Reading Activity Week #3 (Due Monday)

1.The thing that I really liked about this section was seeing how a simple story could be translated in to behavioral language. It made it a lot easier to learn with the story about the crow trying to get water.

2.The thing that I liked the least in this section was how long the intro was. It felt like it took a while to get to the specifics of behavioral language. I think one thing that could have made the intro shorter was getting rid of the Spanish parts.

3.Three things that I will remember from this section are extinction because I learned about it in my intro to psych class. Extinction is when a behavior is no longer being reinforced. I will remember establishing operation because of the examples used in the book. Establishing operation is a procedure that makes the reinforcer more desirable. The third thing I will remember is that behavioral language is very specific. I will remember this because of the discussion we had in class about the differences between behaviors and behavioral classes.

4.The thing that I liked the most in the chapter was learning about discriminate stimuli. A Discriminate stimulus is any stimulus that sets the context for a behavior to occur. I found this interesting because it an easy way to manipulate someone’s behavior.

5.I disliked how all of the repeated terms that we have already covered in depth. Some of these terms were reinforcement, punishment, and target behavior. I already knew these terms so I didn’t need to go over them again.

6.Three things I will remember are discriminative stimuli because I found that section interesting and want to know more about it. I will also remember response which is a behavior that occurs because of the stimulus. The third thing I will remember is satiation. Satiation means that adding more reinformcent will not change the frequency of the behavior because the organism has had enough of the reinforcer.

7.My thoughts about behavior modification have changed in that the language of behavior modification is more specific than I first thought. I was also surprised at how many terms there are to know and how similar some of the terms are to each other.

Terms used: Extinction, establishing operation, discriminate stimulus, reinforcement, punishment, target behavior, response and satiation

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed the section of this reading that dealt with Aesop’s Fables because it added to the information that was given about emitting behavior and extinction. It gave me a more concrete understanding of how to translate behavior from actual behaviors that can be observed to explaining them in behavioral terms. It is very important to be able to understand how to breakdown stories like this and explain them in terms that apply to behavioral modification. I like that it was not just an example about a specific behavior but it is a story that, although short, has enough parts in it to explain extinction and extinction burst.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The section I liked the least was the part about eliciting and emitting behavior because it is something that has been gone over before. It was something that had been discussed in section one of this chapter and I understood it the first time so I felt it was unnecessary to go over again. However, it was good to have review and write out sentences using the terms again as an activity because even if I understand it I still want to be able to generate my own examples.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
From this section I will remember that an establishing operation is something that makes a reinforcer more effective. Another thing that I will remember is extinction burst and how a subject will vary their behavior slightly in hopes of it increasing the chances of being reinforced. This is something that happens after extinction occurs and the subject is no longer being reinforced for a specific behavior. I have heard of extinction in behavioral modification but the extinction burst is a new term for me. The last thing I will remember from this section will be deprivation and how it is used to describe a subject having their reinforcers withheld from them.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I enjoyed most about this section is all of the writing activities it gives so a student can be sure they know exactly what they are talking about when it comes to these terms. I liked the sections where it asked to write examples of punishment, operant behaviors, and response as well as others because it challenges students to use as many terms as possible in the examples.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The section I enjoyed the least was probably the part about elicit and emitting behaviors. This is only because it is something I have understood from previous sections but I do understand its importance for future applications in this class.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
At this point I will definitely remember the differences between elicit and emitting behavior because they have been explained many times in other sections as well as this one. The section about discriminative stimuli is something I will remember because I really liked the example of the stop sign and how certain stimuli will influence people’s behavior differently. The last thing I will remember from reading this section is deprivation and how that is defined by withholding a stimulus, which serves as a reinforcement. I will remember this because of it being explained through the use of lab rats because my previous experience with behavioral modification has had to do with similar examples.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
My thoughts about behavioral modification have changed after reading these two sections. It had previously changed after reading sections 1.1 and 1.2 because I had not had very much experience with this subject in prior classes. After these two sections I understand that behavioral modification is a much more complex subject and that it is very much like learning a foreign language; you need to learn the fundamentals perfectly in order to advance to the more complex material.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Extinction, extinction burst, elicit, emit, establishing operation, reinforce, deprivation, and discriminative stimuli

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really like the crow story. It was interesting to see how a story could me translated into behavioral language.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I disliked the activities with having to use the terms reinforcement, reinforcement, reinforce and punishment, punisher, punish. I think it did help me with using them correctly in sentences though.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
1- how important it is to use the right terms when describing behavior
2.that extinction occurs when a reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced because of crow example
3. That establishing operation makes the reinforcer more effective.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked learning the new terms, and i think by writing them down and making my own examples for each i will be more likely to remember them.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
i disliked how reinforcement and punishment keep getting explained over and over. I feel like i already know what the mean and how to use them that they don't need to be reminded ever couple paragraphs what they mean

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
1-what satiation means.That adding more reinforcement will not change the frequency of the behavior because the organism has had enough of the reinforcer.
2-the meaning of deprivation. Because of the example of taking food away from lab rats. When the food is given bake as a reinforcer. The rat will behave in a desirable manner to receive reinforcement
3-That behavioral language is cumulative and that stuff we learn in chapter 1 we will still use further on in the course

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I never realized there where so many different terms in behavioral modification and how it almost seems like a foreign language when you first start to learn but with enough practice the terms become more familiar and easier to use.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
behavioral,reinforcement, reinforcement, reinforce and punishment, punisher, punish,extinction, operation,satiation,deprivation.

Section 1.3
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
The thing I enjoyed most about this section was the part about extinction, because it was already something that I knew about. Also, it made it easier to learn about extinction bursts, which is something I mention below. The reason I liked this the most was because it is beneficial to have a review of what I have previously learned, so I am able to work off of the prior knowledge I have and learn more.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
It was actually more challenging to properly use the language of describing behavior than I expected. When I was providing examples, I felt a little irritated, but I kept trying to get the concepts down, so I knew that I actually understood the material. (This relates to the first point I mention in the following section.)

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. The statements about boredom and frustration really stuck out to me. This is something I will remember from the section, because it is a valuable way to look at the process of learning. Frustration means that a person is in the process of learning, while boredom means he or she has learned it already. To me, this means to keep moving on and trying to gain new insight, even when it is difficult.
b. The reinforcer is made more effective with the help of an establishing operation. This can be used by depriving the individual of what they want and/or need.
c. I will remember extinction bursts, and that it is where someone tries to vary their behavior with the hope that they will be reinforced again after extinction has occurred.

Section 1.4
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked that there was some subtle humor in this section. The box where we were to write a sentence using the words emit, elicit, and French fries was an example of this. There is a little bit of comedy in this, but I also liked the fact that it gave me a little bit more of a direction by having French fries be involved. Other times, it can be rather difficult to come up with examples to use the terminology right off the top of my head, but this allowed me to come up with a more unique example.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing I liked least about this section was how vague some of the definitions appeared to be. In my opinion, they could have included more details, so I was able to have a better understanding what exactly the word means. This could include using more examples, and not having the person who is reading the book come up with so many on their own.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. I will remember that a target behavior is the specific behavior that someone is trying to increase or decrease the frequency of it occurring.
b. Another thing I will remember is that a response is a result of the stimulus that is presented. Also, some stimuli in the environment act as signals for certain behaviors to occur in response to the presence of the stimuli, and this is known as discriminate stimulus.
c. The difference between satiation and deprivation is something I will take away from this section. Satiation occurs when the organism has had its fill, and the reinforcement will not help in attempting to modify behavior. Deprivation is when a stimulus is withheld in the attempt to serve as a reinforcer to an organism.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
What I previously thought about behavior modification has changed, because I never realized how important the terms and use of language are to it. Through reading these sections, I am starting to view behavior as a more complex topic. From the in class discussion, it sounded as though it was as simple as acknowledging the ABCs, but I have found that writing about it and using the proper terminology is more difficult than I expected it to be.

Terms: extinction, extinction bursts, reinforcer, establishing operation, deprivation, emit, elicit, target behavior, response, stimulus, discriminate stimulus, satiation, deprivation, behavior, ABCs

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I really liked about the section was the crow story. It was a really good example and helped me understand more on behavioral language. It also made it a lot easier with the example to fully understand the terms.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing I disliked about the section was not fully understand Goldiamond’s quote about self-reinforcement. I didn’t really understand what he wanted me to get out of that.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One of the three things I will remember is about extinction. I learned some parts about extinction in my past psychology classes and always thought it was really interesting to me. I always questioned after learning about extinction how long you should really reinforce so that extinction doesn’t occur. I will also remember establishing reinforcement and how it makes the reinforce more desirable. That last thing I will remember is behavioral language is actually really specific in its own way. It has to be accurate and can be hard to grasp at first.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I really enjoyed was how much this section helped me understand everything more. I felt I was getting a little lost with all of the terms but having this clear cut chapter really helped me. It’s nice that I can come back and review this chapter any time I need help.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
What I disliked about this section was I was already pretty comfortable with the basic terms and didn’t feel the need to go over them again. It was nice to have it repeated so we make sure we know it well enough, but that was the only part I guess I would have not liked.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One of the three things I will remember from this section is how important punishment is compared to reinforcement. You usually only hear about how reinforcement changes behavior for the most part. But the readings have really helped me understand that punishment can be just as effective when it comes to behavioral changes. I also didn’t have a full good idea on what operant behavior is, but now I know that it sets the occasion for reinforcement or punishment. I will also remember that satiation means adding more reinforcement to a situation that doesn’t need it. It will not change the frequency of the behavior.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)
Behavior modification has changed for me because I now have a more in depth idea on what it really is. I understand more terms and have more background ideas on it. I didn’t really think behavior modification had its own little language to it, and that it’s more complicated than I give it credit for.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Behavioral language, operant behavior, reinforcement, punishment, frequency of behavior, establishing operation, Goldiamond, extinction, satiation.

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked the crow example. It helped to see how a story was translated into behavioral terms. This exampled helped to show what each behavior was and how it was reinforced. It also applied many behavioral terms and that was helpful in understanding what each of them meant. It is interesting to see how much a story changes when you apply the behavioral terms to it.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
There was nothing that I greatly disliked. I think over all in all the sections it would be nice if we had other examples to match our own up too. Even if it was posted separately, I think being able to see if my examples were close to others would help me to check to see if I was on the right track.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. The first thing I will remember is establishing operation. This is important because it’s the “procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing.” This sets up the entire experiment and makes the reinforcer reinforcing.
b. The second thing I will remember is extinction. This is something that is important because it shows that when something stops being reinforced the behavior will stop.
c. The third thing I will remember is the crow example. This example helped to set in stone what establishing operation and extinction is. I liked this example because it reinforces what the section was about.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked how this section defined the term and then explained this. I liked this because it helped me to understand what each term meant, and then gave me a chance to test my knowledge.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
There was nothing that I disliked in this section. I felt like it was written well and explained each of the terms well.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. I will remember target behavior. The target behavior is the behavior you are trying to increase or decrease. I will remember this because the example that was given reminds me about getting the kids at my work to brush their teeth.
b. I will remember discriminative stimuli. I will remember this by the stop sign example. Everyone responds differently, each for a different reason, but mainly because they do not want to be punished, or they ran the sign and they were punished.
c. Lastly I will remember deprivation. Deprivation is used as a reinforcement, which I found interesting because when I think about deprivation I think about taking something away and being bad. This showed that it is not necessarily bad, but it helps to reinforce a behavior. The example about the rats helped me to understand what and how deprivation is used.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
These two sections made me realize how large the field of behavior modification is. There are so many terms that we have to learn because of size of the field, and the many things that behavior medication can do. This shows that behavior modification is not just in the lab, but in everyday life, and in all of our actions.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Reinforced, reinforcer, reinforcement, establishing operation, extinction, target behavior, discriminative stimuli, punished, deprivation,

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed how this section really broke down the language of behavior. The way the section was written made it easy to understand the different ways to describe behavior. I also like that even if the reader does not understand some of the key terms, such as extinction, deprivation, or satiation, they are explained again in the summary of the section. The different fables that were included in the text were also entertaining and helpful.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing I enjoyed least about this section was going over emit and elicit again considering we had just gone over those terms in the previous section. I will admit that it did help me to understand a bit better though.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a) I will remember that the language of behavior is different from the language that we use in our everyday lives, and I will try to think of different situations using the language of behavior.
b) I will remember the concept of establishing operation. I felt as though this was an important part of the section, and it would be very helpful when trying to reinforce a certain behavior.
c) I will remember that there are differences between reinforcement, reinforcing, and reinforcer. It took me a bit to understand this, but after reviewing it a few times, I understand better.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
In this section, I really liked the different activities that the reader can do to help understand the reading material. Doing the questions that are scattered throughout the text help me to fully comprehend the main points in the section.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I felt as though a majority of the information in this section was repeated from other sections. Although this could be found as annoying or frustrating, it does help to really get the point across to the reader.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a) I remember the difference between emit and elicit. Since it was emphasized not only in this section, but in the previous sections, I feel as though they will be important key terms in the future.
b) I will remember establishing operation helps to increase the purpose of reinforcement. This has also been covered in other section. When it is repeated in later sections, I can grasp the information better.
c) I will remember the difference between satiation and deprivation. Satiation happens when the organism has had its fill, and the reinforcement will not help to modify behavior. Deprivation is when a stimulus is withheld in the attempt to be a reinforcer to an organism.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
My thoughts and feelings on the language of behavior have changed. I realize now that the language of behavior is cumulative, and I will most likely be able to speak the language of behavior fluently by the end of the semester.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Terminology used: emit, elicit, establishing operation, language of behavior, reinforcement, extinction, deprivation, satiation, stimulus, reinforcing, and reinforcer.

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
Something I really liked in this section was when the crow example was put into behavioral terms because it helped me to better understand the proper way to use the behavior terms and what they mean.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
Something I liked the least in this section was the examples of elicit and emit because it still left me confused as to how they were different from one another because the example gave the same sentence with the two terms.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things that I will remember from this section are: extinction occurs when previously reinforced behaviors are no longer reinforced, deprivation occurs where food, water, or other rein forcers are withheld and that topographically similar means that it looks the same on the surface. I will remember extinction because I have been introduced to this term many times in psychology and ever since I was a kid and learning that dinosaurs were extinct. Also, I will remember deprivation as I have been familiarized with this term before as well and as a college student I am deprived a lot from sleep! Thirdly, I will remember that topographically similar means to look the same on the surface since the example of topographical maps show what the surface looks like and I remember looking at those different maps in geography class.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
Something I really liked that was in this section was the example for elicit and emit because when I first read about these two terms in the previous section I still found myself very confused but when the words were put in contextual example I found it much easier to understand the difference between elicit and emit.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
Something that I disliked from this section was the end I felt like a lot of the definitions were put on at the end and weren’t explained as well as the terms at the beginning of the section.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things that I will remember from this section are: when reinforcement occurs, the frequency of the behavior which was reinforced will increase, when punishment occurs, the frequency of the behavior which was punished will decrease, and the target behavior is the behavior of interest for which you are attempting to increase or decrease in frequency. I will remember the first two as it makes sense that when you are reinforcing something; you want the behavior to reoccur whereas when you are punishing something you want to decrease the behavior.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
After reading these two sections my ideas about behavior modification have not really changed but I feel more informed on how the process of behavior modification can be broken down.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Elicit, emit, extinction, deprivation, topographically similar, reinforcement, punishment, and target behavior.

1.) The thing I liked most was Aesop's fables and how one can translate it into behavioral language since I never thought about changing a story into the same one by using behavioral terms.

2.) One thing I liked least was coming up with three sentences for the examples since I would rather just come up with one sentence and move on, but I see that coming up with multiple examples is harder than I thought.

3.) Three things I will remember from the text is the term establishing operation because I want to learn more on how to apply that word to modifying behavior. I will also remember the term extinction since I have learned about that word multiple times in other classes and sometimes it does not always have the same meaning. I will also remember that learning behavioral language is like trying to learn how to speak and understand a foreign language since I like learning new languages.

4.) One thing I liked from the text was the repetition over the vocabulary since it helps the memorization process by repeating the same thing over again.

5.) One thing I didn't like was that the chapter seemed long because it felt more like a summary over what we have learned so far, but it is very useful.

6.) Three things I will remember from the text is that behavioral language is like math, once you learn something it keeps building on for later information and usage. Another thing I will remember is the term discriminate stimuli since it was a new term I learned. I also learned that behavioral language is cumulative and repetition will help the learning process.

7.) These two sections have changed my idea of behavior modification because I never thought of the language of behavior as a foreign language or math, but now I see that it does build off itself and the redundancy and repetition will help my learning process for the course.

8.) Behavior modification, behavioral language, discriminate stimuli, extinction, and establishing operation

Section 1.3
1.) One thing that I really liked in this section was the Aesop’s fables that were translated into behavioral terms. I liked this because it was a good example, and good practice, for seeing how everyday day events can be described in behavioral terms. I enjoyed translating the fable into behavioral terms because it helped me to recognize what parts of the story were elicited behavior, emitted behavior, reinforcement, and so on.
2.) One part of this section that I didn’t like was how precisely behavioral language must be used. I didn’t like this because it is confusing, and using the language incorrectly may change the meaning of what you intended to say. However, I do realize that this is very important, and the exercises in the section do help to better understand the proper use of behavioral language.
3.) One of the three things that I will remember from this section is the importance of behavioral language. I will remember this because using the proper language is essential for getting your meaning across. For example, if someone elicits a behavior, it means something different than if they emit a behavior, and mistakenly using one word for the other changes the context of the situation being described. I will also remember the meaning of the phrase establishing operation. I remember this because I think of it as being similar to the antecedent. What I mean is that while the antecedent sets the occasion for a behavior, the establishing operation establishes, or sets up, the effectiveness of reinforcement. Finally, I will remember the terms extinction and extinction burst. I will remember these terms because I thought about our pet cats and how they have displayed these actions. We give them treats when they come in for the night, and often they go through extinction because they want more treats, but we don’t give them extra. During the extinction burst they go to the door and want out, likely thinking that if they go out and come back in again they will get more treats. When that doesn’t work they begin to howl. I’m sure they are hoping that we will give them treats as positive reinforcement to make them stop, which would of course be negative reinforcement for us. Of course we don’t want to condition them to thinking that emitting this behavior will elicit us into giving treats to them, so we ignore them and they stop shortly.

Terms: behavioral, elicit, emit, reinforcement, establishing operation, antecedent, extinction, extinction burst, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, condition

Section 1.4
1.) One thing that I really liked in this section was the descriptions of the new terms that were introduced because they were clear and simple enough for me to understand. For example, the description of operant behavior made it easy to understand that these behaviors can be either reinforced or punished depending on the antecedent, and are not of themselves desirable or aversive.
2.) One thing that I didn’t like about the section was the amount of new behavioral terms that were introduced all at once. I know that all of these terms are important and that I need to know them, but it just felt to me like this section was a big vocabulary list (which maybe it is supposed to be). I did feel that using the boxes to use the new terms in our own examples was a fun way to add a break in the reading and to make sure that I understood the terms that I had just read about.
3.) Something that I will remember from this section is that many of these behavioral terms can be used together to describe a behavior. For example, a discriminative stimulus such as lights going down in a theater attempts to elicit an operant response such as the ceasing of conversation by patrons, who emit this behavior in order to avoid punishment such as aversive confrontation from the people behind them. I will also remember that deprivation can be an effective way of modifying behavior because it is an establishing operation that makes the reinforcer more effective, while satiation can occur when too much reinforcement is given which makes the reinforcer less effective. Finally, the third thing I will remember from this section is that a target behavior is a behavior that we specifically try to change through punishment or reinforcement procedures. An example could be parents teaching their child to say “please” by not giving them what they are asking for until they remember to say “please”.

After reading these sections, I understand that many of these terms can fit into a specific part of the ABC’s. For example, discriminative stimuli can be part of the antecedent because they set up the behavior that follows. Extinction burst is part of behavior because the subject will exaggerate or change their behavior during their attempt to get reinforcement. This section showed me what I had already been thinking, that the ABC’s are a good starting point for understanding behavior but that there are more complex and specific ways to think about behavior and behavior modification.

Terms: operant behavior, reinforce, punish, antecedent, desirable, aversive, discriminative stimulus, elicit, operant response, emit, punishment, deprivation, establishing operation, reinforcer, satiation, target behavior, reinforcement procedure, ABC’s of behavior modification, extinction burst

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I like how this section gave a more through understand of the complexity of behavior and didn't sugar coat that it is difficult to learn.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? I do not think this was a bad section at all and there wasn't much I didn't like. It was all written clearly and I was able to understand it really well.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? One thing I will remember is that BF Skinner quote. I do not think I'll remember the quote exactly, but I will remember it throughout future readings and keeping it in mind as we go on to learn more about it through the book. Another thing I am going to remember is when it says that language is complex and there are many ways to learn the same thing. They always say that English is one of the hardest languages to learn and I think if you look a the behavior stand point of it. The other thing I will remember is the term extinction in the usage here. Whenever I had heard that word before I would think of it in a term of evolution, not behavior.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I know in every section there are boxes to fill out, however I like how in this section, since there are terms that you want us to better understand, that there are example boxes after all of them to drill it into our brain a bit more and actually use the term rather than just reading it.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? The only thing I can say I didn't quite like about this section is that it felt like there was so much to learn all at once. However in the beginning of the section it did say that it was going to do so.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember the definition of target behavior because as we go on in this class, we will be learning to change some of our own behaviors and those will be our target behaviors so they will be used a lot. Another thing I will remember is where it talks about behavior having its own language. I'll remember it because I feel like behavior is just often over looked but when we look at it this way it becomes a completely different form of language. I will also remember establishing operation because it can be a negative thing that turns into a positive outcome by affecting the environment.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? I now have a deeper understanding of the importance of behavior modification and what it can really do and how the terms are so important into the understanding of behavior modification.

8)Extinction, behavior, emit, elicit, target behavior, establishing operation, behavior modification.

1. I liked the Aesop’s Fable with the crow. The story, along with the explanation of behavior, show how everything can be related back to behavior modification, and that we are constantly being reinforced and punished for behaviors. It is interesting to see how pervasive the information we learn in this class is. It also used new terms, like extinction, which helped to solidify the term in my mind.

2. I liked the second story the least because I found it hard to explain the behaviors and wasn’t sure if I was doing it correctly. It would have been helpful if there was an answer given on the next page so that we could check our answers.

3. I will remember the difference between elicit and emit, because we practiced using them in sentences in the reading. Elicit is when you make the behavior occur, and emit is when you do the behavior. The repetition in the book allowed me to get a better grasp on some of the terms that make up the language of behavior modification.

I will remember that there are many ways to describe one behavior, and that knowing the correct terminology allows us to be as clear in describing the behavior as possible. I will remember this because of the different examples in the book that all described the same thing, but with differing levels of detail and clarity.

I will remember what extinction is because it was used in the crow story. Extinction is when a behavior that used to elicit reinforcement no longer does.
Extinction burst is when the subject tries a variety of behaviors to elicit a response after the response has been withheld. I will remember this because I like the term and the imagery I get when I think about it.

4. I liked that most of the terms that we were given in this section had examples to go along with them. This helped me to better understand how the term works in behavior modification and allows me to picture the term in a real world situation.

5. I disliked that there were so many terms in this section. I understand that we need to learn the terms before we can go much farther in this book and in this class, but it makes it harder for me to remember them when there are so many. I am afraid I will get them mixed up with each other.

6. I will remember that satiation is when you cannot elicit more of a response by adding more reinforcement. This is because the term is close to sated, in which you are full. Previously knowing another similar term that has the same root will help me to remember this term in the behavioral context.

I will remember that when using deprivation on rats, scientists will weigh them while they are free feeding (eating whatever/whenever) and restrict food until their weight drops to a proportion of the free feeding weight. This interests me because it is a way to further motivate the rat towards emitting the behavior that is wanted.

I will also remember the term establishing operation because it ties in with deprivation and free feeding. I find it easier to remember terms when they relate to each other, because knowing one term will allow you to use it as a guide to remembering the rest.

