Topical Blog Week #3 (Due Wednesday)

The clip I chose is from the show Nip/Tuck. The clip summarizes the scenes of the serial killer, rapist, and torturer's history of his "carvings" in the show and why he does this and why he believes beauty is a curse on the world. He cuts out all the plastic surgery that the patients have received, he then slits two cuts by the mouth as his signature, and then rapes them after he tranquilizes them. The two plastic surgeons are working with the detective that is actually the Carver's sister and kill him, or so they think.

Reinforcement

1.) The target behavior is the Carver surgically removing and reversing the plastic surgery that has been done to women and men by carving it out without amnesia and making two slits by the mouth so every time they open their mouths it makes the slits larger and bleed out.

2.) The consequence would be that he is accomplishing his goal of turning beautiful victims into physically mutilated ones, since he believes that beauty is a curse on the world and is doing them a "favor" by taking away their "curse."

3.) The consequence is reinforcing his behavior because he has been getting away with carving innocent victims that are socially considered beautiful, into what he thinks true beauty is, imperfection. Since he has not been stopped and successful with his numerous rates of victimizing, the frequency of his vicious attacks will continue and may become even more creative.

4.) The consequence of the behavior involves the addition of his urge and confidence of getting away with his attacks, it makes him more blood thirsty instead of being sympathetic for his victims.

5.) The antecedent is premeditation of a crime.
A= Premeditation of a crime
B= Surgically mutilating, raping, and killing
C= Gets away with his crimes and the frequency of his attacks will increase

This is a form of positive reinforcement, since the frequency of his behavior increases.

Punishment

1.) The target behavior is the two plastic surgeons and the detective investigating evidence from the crime scenes to find out who the Carver is, and then shoot him in the stomach once they find out.

2.) The consequence is that they believe they killed him, and stop their investigation and close the case. He did not actually die though and is still at large in Spain.

3.) Since they believe the Carver is dead, the frequency of them investigating his crime and evidence to stop him and find out who he is decreased, because the case is now closed.

4.) The consequence involves the removal of their investigation.

5.) The antecedent is the crime scenes and finally in the surgery room where the Carver is revealed to them.
A= Crime scenes and surgery room
B= investigating evidence and shooting the Carver is the stomach
C= Stop the investigation and close the case

This is negative punishment since the behavior is removed.

Terms-Negative punishment, consequence, behavior, antecedent, frequency, positive reinforcement, and target behavior

http://youtu.be/i5ukudrqYLA

This clip is from the series “How I Met Your Mother.” In this clip a man runs into Ted and knocks the bottle of alcohol out of his hands which then proceeds to shatter onto the ground. This angers Ted and Ted then continues to punch the man in the face. After Ted does this his friends cheer for him and congratulate him on punching the man. Also, after Ted punches the man in the face a lady at the bar buys him a celebratory drink.

1) The target behavior that is being reinforced is the behavior of Ted punching the man in the face.

2) The consequence of this behavior was Ted knocking the man out and Ted’s friends being happy and applauding him for doing so.

3) This consequence will increase the frequency of this behavior because Ted received approval and praise from his friends by punching this man. People like approval and praise so this will reinforce the behavior in the future because it is positive feedback.

4) This consequence involves the addition of praise and approval for Ted punching the man.

5) The Antecedent is being at the party.

6) A-Being at the party
B- Ted punching the man
C-Ted receives praise and approval from friends

This is positive reinforcement.

Punishment
1) The target behavior is the man running into Ted.

2) The consequence of this behavior was the man getting punched in the face.

3) This consequence will decrease the behavior because the consequence of getting punched in the face is not something pleasant. Since it is something unpleasant it will decrease the frequency of the behavior happening in the futre.

4) This consequence involves the addition of being punched in the face.

5) The antecedent is the man being at the party.

6) A- The man being at the party
B- The man running into Ted
C- Ted punching the man in the face

This is positive punishment because it involves the addition of something aversive.

Terms- positive punishment, aversive, positive reinforcement, consequence, behavior, target behavior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfoy3yvvNYQ

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
The clip I am using is off of the wonderful TV show "How I Met Your Mother." It is the episode in which Barney and his friends are at a café and an employee writes the name "Swarley" on his cup, instead of his name. His friends latch on to this new name and terrorize him with it. For them, his reactions are a reinforcement to continue the behavior. For him, it is a form of punishment.

