavior we emit behaviors based on the individual, some may emit a certain behavior that another individual will not emit that same behavior based on there different beliefs.
2) Another thing I will remember is how we need to understand the rule of governed behavior and how we develop a behavior based off of a previous consequence we had.
3) The last thing I will remember in this section would be that being organized will increase efficiency and how this concept we can adopt this rule of governed behavior.
What I liked about this chapter is that it was interesting and it made a lot of good points that make me think about how I developed some of my own behaviors and what I need to do to change certain behaviors.
There wasn’t anything is this chapter that I didn’t like, I liked it all.

The behavior that I want to change was to keep in touch with to my friends better, and I will measure this by keeping track of the times I contact them in a week.

5.2
The first thing I will remember from this section is the rule governed behavior and what it entails. It is a rule based on social norms, morals, or ethical standards. It can be changed depending on what you are involved in or who is in your life. The second thing I will remember from this section are sources of rule. This can be government, society, cultures, holiday traditions, family traditions, peers, attorneys, and ourselves. All of these things effect our behavior because we want to do what's right and we want to keep people happy. The last thing I will remember from this section is learning about deadlines and how they affect us on a day to day basis. Deadlines are everywhere in our lives and they manipulate our behaviors and how we act most of the time.

The thing that I really liked about this section was that it was very short, but also had a lot of detail to it. I like reading these sections because they are easy to understand and I don't have to keep going back to reread things because I didn't understand it the first time. There wasn't really anything that I really disliked from the chapter. It was nice and short and to the point. I liked reading it a lot.

The behavior I wanted to change was to eat healthier. I will measure this by writing down what I eat each day and keeping track of how many calories I am eating daily. This may be a little difficult since I don't really have a lot of downtime but I will try my best. I also need to figure out what foods have low calorie intake and what I should and should not be eating to get all of my nutrients I need in a day.

5.2
Three things I will remember from this chapter:
1) I really enjoyed looking at religious rules from a behavior modification perspective. I think religion is something that most people hold to very tightly and I thought it was interesting to think of it in scientific viewpoint.
2) I also hope to remember the concept of the effect of rules and its governance over our actions is really interesting because really society, regardless of culture, is governed by a set of understood rules in order to modify and control citizen behavior.
3) I thought the section about the efficiency expert was interesting because self help books are quite popular, to the point where they have their own section at Barnes and Noble. Honestly, I could write a self help book and it'd probably be three questions. What do you want to change about yourself, what steps do you feel you can take to get there, and what are you going to give yourself as an incentive to reach your goal. (Layman's terms for the ABCs).

I honestly thought the whole chapter was great and there was nothing I specifically disliked, as I mentioned above, I really enjoyed looking at religion in terms of science and behavior modification. Especially since religion and science don't usually coincide but in this case they fit together perfectly.

My behavior: Complete my accounting homeworking before 10 pm on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.

Right now my baseline would be at zero. My accounting professor just goes over the homework each class and walks us through it so there is little incentive offered within the class itself to do the homework prior to class.

I am going to measure this behavior based on the time that I complete the homework compared to the target time.

Section 5.2.

The three things I will remember from this chapter are:

1. Rule governed behavior. This concept is so related to motivation. We don't participate or do participate in certain behaviors because it is or isn't morally, ethically, or lawfully correct. Some people will not emit behaviors that are frowned upon because so much of the role they have defined themselves by is motivated to do the right thing. Most of the behaviors we avoid are rule governed and we don't want to deal with the consequences so we do not participate in them.

2. The ABC's as they related to rule governed behaviors. It is pretty understandable that the ABC's fit in nicely with this concept especially because rule governed behaviors rely of fear of the consequences in order for you not to participate in them.

3. Deadlines. Deadlines are a great example of this concept because we are determined to achieve our goals and motivated to get things done in there allotted time. We are often afraid of the consequence of not accomplishing our goals so we push ourselves to get things done on time in order to succeed.

I really liked reading about the entire concept. It was an easy chapter to understand and to read, I really enjoyed the material.

I did not dislike anything from this chapter.

The behavior I would like to change would be to be happier overall by thinking more positively. I realize this is a challenging behavior to measure, however the way that I have decided to measure is by recording daily the number of positive internal/ "pep" talks I have a day, no less than 4 a day is the goal.

Terms: rule governed behavior, motivation, behaviors, morally, ethically, lawfully, emit, role, consequences, ABC's, deadlines, achieve, measure, goal.

1. That rule governed behavior is emited or not emited based on different factors, such as, there moral, religious, established norms, lawful, or ethical standards.