7. Since reading these last two sections, I have realized just how complicated behavior modification is. It is not just antecedent, behavior, consequence. There are many mitigating factors than can affect behavior. The fact that there are so many things that can impact behavior really interests me and shows me just how much thought has gone into this discipline and what it takes to modify behavior.

8. behavior modification, reinforced, punished, behaviors, extinction, elicit, emit, response, satiation, deprivation, free feeding, establishing operation, antecedent, consequence

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I liked learning about extinction where previously reinforced behaviors are no longer reinforced. I want to learn more about this because it sounds like a type of reinforcement where the person being reinforced finds their own way to gain reinforcement which sounds similar to self-reinforcement.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? I did not like where we had to write sentences and distinguish between the behaviors. I just got confused and hope we will review those in class.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember that behavior language seems like a very confusing concept until you learn all the pieces. I will also remember the establishing operations which is a procedure that makes the reinforcement more reinforcing. The last thing I will remember would be the extinction concept which I found very interesting.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I really liked learning about the different aspects of behaviors such as operant behavior, target behavior and response. I look forward to learning more about these and start to learn about the basics of behavior modification.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? I don’t think I disliked any of the aspects of this reading but I still don’t like reading about examples and then have to create an example. I don’t know if they are right or way off and I get confused.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember the aspects of behaviors such as operant behavior, target behavior, and response. There will be different responses depending on the person. I will remember the differences of emitted and elicited behaviors. The last thing I will remember is discriminate stimulus where any stimulus which sets the occasion for an operate response to occur.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? After reading these sections, I realize there is a lot of things that go into behavior modification that I did not think of. Although there are things which overlap or just have a fancy name for them. I need to straighten all them out and once I do that I will begin to understand behavior modification.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. Extinction, establishing operation, self-reinforcement, reinforced, reinforcement, behavior language, operant behavior, target behavior, response, emitted, elicited, and discriminate stimulus.

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

One thing that I really liked about this section was the way that the vocabulary terms were organized. Each term, for the most part, had its own section. When I needed a refresher, I was easily able to refer back to whichever term I wanted to review without having to reread through everything to find it. It was very easy to follow and understand this way. Being able to practice the terms made a huge difference as well. Having the term defined and explained, as well as a place to practice it all clustered together before moving on to the next term was a very effective way for me to learn the ‘languages’ of behavioral modification.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

The part that I disliked the most in this section was the story about the crow. I understood the concept and I actually really liked how interchangeable the story was. The part that I didn’t like was the context in general. I wish that it would have been more relatable to psychology or life as a college student. If the crow story wasn’t, I at least wish the practice example would have been. I find that learning about something that applies more to my life and then applying it to other aspects is a lot more effective. The whole concept gave me a little bit of anxiety too, just because I didn’t realize how much a small story could be related to behavior modification.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

The first thing that I will remember from this section is that learning the language of behavior modification is comparable to learning a foreign language. I thought that using this comparison was a good analogy and it made for a smooth transition into understanding the concepts. I will also remember the terms extinction and extinction burst. I will remember these because the text gave new meanings to both of the words and I was able to apply them to a behavioral stand point. I will also remember that practically any sentence with everyday words can be changed into a sentence with behavioral terms. I was so amazed with how the Aesop’s Fable was converted into behavior language and that point just stuck with me!

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I was really happy with the fact that all of the terms that we needed to know up until this point were defined, and even redefined. I think that building our knowledge of the terms in each section is very beneficial to remembering and applying them. Being able to refresh my memory on past terms and practice them while also being introduced to new terms and practicing them was very helpful. I also liked how the new terms were very concise in their definitions and the examples were easy to follow and understand. Having a break in between terms to practice is a great way to learn and remember the terms.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

While I already stated that I liked learning new terms and refreshing my memory on the old terms, I must admit that I thought the amount of new terms was a little overwhelming. Maybe it is a better learning technique to be familiar with all of the terms as the sections go on, but I thought that there was a lot of information to take in. This section seemed a little dry as compared to some of the others, but that is probably to be expected when it was meant to introduce terminology.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

The first thing that I will remember is that behavior language is a cumulative process that is better understood with repetition. Learning the words will get easier in time as they build up on each other through the sections. I will need to remember this in the case that I get frustrated when the terms don’t seem to make sense for some reason. I will also remember the term discriminative stimuli because it was a new term for me and I really liked the stop sign example. People are going to partake in different variations of the same event for different reasons all of the time. The reasons why they do these things are based off of these stimuli, and I find that pretty interesting. The third aspect of this section that I will remember is the difference between satiation and deprivation. I have talked about these terms in other classes, but I will easily remember the examples provided for these terms because I’m an animal lover!

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

My view on behavioral modification has slightly changed after reading these sections. I learned that changing everyday terms into behavioral terms isn’t as scary as I had first anticipated. I know that it will take some time to understand all of the terms and be able to apply them to everyday situations, but I now know that it is possible and will get easier in time. I now understand that learning these terms is a lot like learning a foreign language, and that the more that I practice them, the easier that they will be.

Terms: Behavioral language, extinction, extinction burst, psychology, behavior modification, discriminative stimuli, satiation, deprivation, response

1) I really liked the analogy of behavioral modification language being like a foreign language because that made me feel better when it took me so long to even sort of understand the Skinner quote.
2) The seemingly lack of new information. I felt like I was just being retested with the examples and practice boxes on information I already learned from the last section.
3) (1) I will remember what topographically similar behaviors are because the analogy of a topographical map will stick in my mind. (2) I will remember the complex nature of self-reinforcement because of the way that Skinner described it, and the fact that I took so long trying to decipher what he was saying. (3) I will also remember what extinction is because it is a term that I have heard many times before in previous psychology classes.
4) I liked the little comment in the text that said that I hope you read the text and are filling out the boxes. I also like that only those that read the text are going to understand this response. This, in addition to being quite funny to me, is a good example of eliciting a certain behavior.
5) Again this section sounds very repetitive. I understand that behavior modification is like a foreign language in that it is very cumulative, and I appreciate this warning coming early on in the class, but this section bothered me in that it made me feel like I was relearning all the information all over again, especially in the example/sentence boxes.
6) (1) I will remember the difference between elicit and emit because it was repeated so often in this section. (2) I will remember the application of satiation and deprivation because of the helpful analogous example of each being used in laboratory rats. (3) I will remember what an establishing operation is because this is a term that I thought I understood until I was forced to come up with an example; this action forced me to do further research on the internet to find examples that made the concept make more sense to me.
7) My idea of behavior modification has not changed that much. I understood that it was a subject where the vocabulary and language mattered a lot; I understood that it was a very cumulative subject; I understood the idea of behavior modification that was taught in these two sections, though specific terms may have been new.
Terms used: behavior modification, topographical, establishing operation, extinction, eliciting, behavior, elicit, emit, satiation, deprivation, self-reinforcement

In this section i liked how it related behavior to its own language and then used the example of learning a different language. It brings behavior into a whole different perspective.
I didn't like how at some parts it got a little wordy. It got off topic and sometimes hard to follow.
One thing i'll remember is that learning "behavior language" is like learning a new language all together. Another is the difference between emit and elicit, without reading the chapter the difference between them would be much more confusing. The third thing is deprivation and how it helps. Starving a human, or a rat, will make it more likely to eat when food is presented.

section 1.4
One thing i liked about this section is how it broke down all the old terminology again before introducing new vocabulary. that really helps to remember the old terms so they don't just get pushed out of your brain when the new ones come in.
I disliked how there were so many terms to learn in one time period, recapping the old terms was good, but just giving a few more would have been better than so many at once.
I will remember satiation, and why it is helpful to not become satiated, or have whoever/whatever you are trying to modify the behavior of, to not become satiated. I will also remember that language is cumulative and that is why its helpful to recall old terms before learning new ones. the third thing i will remember is how deprivation can be helpful in order to not let, whomever, become satiated.

I am realizing that there is a lot more to behavior modification than i had originally thought, that it is more of a language than just a subject in psychology.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.

behavior modification, satiation, deprivation, behavior language, emit, elicit,

Let us know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
one thing that i really liked in this section was the translation of Aesop's fable about the crow. this made it easier to understand things and put them into the proper behavioral terms and from real situations.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
the think i disliked least would probably have been how hard it is to understand how precise behavioral language works without messing something up. i need to review it more but it would be nice to have more examples or explanations.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
i will remember that the language of behavior is precise and exact and should be understood in order to be used correctly. next, is extinction. this occurs when behaviors that were previously reinforced are stopped where deprivation occurs when things like food and/or water are taken away. with the help of a reinforcement, the establishing operation is more effective.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
one thing that i really liked was how terms were brought from the previous sections and reviewed. also the explanations seemed pretty straightforward.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
one thing that i disliked was the use of the word organism. it confused me a bit. also there were so many terms in this section it was hard to get a grasp on all of them. the examples were kind of boring.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
i will remember that behaviors that are emitted are operant behaviors and set up either reinforcement or punishment. i will remember the difference between elicit and emit. they were emphasized a lot. the emitted behavior is voluntary where the elicited behavior is caused by a stimulus. establishing operations makes the reinforcer more attractive or more reinforcing.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
i really had no idea just how important the language of behavior really is. i think its pretty cool how all of these things tie into everyday life and we don't even realize it.

operant behaviors, elicit, emit, punishment, reinforcement, reinforcer, emitted behavior, deprivation, language of behavior, extinction, establishing operation

Section 1.3

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked how the language used in behavior modification was compared to speaking another language and the examples that were used. I liked how examples were given of how normal language describing events could be translated to behavioral language because it helped me to see how terms are properly used and in what context. Reading some of the behavioral language interpretations scared me, but it also helped to put into perspective how to use the language and what parts of my everyday language should be altered when speaking in behavioral terms.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I did not like trying to translate "The Man Bitten by Dog" story into behavioral terms; mostly because the story was so outrageous. I felt like I needed more examples of how to translate some of the terms and how to use them in more situations before doing that exercise. I really hope we touch more on translating normal language into behavioral terms in our next class so that I'm more accustomed to doing it and also have the ability to be corrected so I know that I am doing it right.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. Extinction; I will remember this term because I may have been using it wrong in the past. Before, I had heard it in some of my other psychology classes and knew that it was the procedure of causing certain behaviors to no longer occur. However, I did not realize that it was the process of no longer reinforcing behaviors that had previously been reinforced. It puts a new spin on things because of course all behaviors are reinforced or punished in some way (even breathing, if you think about it), so it really makes me take into account just how much reinforcement and punishment play a role in our daily lives.

b. The difference between Emit and Elicit. As a previous English major I vaguely understand the difference between these words. However, in the context of behavioral modification it is extremely important to grasp the difference between these terms because emit is when a behavior is actually produced, whereas elicit is an event that causes a behavior to be produced. To mix those two around could be detrimental to correctly describing the occurrence of a behavior.

c. Establishing Operation. I'll remember this because of the examples given for it that described lab animals being deprived of (restricted of access to...) water or food in order to more readily elicit the response that researchers were hoping to see. I didn't like that an establishing operation could mean restricting such basic needs as eating and drinking in order to more readily obtain a desired result.

Section 1.4

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked learning about discriminative stimuli because I think, considering all cultural/social norms and rules, this is extremely important in considering why someone would or wouldn't do something. A good example is the bystander effect--the environment (amount of people present) directly affects how quickly and willingly people will be to do something. We all know there are situations where it is inappropriate to talk loudly or fart or laugh or do all three at the same time.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I am kind of confused by the term Operant Behavior. I kind of assume that it would be any kind of behavior that could possibly occur, because basically any behavior has the ability to be reinforced or punished because otherwise we wouldn't do anything (and even doing nothing could be a way of reinforcement or punishment). I just wish it was explained a little more plainly or explained a little bit more just so that we were all on the same page about exactly what kind of behavior it represents.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. The difference between satiation and deprivation. I think it's wise to remember the difference and meaning of these terms because satiation is a state in which a person will be unresponsive to further reinforcement, whereas deprivation will make a person extremely likely to be responsive to reinforcement.

b. Discriminative stimuli. I'll remember this because, as I mentioned before, it shows just how much environment can influence our behavior and is a step towards understanding how our society unconsciously influences our behavior.

c. I will remember operant behavior because I don't clearly understand it and want this to act as a mental reminder to ask about it in class.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
My definition of extinction has changed slightly from what I thought it meant before. Also, I'm a little bit more informed about the use of behavioral terms within research papers. I feel like I'm more aware of not only the meanings of some of these behavioral terms but also how they relate to the experiments that the terms often describe (such as the examples involving lab rats and how terms applied manipulating their behaviors.)

Terms/Terminology: Extinction, elicit, emit, behavioral terms, establishing operation, punishment, reinforcement, satiation, deprivation, operant behavior, discriminative stimuli.

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1)What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
Something I learned about this section that even though it is very confusing it emphasizes how important the terminology is and how understanding the language is important to understanding how behaviors work.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I disliked how confusing the section was at times.
3) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
1)I learned that behavior language is an important part to understand behaviors, even though the language may seem foreign and confusing at times it is important because it can be used to describe behaviors precisely and accurately. 2) I learned the difference between extinction, which occurs in situations that were previously reinforced but are longer reinforced and establishing operation, a procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing. This is important to understand the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of reinforcement. 3) Extinction bursts are also important to remember because it is when during extinction the person begins to vary their behaviors in hopes of being reinforced. The crow story helped explain in a situation how it can be used.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed how the chapter is set up to help the reader understand the important terminology, the definitions are defined and them the boxes ask readers to reiterate the definition and give an example of each important terms. Also the repetition is important to understand and remember the important terms to help modify behavior.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
Even though the terms are important and learning them as well, this section reads like a glossary and at times can be a bit tedious and boring.
6) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
1)I will remember that repetition and reiterating is an important part to understand behaviors and learning them because the more we understand behaviors the more we can modify and manipulate them. With this we can also control the operant behavior, what sets the occasion for a reinforcement and punishment and a target behavior, what we want to occur more often or less often. This is important to understand because it can be the starting place for behavior modification. 2) I will also remember emitted and elicited because it is repeated in this section and more examples are given to better the understanding of them. 3) I will also remember the difference between satiation, the introduction of any additional reinforcement to an organism and will not alter the frequency of the behavior which is being reinforced and deprivation, the withholding of any stimulus which serves as reinforcement to an organism. These are important to understand and remember because they include removing or withholding a desirable or undesirable reinforcement.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
After reading these section my idea of behavior modification has become more clear with the use of the terminology, so now I understand more about how much there is more to the modification of behaviors.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
establishing operation, extinction, extinction burst, desirable, undesirable, organism, operant behavior, target behavior, emitted, elicited, satiation, deprivation, stimuli

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section was it giving us an opportunity to practice using the material presented to us and making sure that we are fully understanding it. I also liked how it was easy to read, I didn’t find myself having to reread multiple times to make sure I fully understood the material. It was laid out very well with many examples of how language of behavior is translated.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing that I liked the least was the long intro. I didn’t feel like that Spanish part was useful to me, so I just skimmed through it to get into the actual material.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
The three things I will remember are using elicit and emit examples because I use that vocabulary often and also because there are things that I do in everyday life that causes me to elicit or emit. Another will be Extinction which means occurs in situations that were previously reinforced, but no longer reinforced. I will remember this a lot because it has been used a lot in my other psychology classes. The last thing that I will remember the most is Establishing operations which is making the reinforcer more reinforcing, I will and have used this a lot in research.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
My favorite thing was reading about deprivation and the example of free feeding weight with the rats. I liked it because it shows how you can modify behavior. I also feel that you can use deprivation in many different ways in everyday life. You can use this to control someone or you can use it to protect yourself from being controlled. It just seems very interesting to me on how you can modify anyone’s behavior by this.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I felt that some of the definitions could be more in depth, but the examples do help to get a better understanding.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Deprivation will be remembered most because it was very interesting to me the way it’s used to modify behavior. Target behavior because it gave me a better understanding on what it meant and it made me notice that I have many different target behaviors myself. Elicited and emit again because it gave me a more in depth definition than the previous section.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? My thoughts have changed a little bit because I never knew how behavior modification had it’s own language and it made me realize how much we use it everyday without really noticing it. It gave me a better background on certain things that I thought I knew.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. Deprivation, target behavior, emit, elicit, extinction, establishing operations.

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
This section contained clear and cut examples of new terms, and previously learned terms. I also liked that everything was explained in a behavioral mindset.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The section was an easy read and really informative, but I found it a bit difficult to translate quotes, such as Goldiamond’s quote regarding self-reinforcement. I also had to spend more time than I thought it would have taken, coming up with examples for emit and elicit.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
-The language of behavior is very precise because it is important to describe behaviors accurately. It is important to differentiate between a variety of seemingly similar behaviors that may be functionally different.
-Deprivation occurs where food, water, or other reinforcers are withheld. This is something I will remember due to the section explain how scientists use it in animals to do certain studies. I just found it interesting, something new.
-Extinction burst occurs during extinction and involves a variety of behavior similar to the behavior that was previously reinforced. The story of the crow and the use of the term makes the story, and in turn the term, memorable.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
The descriptions of the new terms that were introduced were clear and simple, by filling in the boxes it forced me to learn the terms and how to properly use them, or hot to improve on what I do know. For example, the description of operant behavior made it easy to understand that these behaviors can be either reinforced or punished depending on the antecedent, and are not of themselves desirable or aversive.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
In this section terms were the main point, I am learning new terms and how to better use them but it is getting redundant and repetitive. As stated, both foster learning. If frustration means you are learning, getting bored might mean that you learned it. I was definitely bored.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
-I will remember from this section the concepts punishment and reinforcement because they have been discussed the most so far throughout the book.
-I will remember that a response is a result of the stimulus that is presented. Also, some stimuli in the environment act as signals for certain behaviors to occur in response to the presence of the stimuli, and this is known as discriminate stimulus. I like how it ties in together and certain behaviors are brought about by the environment.
-I will remember the difference between satiation and deprivation. I will remember this mainly because of the way it was described and its application, as far as scientific studies go.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I was not sure what to expect from the class. I had limited knowledge on behavior modification. But I am learning little by little, even though it is mostly terms at this point, but I am already gaining new insight and am begging to understand that there is a lot more to the class and behavioral psychology as a whole.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Behavioral language, emit, elicit, reinforcement, punishment, frequency of behavior, establishing operation, Goldiamond, extinction, stimulus, satiation, deprivation

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? The one thing I liked most about this section was how clear speaking behaviorally was exemplified. I feel as if I really understood that particular section and it was very easy to understand and apply to everyday life.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? Something I found difficult about this section was trying to understand the examples in the beginning when the stories about Spanish class were brought up. This part was very difficult to read and I think it could’ve been much more effective if different stories were used.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? The first thing I will remember is how precise you have to be with the language of behavior. The second thing I will remember is that deprivation is when food, water, or other reinforcers are withheld, and lastly I will remember that the language of behavior can describe almost all situations.

After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? In this section I liked that all of the vocabulary words were italicized, making them standout more than the others. I also found myself paying special attention to the italicized words because I knew that I would need to remember what they meant so I can use them in the future.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? One thing I disliked were how many extra boxes there were to fill out. I know that they will help in the long run and are good for retaining information learned, but I wish there were more ways and different exercises to challenge us with.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember the difference between elicit and emit, the fact that that language of behavior is cumulative, and the relationship between a response and a target behavior.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? Just the idea of more vocabulary words and how different you can put things into terms that are more easily understood really changed my view on how I saw behavior in the first sections.

8) deprivation, reinforcers, behavior, elicit, emit, target behavior, behavioral language

1). I really liked the story at the end of the section, although I don't fully understand the behavior of language, "translating" the story helped me better understand the language.

2). The idea of behavior language is still confusing to me. There are a lot of different words that we need to remember and incorporate them into daily living. I think it will take time to remember them all and use them correctly in context.

3. A) The word Extinction was introduced in the section, and the definition is pretty simple. This is when a situation was once reinforced, but now does not require any. Of course we can all think of a situation where this occurs, yet we never knew the behavioral word for it.
B) The difference between elicit and emit were finally made clear in this section as well. Elicit is when we make a behavior occur, whereas Emit is the actual act of the behavior. The examples you set forth were very helpful in understanding and creating my own examples. I feel as though I was using them slightly incorrect before.
C) Finally the idea of Establishing Operation, which is the procedure that makes a reinforcer more reinforcing. At first this was slightly confusing because of the reinforcer/reinforcing usage. But after I read it a couple times, I understood and could think of my own examples for this phrase.

4). Oddly, I liked that we learned so many words. Although this section was all vocabulary, I enjoyed learning the definition and understanding in what context to use each of them. I also really liked the fact that our task was to define them in our own words and give our own example. Thinking of our own definition was a creative way of initiating the memory trip.

5). All of the vocabulary was also the thing that was most aversive for me. Although it may take a while for me to fully understand everything, I'm sure a little self-reinforcement would be beneficial here.

6. A) Operant Behaviors: is the network of factors and events involved in the behavior of human and non-human animals. These behaviors set up the behavior of reinforcement or punishment.
B) Target Behavior: This is the behavior itself that we wish to either reinforce or punish. Again, I knew what this was, but never realized what the proper term for it was. This is definitely an easy term to remember.
C) Satiation: this occurs when an organism can no longer be reinforced, or reinforcing them does not elicit the behavior. This will be an easy term to remember because it is similar to saturate, which means the same thing, in a different context.

7). I don't think that my view on BMod has changed, I feel that is has only widened. I know have even more knowledge in regards to understanding BMod completely and am one step closer to being able to use it.

8). Terminology: Behavior Language, Behavior, Extinction, Reinforced, Elicit, Emit, Establishing Operation, Reinforcer, Reinforcing, Aversive, Self-reinforcement, Operant Behavior, Target Behavior, and Satiation.