Reinforcement

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is calling Barney "Swarley" instead of by his real name. This behavior is reinforced because of Barney's reaction to being called "Swarley."

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of this behavior is that Barney gets extremely upset whenever his friends call him "Swarley."

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Barney's reaction to being called "Swarley" (getting extremely upset) encourages his friends to call him it more frequently because they know that he does not like his new nickname and it is very entertaining for them to watch his reactions.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of Barney's reaction, which fuels his friends' use of the nickname. If Barney did not react to it or enjoyed the nickname (which he eventually tries to convince them he does), then there would be a removal of his reaction or the humor linked to his reaction.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent in this case whenever this group of friends is hanging out (or, rather, whenever one of more of the friends is with Barney). In this episode, whenever at least one of the friends is present, they use the nickname "Swarley" instead of using his real name.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Barney is hanging out with one or more of his friends
B= His friend(s) call him "Swarley"
C=Barney gets extremely upset

This is an example of positive reinforcement for Ted, Lily, Marshall, and Robin because whenever they call Barney "Swarley," he reacts, which is the addition of a desirable consequence (for Barney's friends because they enjoy how he reacts).

Punishment

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior from the punishment viewpoint is Barney getting extremely upset. That is because, depending on Barney's reaction (his initial reaction and there-forth) determines the consequence (increased nickname use or decreased nickname use). Because his behavior is getting extremely upset, it encourages his friends to increase the use of the nickname.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of Barney's reaction to his new nickname is that his friend's get enjoyment out of his reaction. They laugh and are bonded by being able to torture Barney with the new nickname.

3) Then tell us how that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The enjoyment and increased frequency of Barney's friends' use of his nickname makes Barney want to decrease the behavior by attempting to halt his reaction or manipulate his reaction so that his friends won't find enjoyment. At one point, he tells them that he enjoys the nickname and would prefer to be called it. However, their insistent tormenting eventually causes him to react in a way that increases his friends' use of the nickname.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
In this case, the consequence involves the addition of laughter and tormenting on the part of Barney's friends. They are adding embarrassment to Barney's life.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Barney's friends' use of the nickname "Swarley." This then triggers Barney's reaction (behavior), and his friends' pleasure (consequence).

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Barney's friends call him "Swarley"
B= Barney reacts (usually gets extremely upset, one time he tries to convince them he likes the name)
C= His friends laugh at his reaction and are bonded by their mutual ability to cause his reaction.

This is an example of positive punishment because it involves the addition of something adverse (which, for Barney, is the addition of his friends calling him "Swarley" instead of by his actual name.) This punishment causes Barney to try to manipulate his behavior so that his friends will not derive pleasure from the experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POuvK5OwoIg&list=RDVV-bv4s8Id8

Terminology: positive reinforcement, positive punishment, consequence, behavior, antecedent, desirable, adverse, target behavior.

Summary:
In this clip, Adam, Holly, and Ellen are playing a game of scrabble. Adam is taking a long time on a word and Ellen is trying to elicit him to make a move. He eventually emits the behavior and plays all of his tiles. Holly, in response to the word he puts down, decides to challenge Adam’s word that he plays after being talked into it by Ellen. This is a situation where operant behavior occurs. They are playing a game in a group and since Holly is in last place it sets the stage for Ellen to be able to use reinforcement to make Holly challenge Adam on this occasion. She ends up being proven wrong and loses her next turn because of it which is a punishment. This clip is from The Ellen Sitcom Show. (1:08-1:50)

Reinforcement
Target Behavior:
The target behavior is Holly challenging Adam’s move because at first it is attempting to be increased.

Consequence:
The first part of this behavior is reinforced by Ellen because she talks Holly into challenging Adam. They have a short argument about who should be the one to challenge him but Ellen is able to positively reinforce Holly’s behavior by telling her that Holly is in last place so she should be the one to challenge. The consequence of this reinforcement is that Holly decides to challenge Adam’s word. This consequence is derived from adding something, which was Ellen telling Holly she should challenge it.

Antecedent:
The antecedent to the consequence was that they were playing Scrabble.

ABC’s:
A=They are playing Scrabble.
B=Ellen talks Holly into challenging Adam’s word by saying Holly is in last place.
C=Holly challenges Adam’s word.

This is positive reinforcement.

