In order to change my current behavior to my goal behavior, I am going to use negative reinforcement on a fixed interval schedule. Every Monday through Thursday when I get home, I will go over my lecture notes for 30 minutes for all 5 classes with breaks in between of every 30 minute sessions of 10 minutes, for the remaining of the 2016 Spring semester, and if I do not meet the required amount of time, I am not allowed to use my cellphone for one hour which will immediately happen upon failing to meet the time limit.
In one study which demonstrates how effective negative punishment is, Donaldson, Vollmer, Yakich, and Camp (2013) conducted an experiment that consisted of 6 school aged children, who showed behavioral problems either at home or at school. Behavioral problems include not following playground and house rules, such as, pushing or hitting other children, and not listening to adults’ instructions. The experiment took place at the participant 's’ school …show more content…
However, the short term consequence is that I can use this strategy for the rest of the 2016 Spring semester, which will be useful when I have to complete essays, study guides, and study for finals. Even though, there is only a short term consequence of obtaining my goal behavior I can still achieve it by following my behavior change strategy of using negative punishment with a fixed time interval schedule. These studies support the use of negative punishment because I am taking away something that is pleasurable for me, which is my cell phone. The studies also support the use of a fixed time interval schedule by showing how it can increase a behavior thus this type of schedule will increase my ability to go over my notes for the full 30
In one study which demonstrates how effective negative punishment is, Donaldson, Vollmer, Yakich, and Camp (2013) conducted an experiment that consisted of 6 school aged children, who showed behavioral problems either at home or at school. Behavioral problems include not following playground and house rules, such as, pushing or hitting other children, and not listening to adults’ instructions. The experiment took place at the participant 's’ school …show more content…
However, the short term consequence is that I can use this strategy for the rest of the 2016 Spring semester, which will be useful when I have to complete essays, study guides, and study for finals. Even though, there is only a short term consequence of obtaining my goal behavior I can still achieve it by following my behavior change strategy of using negative punishment with a fixed time interval schedule. These studies support the use of negative punishment because I am taking away something that is pleasurable for me, which is my cell phone. The studies also support the use of a fixed time interval schedule by showing how it can increase a behavior thus this type of schedule will increase my ability to go over my notes for the full 30