1)One thing I really liked about the section was that right from the beginning it admitted that the language of behavior seemed like a foreign language and it was accurate. Reading the examples was hard to follow and they didn’t feel like they made sense because so much was going on. The multiple examples did help though when having to create our own language of behavior with different stories.
2)One thing that I liked least about the section was that even though the text warned that language of behavior was hard to understand I still had a really hard time understanding it and coming up with scenarios. I also didn’t really like how it spend just a little time on extinction and extinction bursts along with deprivation and satiation, they just seemed thrown in there.
3)Three things I will remember will be that establishing operation is a procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing because the example they gave about the rat being deprived of food is easy to remember therefore I’m able to remember the definition better, that extinction bursts happen during extinction because that’s when a variety of behaviors similar to the behavior that was previously reinforced happen and they can result in anger, and that although the language of behavior may seem confusing at first it can be used to describe most situations because of the different range of examples given within the text.
4)One thing I liked about this section was that it went over previous words that I may have forgotten about and it helped refresh my memory. Words like reinforcement and punishment, elicit and emit, and a response and target behavior. I also liked how the new words we learned were better defined than the previous section so it helped me understand them more.
5)One thing I didn’t really like about this section was that it always seemed to repeat itself to get the point across about a certain term and after each section it asked for an example and how many additional terms you used in each one. I found myself just trying to get it done and not actually taking the time to understand it that well.
6)Three things I will remember from this section are how to combine multiple terms into a sentence because I had to do examples of them often, what satiation means and that to avoid it the person providing the satiation should establish and effective amount of reinforcement to allow the reinforcement to increase the desired behavior, and a better understanding of deprivation because it gave an example and used other terms like free feeding weight.
7)My thoughts on behavior modification have changed a little because there is a lot more to it now that what I originally expected. Learning the ABC’s of behavior modification is a lot easier than putting situations into ones that involve language of behavior.
8)Extinction, extinction bursts, deprivation, satiation, establishing operation, reinforce, reinforced, reinforcement, punishment, elicit, emit, response, target behavior, free feeding weight, behavior

1. What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked that this section gave us all the opportunity to learn by doing and it really made sure that we understood the material by providing us with valid and real life situation examples. The information was clear and to the point!
2. What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I really didn’t like the fact that this section was extremely repetitive, it started to get on my nerves to be completely honest. Although, sometimes it is good to bring up topics over and over again but to me it seemed like a little too much!
3. What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One thing that I will remember is that behavioral language has be used in the right manner and accurately or the message might be distorted or taken in the wrong context. I will forever remember the term extinction because it was addressed so much in this section. Deprivation is another term that I will remember because whenever I heard deprivation I always would solely think of sleep deprivation which I have had enough of throughout my college career. But now I know it is much more than that in the terms of BMOD.
4. What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked that important terms are topics were discussed in a manner where it was easy for me to remember and understand because of its repetitiveness and emphasizes on it, although at times it was annoying at the same time. I just know that I learn and retain information better when it’s pounded into my head and in this section that’s exactly what was happening. I really enjoyed the writing assignments, they were helpful.
5. What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
In some places throughout this section I felt like there was some terms or topics that needed to be more explained because I wasn’t 100% sure on what it meant. I feel like they could have expand a little more on certain things.
6. What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Discriminate stimulus was a key term that stuck out to me and I will remember and I think that it solely because of how it was approached in the section. The example of the traffic sign really helped me understand the meaning of this definition. Operant behavior is something that I feel I will always remember because it is something that is always brought up in Psychology and it will always be relevant I personally believe.
7. Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I feel like in a way my thoughts about behavior modification has changed a little bit by me understanding that BMOD is more complex than I thought it to always be. There isn’t any simple answers and it’s more complicated than just changing ones behavior. In a way BMOD seems to be like an activity that I have never done before and it will take time to understand it in a deeper manner. In this section I also learned a whole bunch of new key terms which shockingly I wasn’t familiar with.
8. Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Extinction, Behavioral Language, Deprivation, Discriminate Stimulus, Operant Behavior

AS

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked that it had some examples in Spanish. I could really relate to that since I am Mexican and it made the reading even more interesting. I know it’s not relatable to everybody but it is a way of seeing behavior modification as a learning language.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I didn't like the translations of the stories. I think that it confused me more and made translating seem hard. I know that we are just at the beginning of learning this “new language” and I hope with time I will fully understand how to translate into behavioral terms.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that the language of behavior is essentially a “new language”. I will also remember that translating a story or sentence into behavioral terms will take some time in learning how to properly do it. And lastly, I will remember that extinction occurs when the previously reinforced behavior is no longer being reinforced.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked how the terms were defined with detail. I really like this because it helps me understand the terms a lot better. I also liked how it made us define the term in our own words.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
There wasn't anything that I did not like in this section. I really liked how the terms were used and how it provided examples from everyday life.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that these terms will be used throughout the semester. I will also remember that frustration means you are learning and that boredom means that you have already learned it.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I now understand that the terms we learn in the first part of the learning will stick with us as well as the ones we learned in this section. I didn't think of behavior modification as a cumulative process.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
behavior modification, behavioral terms, extinction, reinforced

1)i liked how it was all laid out. it was easy to understand it put things in to a simple form and the stories at the end were also a plus.
2) i know that this seams odd but i don't think that there was anything that i didn't like. the only thing that i can really think of is just the physical act of reading.
3)One thing that I will remember is that behavioral language has be used the right way or the message might be taken the wrong way. Extinction is something else that i will remember it is some thing i want to do with my smoking get to the point that i don't need it and reenforcing that wont be needed. the story of the crow will also be one of those things that i take with me
4)i like how the terms were defined it really makes it easy for me to learn this way, and these terms stuck with me.
5)maybe im just sucking up but i didn't dislike any of it.
6)Three things I will remember is that behavioral language once you learn something it keeps building on for later information and usage. Another thing I will remember is the term discriminate stimuli. I also learned that behavioral language is cumulative and repetition will help the learning process.

7) These two sections have changed my idea of behavior modification because I never thought of the language of behavior as a foreign language or math, but now I see that it does build off itself and the redundancy and repetition will help my learning process for the course.

CML (temp account)

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing I really liked about this section is that it explained how precise the language of behavior truly is. I never realized how exact it was before reading this. The section explained that it is so exact, some scholars have written whole papers just on one behavioral term and how it should be used. Language is important and extremely powerful. Using one wrong word could change the whole meaning of whatever point you are trying to get across. Language of behavior must be so precise because it is being used to describe behaviors accurately and without confusion.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing I liked least about this section was the quote by Goldiamond about self-reinforcement. I could not figure out what he meant. It made me a little irritated that I did not understand the quote. I know in due time it will be easier to analyze these types of quotes once I become more comfortable with all of the behavioral terms.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
The first thing I will remember is that almost anything can be translated into behavioral terms. The example of the bird and the stones really made this clear to me. The whole story was translated into the behavioral language and it still made sense. Although, it did take a bit longer for me to wrap my head around the story when it was in behavioral terms. The story that started out as a cute story about a bird trying to figure out how to get water turned into a story about establishing operations, deprivation, extinction, and reinforcement. It was interesting to see this story come to life as a behavioral modification story. Next, I will remember that frustration means you are in the process of learning. If you are bored, then you are not learning anything new. I read this in the section and it really struck a chord in me. I was getting frustrated that I was not fully understanding some of the terms, but I realize that it is okay that it all does not come naturally. I am learning new material and broadening my understanding of behavior modification. Last, I will remember that extinction burst means that during extinction, one changes their behavior in hopes of getting reinforced. I will remember this term because I can just think of the story of the bird and the stones. The bird was experiencing extinction burst when he was trying to figure out which behavior will allow him to receive water.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section is that it clarified all of the terms I was a little confused about. It was nice to have a refresher on all of the terms and make sure that I understand the relationship between them. Before reading this section, I was confused about operant behavior even though I had seen the term before. Now I know that it is what sets the occasion for reinforcement or punishment to occur. It is a pretty simple term, but for some reason I did not remember what it meant until reading this section. Going over terms from the previous sections helped them stick in my brain and easier to use in my own sentences.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing I disliked were all of the boxes in a row at the very end that needed to be filled in. I like having the boxes mixed in in the section, but having one right after the other was a bit overwhelming and tiring. I think it is better and an easier task to handle when they are mixed in throughout the section instead of clumped together at the end.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
There are many things I will remember from this section. I will remember the relationship between elicit and emit. I have heard these two terms all my life and now I know how they relate to behavior modification. “Emit” refers to behaviors occurring voluntarily, and “elicit” refers to behaviors that occur because of something in the environment. Next, I will remember what a discriminative stimulus is. The example provided in the section helped me fully understand what this term means. A discriminative stimulus is anything that sets the occasion for a certain behavior to occur. The example provided is a STOP sign. When people see this, they know what behavior they should emit. Last, I will remember that commercials are a good example of an establishing operation. Commercials make whatever they are selling seem super attractive and necessary to buy. Establishing operations are all about changing the environment to increase the chance that the reinforcer is reinforcing to someone.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
My thoughts about behavior modification have slightly changed since reading these two sections. I have realized just how detailed and precise the language of behavior truly is. I did not realize previously how important it is to use the correct language. Describing someone’s behavior would be confusing and hard to communicate if the language of behavior was not so precise.

Terms: self-reinforcement, establishing operations, deprivation, extinction, reinforcement, extinction burst, reinforced, punishment, operant behavior, emit, elicit, discriminative stimulus, reinforce, establishing operations

HNS

Section 1.3
1.) What was one thing you really liked about this section? Why?
After reading section 1.3, what I ended up liking about the section were the amount of examples used. It's true that this behavioral language can be difficult to understand at first, but the examples do help in working to better understand what is being said. I also found it to be kind of interesting how powerful the words are; like how different a sentence could be by just using one wrong term.

2.) What was one thing you disliked about this section? Why?
Although I liked the examples in a way to better relate to what was being said, so that I could better understand, I didn't like changing the stories at the end of the section into all behavior terms. I say this because I felt there was an over-usage of the behavior terms, which made the story more difficult to understand. I think maybe changing a few of the terms in the story to match the language of behavior would have sufficed in helping me to understand, but too many terms makes it incomprehensible to me and turns the story into a much more complicated way of putting thing.

3.) What are three things you will remember from this section? Why?
One thing I will remember is that researchers actually sometimes intentionally deprive rats from food and/or water to intensify their reaction to the food or water when they need them to for a study. A second thing I will remember is all the differences in terminology, like between the reinforcement, reinforce, and reinforcer. It's important to know the difference because they will mean completely different things when used in a sentence. Lastly, I will remember what it means to have an extinction burst. When one is experiencing extinction, they will change behavior to be reinforced.

Section 1.4:
4.) What was one thing that you really liked in this section? Why?
I liked that the example stayed the same and was consistent throughout the section. There were a lot of terms to take in at once in this section, but using the same example of the rat, but just incorporating the different terms made it easier to understand and to learn. It also went into greater detail about the all of the terms, which was helpful because we are learning a lot of terms at once so there are still some I'm kind of iffy about, but having it broken down the way it was in this section was helpful.

5.)What was one thing that you disliked in this section? Why?
The only thing I didn't like as much was the overload of the boxes at the end. I think it would have been easier had we filled out those boxes as they pertained to each new term that we were learning. That way, we read about the new term, read a definition and an example, and then practiced it while it was still fresh in our head right after reading about the term. I'm not sure why, but I also was confused with discriminate stimulus/stimuli.

6.)What are three things you will remember from this section? Why?
One thing I will remember is that nothing can necessarily force you to emit a behavior. There may be something that will elicit you to emit a certain behavior, but essentially it is your decision. I found that to be interesting. Another thing I will remember is the term satiation. It was really well explained in this section, and it makes sense that someone/something would stop responding to a stimuli if they've had their fair share of being reinforced. It's just like how people will stop eating because their full, so it also made it make more sense as to why researchers will deprive rats of food/water. And lastly, I will remember the term establishing operation. It makes sense that something in the environment may need to be changed in order for the researcher to get the behavior they're trying to reinforce.

7.) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I have realized that there are a lot more terms that go along with behavior and modifying it than I thought. It is interesting to think about how certain things may elicit someone to emit a certain behavior, but as a researcher, you have to know what kind of things will emit a behavior. For example, if you're trying to get someone to do something and you offer them a piece of chocolate for every time they do it, if they don't like chocolate, it won't work as a way to reinforce a behavior. So, behavior modification can definitely be a generalized thing, but it is also very individualistic.

Terms used: Behavior modification, satiation, elicited, emitted, extinction burst, establishing operation, discriminative stimulus/stimuli, reinforcement, reinforce, reinforcer.

1 a&b) I liked the introduction to the section. Comparing the language of behavior to being taught Spanish. It's an effective analogy, that honestly lifts a little weight off a person's shoulders if they don't feel like they are quite catching on.
2) I disliked all the example sentences we had to write. I wasn't confident in my answers and I felt like I was writing the wrong thing, therefore teaching myself the correct definition and use. I understand that in class we are going to go over it in more detail. However, it would be more helpful if it was explained before as well.
3 a,b&c) That an establishing operation makes the reinforcer more effective. Like having a person fast, to increase their chances of eating when given food. Having a person fast is called deprivation. And lastly that the language of behavior is very similar to any foreign language.
4 a&b) I felt that it was extremely effective having to rewrite the definitions in our own words. It serves as a way to better remember the terms and also helps us to use them correctly. In terms of the language of behavior, it helps for us to master it in our own way than trying to remember what was written in a previous section.
5) There wasn't a part of this section that I disliked. I felt that all of it was very informative and helped me understand behavior more, tying up loose ends and uncertainties in some areas.
6 a,b&c) A target behavior is what we decide to either reinforce or punish. Discriminative stimuli set the occasion for an operant response, similar to a sign. Satiation is when the reinforcer is no longer effective, like when you eat too much pizza and can't eat anymore.
7) I have learned a great deal more from this week to last. I'm finding that behavior modification is much more complex than I had originally thought. It's less about how one can manipulate a persons' behavior and more about how organisms' behavior works. How to increase and decrease behavior, and when a behavior no longer continues because of satiation.
Terms: Language of Behavior, Establishing Operation, Reinforcer, Deprivation, Target Behavior, Discriminative Stimuli, Operant Response, Punish, Satiation,

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

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing I really liked about this section was that it explains learning behavior modification is a lot like learning a foreign language because that is exactly how I feel about it at this point in the class. I am hoping as with learning any new "language" that I will be able to understand these things soon.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I don't really like the fill in the blank sections of these because I do not feel that just with the readings I have a clear enough explanation of what I could say. Even with your examples I find myself struggling to come up with what should be an accurate answer. If we went through a couple in class that may help clear up the confusion.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that Behavior Modification is like a language and learning it may take some time.
I will remember that emiting is when you do a behavior and eliciting makes the behavior occur.
I will remember that extinction occurs in situations that were previously enforced but now no longer are.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I like how you had the wiki definition of the terms and then went into further detail explaining what each term was.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I still dislike the fill in the blank boxes because I do not feel like I am doing them correctly and that stresses me out because that is the kind of student I am.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that satiation will not alter the frequency of a behavior that is being reinforced.
I will remember that deprivation is withholding any stimulus.
I will remember that learning these terms and definitions now is important because everything from now on builds on these.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
These sections did not really change what I thought about behavior modification as a whole. They did add new information that I will be able to apply later on however.

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

Terms- behavior modification, elict, emit, extinction, deprivation, satiation, reinforce.

RLS
1) In this section, I really liked the examples that were used to show how terminology is used correctly. I liked this because it helped me to understand concepts and words better than if I would have had no example to use at all. For example, an example showed how to speak or write in behavioral terms. You can say a sentence like, "when I opened the door my friends gave me a dirty look, so I won't do that again." And the example for behavioral language use was, " Upon opening the door I was met with an aversive response from my friends inside, effectively punishing my behavior." These examples were helpful to me and my learning process.
2) One thing in this section that I disliked was the last part of the chapter when I was supposed to translate the story of the man bitten by a dog into behavioral language. I did not fully understand the story and I didn't enjoy translating it to behavioral language because of that. Even though it was valuable practice to translate it, I did not enjoy translating that story because I did not feel confident in my ability to understand that story.
3) One thing I will remember from this section is the definition of establishing operation. This is something that makes a reinforcer, reinforcing, or it is something that sets the stage for a reinforcer to influence someone's behavior. I will remember this because the examples helped me to learn it and I had never heard of this term before reading this section. Another thing I will remember is the concept of extinction, which occurs when situations that were reinforced are no longer reinforced, so the behaviors that were being targeted can stop. A third thing from this chapter that I will remember is the difference between the words elicit and emit. I learned that eliciting means making a behavior happen, and emitting means actually doing or performing a behavior. I will remember this because I had to create multiple sentences using these words, and although I did not like creating all of these sentences, it helped me to learn the difference between the words.

4) I really liked the breakdowns of the definitions of some of the vocabulary words. I liked this, because I did not always understand the word definitions clearly at first, but the more I read about the words, the more clearly I understood them and the more confidently I felt about the words. For example, I did not understand the first definition of operant behavior, but the more I read about it, the more I understood it. The definition was explained in simpler terms and in a broken down way, that helped me to learn it.
5)In this section, I liked most of the content, but I became tired of making definitions and examples of all the words. I felt this way, because it felt monotonous, but at the same time I knew it was helpful to me and would help me to understand the words better.
6)One thing I will remember from this section is satiation. I will remember this because I was eating cookies during this reading, and I wanted to use them as a reward and a reinforcement for studying, and I read about satiation and discovered that I did not want to eat too many cookies and become satiated with the cookies. Another thing I will remember from this section is the concept of discriminative stimulus. I will remember this because I did not understand this concept very easily until I read through the information about it multiple times and then I had it memorized and thoroughly understood. I understand that it is suggestive, in a way, of what behavior should occur, or it encourages a certain type of behavior. A third thing from this section that I will remember is how deprivation can affect behavior. I will remember this because I found it easy to understand and I have heard this term before. I will not forget about deprivation because I find it easy to understand and remember and I now know that it can set the stage for certain consequences to become reinforcers.
7)After reading these sections, I now understand more terms and language that are involved in behavior modification. I now know that deprivation and satiation can have a large impact on behavior that occurs. I also understand more about directions or suggestions that serve as discriminative stimuli. I realize that behavior modification often occurs as a result of discriminative stimuli and not just random antecedents or stimuli.
8) antecedents, stimuli, satiation, deprivation, operant behavior, punishment, reinforcement, discriminative stimulus, establishing operation, response, behavioral language, elicit, emit.

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I really like how in this section you related it with Spanish class when you were younger. You mentioned how your Spanish teacher would make you practice words with songs. I liked all of the short stories used at the end and depicting the behaviors. It made it more entertaining to read!

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I didn’t really like how there were so many charts to fill out. For example, when it said to use aversive in a sentence you had to give three different examples. I feel like one would have been ample. I wasn’t sure if my examples were correct. I like that we have to give examples, but in this reading I felt it was very tedious.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

-I will remember that an establishing operation is a procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing. I’ll associate it with the food example given in the section. If you are really hungry then food can be used as a reinforcer, therefore food will be taken away from you.

-I will remember that there is a big difference between reinforce, reinforcer, and reinforcement. It’s important to differentiate them when communicating with other behaviorists.

-I will remember the difference between elicit and emit. Since this class started these words have been coming up a lot. I think they will be used a lot throughout the course. I have a very good understanding of what these two words mean now. Elicit is to make the behavior occur, while emit is to actually do that behavior.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I really liked how easy it was to follow this section. It was presented in a very organized way. The examples were very helpful so I could put two and two together. I liked the example with the ice cream. I really like ice cream so I related it to my own life.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I really disliked that after reading this section there were numerous amounts of blanks to fill out. I read the material and I have a good understanding of it. Doing the boxes was very time consuming and tedious. I felt like some of them were very repetitive. I don’t think that it is beneficial to my learning.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

-I will remember what a discriminate stimulus is—it’s any stimulus that sets the occasion for an operant response to occur. This tells you what to do. For example stops sign. When you are driving and you see a stop sign you come to a complete stop. (Well most people do!)

-I will remember what satiation means. Satiation indicates that introducing any additional reinforcement to an organism will not alter the frequency of the behavior which is being reinforced. For example, if you went to Olive Garden and had 10 breadsticks. If someone offers you more breadsticks they probably would not sound so desirable once you have consumed so many of them.

-I will remember what deprivation means. Deprivation is withholding any stimulus which serves as reinforcement to an organism.(usually necessary for the survival of the organism) Food would be a good example of this.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

After reading these two sections I learned that there is so much to behavior modification. There are so many terms you need to become familiar with. These past few weeks I have learned quite a lot by reading these sections. I still tend to get positive and negative reinforcement a little confused. I can see that it takes a lot of practice to really nail all these terms down and to get a good grasp on the concepts.

8) Terminology:
Reinforcer, reinforcement, reinforce, establishing operation, elicit, aversive, discriminate stimulus, stimuli, satiation, deprivation, target behavior.

1) I liked the analogy the section used, comparing Dr. Maclin’s experience learning spanish in second grade and our learning the language of behavior modification. I liked it because it explained how something that seemed so hard could be made a lot simpler. Through practice and interaction, we will learn to use the language of behavior for any situation.
2) There wasn’t really anything I disliked about the chapter. At first I thought it was overcompensating to have an entire chapter devoted to the importance of using these terms, but by the end of the chapter I realized its importance.
3) (a) One thing that I will remember about this chapter is the term deprivation. Deprivation happens when reinforcers are withheld. I will remember it because of the example the book gave. If a researcher want a certain behavior to be elicit a certain behavior from rats and the reward is food, the food will be more reinforcing if the rats have been deprived of food earlier. (b) I will also remember the difference between elicit and emit. Elicit means to make a behavior happen while emit means to do the behavior. I know that knowing the difference between these and other terms like it is important because of the way the book emphasizes it. (c) One more thing I will remember is that almost anything we use in everyday speech can be translated to behavioral speech. I know that this is true through all the examples and exercises we did. I liked the exercised were there was a behavioral sentence, “Sam was reinforced when he manipulated the package”, that I could make into my own sentence, “Sam was excited when he opened his birthday present and got an Xbox.”
4) I liked how many exercises there were in this section. Making up sentences using the vocabulary terms really made them sink in.
5) I thought it was confusing how a lot of the terms had similar meanings. For example, establishing operation and deprivation seemed like the same thing because of way the book described them. Both could be depriving food from an animal to make the food reinforcing. I would like it if the difference between the two terms was more clear.
6) (a) One thing that I will remember is satiation. When I think of satiation, I will think of how I feel after eating at a buffet. Food will no longer be reinforcing for me after that. (b) I will remember that operant behaviors are those which set the occasion for either punishment or reinforcement. To remember this, I will think of a party. The things I do or say a party will get responses from the other people there and they will be either reinforcing or punishing depending on if my behavior was desirable or undesirable (c) I will remember that discriminate stimuli are stimuli which set the occasion for an operant response. I will remember this by thinking of a stop sign. We have the choice to stop but that doesn’t necessarily mean we do. The stop sign, however, tells you what the desired behavior is.
7) Before this class, I never thought about how something that was once reinforcing could lose its affects or even become punishing if the organism has been satiated.

Vocabulary terms: deprivation, elicit, reinforcing, deprived, emit, establishing operation, satiation, operant behaviors, desirable and undesirable, punishment, reinforcement, discriminate stimulus, operant response

Section 1.3

1 a&b) I really enjoyed the section that compared learning the behavior of language to learning a foreign language or listening to English with a heavy Scottish accent. This really helped me because I am a Spanish major (as well as Psychology) and learning a foreign language can be very difficult, frustrating, and rewarding. This will help when I am frustrated with behavioral terms, writing sentences, and applying terms to situations that can be explained using other terminology. I will remember to take a deep breath and keep pressing on. The fact that you realize learning a new way of speaking can be difficult, even though you have complete understanding of the vocabulary is refreshing as well, because I know you will have patience and confidence in your students. We will learn and grow with perseverance, AKA we will be positively reinforced as a consequence of trying hard.

2) The section I liked least was trying to translate "The Man Bitten by the Dog" story, from a story written in everyday English terms to behavioral terms. This was a difficult task and did not have someone next to me responding aversely or pleasurably to the way I was rewriting the story. Not knowing whether or not I was writing it correctly was difficult because I wanted to do the assignment properly and learn the material correctly.

3 a,b&c) I will remember writing sentences about each word, punishment, punisher, punish, reinforcement, reinforcer, and reinforce because each word carries its own meaning. The exercise did a great job of bringing my attention to the differences between each word and how each word can only be used in fitting circumstances. Sometimes it was difficult to use the word in is rawest form. Sometimes I wanted to use reinforced or punished, but to use it in the present tense took some thinking.

The next thing I will remember from the section is reading the story about the bird and its translation into the language of behavior. It was very impressive how the story was translated and still made perfect sense. When it came time for me to translate the story about the dog, I had quite a bit of difficulty because I had never translated a story into behavioral terms. Thinking back to the story about the bird, I was impressed at how it was translated and still made sense, although I have not learned the terms well enough to apply them appropriately. I need more practice.

The last thing I will remember from this section is learning Establishing Operation, extinction and extinction burst because I did not realize there were terms describing these behavior patterns. I was surprised to find out Establishing Operation signified a procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing. Extinction occurs in the situations that were previously reinforced but are no longer reinforced and extinction burst occur during extinction where a person begins to vary their behaviors in hopes of being reinforced. I began to apply these terms to different circumstances in my life that have occurred.

Section 1.4

4 a&b) I really enjoyed coming back to the basic terms and defining them as well as using them. Practicing these terms and repetition aid in the learning process much more than learning them once, moving on, and not returning to the terms. The terms are more engrained in my brain and coming at them from different angles also increases the likelihood that I will remember them and use them correctly in the future.

5) The thing I least liked was the distinction between Operant Behaviors, Establishing Operation, and Discriminate Stimulus. It is hard for me to distinguish between the three and understand them fully. I also feel like I cannot apply them properly. I will need more practice with these three terms and how to use them. More clarification would be wonderful.

6 a,b&c) I will remember deprivation and satiation because they are part of human life. When we are deprived of something, there is an instant response that will reinforce behavior or punish behavior. They are concepts that are easy to remember and we practiced using them a lot in section 1.4.

The second thing I will remember from this chapter is that ideas, concepts, and vocabulary will only build more and more from here on out. I need to remember and know how to use these concepts now so I do not get behind. I am already having a little bit of a tough time distinguishing a few of the terms, so I will have to make sure to continue practicing.

