BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION 2
Behavioral Modification Paper
1. Identified target behavior:
The behavior I identified and wanted to change was my negativity. Overall, I wanted to be more positive throughout my day. I initially had a hard time trying to find a target behavior to change because I don’t typically dwell or beat myself up on my behaviors or actions. For me, I believe if I reflect briefly on a moment then move on to the next step, it helps me to focus on more meaningful things in life. I needed a little help so I confided in my husband Mike and he suggested that I could try and be more positive. Having an open mind and reflecting within the recent months on my behavior, I agreed that I did need to work on being more positive …show more content…
In hindsight, I probably should have tried a more realistic goal with just trying to cut down on my behavior. I mean, what was I thinking? With three children, the holidays and going to school part time, how in the world could I have stayed 100% positive. After reviewing my data, removing or altering the stimulus conditions that was causing my negativity (children, chores, & the holidays) was nearly impossible. Obviously, the only option I had was to modify myself and my negative behavior/thoughts with a punisher or reinforce, since I couldn’t remove or change my …show more content…
The results:
I felt that the final results of my behavioral modification experiment was inconclusive. The high expectations I set for myself at the beginning of the modification were unrealistic. Halfway through, I should have revised my goal and set a reasonable one in place. Reflecting back on my journals, some days I did exceptionally well with my negative attitude and other days I failed miserably. Furthermore, it didn’t appear to me that there was any great reason for my attitude change within those days and weeks.
On the other hand, I don’t think I was totally unsuccessful with changing my negative behavior because somedays I did do well at not being negative. I believe that the circumstances surrounding this time of the year (holidays) and my husband’s work schedule may have made the modification more difficult for me. The punisher that I set in place (slap with a rubber band on the wrist) worked relatively well, but somedays I
BEHAVORAL MODIFICATION 5 would forget to were the band. Thus, not having a reinforcer for my negative behavior. I also found, the actual journaling to be challenging because I would sometimes forget to record my behavior
Behavioral Modification Paper
1. Identified target behavior:
The behavior I identified and wanted to change was my negativity. Overall, I wanted to be more positive throughout my day. I initially had a hard time trying to find a target behavior to change because I don’t typically dwell or beat myself up on my behaviors or actions. For me, I believe if I reflect briefly on a moment then move on to the next step, it helps me to focus on more meaningful things in life. I needed a little help so I confided in my husband Mike and he suggested that I could try and be more positive. Having an open mind and reflecting within the recent months on my behavior, I agreed that I did need to work on being more positive …show more content…
In hindsight, I probably should have tried a more realistic goal with just trying to cut down on my behavior. I mean, what was I thinking? With three children, the holidays and going to school part time, how in the world could I have stayed 100% positive. After reviewing my data, removing or altering the stimulus conditions that was causing my negativity (children, chores, & the holidays) was nearly impossible. Obviously, the only option I had was to modify myself and my negative behavior/thoughts with a punisher or reinforce, since I couldn’t remove or change my …show more content…
The results:
I felt that the final results of my behavioral modification experiment was inconclusive. The high expectations I set for myself at the beginning of the modification were unrealistic. Halfway through, I should have revised my goal and set a reasonable one in place. Reflecting back on my journals, some days I did exceptionally well with my negative attitude and other days I failed miserably. Furthermore, it didn’t appear to me that there was any great reason for my attitude change within those days and weeks.
On the other hand, I don’t think I was totally unsuccessful with changing my negative behavior because somedays I did do well at not being negative. I believe that the circumstances surrounding this time of the year (holidays) and my husband’s work schedule may have made the modification more difficult for me. The punisher that I set in place (slap with a rubber band on the wrist) worked relatively well, but somedays I
BEHAVORAL MODIFICATION 5 would forget to were the band. Thus, not having a reinforcer for my negative behavior. I also found, the actual journaling to be challenging because I would sometimes forget to record my behavior