2. The way that rule governed behaviors coincide with ABC's of behavior modification. They are based on punishment or reinforcement.

3. Deadlines are important because of there ability to remind of a punishment or reinforcement for finshing something. This completion of deadline may also contribute to a change in self-efficacy.

I liked all material covered in the chapter, it coevered, in part, some reasons why people emit or not emit certain behaviors. Norms, ehical reasoning etc...influence our behaviors.

I enjoyed the fact that the chapter was short and concise, and wasy to understand.

I would like to continue with my patience, knowing this may not be the easiest behavior to start a baseline on. I need to astart measuring by make a concious attempt at knowing what the antecedents are when my patience is challanged.

Three things that I will remember from what I read in the chapter are what rule governing behavior, sources of rules and deadlines. Rules that govern behaviors is maintained through the obligation of maintain order. This could be anything from a family rule, the law or a social norm. The second item that I remembered is sources of rules. Rules cane be emited from outselves, peers, societys, cultures and government. Many rules vary from state to state and in between many different cultures. The third I item I will remember is the importance deadlines. Deadlines can function as governing behaviors. Deadlines are antecedents and discriminative stimuli as well. They also let us know of any consequences that might occur when behaviors are time sensitive. One thing I really enjoyed and liked after reading this chapter was how easy it was to read and also how much I could relate it to my life. I’ve gone through my life not knowing what exactly why our society follows them but after reading this chapter I’ve learned that behavior modification plays a huge role in why. If I had to select one thing I didn’t like from this chapter I wouldn’t be able to! I truly enjoyed reading this chapter and feel I was able to understand and read it very smoothly. If I wanted to change my behavior of working out. In order to change my behavior I would record the number of hours I spent exercising for that week. If I reached my goal of at least 1 hour per day at least 5 days a week then I would reward myself with a cheat meal.

Section 5.2
After emitting the behavior of reading this chapter the three things I will remember from this chapter are first what a rule-governed behavior was. A rule-governed behavior according to the text is a behavior, which is maintained via the obligation of maintaining order where the antecedent is verbal. The reason this stuck out to me is because this is what the primary focus of this chapter, thus making me believe this is an important thing to know in understanding behavior modification. The second thing that stuck out to me was the section that talks about rules that we follow only when we think we could get punished. I just thought it was funny once I got to thinking about some of the rules I break because I either know or don’t think I would get punished. I think everybody has broken a rule one time or another just because they didn’t think they would get punished, I just find it to be an interesting behavior, and it makes you realize how important it is to have significant and proper consequences to ensure the desired target behavior is enforced. The third thing that I thought was interesting was just the simple realization of how many rule governed behaviors I adhere to on a daily basis. I guess its not that amazing, but I really didn’t notice that I was following these rules until doing the exercises in the chapter because I just started doing some of the things without even realizing it.

The one thing I really enjoyed about this chapter was that it was brief and to the point, it was also nice we only had one chapter to read as well. I liked this because I hate homework so when I don’t feel overwhelmed by it I don’t mind doing it. I can’t really say there was anything about this chapter that I found aversive, and I have no complaints.

My behavior I want to change is to increase the amount of cardio I do. To measure this behavior I will time myself each time I go for a run by using a stopwatch. I will only keep track of times of 10 minutes or more increments, and anything less than a ten minute block of continuous movement will not be recorded. I am measuring the amount of minutes doing cardio, and my goal is to do at least 3 hours of cardio a week.

Terms- Emitting, rule governed behavior, antecedent, behavior modification, punished, consequences, target behavior, and aversive.

5.2-rule governed behavior

The first thing that I will remember from reading this chapter is the category of rule governed behavior. I will remember this because rule governed behaviors are often followed completely unconsciously because they are so deeply ingrained that they are just second nature; when someone emits a behavior that violates one of these rules however, it is very apparent to everyone else. A second thing that I will remember from this chapter is the importance of seeing rules as antecedents in rule governed behavior. I will remember this because the consequences of our actions following the antecedents (rules) can greatly alter our behaviors. The third thing that I will remember from reading this chapter is that rules can come from just about anywhere, it was interesting to think about that we can choose rules to follow in order to improve our behavior. An example of this would be the efficiency experts that were mentioned later in the chapter.
One thing that I really liked about the chapter is that there was not much fill-in work to do. Emitting the behavior of filling in boxes is aversive to me. One thing that I did not like about this chapter is that there is no summary, unlike must of the earlier chapters. I like the summary because it does a good job wrapping up the information and that makes it easier to fully understand

terms: behavior, unconscious, consequence, antecedent, rules, emitting, aversive