The third part of this section that stuck out was emitting and eliciting. We learned about these two terms in either section 1.1 or section 1.2 but I did not realize emitting was a voluntary behavior and elicit refers to the occurrence of behaviors which are caused by the presentation of the stimulus. This distinction was made very clear in section 1.4 and I found it very important in understanding the difference between the two terms and how to use them properly in sentences.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? I originally thought behavior modification would not be much of a challenge, but after learning that there is an entire different "language" associated with behavior modification, really puts the class into perspective. Learning the "language" as well as concepts adds much more to the class. I also realized in section 1.4 that the distinction between some concept is small, but definitely present and very important. At times it is hard to keep them separated.

8) Positive reinforcement, consequence, behavior, aversely, pleasurable, punishment, punisher, punish, reinforce, reinforcer, reinforcement, establishing operation, extinction, extinction burst, operant behaviors, establishing operation, and discriminate stimulus, deprivation, satiation, emit, elicit, stimulus.

1) One thing I really liked about this section was how interactive it was. I thought the different boxes of examples it had helped a lot in the application of writing with the language of behavior, however, I wish that there was a way we could get feedback on those boxes to make sure we were learning about them correctly.

2) One thing I didn't like very much were the parts in Spanish. I understand they were put there to show how the behavioral language can seem foreign, but I feel like they just made the overall concept harder to understand. At first before I got to the summery at the end of the chapter, I wasn't sure why there was so much Spanish in the opening and throughout the chapter.

3) Three things I will remember about this section are:
a) How different behavioral language can be from informal language. The example of the crow story from Aesop's fables showed this when it was translated into behavioral terms, the story seemed more formal and precise in the behaviors the crow was emitting to satiate its thirst.
b) The difference in definitions between the words "elicit" and "emit". I liked how they came out and said that eliciting is when you are making a behavior occur, and emitting is actually doing the behavior.
c) What is meant by the term "establishing operation". The example they gave where they didn't let the mouse eat so it would go through the maze to get the food was really interesting. It was easy to mentally picture what they were talking about.

4) I really liked in the section where they reviewed all of the terms we have learned so far in the text. It really helped refresh what each word meant and what the new terms were in this section.

5) There was not much I didn't like about the section. It was pretty straight forward with the terms.

6) Three things I will remember from this chapter are:
a) The term "deprivation" and what it can do to an organism. In deprivation, you are taking away something that could be reinforcing to the organism. I thought the concept of it was very interesting in trying to modify its behavior.
b) What a discriminate stimulus is. Learning that it is any stimulus which sets the occasion for an operant
response to occur. I really like the detail they put in describing what this term means.
c) The relationship between satiation and deprivation. While in deprivation you are taking something away, the text says satiation indicates introducing any additional reinforcement to an organism will not alter the frequency of the behavior which is being reinforced. I have never thought about these terms in this context before.

7) My thoughts on behavior modification have changed in the sense that the terminology is a lot more complex and diverse than I thought it was. I can easily see how terms like "emit" and "elicit" can be easily confused. But I really like how the text book gives a lot of detail, and examples, on what each term means and how it gives you the opportunity, as the reader, to try and come up with your own examples on what you think the definitions are.

8) Terms: emit, satiate, elicit, establishing operation, deprivation, reinforcement, discriminant stimulus, operant response

JSM

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

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I liked learning that phrasing in the language of behavior modification follows a certain framework. As the text points out, there are many different words that can used to describe a situation; having to use precise words will help me to understand the aspects involved in the sequence of behavior.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

Translating the fable of “The Man Bitten by a Dog” into behavioral speak.

After the establishing operation of being bitten by a dog, a man emitted a searching behavior for someone to elicit a negative reinforcement of healing. A friend, after a meeting and learning behavior, emitted the suggestion that the man feed a piece of bread with his blood to the dog to elicit the extinction of the aversive biting behavior. The bitten man emitted a laughing behavior at the advice and said, “Why? To emit that feeding behavior would be like reinforcing every dog in town to bite me.”

Please let me know what parts I got wrong (or right). Most likely too many ‘behaviors’.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

Behavior modification requires a precise language to accurately describe behaviors, but it can describe most situations.

Deprivation and satiation can both be used to create an establishing operation that makes a reinforcer effective.

Extinction bursts happen when a subject uses behaviors similar to the behavior that caused reinforcement.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

The definitions provided for our previous vocabulary. My confusion over the last section shows that I haven’t yet grasped the all of the terms correctly. This section will make for good study guide.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I tend to want to use behavior/response/consequence interchangeably. Is an operant behavior the same as a stimulus (or establishing operation)? Or should the terms stay differentiated?

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

Frustration over learning the different terms mean that I’m trying to learn and shouldn’t give up.

Behavior modification is a language that builds upon itself.

The vocabulary itself is a discriminative stimulus to study.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

Behavior modification has a complex yet simple dialect. The precision required for speaking the language will help me in applying it to a number of everyday situations.

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

Establishing operation, elicit, emit, negative reinforcement, reinforcement, deprivation, satiation, extinction, response, consequence, operant behavior, (discriminative) stimulus.

Reading 1.3

1.The main thing that I liked about this reading was the useful examples that were integrated into the reading. For example the crow story and the dog story were great examples of integrating behavioral language into a common story. This helped me understand that reinforcement, punishment and extinction can be seen in everyday situations. The crow story was particularly helpful because it gave the translated example which made it easier to understand each of the vocabulary terms and made it easier for me to practice translating the dog story.

2.The main thing that I disliked about this reading was not having examples below the areas that we were supposed to create answers ourselves. It may have made it easier to compare my answers to something else so that I knew if I was on the right track or not. It may be beneficial in the future to have these examples on separate pages just to make the students feel more confident in their learning abilities.

3.The first thing that I will remember from this reading is the term establishing operation. Establishing operation means that the environment is altered to ensure that the reinforcer is actually reinforcing a behavior. I will remember this term because I had not heard of it before and because of the example used to explain the term. I thought the example of the establishing operation of modifying the lab rats target behavior to be food deprivation was very helpful because I was able to picture in a real life scenario what this term was. The second thing that I will remember from this reading was the idea of extinction. Although I have heard of this term before it was good to have a refresher and a better context of what it means and how it is used. I think it was good to give examples of what extinction is and then how to use in it a real life example. The last thing that I will remember from this reading is that behavioral language is much different from language we use on a daily basis. Although they can mean the same thing behavioral language is much more precise and accurate when it comes to describing particular behaviors and events.

Reading 1.4

4.The main thing that I liked about this reading is the structure of this reading. It made it easy to follow when each of the terms were separated from one another with the definition and then a breakdown of that definition. It also helped that there were practice areas after each term to elicit full understanding of that word before moving on. This will be helpful later on because I can return to this reading section as a good tool and it will be easy to follow.

5.For this section there was nothing that stands out to me that I disliked. I really like how it reviewed previous words to ensure we are remembering them, as well as including a few new terms. I thought this reading was well structured and was a great review of the old words and a good introduction for the new words.

6.The first thing that I will remember from this reading is the term discriminative stimulus. I will remember this term because it was one that I had not been exposed to. I also will remember this term because of the stop sign example used to explain. The stop sign example greatly helped me remember that discriminative stimulus is something that sets the occasion for an operant behavior, and that the operant behavior may be different for everyone but the discriminative stimulus is the same. The second thing that I will remember from this reading is the term satiation. Satiation means that by adding additional reinforcement to an organism will not alter or elicit behavior. This means that the organism has already been reinforced to the point that further reinforcement would not alter behavior. I will remember this term because I had not heard of it before but it makes sense that an organism could reach a certain point that not more reinforcement works. The last thing that I will remember from this reading is the term deprivation which means to withhold any stimulus which serves as a reinforcement to an organism. I will remember this term because I had not heard of it before and the explanation and examples used were beneficial. The examples helped me compile a full understanding of the term and how it is used in real life scenarios.

7.My thoughts on behavior modifications have not necessarily changed but my understanding has grown. I found out in the last readings that behavior modifications was much more complex than I had previously thought and these readings reinforced that. Behavior modifications is made up of several pieces and that is what these readings taught me and has expanded my knowledge of the field.

TERMS: reinforcement, punishment, extinction, establishing operation, reinforcer, behavior, target behavior, discriminative stimulus, set the occasion, operant behavior, satiation, elicit, organism, deprivation, stimulus

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked the association between learning behavior modification and learning Spanish. I could especially relate to it because I remember learning the ‘a, e, i, o, u, el burro sabe mas que tu’ in my Spanish classes.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The only thing that I did not look about the section is that I still do not fully understand what “satiation” means.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section?
a) I will remember that learning the language of behavior will seem complex at first, but the more I use it the more I will understand it.
b) An easy way to start learning is to practice talking about every day events in behavioral terms.
c) I will remember that elicit means to make a behavior occur and emit means to do the behavior.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked that throughout the section there was spaces to think about terms that we’ve learned so far because it helped to refresh my memory. I liked that there was new words thrown in with these old so that I could group them in my head, like operant behavior after punishment.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I disliked was that there were so many terms to learn in one section and it was hard to keep them all straight when they were back to back.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a) I’ll remember that response means that a behavior occurs as a result of the introduction of a stimulus.
b) I’ll remember the example given for discriminative stimulus, a teacher stopping the conversation because class is beginning.
c) Since I had a question about it after reading section 1.3, I’ll remember that satiation means introducing another reinforcement without altering the frequency of the behavior being reinforced because it had it’s “fill”.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
My thought about behavior modification has not changed, but I do have a better understanding of the terms now that I read the text and filled out the examples of many of them.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Behavior modification, elicit, emit, language of behavior, satiation, operant behavior, response, stimulus, discriminative stimulus, reinforcement, reinforced,

1) One thing I really liked while reading the section was the material on the language of behavior. The content stated that the language on behavior is very specific, and it’s very important that it’s used correctly. Comparing it to a foreign language was something I thought was very interesting as well. I never realized how simply complicating the language of behavior could become. I say simply complicating because one simple mistake could make things completely wrong. I also really liked the examples they used for the words emit and elicit.

2) There was nothing in the section that I disliked while I reading. The thing I liked the least was the material about establishing operation. I guess the reason was because that section was very brief. However, I did like the example they gave about hunger. Establishing operation involves making the reinforcer more reinforcing. The example was that if someone was hungry, then depriving one of food for awhile would make that food taste that much better.

3) One thing I will remember from the section was the material about the language of behavior. I didn’t realize how complex and specific the language of behavior could be, and it’s interesting how one little mistake could make things inaccurate. Another thing I’ll remember is the material on extinction and extinction burst. Extinction occurs in situations that were previously reinforced, but aren’t anymore, and extinction burst occurs during extinction when people change their behavior in hopes of being reinforced. I really enjoyed the example about the crow trying to get the water by dropping stones into the water to make it rise. The third thing I’ll remember was the statement that the language of behavior can be used to describe almost every situation. This was represented in the same situation involving the crow, water, and stones. It was also used in an example about the man being bitten by a dog. That example asked to translate the situation into behavior context, which was fun to try.

4) The one thing I really liked was how the section as a whole kind of gave a review of different terms and explained them in another way. I liked this a lot, because I think most of the information the section reviewed is very important for us to know to be able to further understand behavior modification. One statement I really liked was that the language of behavior is cumulative. With that being said, I think it’s very important for us to keep remembering and applying these terms and concepts down the road.

5) I guess the thing I liked the least was reviewing the material on satiation. This states that introducing new reinforcement to an organism won’t alter how much the behavior is reinforced. I think the reason I liked this the least was due to the example they used to explain it. It didn’t help me have a complete grasp on the term.

6) One thing I’ll remember from the section is the statement that the language of behavior is cumulative. I like that a lot as it’s much easier to remember things as we just keep adding material to it, rather than learning about it, then forgetting about it altogether a couple of weeks later. Another thing I’ll remember from the section is the review of antecedent, behavior, and consequence. I felt this was a very important reminder as it was one of the first things we learned about, if not the first. Also, all behaviors have the ABCs, so it was important to get a nice little review of them. The third thing I’ll remember is the review on reinforcement and punishment. Just like with the ABCs, I thought it was very important to review that information. A reminder of the differences between positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment was nice, too.

7) Even though I wasn’t introduced to too much new information about behavior modification in the readings, it still changed what I think about it. The main takeaway I had from the readings was the material about the language of behavior. I learned that it is very complex, almost like learning a foreign language. I also learned that it’s very important for people to use the language of behavior properly, or the accuracy of the statement could be decreased. Like I’ve said many times before, it’s getting more and more interesting as we’re getting deeper and deeper into the content of this course.

8) Establishing operation, Reinforcer, Reinforcing, Language of behavior, Extinction, Extinction burst, Satiation, Behavior modification, Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, Reinforcement, Punishment

1) I really liked that almost everything in this section was described in terms that I could easily understand. I also liked that it continued to talk about the way that terms should be correctly used.
2) I disliked that there were sections in which behavioral language was compared to Spanish. That would have been fine, except there were phrases in Spanish which were never translated to English. I got distracted and fixated on them because I know Spanish fairly well but I don’t know those words or phrases. It was very frustrating to not know what they meant, even though it didn’t matter to the context of the passage. I sometimes get really distracted and fixated on the little things that don’t actually matter, and this is just an example of that.
3) I will remember that behavioral language is very specific because it was emphasized so heavily. I think almost every other sentence was emphasizing that fact. It was also stated at one point that scholars can write entire papers on how just one term is meant to be used. I will also remember that self-reinforcement is only works when the reinforcement is used correctly. If someone chooses to reinforce themselves with brownies, then brownies need to only be eaten after the desired behavior is accomplished. The final thing that will really stay with me is the huge difference between the fables from Aesop and the way they sounded translated into behavioral terms. The fables were really simple and easy to follow, but when they had been translated into the behavioral terms I could hardly recognize that they were the same story. I guess that is just another example of how many different things go into a behavior or how many behaviors go into an activity without them being stated outright.
4) I enjoyed that there was a review to the previous terms and concepts, but it wasn’t overstated. Sometimes I become annoyed when teachers or text beats an idea into us by repeating it so many times that I’m not even paying attention by the end. This text likes to reiterate ideas but not to the point where I am bored reading it. I also really enjoy the concept of “put this into your own words” where you can rephrase the definition of something so that it suits you better than maybe the dictionary definition does.
5) I disliked that this section seemed to be entirely about the definitions of works that should already been in our repertoire, along with a few new words.
6) I will remember the definition of discriminate stimulus because of the text example of the stop sign. This stuck out to me because I have been a passenger in a car that has received a ticket because of not stopping at a stop sign. I always make it habit to stop completely, however there are times when the sign is not seen and then the regular response is not taken. I will also remember the definition of satiation because of the ice cream example. This is mostly because I was eating ice cream while reading this section. With the mention of ice cream in the text, I actually thought about why I had stopped eating mine when I did. I knew that if I continued to eat, I would get a stomach ache which is aversive, and I did not want to experience that currently. Another thing that I will remember is the definition of operant behavior. Operant behavior is the “network of factors and events involved in the behavior of human and non-human animals.” However, this definition from the text seems like a bunch of nonsense. Operant behavior is what gives way to either reinforcement or punishment.
7) My ideas on behavior modification haven't really changed so much as they have expanded. All of my previous ideas still hold true while adding other concepts as well. Last chapter I was unfamiliar with the terms operant behavior, discriminate stimulus, satiation, and deprivation.
8) Terms: behavioral language, aversive, discriminate stimulus, satiation, behavior modification, operant behavior, reinforcement, punishment, deprivation,satiation

LMC
1. Coming from a different country and not only learning my native language and english, I can relate to not quite understanding behavior. This particular part of this section of behavior being a foreign language is understanging, in that the terms and behaviors are like another language to us. The more that we write and talk about it the more will comprehend.
2. I dislike trying to figure out examples for to describe three day to day events in behavioral terms. I didn't quite understand the examples given.
3. Rephrase in from my first point, I will remember that you don't have to understand behavioral right now, but there will be a time for it.
The story of the crow, I understood more of the term of extinction by reading this short story.
That the language of behavior can describe all situations, which is what helps us for our daily interaction with others.
4. I liked section 1.4 overall, I feel like it went more in depth of the vocabulary and gave more examples in order to better understand.
5. I didn't dislike one thing.
6. I will remember target behavior from the reading, becuase they seems like a good example of a behavior that we an use to change something about ourselves.
We can generate a response based on the environment all around us, according to discriminative stimuli.
Deprivation acts an a reinforcement in order to achieve a goal. The section of depriving rats, makes this definition stand out more.
7. There is so much to do with behavior modification, I feel like I don't know anything about it at this point which is good becuase all the reading and terminology makes me be more interested in this topic
8. Terms: discriiminative stimuli, target behavior, behavior, deprivation, reinforcement, extinction, language

1 a&b) I really enjoyed how relaxed this section was. It was very easy to understand and logical. I enjoyed the idea that this is like learning a new language and that we all kind of have to put it together and learn how to write sentences and statements using the words we have learned. I really thought it was interesting trying to come up with an answer to what I thought B.F. Skinner was saying. I also enjoyed discerning for myself what certain things mean. I’m sometimes too much of a perfectionist and take things straight out of textbooks and never end up applying the terms in my own life.
2) Although I did enjoy the exercises that made me think out of the box… I was getting a little frustrated because I didn’t want to do them anymore. Hey, I’m a student. Sorry. I just got a little anxious. :)
3 a,b&c) I’m going to remember that this class is kind of like learning a new language and it’s going to take time and effort- along with that this language is generative- there are lots of ways that we can describe a behavior’s sequence. I’m going to remember Establishing operation as a way to make a reinforcer more reinforcing. So, if we’re deprived of food for a period of time, when we get to eat after doing a certain behavior, it’s going to make us highly motivated to do this again. Third, I’m going to remember an extinction burst as being extinction when someone starts to change their behavior when trying to figure out how to be reinforced. So, it’s like when the bird is struggling to find a way to get the water out of the jar.
4 a&b) I really liked the way I had a definition and then had a follow up paragraph to determine for myself what that definition really means. Sometimes words can be kind of mumbo-jumbo and I’m writing all of these definitions, but I’m not sure how much I’m really comprehending. So, this section made it really really easy to do that and made me write it… sometimes just think it- out.
5) I had a little bit of trouble when I got further into the reading because each definition contained other terminology that was discussed previously and I kept rewinding to figure out what each meant. So, sometimes that made me a little weary, but it’s definitely good for me! I totally understand that, it’s just the worst thing I could think of about this section.
6 a,b&c) I’m going to remember operant behavior because it’s tripped me up a little bit in the past. But, I’m going to get it this time! Operant behaviors kind of set the stage for reinforcement or punishment. So, if I’m talking in a super obnoxious Jersey accent, I’m setting the stage for myself to be punished- if people think I’m annoying and stop talking to me- or reinforced- if people think I’m absolutely hilarious and laugh at my accent. I’m going to remember discriminate stimulus because it kind of goes hand in hand with operant behaviors. Discriminate stimulus is pre-operant response. So, it’s kind of like a signal to do something and we get to choose how we’re going to respond to this stimulus. Finally, I’m going to remember satiation as being a plateau for reinforcement- we can only reinforce so far before reinforcing becomes stagnant and the organism no longer responds to the reinforcer.
7) Obviously there is quite a bit about behavior modification that I’ve learned upon reading these lovely pages of eloquently written pages of text. No, but for real. I’m pretty positive that I’m a lot more comfortable with the reinforcement and punishment difference. I now understand that this is like a new language and I’m going to really have to apply myself and apply these outside of textbook definitions. I think that there is a lot to be said about behavior modification in terms of how far we can go with it considering extinction and satiation- which is something I’ve taken away from this reading.
Terms: Behavior, reinforcement, punishment, establishing operation, extinction, operant behavior, discriminate behavior, satiation, reinforcer

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I liked how learning the language of behavior was compared to learning a foreign language. It will take time and effort to understand how to “speak” in the language of behavior.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I thought this was an interesting section and disliked nothing about it.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

I will remember that an establishing operation is something used to make a reinforcer more reinforcing. I will remember this because it is something used often in studies. The reading gave the example of depriving rats of food as an establishing operation so they will be reinforced with food for doing what they’re supposed to. Another thing I will remember is that extinction occurs in a situation where previously reinforced behaviors are no longer reinforced, and an extinction burst happens when the person varies their behaviors in hopes of being reinforced during extinction. The final thing I will remember is that satiation occurs when “sufficient access to the reinforcer is allowed”. If the subject was being reinforced with food, satiation would occur when the subject got full.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

I enjoyed the way this section combined old and new vocabulary. It was nice to have some stuff that I already learned to complement the new stuff.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

Even though the reading explained the terms well, there was a lot of terms to read and learn in this section.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

One thing I will remember is that emit and elicit do not mean the same thing as I would have thought before reading this section. Another thing I will remember is that the target behavior is the behavior that one is trying to increase or decrease the frequency of. Finally, discriminative stimuli allow us to generate a response based on the situation in which such stimuli occur. All of these things are important to understanding the language of behavior.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

I’d say my thoughts and opinions on behavior modification have stayed about the same, but I’m definitely more informed. I know more parts to better understand behavior modification and how it works and I feel better equipped to use the language of behavior.

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

Language of behavior, establishing operation, reinforcer, reinforcing, extinction, extinction burst, satiation, emit, elicit, target behavior, discriminative stimuli, behavior modification

1. a&b) One thing I really liked that was in this section was the fact about how learning the language of behavior is like learning another language. Over the summer I started to learn Greek and it was really hard. Going through a lot of the behavior things, I have also found it hard and was frustrated with myself because of it. Having the relation of it like a language makes it easier to approach the language of behavior.
2) One thing I liked least about this section would be the part with elicit and emit. I am understand the definitions of them but writing sentences using the two words was very hard. I still only have one sentence for each written down. Elicit isn't too difficult for me but emit is difficult and it always leaves me in question of if I understand it right.
3 a,b&c) One thing I will remember from this section is the way one can speak behaviorally and if you do not know all the terms it is another language to you. When it says "When I manipulated the door nob, I was punished." I was very confused and was trying to figure this out. Once it was clarified I understood. But I won't forget the significance in speaking behaviorally.
A second thing I will remember from this section is the term establishing operation. I will remember this because I liked the story with it and it put a name to making a reinforce more reinforcing. Like the rat and it's food that was given as an example.
A third thing I will remember from this section is the term extinction. I will remember this because of the story of the crow. Last year when I took Intro to Psychology, we watched a video on a crow doing this. So reading this crow story made me remember and connect the things I have learned now to make the crow story more clear.
4 a&b) One thing I really like in this section is the definitions of the vocab words and the having to give your own definition as well as an example. This allowed me to think of each word a bit deeper and to relate it to my life by giving an example. This actually helped me understand emit and elicit a little more, but I am still confused about them.
5) One thing I liked least in this section was the last part of the section where we are to use a term in a sentence and add terms to it. I didn't like this because I am not confident in my language of behavior and get confused when I try to make additions and make sentences like the examples they gave in section 1.3.
6 a,b&c) One thing I will remember from this section is the term satiation. I will not forget this because I had a hard time thinking of an additional reinforcement not altering the frequency of a behavior that is being reinforced. I also found it interesting to finally put a term to that definition.
A second thing I will remember from this section is the term deprivation. I will remember this because I knew that the definition was a thing, but I never new there was a term for it. Learning about deprivation helped me make sense of it in general.
A third thing I will remember from this section is the term establishing operation. This also helped me put a term to the idea of reinforcement on others. Also, I have a friend who is having troubles with another friend and I was telling her to basically establish an operation and I hadn't heard of the term before. So I thought that was really cool.
8) TERMS: language of behavior, elicit, emit, manipulated, punished, establishing operation, reinforcement, extinction, satiation, deprivation, establishing operation.

1 a&b) I liked the real life examples that usually explain
these concepts in good and thoughtful context.The Aesop tale's were really good example's because it showed the way behavioral actions, reinforcement and extinction could be used in our reading. It also made it quite clear that these scenarios happen all around us all of the time. The lab rat example was a good one because it used a true scenario from little-known walks of life. It makes the learning very interesting.

