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Token Economies.
Please review the following website and read about the steps involved in setting up a token economy using the LRBI Checklist:
http://www.olemiss.k12.in.us/intervention/Token.pdf

Next read the following link about the Poyer Purple Paw tokens and respond to the questions listed at that link. http://www.psychologicalscience.com/bmod/2011/10/poyner-purple-paw-tokens.html

You can post your response either here or on the link above.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

There is no assigned reading this week. If you like you can research a topic of interest and report on that for extra credit.

Please read sections 5.4 and 5.5

After reading section 5.4, please respond to the following questions:

What do you think you will remember mostly about section 5.4? Why?

After reading section 5.5, please respond to the following questions:

What do you think you will remember mostly about section 5.4? Why?

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 5.2 and 5.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 4.3 and 5.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 4.1 and 4.2.

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

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

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

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

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

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 3.3 and 3.4.

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

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

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

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

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

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 3.1 and 3.2.

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

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

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

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

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

 

Please read sections 1.3 and 1.4

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

Section 1.3 is about behavior speak or the language of behavior. What I would like you to do just for fun is try to respond to the following in behavior speak. What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why?

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

Section 1.4 provides us with many useful terms that will allow us to talk/communicate using the language of behavior. Which term or concept did you find the most interesting? Why?

What are the terms from the chapter that you think will be easy to incorporate into your verbal and written communication about behavior? What are the terms that you might find difficult to incorporate? Why do you think these will be difficult? What can you do to facilitate learning these terms so you can easily get to the point of being able to use these terms more often?

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/bm_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Behavior Modification presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Behavior Modification? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

You have done an excellent job keeping ahead of me with the readings there is no reading assignment for week #9. But if you want to read something interesting check out this article from Psychology Today about kids teaching themselves to read...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201002/children-teach-themselves-read

 

 

Please read sections 3.3 and 3.4.

Please respond to the following questions and try to use the terms and concepts from the current sections as well as the terms and concepts you have learned so far as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 2.5? Why? Most useful from the handout? Why?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

 

 

Please read sections 3.1 and 3.2.

Please respond to the following questions and try to use the terms and concepts from the current sections as well as the terms and concepts you have learned so far as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 2.5? Why? Most useful from the handout? Why?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

 

Please read sections 2.5 and the handout.

Please respond to the following questions and try to use the terms and concepts from the current sections as well as the terms and concepts you have learned so far as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 2.5? Why? Most useful from the handout? Why?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read sections 2.3 and 2.4.

After reading the sections, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of the sections so far.  Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 2.3? Why? Most useful from section 2.4? Why?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read sections 2.1 and 2.2.

After reading the sections, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of the sections so far.  Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 2.1? Why? Most useful from section 2.2? Why?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Note: Keep in mind that you will be allowed to bring in the blog posts to class with you when you take exams. Be sure to use the terms and terminology in your posts.

Please read sections 1.5 and the handout on recording behaviors for this week. The hand out will be sent to you as an attachment.

After reading the sections, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of section 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and the ones in these new readings).  Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 1.5? Why? Most useful from the handout? Why? What are your thoughts the four basic outcomes?

Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification?  Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?

Finally indicate two topics or concepts that you would like me to cover in more depth in class.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please read sections 5.4 Changing Antecedents and 5.5 Selecting a Reinforcer.

When you answer the questions below use the behavioral language you have been learning all semester.

What is the behavior you are modifying?
What are some of the antecedents to that behavior?
How might you change some of the antecedents to help change the behavior?
What are some antecedents of the behavior that might be difficult to change or have control of?
How might you avoid situations where the antecedent might be present?
What reinforcer are you going to use to modify your behavior?
What is the Premack Principle?
What are some of your high frequency behaviors that might be used as reinforcers?
What is the behavioral chain related to your behavior?
How can you reorganize or change the behavioral chain associated with your behavior?

GO AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT YOUR BEHAIORAL CHANGE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR TARGET BEHAVIOR.

Please read section 5.3 - Functional Analysis of Behavior

When you answer the questions below use the behavioral language you have been learning all semester.

What is a functional analysis of behavior?
What is the behavior that you wanted to modify from section 5.1?
What are some functions of that behavior?
Based on the notes you have been recording about the behavior, what are some of the contexts in which it occurs?
If you were to conduct an indirect assessment of your problematic behavior, how might you go about that?
How are the functions and contexts of your target behavior related?
What would be one function would your behavior have (what is your hypothesis)?
How would you use a DRO to modify your behavior?
How will you reinforce the behavior?
What intervention might you do? And how would this look in terms of the ABC's?
What type of reinforcement schedule are you going to use?

PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR TARGET BEHAVIOR.

Please read section 5.2 - Rule Governed Behavior

When you answer the questions below use the behavioral language you have been learning all semester.

What is rule governed behavior?
What behaviors do you have that are rule governed?
What rule governed behavior do you have that you might want to modify?
What are the ABC's of that behavior?
For the behavior that you would like to change based on section 5.1, what would be some rules you could implement that would make it easier to modify that behavior?

PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR TARGET BEHAVIOR. We will be using this record in your next assignments.

Please read section 5.1 - Measuring Behavior.

When you answer the questions below use the behavioral language you have been learning all semester.

What is a behavior that you would like to change?
What are some of the functions of that behavior?
What does it look like when you do the behavior (topography)?
What context(s) does the behavior occur in/under?
How is the context related to the function of the behavior?
How would you specifically state a target behavior for this behavior?
How might you go about recording the behavior?
If you were going to change this behavior using reinforcement what would be the ABC's that you would use?

PLEASE KEEP A RECORD OF THE BEHAVIOR. We will be using this record in your next assignments.

Please read section 4.3 - The Importance of Goals

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections we have covered so far. Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What are three things you will remember from the section?

For the target behavior you used in the previous section 4.2 use what you learned from section 4.3 to set goals and then evaluate them using the information from the chapter.

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 4.2 - Self-Directed Behavior Steps 

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections we have covered so far. Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

 What are three things you will remember about steps of self-directed behavior? If you were to use self-directed behavior what behavior would you change?

Please work through the steps of self-directed behavior using the target would change.

What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet next?

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 2.5.

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5) please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What did you like about the section? How does it relate to the sections you have covered so far? What are three things you will remember from these sections? What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet?

Do you think schedules of reinforcement can be applied to the real world? How so or Why not?

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 2.4.

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4) please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What did you like about the section? How do they relate to the sections you have covered so far? What are three things you will remember from these sections? What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet?

Do you think the behavior modification techniques you have learned so far can be applied to the real world? How so or Why not?

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 2.3.

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections  (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What did you like about the section? How does it relate to the sections you have covered so far? What are three things you will remember from these section? What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet?

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 2.2.

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of sections  (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2) please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What did you like about the section? How does it relate to the sections you have covered so far? What are three things you will remember from these section? What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet?

Include a list of the terms and concepts you used in your post. (example - Terms: positive reinforcer, extinction, reinforcer, discriminative stimulus...)

Please read section 2.1 for this week.

After reading the section, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of section 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1) please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

What did you like about this section? How does it relate to the sections you have covered so far? What are three things you will remember from this section? What if anything would you like me to be sure and go over in class when we meet?

How do you think knowing behavior modification techniques will change the way you do things in the future?

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

Please read sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 for this week.

After reading the sections, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of section 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5).  Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.

Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 1.3? Why? Most useful from 1.4? Why? Most useful from 1.5? Why? What are your thoughts on the use of reinforcement? Why? What are your thoughts on the use of punishment? Why?

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

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

Please read sections 1.1 and 1.2 for this week.

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

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