2) I didn't like that the text said "In spite of his
extinction burst, none of his behaviors were reinforced." which left me confused as to whether the extinction is supposed to be a usually successful attempt at rapidly eliciting behaviors in hopes of achieving reinforcement or whether it leaned more toward the given definition of the period where reinforcement is no longer achieved.

3 I will be conscious to remember that an establishing operation is a term for an underlying effect that I wasn't previously sure was represented as/or important. I will remember what was said about struggling while learning and that it only means you're succeeding where being bored would just mean you weren't learning. I will remember to think of all of this as a different language while learning so that I don't become discouraged with the comfort of knowing it will all make sense soon.

4 a&b) I liked that the section went through all of the terms we had already had and not only defined them but also explained them again in a little bit different context.

5) I didn't like that operant behavior wasn't described very well, It closely resembled that the A from abc's of behavior, Antecedent. I would like a little more clarification between the two.

6 I learned that discriminate stimuli set the occasion for certain behaviors to be emitted, but it is just as common to have behaviors that are the exact opposite or at least somewhat different from what it tries to elicit because the very suggestion that you should do something in a situation can have various affects. I learned the difference between elicit and emit, which is that elicit is behavior that is a response to a stimulus whereas the emitted behaviors are those done voluntarily. I will also remember that deprivation which is withholding of stimulus can actually be used as reinforcement also.

7) My thoughts of behavior modification haven't really changed between these two sections but I have become more informed on the process of recognizing behavior stimulus.

8) Elicit, extinction, establishing operation reinforcement, operant behavior, deprivation, emitted, discriminate stimuli

KAB

1.I liked how it was made clear or made it seem okay to have trouble learning the language in the beginning. It didn’t appear there would be an aversive consequence to not understanding the language this early in the semester. I liked that it was made clear because it made me feel like I wasn’t behind or not good at this subject. Even though it’s early in the semester I feel obligated to already know this stuff, or expect myself to learn it easily.

2)How confusing the exert from Goldiamond’s paper was. I kept feeling I was on the verge of understanding it, then I would lose that sense as soon as I read a few words forward. I rethought it over and over and still couldn’t get an idea of what it meant. It was probably so aversive to me because it was so confusing as a beginner in this area. I felt so sure of what one part meant then had to start over at what it could possibly mean, and went over it and over it again and again, still not able to understand it completely.

3a)Manipulating doesn’t necessarily mean bad. Your example of manipulating the door handle to open it will stick in my memory.
b)Frustration means you’re in the process of learning it. I’ll remember that because I’m going to tell myself that when I’m frustrated. I get frustrated alot, to the point my three year old daughter has been asking me if I’m frustrated since she was probably two.
c)Establishing operation. I will remember this because I use it when I go to the bar. By tipping more and more the server makes it a point to check on me often.

4a)I really like how we were given a definition, multiple examples, then asked to redefine the term and give our own examples. Not only did we use the term once, but multiple times throughout the section.
b)I think reading and using the word over and over ingrains it into my memory better. Also it lets me see it used in many ways, which adds dimension to how the word can be used. I like knowing the actual definition and putting it into my own words as well, which sometimes makes it easier for me to understand. I think the repetition will reinforce my understanding of the vocab.

5)The section where we were told to use as many extra words as possible, and add them up in the end. This part was only least liked because seeing the actual number after adding it up was a discriminative stimuli causing me to feel like I wasn’t trying hard enough and emit disappointment in myself.

6a)establishing operation. It makes me think of all the new neat things they add to cell phones continuously making us want to buy the newest one.
b)Deprivation. Because as I work on this assignment so late in the night, I feel I’m depriving myself of sleep and I want it more and more.
c)Satiation. I’ll remember this term because of the same thing. When it comes to sleep all I want is to be satiated and I feel it will never happen!

7)They have changed a little bit. I’ve realized there’s a lot more technicality than I once thought. When starting this class I figured it would consist of more words I’m already familiar with, but now I see I will learn a whole new set of vocabulary words. I didn’t think about so many terms being used that would be hard for me to understand.

8)Aversive consequence, Aversive, Manipulation, Establishing Operation, Reinforce, Discriminative Stimuli, Emit, Deprivation, Satiation.

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I really found it helpful that in this section it talked about understanding behavior was like learning a foreign language. It really made me grasp the idea that it isn’t easy to learn how to talk behavior. It is something that takes a lot of time because there are a lot of complex terms to really learn and understand.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? I didn’t really understand topographically. The definition and example didn’t really get me to understand the term.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember extinction because of the example about the crow. It was a really detailed example that talked about how the crow was really deproved from water, and it was willing to do whatever it took to get water even if it he was in the peak of exhaustion during the extinction bust. I will also remember establishing operations because it is something that Dr. Maclin talked about in class. He said that his son stopped caring about allowance, so he stopped giving it to him for awhile. This term is something people use a lot in manipulation.
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? I really liked how this section recapped on all the terms learned so far. It was really getting me to relook at the terms and try to understand them again.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why? I didn’t really like the WIKI definition added in this section because they kind of made the term confusing. I am someone who needs a clear definition and only a clear on before I understand a term. If you add something to complex it just confuses me.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? I will remember and have a better understanding about reinforcement and punishment because it reviewed them and gave more examples on the terms. I will remember what operant and target behaviors because these two things work together. Operent behaviors sets the background or the scene for the target behavior. The target behavior is what we are looking to increase or decrease.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? I realized that behavior is far from simple. There are a lot of terms that are used to describe every situation. It is a lot like learning a foreign language, so I should not get frustrated.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Topographically, Establishing operations, extinction, extinction bust, deprivation, reinforcement, punishment, operant behavior, target behavior,
Let us know if you have any questions,

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

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

One thing I really liked about this section was that it was stressed how important the language of behavior modification is. One statement with improperly used behavior modification terms can have severe consequences on what you are trying to say is occurring with a behavior. This section really got that point across.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I found that I didn't dislike much from this section. I felt it had a clear point to it and even found the boxes and writing examples very helpful to help me understand things. Compared to past chapters and how I felt about the boxes, this time I really appreciated them.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

Three things that I will remember from this section are; One, language is specific and generative. This is an important thing to remember because as I stated in question 1,using the terms incorrectly will not only make you look idiotic, but it also messes up what you are trying to say about a behavior. Secondly, elicit means to make a behavior occur and emit means to do the behavior. Knowing the difference in these similarly sounding words can help identify what caused the behavior who did the behavior. Lastly, I learned and will remember that establishing operations are procedures that make a reinforcer more reinforcing because I will think of the example of rats being deprived of food to get them to push a lever that dispenses food.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

One thing I really liked about this section was that the terms weren't just presented and then the next one was presented, but that there were multiple examples given with each one. It really helped me get a better grasp of how the terms are used in behavior modification.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

One thing I didn't like was the sheer number of terms in this section. Although, adequate examples were given, I felt it was a lot to take in for one section. I'm not sure if there could be anyway to split the section up or not but I feel that doing so would be better for the reader.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

Three things that I will remember from this section are; One, reinforcement is increasing the likelihood of a behavior to occur again. This is something that I will remember from here but also from class because we have hammered it in to my brain. Understanding that reinforcement increases the likelihood of the behavior is like laying the foundation to a building. From their you can add more terms like whether it was a positive or negative. Secondly, and yup, you can guess it, is that punishment is decreasing the likelihood of a behavior to occur again. Like reinforcement knowing this is critical in being able to move forward in understanding the language of behavior modification. Lastly, descriptive stimuli allow us to generate a response based on the situation in which such stimuli occur. This is important to remember because the descriptive stimuli tells us in what way to act.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

Well after reading these sections it all kind of made sense, especially after today's class (Sept 11) since I mistakenly did next weeks assignments instead of this one. What really changed in how I see behavior modification isn't much. Instead it more than anything confirmed much more. I'm starting to see the applicable use of it in everyday life. How it is very complicated especially in its language, but that once understood can lead to great horizons of influencing and changing behavior.

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

Terms: Behavior modification, behavior, consequences, deprived, elicit, emit, establishing operations, descriptive stimuli, reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing, punishment, positive, negative, response, stimuli.

1) I liked how this section broke down the language of behavior. The way the section was written made it easy to understand the different ways to describe behavior. I also like that even if the reader does not understand some of the key terms, such as extinction, deprivation, or satiation, they are explained again in the summary of the section.

2) My only complaint is that I wish there had been more examples of the correct usage of various behavioral terms in the exercises. I would have especially appreciated more examples for extinction and extinction burst. I like to be sure I have a thorough understanding of the reading, which is why I prefer having more examples over fewer examples.

3) I will remember was the difference is between elicit and emit. This will be memorable because I had an adverse feeling of confusion after reading this part the first time. This made me reread the examples and complete a few extra practice problems relating to these words. I will also remember the terms extinction and extinction burst, because the crow story gave me an easily understandable story to go back to. It was also easy to make a personal connection, about multiple times when my reinforced behaviors were no longer reinforced.I will also remember the term establishing operation. This term is also more memorable because it doesn’t involve similar forms or similar sounding words.

4) I really liked how the terms were defined with detail and common examples. This helps me understand the terms a lot better. I also liked how it made us define the term in our own words.

5) In some places throughout this section I felt like there was some terms or topics that needed to be more explained more (more examples) because I wasn’t 100% sure on what it meant. I feel like they could have expand a little more on certain things.

6) I will remember that elicit is the occurrence of behaviors which are caused by the presentation of a stimulus. Also, remembering that deprivation is withholding any stimulus which serves as reinforcement.

7) Since the past two sections have been read, I now see Behavior Modification as something that I can actually start to break down into terms and procedures. It doesn’t seem quite so confusing anymore. I also understand that it is like a foreign language and will take time to understand all the terms and processes just like any other subject.

8) Terminology: extinction, deprivation, satiation, elicit, emit, establishing operation, extinction burst, adverse, reinforcement, stimulus,

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I really liked about this section was the focus on language. I think that the specifics of language are something that people don’t often think about when taking a psych course. I know that I tend to think, “Well, it’s not like this is an English class, so my language skills really don’t matter.” But, this section shows that this is absolutely not the case. I think that it is really interesting that miniscule discrepancies in your language, even down to a few simple letters, can completely change the meaning of your statement. I think that this will make me much more sensitive to the language that I use in this class.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One thing that I didn’t really like about this section was the portion when there was the opportunity to create sentences of your own by speaking behaviorally. I think this has to do with my own lack of creativity rather than anything else. I found it pretty difficult to come up with sentences. I guess you could say that I found the experience to be adverse, but I guess that means I’m learning!
After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked that this section focused on a lot of the vocabulary associated with behavior modification. As I have said before, I find it much easier to learn about a new topic when I have a pretty good grasp on various terms that are going to be used. There is nothing I hate more than reading a text and encountering a number of words and terms that are confusing and foreign to me. I really liked this section because I think it not only helped clarify the things we have already learned about, but I think that it will also assist in my learning in the future.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I disliked was where the section was placed in the book. I’m sure that there is very good reason for it being where it is, however I think that for myself personally it would have been beneficial to have this information at the beginning when I was just starting to learn these things.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Some of the things that I think I will remember from this section are the differences between operant and target behaviors. I thought that these distinctions were really interesting and were a perfect example of how a simple prefix can completely change the meaning of a word. I also think that I will remember the difference between emitted and elicited; although, I think that this distinction will take some time to master. These two words seem really similar to me and I can see how a lot of people (including myself) could get them mixed up. I like that the book did such a good job of laying out clear cut definitions and examples of what makes the words different.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
One way that my idea about behavior modification has changed is that I feel I have learned more about the process of modifying behavior. For instance, one thing that I found very interesting was the introduction of the term extinction. I had never before heard this term used in a psychological sense and I thought it was really interesting. Extinction refers to when a behavior that has previously been reinforced is not reinforced anymore, and is often quite averse to the person in question. The example used in the book was the fable of the crow. I thought that this was interesting because I not only learned a new word, but I also was able to extend my knowledge of behavior modification.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Terms: Reinforcement, Adverse, operant, target, emitted, elicited, response, extinction

1 a&b) One thing that I really liked in this section was the establishing operation and extinction. I've learned about the experiment with rats using bells and maze, and I've heard about the story about the crow that was thirsty. When the story was translated into behavioral terms, it sounded really interesting. Establishing operation is like a higher level of reinforcement and when I try to apply the idea of establishing operation and extinction to daily life, it just makes a lot of sense.

2) There is nothing that I disliked about this section.

3) 1. The definition of establishing operation and extinction, because I've read the experiment and story behind these before.
2. The difference between elicit and emit. Because it was the easiest to understand in this section.
3. The language of behavior may at first seem like a foreign language. I really didn't understand the first part of the section, but as I went through, it became clearer.

4) One thing that I really liked about this section was the in depth explanation and examples for every terms. It is so much easier to understand the terms with all the clear explanations.

5) One thing that I disliked about this section was that there were too many terms to learn, and it was very overwhelming.

6) 1. The definition of reinforcement and punishment. It has been repeated in the course a lot and it was being defined over and over again during class.
2. The definition of discriminative stimulus. It was really confusing to me at first but after looking for different examples from the website, it became clear to me and therefore I will remember it.
3. The definition of deprivation because I think that people are always deprived of something and because it is everywhere, it is easy to remember.

7) After reading section 1.3 and 1.4, I learned a lot of new terms that can be related to our daily lives. The terms used in section 1.1 and 1.2 were being defined and explained again in section 1.3 and 1.4, and there were also added explanations to them. By slowly adding a little more information about these, it makes it a lot more fun and easier to learn. It changed my perspective on how much new vocabulary I'm going to need to talk about this subject.

8) Establishing operation, extinction, reinforcement, elicit, emit, behavior, punishment, discriminative stimulus, deprivation

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I really liked in this section was the way a simple story (The Thirsty Crow) was translated in to behavioral language. It gave me a good sense of what it meant by emitting a behavior, extinction, and getting reinforced all in one story. It sounded so easy to use behavioral language in a simple behavior although I take forever to come with examples of day to day events using behavioral language.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I did not understand the section on extinction burst very well. I wish it could have been elaborated a little more.

3) a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the difference between elicit and emit because I was confused about these two terms at first but then when I understood it, it is easy to remember. Elicit means to make a behavior happen and emit means to actually perform the behavior. Also, I will remember establishing operation because of the example of the deprived rats running in a maze and how motivated they are to press the levers for a sip of water. Lastly, I will remember that almost any behavior can be translated into behavioral language.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked the way all the terms were explained. They were introduced and explained with examples which made me better understand the terms. I would have been confused with the terminologies if examples were not presented.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I did not like filling in the boxes very much because there were too many. Also, I felt that there were too many terms to learn in just one section.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One thing I will remember is target behavior because it is something that we want to occur more frequently or less frequently. Besides, I will remember what discriminate stimulus is. It is anything which sets the stage for an operant response to occur. I will also remember the difference between satiation and deprivation. Satiation is when additional reinforcement is offered to an organism, it will not help to alter the frequency of the organism’s behavior. Whereas, deprivation means preventing an organism from receiving something that is reinforcing.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
After reading these sections, my thought about behavior modification has changed in the fact that behavioral language can be applied to any behavior that is emitted. Although I find it difficult to apply behavioral language at this point, I belief that I will get good at it by the end of this semester.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Behavioral language, elicit, emit, reinforcement, extinction, extinction burst, deprivation, satiation, organism, operant response.

Section 1.3
1)What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked the example of the crow story where the story was given in plain English and then translated to the language of behavior. I really liked that because it is still hard to separate the definitions of words that we learned to use in everyday English from the definitions that are solely reserved for behavior. That story was a good example of how we can begin trying to translate everything into behavior.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing I liked least was filling out the bubbles, but not knowing if I was giving correct answers (or accurate answers). The bubbles are great exercises to practice using behavior language, but sometimes I wonder if I am using the words in the correct way, so I do not like that there is nothing I can double check my work with.

3) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember establishing operation because that is something that will make it more likely for someone to elicit a desired response, so it may be important when trying to modify someone’s behavior. I will remember extinction because that is the fluctuation in response/behavior when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced. This will be important in behavior modification because we cannot always, continually, and infinitely reinforce a certain behavior that we are trying to change in someone else. There will come a time when we do stop reinforcement and it will be important to know how that person (or animal) will react when that time comes. I will remember that it is important to try to translate regular English into behavior language because that is a vital part of behavior modification, you must be able to explain the antecedent, behavior, and consequence of that behavior and how you are going to use punishment or reinforcement to increase or decrease the desired behavior.

Section 1.4
4) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked that all of the behavior modification terms were given and defined for us in this section. Even though it is slightly redundant for some terms, it is useful to continue going over the definitions and examples of them.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I found some of the definitions slightly confusing, especially when they weren’t given with an example. I am still a little unsure of the exact definition of operant behavior, but I feel that I have a grasp of the general meaning of the phrase. That term was used in an example and I think that is why I am having a little more difficulty fully understanding the phrase.

6) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember discriminative stimulus, since I believe that these stimuli are the ones in our environment that influence our behavior the most without us even realizing it. For instance, when the lights in a theater go down, everyone stops talking and puts their phones away. No one told us to do so and there isn’t even a sign that says to be quiet, and yet the dimming of the lights elicits that behavior in everyone. I will remember satiation because if someone is satiated, then you will no longer be able to modify their behavior. I will remember deprivation because the withholding of a certain stimulus is what gives rise to establishing operation, which makes it more likely to emit a behavior.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I am now realizing how complicated the language of behavior modification is. I didn’t realize that there would be so many specific terms for the language of behavior.

Terms: establishing operation, elicit, reinforced, extinction, antecedent, behavior, consequence, punishment, operant behavior, discriminative stimulus, satiation, deprivation

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed that instead of just listing terminology, it is first explained how important terminology is in the Behavior Modification world. This makes me pay more attention to it and learn it more precisely.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I didn't like that there really wasn't a clear definition of self-reinforcement. I was really confused and I felt it lacked a strong definition that was relate-able.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the importance of the language -- because if I don't I won't be taken seriously in this discipline. I will remember to keep my previous definitions of words at the door because they are not always the same in BMod. I will remember that what we are learning now are building blocks and that they will be needed later to build upon. Otherwise I will have to relearn them.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed that the definitions were given and then explained. And then we were told to put it in our own words. This allowed me to think about it rather than just breeze over the definitions -- and hopefully help with learning them.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I disliked the sheer volume of examples to fill out. The amount of them makes me less likely to do it. Having three examples for each idea helps to learn and reinforce but seems to keep me from wanting to do it.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that Behavior Modification refers to more than just humans -- but rather all organisms. This makes it applicable to multiple situations. I will remember that the Target behavior is what you are aiming for. This pun helps me to learn what it means. I will remember that emitted and elicited are the "scientific" ways to describe phenomena when discussing Behavior Modification -- because this is how we speak in the Behavior Modification world.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
These sections have helped me to establish within my own opinion that Behavior Modification is a testable science with a distinct language -- that is crucial to utilizing the science.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
elicit, emit, target behavior, reinforce, self-reinforcement

1) I enjoyed when the section discussed how becoming more familiar with the terms and being able to use them fluently would ultimately put someone in a better position to view the world and peoples’ actions from a behavioral perspective. That reinforced the reason for the section and created a clear motive for learning the context with in the text.
2) One thing I disliked in this section was when it first started to refer to things in the proper behavioral terms. I did not dislike this because of the information it was covering. I disliked on the sole factor that it sounded so unfamiliar and strange to phrase things in that manner. The section definitely made it clear that practice on this topic is very essential.
3) (a) I will remember who strange it was to first hear the ABCs of behavior phrased in correct behavioral terms. (b) Also, practicing explaining and interpreting behavioral events will take practice, just like understanding any other language, but will ultimately help one to see the world from a behavioral perspective. (c) More of the fine print material in the section that I will remember is that extinction is when a behavior is no longer reinforced, while deprivation is withholding of certain materials.
4) This section is a little overwhelming because it defines so many terms and you feel like it will be impossible to remember all of the terms, but I liked how there was sections in the text that went into more detail describing the terms. These paragraphs gave me a little time to breath and take the time better understand the term as a whole rather than just the definition.
5) Like I stated above, I did not really enjoy this section defining so many terms just because it seemed overwhelming to be able to understand/memorize all of the definitions. I understand that it is a necessity to known all of the definitions by heart but that does not change the fact that it’s a bit overwhelming thought.
6) (a) I will remember that learning and understanding the definitions of the behavioral terms is essential to understanding behavior modification. (b) Operant behavior set the occasion for reinforcement or punishment to occur and will always occur before either of those actions take place. (c) Lastly, target behaviors can be the increase or the decrease of the occurrence of a behavior. I sometimes automatically assume that when discussing a target behavior that one wants to increase that behavior so I will now remember that it can go both ways.
7) I am now starting to look at behavior modification as a topic that you need to always be learning new things and applying things as you go. It’s a subjects that involves building on what you learn before and being able to pull information from areas that other people may overlook. The language involved in behavior modification is a very cumulative and is very essential to the overall understanding on behaviors.
8) Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Punishment, Target Behavior, ABCs of Behavior, Deprivation, Extinction

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked how you gave definitions to the terms followed by using the terms with different examples. It helped me fully understand what the definitions of the terms we are using are.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
For me, I lost interest in the reading a little over half way through it. It started to get too in depth with all of the different definitions and examples.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember these three things from this section: 1. The difference between elicit and emit. Elicit is to make the behavior occur whereas emit means to actually do the behavior. 2. Establishing operation is a procedure that makes a reinforcer more reinforcing. 3. Language of behavior is very specific, and it can be used in just about almost everything.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed how you gave the term, definition, and then followed it with an example. I learn best with terms followed by examples, so I really appreciate when the text is like this.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I felt like this section was rather repetitive. I feel like I had a grasp on some of the terms the first time around.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? 1. Target behavior is the behavior at which you increase or decrease the frequency of this happening. For example, wanting to decrease the frequency of drinking soda, "drinking soda" would be the target behavior. 2. Satiation is where the organism has had its fill of something and no longer desires this. For example, eating a whole tub of ice cream can make someone not want anymore ice cream, and ice cream could become not desirable anymore. 3. Discriminate stimulus is any stimulus which sets the occasion and tells you what to do more or less.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I feel like I have a better understanding over the topic of behavior modification after learning all of the terminology in these two sections. They helped me understand some of the things that I did not really think about before reading.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Elicit, emit, establishing operation, reinforcer, reinforcing, language of behavior, target behavior, satiation, discriminate stimulus

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
This section explained the terms in an easy to follow fashion, an example being the crow and the pitcher. First it was told in general terms followed by an explanation using behavior modification terms. Seeing bmod information presented in everyday terms helps to emphasize how much behavior modification are used in everyday scenarios that are overlooked.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The only issue I had with this chapter was elicit and emit being explained so closely during the section. If they explained them less clustered during the section I feel it would have been easier to comprehend the difference.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a) Establishing operations is used to make a reinforce more reinforcing (example: making food taste good)
b)Extinction is a term that refers when a situation where previously reinforced behaviors are no longer reinforced.
c) Language used in behavior is precise, being able to distinguish between specific terms is similar to learning a new language.

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

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
This chapter has a lot of terminology, and it refers back to other terminology from other sections. The chapters are starting to come together and we are getting more in depth with what behavior modification is. There are few real world examples in this section but the information is presented well.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed this chapter, the information was presented upfront. That being said with all of this new terminology being explained and used the reading was a bit dense. The pacing of the information was almost too quick to fully comprehend what was meant.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
A) Operant behavior refers to the network of factors and events involved in the behavior of human and non-human animals, more in depth operant behaviors are who which set the occasion for either reinforcement or punishment.
B) Elicit means to make a behavior occur. Emit means to do the behavior.
C) This section really drove home how cumulative the learning of behavior terminology is. You cannot understand the bigger picture if you don’t understand the smaller areas.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
These two sections have given me more terminology to familiarize myself with before saying that I understand behavior modification.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Elicit, Emit, Operant Behavior, reinforcement, extinction, desired response, deprivation, extinction burst.

1-3
1. Before reading this section of the book I thought that behavior modification was more about the ABC’s . I This is because the first two sections were more about the ABC’s and I also didn’t realize how much and how important terminology was going to be to understanding behavior modification. I really don’t know why I thought this. Just it has been a huge surprise with how much there really is.
2. The first thing that I really remember is seriously how important terminology is. I’m honestly starting to panic about how much there really is. And how different one word can be but in slight variations. I know that I am going to remember it because right now I’m in a panic about all of it.
3. The second thing that I am going to remember is establishing operation. I will remember that it used to make a reinforcer more reinforcing. And how I know this is because I feel bad for the lab rats being deprived food or water so that they will be more compelled to do something for the food and water.
4. Finally I will remember the story about the crow and how he would drop the stones in the water so that he could rise the water level so he could drink. He was experiencing extinction from not being able to drink the water, so he would had have died, to then learning about the stones which after one stone his behavior was reinforced by getting a little bit closer to the water. I will remember this only because the bird almost died (extinct) and then after dropping a stone repetitively because of reinforcement he lived.
5. I liked how there were stories. The stories helped to understand the vocabulary better. And for some reason this chapter in the beginning made me laugh out loud a little bit. I’m really enjoying actually reading from this book while in other classes I seem to be doing everything I can to avoid the reading.
6. What I didn’t enjoy in this section was the second writing portion. I had a very difficult time trying to figure out how to go about doing this. I wish I could have asked more questions in class before having it due.
7.. I don’t think that this section is really changing what I think about behavior modification. Only because before I really started taking this class I didn’t put very much conscious thought about specific behavior modification. So everything that I have been reading has just been making sense and adding in.
1-4
1.The first thing I am really going to remember is reinforcement and punishment. That when you reinforce you will want to increase behavior while punishment you want to decrease behavior. This is because we have gone over these two terms repetitively
2. The second thing that I am going to remember is the word deprivation and how it means holding back a certain stimulus to try to get something to do what you want it to do. I know that I will remember this because deprivation like deprive means that you hold something back.
3. The third thing that I will remember target behavior. Because it just fits in with thinking that the behavior of a certain thing (target). It is quite obvious.
4. What I liked about this chapter is that the vocabulary is starting to make a little more sense. It goes into more detail about how we can use the words and more in depth.
5. I’M STILL HAVING A HARDER TIME UNDERSTANDING OPERANT BEHAVIOR! If we could please go over this more in class that would be awesome!
6. My opinion of behavior modification is still about the same. I’m still just going along with the class and learning as I go. In this chapter though a lot of terminology was clarified which was nice!
Terms: Behavior, Reinforcement, establishing operation, reinforcing, reinforcer, extinction, deprivation, punishment, target behavior, operant behavior.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section was how it explained the importance of the classification of behaviors or events, and being able to observe behaviors and put them in difference categories or classifications. I also liked the example of thinking of behaviors like a topographical map, the behaviors might look the same on the surface but they may be different when you look at them deeper. I really liked this part of the section because providing examples and helpful ways to remember different content is helpful to my style of learning.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
What I least liked was when we were challenged to interpret what B.F. Skinner was saying in one of his books he wrote. It isn’t that I didn’t like this section, it was just a bit frustrating because I am not familiar with the language quite yet so it made it really difficult to try and understand what he was saying.

What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things I will remember from this section are; that the language of behavior is very precise because it is important that we describe behavior accurately because it is important when trying to figure out what type of behavior is being emitted. Also, I will remember not to get too frustrated with learning all of the terminology at first, because it is like learning a foreign language, it takes time. Lastly, I will remember that operations help to make reinforces more effective.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I really liked about this section was how it went through a lot of the definitions we have talked about in previous sections. It listed the term, the definition, and an example. I found this really helpful not only because I learn well from examples, but also because adding new old terms to the explanation of new terms helps to refresh your memory of what you have already learned.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I had a hard time figuring out the difference and keeping straight the two terms, elicit and emit. I think this is because I have used them interchangeably in the past and now I know that they mean two different things.
What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the difference between emit and elicit because I spent time trying to figure out the difference for a while. Also, discriminative stimuli may lead to a variety of potential responses depending on the situation. Lastly, withholding any stimulus will lead to deprivation.

Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
Since I am still getting used to using BMOD terms, I still think BMOD is a lot more complex then I first thought. I am interested to see if my thoughts on this change as I get more comfortable with all the terminology.

terms:BMOD, elicit,emit, deprivation, discriminative stimuli,operations, classification, reinforcer, behaviors

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I enjoyed how the subject matter what broken down, with good doses of humor, and making it simple yet precise. In this study we need to be exact, and labeling certain environmental forces with the correct terms is vital. The terms are often easy to understand because they’re words we already know the meaning to, and we’re just applying them to a new situation, such as emit, elicit, reinforce, punish, etc..
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
Establishing operant was a confusing term at first. I now know is means to set up the condition for the reinforcement to be stronger (such as deprivation of food to make food more rewarding).
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
The first thing from this section to remember is the importance of language. We need to be very specific. The second is establishing operant, which is to make a reinforcement stronger. Extinction is the process of stopping rewards for a certain behavior so that it is no longer used.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
Some of the cool stuff was thinking about how I can use this new information. We’re starting to form the base of the knowledge we can use to change not only our own behavior, but those around us as well. It’s giving terms to a lot of stuff we already knew (reinforcement, punishment) and having us think about it in ways we haven’t done before.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
Some of the terms can be confusing at first. Terms like discriminate stimuli(stimuli that set the occurrence for an operant response) and operant behavior(behaviors that set the occurrence for punishment or reinforcement) take some rereading and thinking.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Discriminate stimuli are stimuli that set the occurrence for operant response to occur.
Operant behaviors are behaviors that set the occurrence for punishment or reinforcement
Operant response is behavior that is modifiable by consequences.
These are the three terms I had the hardest time comprehending in this chapter; but, I’ll remember them better now that I understand them.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)? I don’t think my views on Bmod have changed much with this section. I’m glad I’m learning some new terminology and can apply these things to my own life. I’m sure we’ve all experienced extinction blast where we get frustrated doing a behavior that was previously reinforced but is now ineffective.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Punisher, reinforcement, extinct, operant behavior, operant response, discriminative stimuli, establishing operant, emit, elicit

SMP

Section 1.3-
1) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I really liked about section 1.3 is the definitions of elicit and emit. Elicit means to make a behavior occur and emit means to do the behavior. I thought the definitions were clear and I liked the example that was provided with the definitions.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I disliked about this section was the introduction of it. I thought it was too lengthy and made me less interested in the topics to be discussed later on in section 1.3.

3) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
The three things I will remember from this section would have to be the following three definitions: establishing operation, extinction, and extinction bursts. The definition of establishing operation is a procedure that makes the reinforcer more reinforcing, the example used was being deprived of food which made you more motivated to do something when you have a chance to eat. The definition for extinction is that it occurs in circumstances that were previously reinforced but are no longer reinforced. The third thing I will remember is the definition for extinction bursts. This occurs when during extinction where the person begins to vary their behaviors in hopes of being reinforced. I will remember these three definitions because they are new to us in language of behavior modification.

Section 1.4-
4) What was one thing that you really liked that was in this section? Why?
One thing that I really liked about section 1.4 is that it reviewed all of the definitions we covered thus far in the chapter. This was a good review since all of the terms were put together.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I disliked in section 1.4 is I thought that some definitions could be more elaborate and more distinctive from similar words and their definitions. I think that it would be more clearer for me to understand the differences between some of the definitions we have.

6) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things I will remember front reading this section would include the definitions for: deprivation, satiation, and discriminative stimuli. The definition for deprivation is to withhold a stimulus which serves as reinforcement to an organism. The definition for satiation is that it indicates that introducing any additional reinforcement to an organisms will not alter the frequency of the behavior which is being reinforced. The other definition that I will remember from section 1.4 would be discriminative stimuli. Discriminative stimuli allows us to create a response based on the circumstance in which such stimuli occur. I will remember these three definitions because I found these definitions interesting especially the discriminative stimuli.

7) Now that you have read section 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you though about behavior modification changed (or not?)
After reading these two sections, I am now able to realize how specific the language of behavior modification can be and how many terms there are to it.

8) Terms: elicit, emit, establishing behavior, extinction, extinction bursts, deprivation, satiation, discriminative stimuli, reinforcement, behavior.

Section 1.3
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I definitely liked that it the beginning of this section you talked about how taking behavior modification is like taking a class in foreign language. I liked that you described that what was going to happen in a large portion in this book and also the fact that you stated what would be required throughout in class activities and homework assignments. You made me feel better about the class as you stated, when you become familiar with the terms, then fluent with the language behavior you will be in a much better position to view and understands the worlds behavioral perspective. I like that the concepts of this class will help us understand the outside world’s behavioral viewpoint.
2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing that I disliked the most in this section was how everything was combined and wasn’t very explanatory. I seemed to have got really confused easily in this section. I feel like it was hard to learn anything when I just was focused on doing the homework and it was easy to overthink because there were so many terms and processes of so many behavioral term.
3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
In this section I will remember, 1) the definitons and meanings of frustration and giving up. I never knew that frustration means that you were just in a process of learning, I looked at it as you were so unsatisfied with what was going on that you just wanted to be done with it and so forth with giving up. 2) i will remember elicit means to make a behavior occur and emit means to do the behavior. 3) the language of behavior can be used to describe most all situations. I will remember these three things the most because it was things that stood out to me the most and things that I have already learned in other classes.
Section 1.4
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
The thing that I liked most in the section 1.4 is that you gave us the definitions of all these terms that we have either learned or just starting to learn. You give us a chance to read over these definitions and then tell us to come up with our own definitions and give an example. What I’m meaning is that I like the fact that you give us full definition’s that you haven’t before and let us think of real definitions and examples by ourselves.
5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
There was never anything one thing that I didn’t like in this section it was just the fact that reading the section to forever because of ALL the activities that were required along with the reading. By the time I got to the end of the section I forgot a lot of the stuff I learned cause I was so focus on getting that part down and right.
6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why? Things that I will remember the most in this section 1.4 is 1) target behavior and its definition: the behavior of interest for which you are attempting to increase or decrease in frequency. I will remember this because before this section I never really understand it but now I do. 2) I will remember the term discriminate stimulus which is any stimulus that sets the occasion for an operant response to occur. And that discriminative stimulus is all around us in the environments we encounter. This is because I have never heard of this term before unlike the other terms stated in the section. 3) I will also remember the difference between satiation, providing it with reinforcement and deprivation, do not allow reinforcement.
7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
After reading the sections 1.3 and 1.4 my perspectives on behavior modification haven’t really change. I just now know that the concepts all relate so much and it is complicating to think how behavior modifies all these terms and the terminology.
8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Reinforcment, deprivation, satiation, operant response/conditioning/behavior, discriminative stimulus, target behavior, frustration, giving up, emit, elicit, punishment.

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked that the section focused how it is important to use the behavior terms to describe the different actions that we observe so that what we report is universal.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I disliked the ending of the section where we are to interrupt the story because I did not understand it and do not believe that it was entirely relevant.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the difference between elicit and emit because I had to practice.
I will remember that self- reinforcement is an interesting concept because it is up to us to decide if the consequence is a reinforcer or a punisher or if it has the power to change a behavior.
I will remember that establishing operation is the "big word" for something that makes a reinforcement more reinforcing.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I liked that the section emphasized the definitions of the behaviorist words and made us use them. I like this because it can help us to elicit the behavior of using these words in real life and it helped with understanding the concepts.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I did not dislike anything about this section because it was a very helpful section.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember that the words that we are learning are important to understand and use because we are going to build from here.
I will remember the difference between operant behavior and target behavior because I originally thought that these were the same thing.
I will remember Satiation and what it means. I thought that this concept was very interesting and when you think about how some punishments and reinforcements are done in real life it goes against the concept of satiation.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
I realize (as stated above) what self reinforcement really meant and how it is up to the person (or animal) to change their behavior. I thought that it was interesting that we hold the power based on the behavior that we emit to discriminative stimuli.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Elicit, behavior, self reinforcement, discriminative stimuli, consequence, satiation, punishment, reinforcement, operant behavior, target behavior, emit

Section 1.3
1) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I think the thing I enjoyed most about this section was the honesty. Most textbooks will throw terms at you and expect you to just absorb the information like some sort of knowledge sponge. But this section explicitly states that it is okay to not understand some of this behavior modification stuff at first. This section admits that the course material can be confusing at first. But it also reassures that it will get easier. There were certain parts that I read and it was initially hard to wrap my mind around. Some things in the first couple of sections were a bit confusing. And even our in class discussion showed that these concepts could be hard to grasp. So I am glad that this section covered the fact that it can be difficult when first presented. I know that it’s not just me!

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing that I liked least about this section was the confusion. Some of the terms and concepts were hard for me to understand. But I am sure that once we go over the topics in class I will be more able to grasp them. Last week I was having trouble with a couple of terms, but after we met in class, I was more able to understand the concepts. Even though this section was a little hard to read through – it still reassured me that that was okay! (which was what I liked most)

3) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. The first thing I will remember from this section is that the language of behavior is very precise. This was discussed in section 1.2. Section 1.2 explains the difference between reinforcement, reinforcer, and reinforcing. Before reading that section I would not have known that difference. And before reading this section, I would not have known how to describe that difference. So I will remember that the language of behavior is precise.
b. Another thing I will remember from this section is the difference between elicit and emit. To elicit a behavior is to make the behavior occur. But when a behavior is emitted, it means that the behavior was actually being done. For example, drinking a lot of water can elicit a feeling of having to use the restroom. And the feeling of having to use the restroom will make a person emit the behavior or excusing themselves. It will be important for me to be able to decipher between the terms elicit and emit. So I will remember the difference between them.
c. The third thing I will take from this section is the difference between deprivation and extinction. Deprivation is an establishing operation that makes a reinforcer more reinforcing. The example that the section gives is when a lab rat is deprived of water for a certain amount of time. Then that lab rat will probably be more motivated to run through a maze if he is offered some water. But extinction is when you have a situation that was once reinforced and is no longer reinforced.

Section 1.4
4) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I really liked the overall layout of this chapter. It was easy to read through and see what behavioral modification terms were where. I was easy to understand, and it will come in handy for later use in the course. This section will be helpful because it just goes over the main terms used in behavioral modification.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The thing I didn’t really like about this section was the pair of terms: operant behavior and target behavior. I understand what target behavior is. But I do not see the difference between the two. Operant behavior is something that sets the occasion for a reinforcement or a punishment to occur. And a target behavior is the behavior that we try to increase or decrease in frequency. A target behavior is something that we are essentially trying to change. Can’t operant behavior be changed as well? Or be made more or less likely to occur? Can a target behavior be an operant behavior? These two things were just really hard for me to separate from one another.

6) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
a. The first thing I will take from this section is that the language of behavior is cumulative. This is the case because we are constantly adding on things to what we have already learned. So now after both sections, we know that behavior language is both precise and cumulative.
b. The second thing I will take from this section is the idea of satiation. I think that satiation will be an important term to know throughout the semester. Satiation is when you add more reinforcement but it doesn’t alter the frequency of the behavior that is happening.
c. The third thing I will take from this section to remember are all of the great examples. I have never had a “textbook” that makes us fill out so many of our own examples. I think that that will really help my learning about behavior modification. And the examples are also something that I can keep and go back to look at if I ever have questions about certain terms and things.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
After reading these sections, I have started to think that behavior modification is a lot more complex than I originally had imagined. There are many terms that we have learned thus far, and some of those terms are hard to understand. I am just glad that these sections lay out the terms in the way that they do. These sections let us know, as readers, that it is okay to not fully understand the language of behavioral modification at first. So even though these sections can be difficult to read through, they are also reassuring and helpful.

TERMS: Behavior, Reinforcement, Reinforcer, Reinforcing, Elicit, Emit, Deprivation, Extinction, Operant Behavior, Target Behavior, Cumulative, Satiation

1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I like that this section as a whole is a section that is dedicated to the importance of using the correct terminology when speaking from a behavioral perspective. It has shown me that I need to be careful with the specific terms I use when completing assignments or speaking in class.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
There wasn't really anything in particular that I disliked, but this section does have me feeling nervous. I'm worried that I will get frustrated and use terms incorrectly, and I'm worried that I wont learn it as well as one probably should.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
A - The first thing I will remember is that nearly any situation can be translated into speaking from a behavioral perspective. This will teach me to actually view the world from a more behavioral standpoint even after the class is finished.
B - The second thing I will remember from this section is that it is okay if I become frustrated with trying to learn the language of behavior, this section is another part that I liked, because inability to learn something I need to learn is a very big anxiety of mine, and I become easily frustrated.
C - The third thing I will remember from this section is the difference between what it means to elicit a behavior and to emit a behavior. I had never really thought about the differences, but I am actually confident I understand how and when to use each word.

4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
I like that this section gives actual definitions in the text. We discussed this in class last Thursday, and I am definitely a person that likes to have clear cut definitions. I understand this is not always possible, especially in the language of behavior, but I am glad that there are some terms that can be clearly defined.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I least liked that some parts are becoming redundant to read. Having said that, however, it is highly important to note that this simply means I am beginning to really learn some of this information, just like it states in the summary of this section, that redundancy and repetition is good, and it means that I am learning.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
A - I will remember what the relationship between satiation and deprivation is. These two terms seem to me that they are often used in behavior modification, and given that they have definitions provided, I will remember them.
B - The second thing I will remember from this section is what an establishing operation is. I can relate and draw connections from this term to other terms we've learned. I feel that I am starting to see the connections between these terms, enabling me to understand how to use them.
C - The third thing I will remember from this section is what a discriminate stimulus is. This was a new term for me, but having a definition and understand what the individual words in the term mean will help me understand how to use this phrase correctly.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
These sections have not particularly changed what I thought about behavior modification. From the first two sections of the book I could tell that I was going to constantly be broadening my knowledge, so I have grown to expect that the further we delve into what behavior modification is.

8) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Terms: elicit, emit, behavior, satiation, deprivation, establishing operation, discriminate stimulus.

1. I really liked how this section related the language of behavior to Spanish. It made it a lot easier to relate to and to understand what is trying to be taught.

2.What I didn't like about this section was how confusing some of the terms were. I thought the difference between elicit and emit were kind of confusing when comparing the two and I'm afraid that I will get them mixed up. There are a few other terms that also seem confusing, but I'm sure the more that I practice them the easier they will become to understand.

3. One thing that I will remember is the importance of the terminology and language in behavior modification. I didn't know that behavior really had it's own language. I will remember this because it is a very important part in the class. I will also remember that behavior is like Spanish and I might not understand it right away, but the more I use the language, the more I will be able to understand it. This will help me gain confidence in the class. The last thing I will remember is to know the difference between similar terms and how to use them the right way. This will be important throughout the class.

4. I really liked that this section gave the definition for terms, and then gave a very relevant example of how to use them. It made the terms easier to understand.

5. There wasn't anything specific that I didn't like about this section, again I am just worried about all of the terms. I am going to have to find a way to not just memorize them, but to fully understand them in order to make the class easier and to do well in the class.

6. I will remember what satiation is: when adding on reinforcements, it will not be an influence in what is already being reinforced. I will also remember deprivation: which is not giving anything to an organism that is a stimulus to reinforce. The last thing I will remember is the importance of the target behavior and the response. The target behavior is really important because it is what you want to happen based on the antecedent, behavior, etc.

7. My thoughts on behavior modification have changed by becoming a bit more worried on how this class is going to go. The amount of terms even so far have been a little challenging and again, I am really going to have to find a way to learn and understand the terms.

8. satiation, reinforcements, deprivation, target behavior, response, antecedent, behavior, elicit, emit.

Section 1.3

1) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

One thing that I really liked that was in this section was the fact that each concept was explained in great detail. After every concept, there were examples and then boxes for us to practice. This was my favorite thing about the section because it helped me better understand the new terms that were discussed in it.

2) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

I can’t really find anything that I dislike about the section because of how well each concept was explained.

3) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

One thing that I will remember from this section is the difference between elicit and emit. Elicit means to make a behavior occur, and emit means to actually do the behavior. I will easily remember this because it is not a hard concept to remember and there were good examples provided. Another thing that I will remember is that the language of behavior is very precise because it is important to describe behaviors accurately. I will remember this because it is repeated quite a bit in this section and in others before this. A third thing I will remember is that extinction occurs when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced. I have seen this concept in classes before this, so I will remember it from this section.

Section 1.4

4) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?

Just like in section 1.3, I liked that there were plenty of examples and a lot of boxes for us to fill out and practice for ourselves. This really helps me understand the concepts a lot easier.

5) What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?

One of the things I disliked about the section is that one of the ideas was still confusing even with examples and practice. One of these ideas is discriminative stimulus. Another thing I kind of disliked is that some of the words talked about in this section were discussed in the previous section, so it seemed a bit repetitive.

6) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?

One thing that I will remember from this section is the definition of deprivation. The definition is withholding any stimulus that serves as reinforcement to an organism. It was explained well in both sections. I will also remember that a target behavior is the behavior of interest for which you are attempting to increase or decrease in frequency. I have had this concept in classes before this, so it will be easier to remember. A third thing I will remember is that the language of behavior is cumulative and can be repetitive. This was emphasized in this section and it makes sense for us to learn better.

7) Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?

My thoughts about behavior modification haven’t changed all that much. These two sections just introduced new behavioral terms for me to use in describing behavior and applying things to real life.

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

Behavior, elicit, emit, extinction, reinforced, discriminative stimulus, deprivation, reinforcement, target behavior

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

1) I really liked that it explained that the language of behavior modification is very complex and it is okay to not to get it right away. I liked how it challenged me to think a bit critically. It was difficult, but at the same time comforting because it let the reader know that it would take time to develop the new terminology. I like how the new terms were also explained simply and with examples so they were easier to understand. I liked reviewing reinforcement and punishment and the terms elicit and emit and aversive.

2) I least liked the ending where it asked you to translate the story into behavior modification terminology. I didn't know how to do it, and was confused as how to do it. It was complex and confusing and I think this is why I disliked this section so much. The concepts I didn't follow well was the establishing operation, and extinction burst.

3) Three things I will remember from this section are; a-the language of behavior is super complex. This made sense to me as it is a confusing language to understand, and it compared it to learning a foreign language. It cannot be done overnight. b-I also learned how to better understand statements written in behavioral terminology. It still is difficult for me, but easier than before, by having to do it through the exercises given. c-I learned how to better use the terms aversive, elicit, and emit. Elicit and emit are confusing to me sometimes, so the practice helped me remember the difference.

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

4) I like how it went through and defined all the previous terms we had learned just so you can get a better understanding. I like how it asked you to write your own definition for things so you could explain what it meant to you and give an example of your own. I like how it also introduced new terms. It gives actual definitions and I liked that.

5) Some of the material was repetitive. It felt like I had to write the same kind of thing over and over in this section. Then again, this is important to practice so it becomes more familiar material. Also, since I'm a beginner at behavior modification terminology it's good to get drilled on it till it becomes automatic.

6) The 3 things I will remember from this section is; a-I will remember the term discriminate stimuli because it was new for me. It's also still confusing for me. This term is supposed to mean it sets the occasion for the response. b-I also learned how to better define punishment and reinforcement through the exercises and having to give examples. c-I also now better understand the terms operant and target behavior. Operant behavior is like the antecedent & "sets the stage" for either reinforcement or punishment. Target behavior is the behavior you wish to manipulate to either increase or decrease its frequency.

7) My idea of behavior modification is that it is much more difficult and complex and confusing than I initially thought. Some things are not defined as what they sound like they would be. Making the adjustment is going to take time and practice, and I didn't know this would be the case.

8) Behavior modification, reinforcement, punishment, elicit/emit, aversive, est. operation, extinction burst, discriminate stimuli, operant and target behavior.

Section 1.3
1 a&b) The part I really enjoyed in this section was attempting to ‘translate’ the behavior language sentences. It was really crazy trying to interpret what each of these statements meant.

2) The part I liked least the low amount of examples. I was trying really hard to come up with examples for the sentences but I could only think of previous section examples, it would have been interesting if there was an environment or situation prompt to help us the language.

3) Three things from the reading I will remember:
a. Extinction burst where a person varies their behavior in hopes of reinforcing it. The first day of class you attempted to start the projector and kept trying different angles with the remote and you mentioned this language for behavior, it is cool to understand that to an extent now.
b. The story about the bird using the rocks to get water. It was really interesting to see how complicated behavior language is but also how much it explains when used. It was also helpful to see how each of the concepts like extinction burst, reinforcement and deprivation all work together.
c. Satiation or when sufficient access to a reinforcer is allowed explains why reinforcing rats in maze runs with food or water is so powerful. It is cool to understand concepts that you observe or know and a deeper level.

Section 1.4
4 a&b) One aspect about this section that I really liked were the fun examples and prompts for writing my own sentences. From French fries to ice cream, I’m just glad I wasn’t hungry when I read this section! I enjoyed it because it made learning and applying the terms more practical but also fun.

5) One thing I like least was the amount of write a sentence and use as many other terms as possible in the last part of the section. This was mainly because after the first few boxes my brain was tired of figuring out the combinations and definitions of the words together.

6 a,b&c) Three things I will remember from this section are:
a. How terms build on one another. I am already starting to notice how they intertwine and why it is important to be able to distinctively the difference between reinforcer and reinforcement for down the road. If you don’t solidify what is going on at each level, combining them gets tricky.
b. The difference between emitted and elicited. Emitted is when a behavior is voluntary in a given situation and elicited is when a stimulus causes a behavior to occur. The words are very similar but their relationship to behavior is very different.
c. The important of recognizing operant behaviors versus every day behaviors. Operant behaviors are highly to behavior modification and the changing of behavior due to consequences so being able to tell the difference will be important.

7) After reading these sections the most significant change in understanding of behavior modification for me is how complex it is. Especially after going through preliminary terms in 1.4 I was surprised at the subtle differences between some and some concepts or words I didn’t know or wouldn’t know how to use correctly such as discriminate stimulus.
8) Operant behaviors, discriminate stimulus, emit, elicit, modification, reinforcer, reinforcement, satiation, extinction, extinction burst, deprivation

1.I enjoyed the explanation of how the language of behavior is a foreign language in and of itself. After reading the last portion of 1.3 I was really confused as to what I was doing. Unfortunately, I still do not quite understand how to effectively use the all of the terms that I have learned thus far.

2.I disliked the lack of examples on how to effectively use all of the terms and produce a well scripted behavioral paragraph. The lack of examples do not help with my learning style.

3.There is a difference between elicit and emit. It helps to understand those terms in order to use them properly in describing behavior. The fact that behavior is a language, or that it can be translated into a language. Language can be very complex, but fun to learn. Once learned it can be used in many different ways. Lastly, the use of Aesop’s fable to demonstrate the language of behavior. I did not realize how much there was to language before reading this section.

4.I really enjoyed returning to previous terms that were discussed in the earlier sections as a refresher for the definitions and uses of the words. It helped to have the definition given and then have to define the term using my own words.

5.In this section there was not much to dislike. The reason being that it was more of a reminder of some of the terms that we used such as reinforcement, emit, and others. However, it was also an introduction to new words such as discriminative stimulus.

6.The terms that we have discussed are part of the behavior language. They are necessary to accurately describe behavior and present that which is being done. In addition, examples that help to understand the meaning of the words in order reinforce my learning. Lastly, all of the terms are critical for my learning and success in this course.

7. There is way more to behavior than I previously thought. In fact, behavior is more of a language than just actions that we perform on a daily basis. My understanding of behavior has definitely been broadened.

8.Terms used: elicit, emit, behavior, reinforcement, reinforce, discriminative stimulus,

Is it possible to go over the differences between reinforce, reinforcer, and reinforcement; including the same for punishment.

1. One thing I liked about section 1.3 was the fact that the author describes it as learning a new language. The reason I chose this was because I enjoy broadening my language skills. I also like that we're going to be learning it through speaking it practically, not just focused on the terminology with no application.

2. One thing I didn't like was the specific definitions of elicit and emit. I didn't like it because I knew that it would be difficult to tell between the two when trying to define things. According to the author elicit means to make behavior occur like the smell elicited his hunger. Emit means to perform a behavior like the person emitted the behavior of purchasing food.

3. The first thing I will remember about this section is how behavior is similar to learning a separate language. The second thing I will remember are the two definitions of elicit and emit. The third things I'm going to remember are deprivation, satiation, and extinction and how they are used in behavior modification.

4. For section 1.4, the part that I like was when they were talking about discriminate stimulus. The reason I like this is because discriminate stimulus sets the occasion for an operant response to occur. The author gives the example of a stop sign as an example. The stop sign is the stimulus that elicits a response such as stopping.

5. The part in section 1.4 that I didn't like was the way they explained establishing operation. I didn't like how he explained that an establishing operation needs to ensure that an organism's behavior will be modified in order to be effective. For some reason, that definition didn't quite sit well with me.

6. The first thing I will remember from this section is the fact that learning behavior will be cumulative, like learning a language. You will continuously grow and learn more while using things you've already learned. The second thing I will remember is the fact the relationship between satiation and deprivation. The third thing I will remember is that one must establish operation properly in order to elicit behaviors in individuals.

7. After reading these last two sections, my view has skewed slightly to understanding that behavior modification is an adaptive process. I've also come to realize that it's not always gonna work in one go.

8. Terms: elicit, emit, deprivation, satiation, extinction, establishing operation, discriminate stimulus.

section 1.3
1) One thing I liked about this section was how it was broken down. It really showed the importance of wording when it comes to behavioral development. It also broke down how small changes in wording can change the meaning altogether. It was laid out very easily and it made it easy for me to understand.
2) There was nothing notable that I disliked, however, there was a few confusing sentences that i had to reread once or twice.
3)
a. Being familiar with the terminology will help you think in a behavioral mindset with everyday life. One will be able to put a reason behind an action.
b. B.F. Skinner was saying that while there is a reason for our action, we control whether nor not we should engage in that action. If we are driving and the sun shines in our face, we can alter our route against the sunlight or we could improvise and put on sunglasses. Assuming we bought sunglasses ahead of time for an action of such.
c. Extinction being that a behavior that once had a reinforcement component to it no longer has that component. The in-existence of a behavior.
4) I enjoyed coming up with out own examples and sentences for each of the vocab words. This really forces you to understand what you are reading about which will hopefully force you to be successful in learning all of the terms
5) I can't think of anything I actually disliked from this section. The terms becoming repetitious are helpful because they are used over and over again to become stuck in your head to understand.
6) Deprivation, I will be remembered most because it was very interesting to me the way it was used to modify behavior. Target behavior because it gave me a better understanding on what it meant. Elicited and emit again because it gave me a more in depth definition than the previous section.
7) My thoughts about behavior modification have not yet changed. However, I am beginning to see how far back a manipulation can go to achieve a target behavior. I have slightly wondered how a behavior can truly be modified without being blatantly obvious. Learning these new terminology is stimulation my desire to learn how to connect the pieces
8) Behavior, deprivation, extinction, repetition

After reading section 1.3, please respond to the following questions.
1 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this was that you used a lot of different examples to help understand. This section was more difficult to read compared to the last two but with all the examples, it made it easier to try to comprehend.

2.What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The one thing that I found difficult was the lack of different definitions. The examples made it easier to understand but I would find it easier if the definitions were more clear.

3 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One thing that I took from this is that the language of behavior is very difficult to read. I never really thought about it before due to the fact that I never had to read it or write it. I never had to learn the different terminology. Another thing that I will remember is that the language is easy to translate if you know the words. It will take some time to do so but it can be done. The last thing that I will remember from this section is that establishing operation is used to make a reinforcer more reinforcing. For example, they used examples of different animals and depriving them of something they need.

After reading section 1.4, please respond to the following questions.
4 a&b) What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section was the explanation and descriptive paragraphs. I’m not good with vocabulary so lots of explanations and examples helps me.

5. What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
The one thing that I found about this section was that there was too many words in this sections. Like you said in the last section, these are words that you have to frequently use or study in order to understand them. By saying that, all these words are crammed into this making it hard to understand.

6 a,b&c) What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
One thing that I will remember about this section is that you have to know exactly what the language of behavior means in order to use it. A lot of these words have a opposite or can be replaced by another one and still make sense. Another thing that I will remember is the difference between emitted and elicited because I didn’t exactly know the difference before. The last thing that I could take out of this section is that you can respond to a behavior according to the stimulus. People will react to the stimulus differently than others.

7. Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
The thought of behavior has changed a little due to the fact that it seems rather confusing. It will take a lot of time to understand the different concepts in order to completely comprehend. But I am still looking forward to learning about it even if it doesn’t come easy to me.

8. Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
reinforcer, reinforcing, deprive, emitted, elicited, stimulus

1.I liked getting a better understanding of emit and elicit. I knew a little bit about them, but it was nice to get a better definition of the terms, and then practice what they mean.
2.I think one thing I disliked was having to come up with multiple examples. I could easily get the first two, but the third was often more difficult. I understand this is helping me become a better student, but that doesn’t make the process any less aversive during the process.
3.I will definitely remember the difference between emit and elicit. I used to get them confused, and after the practice I don't see myself forgetting anytime soon. I will also remember how to translate behavioral speak into a more understandable language. Once again I think this is due to the practice examples. Lastly I will remember the definition for establishing operant, this is due to the statement on starving rats. It was shocking to me, and caused an aversive response.
4. I liked how we got to see both sides of the spectrum between satiation and deprivation. We see the difference in what giving too much can do to changing behavior, and what giving too much can do. On the one hand if you feed a rat too much food during the experiment he will stop doing the target behavior. IF you do the opposite, that food then has a highly pleasurable valance, and elicits the target behavior.
5.I think the thing I dislike the most is the number of terms that we will need to learn. Right now its all kind of a jumble of words and definitions in my head. I am currently trying to unmuddle the definitions of establishing operation (change in environment to increase reinforcement) and operant behavior (set of factors that elicits specific behaviors) .Hopefully with time and practice these, and more, will make more sense.
6. I really enjoyed reading more about satiation, I think finding that line of satiation and still responsive could be interesting.You obviously don't want to over feed it, but you certainly don't want to starve it either. I will also remember discriminative stimulus.I think studying discriminative stimulus could be intriguing. Conducting a study to test peoples response to an aversive valance could be fun. Along that line, I will probably remember deprivation for the fact that it would help run an experiment.
7. I think my thoughts on behavior modification are very perplexed. I didn’t expect it to basically have its own language. All of these terms I know their basic webster dictionary definitions, but now they have these new meanings and variations.
Terms: Emit, elicit, aversive, establishing operant, satiation, deprivation, target behavior, valance, operant behavior, discriminative stimulus,

1. One thing that I really liked in this section was learning the new vocab. "emit" "elicit" The vocab in this section was a little easier to understand than the last few sections.

2. One thing that I really didn't like was learning how to talk in the language of behavior. It wasn't necessarily hard to learn just confusing. It is a different way of thinking about our behaviors and it is difficult to change a habit.

3. Three things I will remember from this section is how to break down my behaviors and explain in the language of behavior. Learning to talk like this, “upon opening the door I was met with an aversive response from my friends inside effectively punishing my behavior" was certainly a different experience. Second I will remember some of the vocab such as "emit" "elicit" "aversive" . Lastly I will remember just how often you can translate your daily behavior into the language of behavior. Every action throughout the day can be changed.

4. I liked this entire section because it was one big review. I liked how they gave examples on each term then asked for you to provide some more examples as practice.

5. There was nothing specific I did not like about this section.

6. What I will take away from this chapter is a better understanding of all the terms. This section was very easy to read and helped a lot in my understanding of the material.

7. Now that I have read these two section I wouldn't say my view on behavior has changed but rather my understanding of it. Especially in section 1.4, the terms became a lot more clear and in 1.3 I understand the language of behavior a lot more now.

8. Elicit, Emit, Response, Target Response, Establishing operation, Satiation, Discriminative Stimulus.

Section 1.3
1a&b) The one thing that I really liked in this section is the fact that we are not expected to understand something that we read immediately in this section. For example, the passage B.F. Skinner presented which was “The place of operant reinforcement in self-control is not clear, in one sense, all reinforcements are self-administered since a response may be regarded as “producing” its reinforcement…” The reason is because as a student, it was rather complicated to understand and with this expectation, I feel more comfortable learning without the pressure of immediately grasping what is thought.
2) The one thing I liked the least was the complexity of the language of behavior. As Noam Chomsky discovered, language is generative and there are often many ways to describe a behavior’s sequence. I did not really like this because it makes it harder to grasp what I am learning. Although with enough effort, understanding the language of behavior should be fine.
3a,b&c) The three things I will remember from what I read in this section are the classification of behaviors or event, how behaviors can be topographically similar and yet may be functionally different, and the difference between reinforcement and punishment. The reason why I will remember all these three thing are because I read it over and over to make sure understand what I was reading. Especially how a behavior can be topographically similar but serve different purposes.
Section 1.4
4a&b) The one thing I really liked about this section is the introduction of the terms “emitted “and “elicited”. The reason being that these terms are used very often but in terms of the language of behavior it has a slightly different and in-depth definition. Emitted refers to the occurrence of voluntary behaviors and elicited refers to the occurrence of behaviors which are caused by the presentation of a stimulus.
5) The one thing I did not like is the definition that was given for “reinforcement” and “punishment”. The reason why I disliked these definitions were not because I disagreed with it but because I feel that it would be easier to understand by giving these terms one definition and not adding new meaning at each subchapter.
6a,bc) The three things I will remember from this section are the terms emitted, elicited and discriminated stimulus, The reason is because every time new terms are introduced it sparks an interest in me to understand what it means and retain that knowledge.
7) After reading these sections, the one thing that changed in my opinion of behavior modification is that it is a field that goes very in-depth into certain regular, everyday processes and attempts to explain behavior through a set behavioral rules.
8) reinforcement, punishment, elicited, emitted, discriminated stimulus and topographically.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section was how it explained the importance of the classification of behaviors or events, and being able to observe behaviors and put them in difference categories or classifications. I also liked the example of thinking of behaviors like a topographical map, the behaviors might look the same on the surface but they may be different when you look at them deeper. I really liked this part of the section because providing examples and helpful ways to remember different content is helpful to my style of learning.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
What I least liked was when we were challenged to interpret what B.F. Skinner was saying in one of his books he wrote. It isn’t that I didn’t like this section, it was just a bit frustrating because I am not familiar with the language quite yet so it made it really difficult to try and understand what he was saying. However, after finishing the section, going back and reading it again made it easier to understand. Just like a lot of other things in school, the more you read through it and break it down the easier it is to understand.
What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things I will remember from this section are; that the language of behavior is very precise so it is important that we describe behavior accurately because it is important when trying to figure out what type of behavior is being emitted. Also, I will remember not to get too frustrated with learning all of the terminology at first, because it is like learning a foreign language, it takes time. Lastly, I will remember that operations help to make reinforces more effective. All three of these things are important to remember in order to make my future reading and assignments easier to understand and complete.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I really liked about this section was how it went through a lot of the definitions we have talked about in previous sections. It listed the term, the definition, and an example. I found this really helpful not only because I learn well from examples, but also because adding new old terms to the explanation of new terms helps to refresh your memory of what you have already learned.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I had a hard time figuring out the difference and keeping straight the two terms, elicit and emit. I think this is because I have used them interchangeably in the past and now I know that they mean two different things. One way that I believe I can improve my knowledge on these topics is by using them as much as I can in my future blog posts. We talked about how using as many terms as we can in our blog posts as we have discussed in class will help us get into the habit of using the language of behavior modification.
What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the difference between emit and elicit because I spent time trying to figure out the difference for a while. The term emit means to do the behavior. Elicit means to make a behavior occur. For example, the cold whether outside makes me put on my winter coat. Cold weather makes the behavior occur of putting on my coat. Also, discriminative stimuli may lead to a variety of potential responses depending on the situation. Lastly, withholding any stimulus will lead to deprivation. So if you were giving a dog a treat every time it did the desirable behavior and all the sudden you stopped giving the dog treats, it will lead the dog to experience deprivation.

Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
Since I am still getting used to using BMOD terms and the language that comes along with it, I still think BMOD is a lot more complex then I first thought. I am interested to see if my thoughts on this change as I get more comfortable with all the terminology. Also, I have realized that almost every behavior we do big or small can be broken down through the language of behavior modification.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
One thing that I liked about this section was how it explained the importance of the classification of behaviors or events, and being able to observe behaviors and put them in difference categories or classifications. I also liked the example of thinking of behaviors like a topographical map, the behaviors might look the same on the surface but they may be different when you look at them deeper. I really liked this part of the section because providing examples and helpful ways to remember different content is helpful to my style of learning.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
What I least liked was when we were challenged to interpret what B.F. Skinner was saying in one of his books he wrote. It isn’t that I didn’t like this section, it was just a bit frustrating because I am not familiar with the language quite yet so it made it really difficult to try and understand what he was saying. However, after finishing the section, going back and reading it again made it easier to understand. Just like a lot of other things in school, the more you read through it and break it down the easier it is to understand.
What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
Three things I will remember from this section are; that the language of behavior is very precise so it is important that we describe behavior accurately because it is important when trying to figure out what type of behavior is being emitted. Also, I will remember not to get too frustrated with learning all of the terminology at first, because it is like learning a foreign language, it takes time. Lastly, I will remember that operations help to make reinforces more effective. All three of these things are important to remember in order to make my future reading and assignments easier to understand and complete.

What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why?
What I really liked about this section was how it went through a lot of the definitions we have talked about in previous sections. It listed the term, the definition, and an example. I found this really helpful not only because I learn well from examples, but also because adding new old terms to the explanation of new terms helps to refresh your memory of what you have already learned.
What was one thing that you disliked (or liked least) that was in the section? Why?
I had a hard time figuring out the difference and keeping straight the two terms, elicit and emit. I think this is because I have used them interchangeably in the past and now I know that they mean two different things. One way that I believe I can improve my knowledge on these topics is by using them as much as I can in my future blog posts. We talked about how using as many terms as we can in our blog posts as we have discussed in class will help us get into the habit of using the language of behavior modification.
What are three things you will remember from what you read in the section? Why?
I will remember the difference between emit and elicit because I spent time trying to figure out the difference for a while. The term emit means to do the behavior. Elicit means to make a behavior occur. For example, the cold whether outside makes me put on my winter coat. Cold weather makes the behavior occur of putting on my coat. Also, discriminative stimuli may lead to a variety of potential responses depending on the situation. Lastly, withholding any stimulus will lead to deprivation. So if you were giving a dog a treat every time it did the desirable behavior and all the sudden you stopped giving the dog treats, it will lead the dog to experience deprivation.

Now that you have read sections 1.3 & 1.4, how has what you thought about behavior modification changed (or not)?
Since I am still getting used to using BMOD terms and the language that comes along with it, I still think BMOD is a lot more complex then I first thought. I am interested to see if my thoughts on this change as I get more comfortable with all the terminology. Also, I have realized that almost every behavior we do big or small can be broken down through the language of behavior modification.

RA 3
1. One thing that I really liked in this section was learning the new vocab. "emit" "elicit" The vocab in this section was a little easier to understand than the last few sections. After learning these new vocab words it will be easier to speak the language of behavior.

2. One thing that I really didn't like was learning how to talk in the language of behavior. I did not like this because I have never done this before. Talking in the language of behavior is different, I’m not used to it. Saying, “the boy didn’t wear a helmet and got a bruise on his head because of it” is a lot easier to say than, “The boy did not emit the target behavior of wearing a helmet therefore the consequence of failing to emit that behavior is something aversive, getting a bruise on his head. A harsh form of punishment.” It is a different way to think about behaviors.

3. Three things I will remember from this section is how to break down my behaviors and explain in the language of behavior. Like I said before this is all new and will take a lot of concentration when speaking in the language of behavior. Learning to talk like this, “upon opening the door I was met with an aversive response from my friends inside effectively punishing my behavior" was certainly a different experience. Second I will remember some of the vocab such as "emit" "elicit" "aversive". Lastly I will remember just how often you can translate your daily behavior into the language of behavior. Every action throughout the day can be changed and broken down into the language of behavior.

4. I liked this entire section because it was one big review. It helped clarify any confusion I had with the past chapters. It was also helpful to participate in the activities in this section and give examples for “what is punishment/What is reinforcement?”

5. It was a little confusing understanding operant behaviors and discriminative stimulus. Operant behaviors are those that “set the occasion” for either reinforcement or punishment to occur. Discriminative stimulus sets the occasion for a operant response to occur. The discriminative stimulus is a little more confusing to understand. I wish it was explained a little better for my sake.

6. Three things I will take away from this chapter is the two vocab words discriminative stimulus and operant behaviors. These were hard to fully understand which required me to study these a little more. I will remember the past few sections a little better because this section was a little bit of review. The last thing I will remember is important the environment can become through establishing operation.

7. Now that I have read these two sections 1.3 and 1.4 I would say I have certainly learned more and my thoughts have changed. I thought changing a behavior was as simple as rewarding someone when they did one thing then punishing them for doing the opposite. Obviously there is much more that goes into behavioral modification.

8. Elicit, Emit, Response, Target Response, Establishing operation, Satiation, Discriminative Stimulus, Operant behaviors.

AAW
1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
Even though I was not found of the first section of the reading I did find it interesting how they make comments about behavioral language looking like another foreign language because that is how I slightly felt. It was interesting because I could read the words said by B.F. Skinner but I was not sure what he was trying to state. A different concept than I am used to with reading passages that are in English. I also found it interesting that in the sentences given as examples used multiple terms of behavior language. Usually in sentences teachers tell you not to add so many words, but in the exercise in the book they want you to use a ton of behavior language. The last thing that I found very interesting was the effect of establishing operation. I did not think about depriving someone of something to make them more likely to do something to get the reinforcement of their behavior. The simple things that can be done to get someone to do something seems so complex and as I learn more it seems simple but complex at the same time.
2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
The thing that I found least interesting is the first part where they talk about the specific terms that mean specific things. I am not keen on reading the same thing on the language of behavior since this should be an easy concept. There is also no form of interest because I do not like learning about language and anything of the sort. Also, the part where it mentioned about writing in the language. However, I do think that the information is important for someone to know and learn or the explaining of some words of behavior modification so they know what they are explain or talking about.
3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This section relates to the past sections when they mentioned the differences of reinforce, reinforced, reinforcement. At the beginning of this chapter they mention the importance of knowing those differences in the language of behavior and that throughout the chapters more of the language will be there along with practice. This chapter and many more are going to relate to two things already learned. One the ABC’s and the language of behavior. In these chapters and the ones before seem to stress on the factor of using the ABC’s and the language with it to describe ones behavior and how it got there. However, this specific chapter focused more on the writing aspect of the language and what you can do with which has building off of what was in the previous chapter. This makes it easier to start with the basics of behavior modification and keep building on the small concepts to make bigger ones.

4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that I can relate to my life is when the author was talking about their Spanish class and learning the words through interacting and speaking with their teacher. I know that when I took Spanish I had teachers that did not interact and you took down notes every day, but when I had another teacher that the whole class period was discussion based but in Spanish I learned a significant amount more of words than my lecture class. Being able to use the words and put them into sentences whether writing or orally that is more helpful than just reading a book and writing down notes. Using any form of language can make a difference in ones learning. The second thing that I can relate to my life is small, but significant enough for me to remember. The line were they are talking about how understanding the language is difficult they state “Frustration just means that you are in the process of learning (boredom means you learned it already).” My mother and other professors that I have had said around the same quote that the book did. The statement is true and I can already feel myself getting frustrated with the area which means I am leaning and doing what the book expects.

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

5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
What I thought was interesting is the fact that in social environments or settings a person’s actions that are either desirable of undesirable of the person can be reinforced or punished. I think that is interesting for two reasons. One that our environment shapes so much of what a person does in their everyday life. Second that the social norms that the world has developed might seem right to those people, but we made up the norms and someone that does not follow the norms of society could be punished for not following the norms that were made up. The norms in our society could be different norms in other societies.
6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
Once again we have more terminology to learn. I do not find vocabulary and language to be my favorite area of study, but it needs to be done in order to learn more about the area of behavior modification.
7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This may sound redundant but the beginning portion of the chapter is very much so of the section 1.3 where they go over more terminology and vocabulary. The terminology of reinforcement, punishment, operant behavior, and more was in this chapter that was in previous chapters. However, in this chapter the book is waning the reader to put the definition in their own words. This allows the reader to see if they truly have an understanding for the word and meaning.

8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that relates to my life is deprivation, especially is the deprivation is food. I have noticed right before any meal that if something needs to be done I would do so. For example, my mother would not give me any snacks and then right before meals she would state that we could not go get dinner until my bed was made I would run upstairs and make my bed as quickly as possible so I could go eat because I was so hungry. Depriving me of food could get me to do almost anything because I love food so much. Which makes me consider if someone could use someone’s likings against them to change their behavior quicker. The second thing that is related to my life from this chapter is the occurrence of voluntary behaviors or emitted. I would always be put into situations by friends or even family that leave to make a decisions based if I want a punishment or reinforcement. I usually went the reinforce route, but sometimes I would be mad and take the punisher route. Either way I seem to run into that situation even now in my life. I wonder if people do it on purpose or are just not aware of what we are capable as humans.

9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
These reading sections in particular have made my view of behavior modification slightly negative. I thought we would be spending most of our time learning about how to actually modify someone’s behavior. However, these two chapters have been focusing on language and more terms to use. On the other hand this might seem to have changed my thought of the area, but from being in school I understand that someone must understand the terminology before they can actually learn how to do something in this case manipulate someone’s behavior. I am excited to read more chapters to see what other surprises in this area that I did not know.

10) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post and put them at the bottom of your post.
Terms: B.F. Skinner, behavior modification, deprivation, depriving, emitted, punishment, punisher, reinforcement, reinforcer, operant behavior, reinforce, reinforced, ABC’s, and language of behavior.

1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I thought the comparison of behavior modification to Spanish was interesting. After reading about how Spanish was taught to you it made sense that the best way to learn the behavior modification terms was through repetition of use. Before when I thought about such terms like reinforce, reinforce, and reinforcement I didn’t think much about the difference between them, but now that I have used them a few more times I am starting to understand their meanings and uses better. The more I use the terms and work through them the better I will be able to apply them from the behavioral perspective.

2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I didn’t really find anything in this section that wasn’t interesting. I like the discussion about the complexity of language and how we might not know what it all means at first, but we just have to learn it and then use it to understand.

3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This section related to what I already knew about how complex language can be. You might think you know what a word means, but it could mean something else you had never heard of before when talking about a different subject; such as in behavior modification. It’s also possible to say the same thing, but in different ways using different words, as with a few of the examples given in section 1.3. The examples took a certain phrase and used as many behavioral terms as would make sense, which made it seem confusing until you broke it down and thought about what the words meant.

4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that I can relate to my life is the use of behavioral language. Once I become more accustomed to the words and their meanings and uses, I will be able to use them more and apply them to behavioral situations. I’ll know how to manipulate a behavior to elicit a certain consequence.
Another thing that relates to my life is the precision of language. If you aren’t precise with what you are saying, it’s very easy to become confused. Miscommunication can cause a lot of issues which is why it’s important to be clear about what you are trying to say and use it in the correct way.

5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
The part I found most interesting in this section was discriminate stimulus. That is a term I had never heard before and it was fascinating to read about. I didn’t know there was actually a phrase that could be used to describe what sets the occasion/tells you what to do. I also didn’t know about all the different things that can be considered discriminate stimulus, such as people, places, or things in the environment. They can all have an impact on your behavior and lead to different potential responses.

6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I found the parts that had me repeatedly give examples were the least interesting. Some of it seems repetitive, which I know helps in learning, but as part of the chapter I’m more interested in what the reading is than making up examples.

7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
Some of what I already knew came from our first few sections of readings. I had learned the definitions to many of the words re-defined and explained, but this section just reiterated them. Re-reading and thinking about those terms will help me remember what they mean and more likely to be able to use them in phrases.

8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that relates from this section is the use of reinforcement. If I behave in a way that leads me to a desirable outcome, then it is likely that reinforcement occurs, and I will continue to behave in a way that gets me that outcome. I do that that in my life now.
Another thing that relates to my life is the feeling of satiation and deprivation. When I am fulfilled and feel satiated, in hunger for example, then I don’t feel the need to eat anymore. However, when I feel deprived of something, I just want it more and more and it feels like I can never get enough of it.

9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
Reading these sections has made me even more interested and positively influenced what I thought about behavior modification. I didn’t know some of the terms and reading and learning about them is making me realize there is a lot that I don’t know about behavior.

Terms: reinforce, reinforcer, reinforcement, elicit, consequence, discriminate stimulus, desirable outcome, satiation, deprivation

Megan Hasley
Please read sections 1.3 (Language of Behavior) and 1.4 (Some Behavioral Terms)
After reading the first section, please respond to the following questions.
1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I thought it was really interesting that the language used for behavior modification is so specific and needs to be kept that way for a reason. Before this class I did not realize that using words like reinforcement, reinforce, and reinforce could mean such different things.
2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
There was not anything specific in this chapter that I thought was least interesting. I think that everything that was included was relevant and important.
3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
I had already learned that there was a difference between words like reinforcement, reinforce, reinforce and punishment, punish, and punisher but I think this chapter just helped add to that knowledge. It explained how important it is to make sure you’re using the correct terminology.
4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
1. I learned Spanish in high school, and relating behavior modification to learning a new language is a helpful analogy. I think that learning the correct vocabulary for behavior modification is very similar to learning a new language.
2. Translating the behavior modification text into words that are easier to understand was also relevant because sometimes you need to translate words in different ways in order for them to make the most sense.
After reading the second section, please respond to the following questions.
5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I found the new terminology to be very interesting. Learning about deprivation was interesting because I think deprivation could be one of the strongest motivators in behavior modification. If you take something away, people will respond to it.
6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I thought the least interesting part was when the language of behavior was related to math. Personally, I am not good at, or fond of math. Even just thinking about it makes my brain shut down.
7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This section relates to what I already knew because it expanded on a lot of terms. The terms that were discussed today I had discussed briefly in other classes, but had never gone into as much depth before.
8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
Satiation relates to my life because I have experienced that in terms of eating too much, and then being offered more food.
I also think that establishing operation applies because I see a lot of commercials that establish operations; therefore I think it affects all of us.
9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
I expected behavior modification to be complex, but I think with all of the different terms it is more complex than I had imagined. I did not expect for there to be a difference between terms like reinforce and reinforcer. I think that has been the most surprising thing.
10) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post and put them at the bottom of your post.
TERMS: behavior modification, reinforcement, reinforce, and reinforce, punish, punishment, punisher, deprivation, satiation, establishing operation,

After reading the first section, please respond to the following questions.
1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I really enjoyed the way that you introduced the chapter in the beginning. I like the examples that you use and how you define each word perfectly. I loved the story that you used about how you learned Spanish (I speak fluent Spanish so I found it amusing). I also like that you are understanding that most of us students have no understanding of the behavior modification language, as we are just now learning. Most professors expect you to understand things like that right away which can be very frustrating. It was interesting to learn about establish operation because I didn’t realize that researchers actually used that certain procedure.
2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
When I had to give examples, I got kind of frustrating the harder they got. I felt like the questions were intimidating and I didn’t know whether my answer would be right or wrong. But you did say that it’s okay to be frustrated because that means that we are learning. I hope so! I also thought there was far many examples.
3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
- This chapter relates to what I already knew by what we read in the previous chapters. We learned how to use reinforcement, reinforcer, punishment and punisher correctly. We got more in depth with the words we learned in the previous chapters to make the language easier to understand.
4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that relates to my life is how learning a different language can definitely be challenging. It felt nice to know that I am not the only one that is probably struggling on learning about the behavior modification language. Another thing that relates to my life is that I speak fluent Spanish and you included examples based off of your own personal life to help us understand that being new to the language is okay and that sometimes you have to go through the frustrating part to really learn. Some of the Spanish examples made me laugh and it really made me feel included to know that you found my language difficult at one time and that you also went through that frustrating patch.

After reading the second section, please respond to the following questions.
5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I found that I really like that you constantly go over the terms that we have learned in the first chapters because that means we are just learning more and more about each term. I really enjoyed the boxes in this chapter and found them very beneficial. I love how you use humor to persuade us to answer the questions. For example, you made us use french fries while using the words elicit and emit.
6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I really enjoyed this section and found everything very interesting in this section.
7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
It was a great review of many of the things we have previously learned but with a few new terms that we just learned as well. It was really helpful to define each word on our own and think of examples that would fit that term.
8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One thing that relates to my life is that this section really makes you think about what each word means and define it on your own. I really like this because this is how I study and learn the best. It is a lot easier for me to break things down rather than spilling a whole bunch of information down my throat and expect me to learn it right away. Another thing that relates to me is that I love that you use humor in your writing. This is definitely my style of reading and it makes it so much better to read.
9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
These sections have influenced what I originally thought about behavior modification because I thought it would be so much easier to learn about how we behave but now I am like, “dang these are a lot of terms” which means it is a lot more complicated than what I thought.
10) Behavior, modification, language, establishing operation, reinforcement, punishment, punisher, reinforcer, elicit, emit

1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I personally found the example of connecting behavior modification to learning a foreign language to be very interesting because it isn’t something that you would make that connection with easily.

2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
There wasn’t one thing that stuck out as being uninteresting. Some of the terms are terms we have previously learned in other classes, but that is the only part that I would consider uninteresting.

3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously? 
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
A lot of this section relates to previously learned words such as reinforce, reinforcement, reinforce, and punishment that we have discussed in other classes as well as in this one. But, in this section we went much more into detail about the differences of these and how each word is similar yet means a different thing.

4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
The first thing I can relate to my life is learning a foreign language and the difficulties that many people face when first learning them. The other thing that can be related to my life is the idea of behavior extinction. One behavior that I have grown out of is biting people. When I was young this was something I was known for doing but I now, no longer emit that behavior.

5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
My favorite thing in this section was about deprivation and what it really meant in terms of modifying a persons behavior. I think I liked this part most because I have never thought of this term as a use of leverage that you could use on someone.

6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I didn’t find anything overly uninteresting but the part that discussed the relationship of the antecedent, behavior, and consequence was something that we had previously gone into great detail in the chapters before.

7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously? 
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This section talked a bit about deprivation. This is one thing that I think we all know the general concept of but I really liked reading about it in terms of how it can affect a person’s behavior and how you can control an organism by depriving it of something.

8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
One example of how this section can be related back to my life is the part about deprivation. Deprivation is something I think everyone has gone into at one time or another whether it was sleep, food, or social deprivation. Another area that can be related to my life is the use of reinforcements. I think that reinforcements are something that pushes everyone to do a little better.

9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
These sections have made me realize that so many of these terms can be related back to a variety of things that we face in every day life that we don’t even realize have to do with modifying a persons behavior. An example of this is reinforcements and deprivation. Both of these things have the ability to modify a person’s behavior and we often probably don’t even realize it is what we are trying to accomplish.

Terms used: deprivation, behavior, modification, behavior extinction, emit, antecedent, and consequence.

1) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
The thing I found the most interesting, was when normal sentences were translated into the specific behavior language. This is because even though I know what the words reinforcer, punisher, reinforce, punish, etc. mean, I was still really confused when day to day behaviors we translated into to behavior language. Because of this I think it will just talk some practice on my part to become more familiar with the specific language.

2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
The thing that was least interesting to me was when the fable by Aesop was translated into the specific behavior language. I found it to be a little excessive, because it ruined the story and made it more of hassle to read and just ended up confusing me for awhile.

3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
It relates to what I already know because it talks about using the words punishment, punisher, reinforcement, reinforcer in sentences. I may know what the words mean, but to be able to differentiate between them and actually use them in a sentence is completely different and a lot more challenging.

4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
The section about the difference between elicit and emit plays a role in my life because I tend to use those words interchangeably, but I should stop that because they mean different things. The second thing is when it talks about learning Spanish by speaking it rather than just listening to it being spoken. I was taught spanish the same way, and have always been a hands on learner.

After reading the second section, please respond to the following questions.
5) What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I didn’t realize how much terminology there is when it comes to talking about behavior modification. I am looking forward to becoming more familiar with these words and being able to use them when talking about behavior.

6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
There wasn’t anything I didn’t really find interesting. However, I didn’t care for the fact that the book threw so many new terms at us at once. They are all rather similar and I found myself having to re-read things in order to completely comprehend exactly what I was reading.

7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
This section relates to what I already know previously because I have heard these terms in my everyday life, I have just never used them when talking about behavior modification.

8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
Like I said, I have used some of these “new” terms in my daily life, I now just need to get more comfortable when using them to talk about behavior modification. Another thing that relates to my life is when it talks about commercials. I never realized that you could apply behavior modification to the commercials we see on TV everyday.

9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
Reading these two sections made me realize just how complex behavior modification can be. It is not just, ‘Billy did this, because such and such happened to him”, that is just the surface of what behavior modification is all about.

Terminology: behavior modification, reinforcer, reinforcement, punisher, punishment, elicit, emit, reinforce, punish, behavior

1.3
1)
While reading this section, I was very interested in how behavior has its own "language." I found it a little difficult at first while reading some of the passages with the behavior terminology, but thats why I was interested: it was a challenge. I read slowly and comprehended each word and terminology. I liked reading it and I actually spoke out loud with the terminology and I felt very sophisticated and intelligent. I thought it was engaging taking the story of the man who was bit and emitting the behavior language from the story to create what seems like a different story.
2)
I found that reading about establishing operation disinterested me. I guess its because I didn't understand it fully at first and that was frustrating. But after reading further and working harder to understand it completely, it made more sense and I could use towards writing a behavior language sentence.

3)
Well, being that it talks about behavior and how we can manipulate it relates to our previous readings. It speaks about reinforcement and how there's different terminology we should know such as reinforcer and reinforce and how it is incredibly important to know the difference.

4)
I feel like extinction relates to my life sometimes because I will crave something sweet, but when I look in my fridge, freezer, or cabinets, I become disappointed because I don't have any sweets for my craving. Another thing that I can relate to in my life is satiation. For example, studying. I feel motivated at first to study, but by the time I am done studying, I am just sick of it.

1.4
5)
I found that almost every term in behavior language relates to one another is some way. For example, elicit and emit relate to one another in that something/someone elicits something, and we emit it. Also, the relationship between a response and target behavior: the target behavior is a behavior you want to get from yourself or something/someone else, the response is what you get from them. It is interesting how this works.

6)
I didn't find anything very disinteresting. These were all terms that I want to know and need to know so I read and tried my hardest to comprehend. I felt interested in this section because I feel motivated to know these terms.

7)
Most of the terms mentioned were already used in previous sections, which was a good refresher. Like it said in the section, behavior language is very cumulative and you can't just learn it and forget about it, it carries on through the whole process.

8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
I feel like deprivation relates to my life in some degree, especially living away from home. I feel deprived of my family and the love I get from them when I am not around them. Another would be target behavior. I am a nail biter, and my goal is to stop biting my nails, making my target behavior be not to bite my nails.

9)
It is becoming more complex, which I like. It isn't simple as I first thought. I figured, oh, give a punishment, they will stop, or oh, give a reinforcer, they will continue to do the behavior, but it is more complex than that. It depends treating on the environment and how you go about the modification.

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(extra credit)
Section 1.3
1)What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
Overall I thought this section was pretty interesting. If I had to choose I would say that the whole language of behavior being its own language was the most interesting. I found this interesting because I’ve never thought of it that way. It has to be very specific in order to communicate the message across.

2)What did you find least interesting? Why?
The history of Skinner and Goldiamond and their research is something that I find least interesting when reading this section. I don’t enjoy reading facts about history over and over again and sort of loose focus while going over the material.

3)How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
This section relates with the previous sections by discussing reinforcement and how the terms within that word can mean different things such as, reinforce and reinforce which again is very specific.

4)Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
The part talking about establishing operation is a topic that stuck out to me while reading because I could relate the example used to my life. It mentioned how when you’re hungry just about anything tastes good which is so true. I also find myself depriving myself of that food to be motivated when I do get the chance to eat it. Another thing that related to my life is language as a whole. I took Spanish in high school and went overseas to Haiti and it is so important to be precise on what it is you are trying to say to get the correct meaning across.

Section 1.4
5)What did you find interesting in the section? Why?
I thought learning about the relationship between a target behavior and a response was pretty interesting. I know everything has a response and the target is something you can increase or decrease for that changes frequency. I thought this was interesting because this occurs all of the time yet I never take into account the target behavior that I am hoping for.

6)What did you find least interesting? Why?
There were a lot of terms in this section. A lot were repeats so I would say that most weren’t that interesting because it wasn’t new material that stuck out. I think it’s good to review them though because I can always go over it again.

7)How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously?
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
Again, like I said earlier it is a lot of repeats of terminology in this section of what has already been covered if not in the previous sections of this class, another class already taken. So this section relates to a lot of knowledge learned in other courses.

8)Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
I would say relating these terms into my everyday life are something that I notice I can work on more. It’s a process and I will start to realize and look out for these certain behaviors. Another thing that I found in relation to my life is depriving myself of food once again, because in the previous section I used this as an example so that the motivation of being able to eat the food will be that much better.

9)How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
Behavior modification has a lot of the same terms from previous courses and I’m going to enjoy learning more specific ones relating to behavior as we go therefore I can become more aware of my surrounding and the behaviors all around me.

10)Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post and put them at the bottom of your post.
Language of behavior. Skinner and Goldiamond. Reinforcement, reinforce, reinforcer. Establishing operation. Deprivation. Target behavior. Response.

1) What did you find interesting in the first section? Why?
I found the concept that the language of behavior being compared to learning a new language was an interesting way of explaining the topic. It made it very clear that learning the language of behavior can at first be frustrating and difficult, but after a lot of practice and time – things start to make sense.
2) What did you find least interesting? Why?
The sections that I found the least interesting were those that were dedicated to reinforcement and punishment, since we had already learned about that in the previous readings.
3) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously? 
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
As I said above, we just learned about the concepts of reinforcement and punishment, so it relates to what we just recently learned in this very class. It also relates to experience learning a different language, in that this may be challenging and require patience and practice to full understand the concept of the language of behavior.
4) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
I can easily relate the concept of learning a new language because I have taken several years of Spanish – and I STILL struggle with it. I can understand quite a bit, but it still is definitely something that does not come naturally for me. I can also relate this to my confusion when communicating with some people at times – or vice versa. Sometimes a clear behavior for one person can be a confusing one for another person. For example, if a roommate leaves a shirt on their chair because they want to wear it the next day – they may get frustrated when their roommate has folded the shirt up and put it in the closet, thinking it was just out of place.
5) What did you find interesting in the second section? Why?
I am glad we reviewed all of the terms from the previous sections – it was really helping just pulling all of the concepts together.
6) What did you find least interesting? Why?
I suppose I found the section relating back to reinforcement and punishment least interesting – simply because this is a concept that is not new to me and we have already gone over it.
7) How does the section relate to what you already knew/learned previously? 
Note: This can be from previous chapters or from other classes, etc.
All of this chapter seemed to relate to what we have previously learned in this class. Also, many concepts are review from basic high school biology, as well as Intro to Psych.
8) Based on what you read from this section, what are two things that relate to your life? How so?
In reality, basically everything in this chapter relates to my life. A few solid examples would be if I am acting out a behavior, such as washing the dishes, this is a behavior I am emitting. Another example would be if I study hard for an exam, and then do really well on the exam, that would be an example of reinforcement.
9) How has reading these sections influenced what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
Honestly, since most of this has been review it has influenced my original view about behavior modification all too much. If anything, it has made it seem a little more complicated, regarding the language of behavior concept.
10) Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post and put them at the bottom of your post.
Elicit, reinforcement, punishment, language of behavior

1a&b) The one thing that I really liked in this section is the fact that we are not expected to understand something that we read immediately in this section. For example, the passage B.F. Skinner presented which was “The place of operant reinforcement in self-control is not clear, in one sense, all reinforcements are self-administered since a response may be regarded as “producing” its reinforcement…” The reason is because as a student, it was rather complicated to understand and with this expectation, I feel more comfortable learning without the pressure of immediately grasping what is thought. 2) The one thing I liked the least was the complexity of the language of behavior. As Noam Chomsky discovered, language is generative and there are often many ways to describe a behavior’s sequence. I did not really like this because it makes it harder to grasp what I am learning. Although with enough effort, understanding the language of behavior should be fine.
3a,b&c) The three things I will remember from what I read in this section are the classification of behaviors or event, how behaviors can be topographically similar and yet may be functionally different, and the difference between reinforcement and punishment. The reason why I will remember all these three thing are because I read it over and over to make sure understand what I was reading. Especially how a behavior can be topographically similar but serve different purposes. A side note would be that I will remember not to mistake topographical behavior with a functional behavior.
4a&b) The one thing I really liked about this section is the introduction of the terms “emitted “and “elicited”. The reason being that these terms are used very often but in terms of the language of behavior it has a slightly different and in-depth definition. Emitted refers to the occurrence of voluntary behaviors and elicited refers to the occurrence of behaviors which are caused by the presentation of a stimulus.
5) The one thing I did not like is the definition that was given for “reinforcement” and “punishment”. The reason why I disliked these definitions were not because I disagreed with it but because I feel that it would be easier to understand by giving these terms one definition and not adding new meaning at each subchapter.
6a,bc) The three things I will remember from this section are the terms emitted, elicited and discriminated stimulus, The reason is because every time new terms are introduced it sparks an interest in me to understand what it means and retain that knowledge.
7) After reading these sections, the one thing that changed in my opinion of behavior modification is that it is a field that goes very in-depth into certain regular, everyday processes and attempts to explain behavior through a set behavioral rules.

8) reinforcement, punishment, target behavior, elicited, emitted, voluntary behavior, discriminated stimulus, topographical behavior, functional behavior.

1) I found learning about extinction interesting. I liked reading about how even once a behavior is conditioned it can be stopped or modified into a new behavior. That makes me feel better about behavior modification because if something goes wrong extinction can be implemented.

2) I found learning about the language of behavior least interesting to learn about. I don’t like how there is a certain language used in place of certain words. I get that it makes it seem more official in some ways but in my opinion it is pointless to use certain words like emit, elicit, etc.

3) This section relates to what I’ve previously learned about reinforcement. I took a psychology class in high school where we spent a large portion of the class talking about different types of conditioning and reinforcements and punishments.

4) Two things that relate to my life from this section are reinforcement, and aversive stimuli. I have a dog and he get reinforced all of the time. Everytime he sits when I tell him or does something good he gets a treat to reinforce his behavior. Aversive stimuli relates to my life because I have tastes that are aversive to things that have a weird taste. I am a very texture person when it comes to food.

5) I found it interesting learning about different discriminative stimulus’. It was weird to think about how there are different objects, people, or things that are all around us that signal something for us to do. Most of the time we don’t even realize it.

6) I found it least interesting to learn about satiation. I just thought that part of the section was not very interesting compared to the rest of the section. In my opinion it didn’t really have as much information about it compared to the rest of the section.

7) This section relates to information I have already learned about reinforcement and punishment. Classes in school always highlight those two but it was nice learning about different things relating to behavior modification.

8) Two things that relate to my life from this section is discriminative stimulus and target behavior. Discriminative stimulus’ are all around us and we do not realize it. For example, when students go into a classroom before class starts they start talking. When the teacher walks in most of the time the class gets quiet because that is a sign that class is going to start. Target behavior relates to my life because I babysit and I have to get them to brush their teeth. I have to reinforce the behavior of brushing their teeth in order to get them to brush their teeth on their own when I am there.

9) Reading these sections have influenced my thought about behavior modification because it showed me that it is more than just reinforcement and punishment that I originally thought when I took psychology in high school.

10) Terms: reinforcement, behavior modification, discriminative stimulus, target behavior, punishment, satiation, aversive stimuli, emit, elicit, extinction