Punishment
Target Behavior:
The second part of this clip is that once Holly challenges Adam’s word she looks it up and realizes that it is actually a real word.
The target behavior is still Holly challenging a word in Scrabble but this time it is punished and might decrease her likelihood of challenging a word in the future.

Consequence:
When Holly challenges Adam’s word she is proven wrong and loses her next turn. This consequence will help act as a punisher and possibly decrease the frequency of the times that she challenges a word in this game. This particular punishment is a negative punishment because it involves taking her next turn away.

Antecedent:
The antecedent to this behavior is that they are playing Scrabble.

ABC’s
A= They are playing Scrabble.
B= Holly challenges Adam’s word.
C= Holly is wrong and loses her next turn.

This is negative punishment.

Terminology:
Negative punishment, positive reinforcement, reinforce, emit, elicit, operant behavior, target behavior, response, consequence, antecedent, decrease frequency, increase frequency

Summary:
In this clip, Adam, Holly, and Ellen are playing a game of scrabble. Adam is taking a long time on a word and Ellen is trying to elicit him to make a move. He eventually emits the behavior and plays all of his tiles. Holly, in response to the word he puts down, decides to challenge Adam’s word that he plays after being talked into it by Ellen. This is a situation where operant behavior occurs. They are playing a game in a group and since Holly is in last place it sets the stage for Ellen to be able to use reinforcement to make Holly challenge Adam on this occasion. She ends up being proven wrong and loses her next turn because of it which is a punishment. This clip is from The Ellen Sitcom Show. (1:08-1:50)

Reinforcement
Target Behavior:
The target behavior is Holly challenging Adam’s move because at first it is attempting to be increased.

Consequence:
The first part of this behavior is reinforced by Ellen because she talks Holly into challenging Adam. They have a short argument about who should be the one to challenge him but Ellen is able to positively reinforce Holly’s behavior by telling her that Holly is in last place so she should be the one to challenge. The consequence of this reinforcement is that Holly decides to challenge Adam’s word. This consequence is derived from adding something, which was Ellen telling Holly she should challenge it.

Antecedent:
The antecedent to the consequence was that they were playing Scrabble.

ABC’s:
A=They are playing Scrabble.
B=Ellen talks Holly into challenging Adam’s word by saying Holly is in last place.
C=Holly challenges Adam’s word.

This is positive reinforcement.

Target Behavior:
The second part of this clip is that once Holly challenges Adam’s word she looks it up and realizes that it is actually a real word.
The target behavior is still Holly challenging a word in Scrabble but this time it is punished and might decrease her likelihood of challenging a word in the future.

Consequence:
When Holly challenges Adam’s word she is proven wrong and loses her next turn. This consequence will help act as a punisher and possibly decrease the frequency of the times that she challenges a word in this game. This particular punishment is a negative punishment because it involves taking her next turn away.

Antecedent:
The antecedent to this behavior is that they are playing Scrabble.

ABC’s
A= They are playing Scrabble.
B= Holly challenges Adam’s word.
C= Holly is wrong and loses her next turn.

This is negative punishment.

Terminology:
Negative punishment, positive reinforcement, reinforce, emit, elicit, operant behavior, target behavior, response, consequence, antecedent, decrease frequency, increase frequency

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDNxZPEY8DY

Summarize the clip
In this video three characters, Leonard, Sheldon, and Penny are watching TV together. Sheldon does not like the way the penny acts sometimes so he is trying to changed her behavior. Every time she does something right Sheldon gives her a piece of chocolate. And when Penny leaves Leonard tells Sheldon to stop but Sheldon sprays Leonard for doing something that he didn’t like.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest).
The target behavior is for Penny to be quiet and sit where Sheldon wants her to. The target behavior is also for Penny to do nice things for Sheldon. When Penny takes Sheldon plate away when his done that is doing something nice for Sheldon. And when she moves from Sheldon spot on the couch. As for Penny being quiet that’s the target behavior when she stops talking during the movie and when she goes out into the hallway to talk on the phone.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
Penny is the organism in this case. These are reinforced behavior because every time she does the correct behavior of sitting in the right spot or to be quite Penny gets a chocolate from Sheldon. Sheldon wants to increase Penny’s behavior of being quiet so he reinforces her positively by giving her something that she likes. So the consequence is Penny getting the chocolate that she likes.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
By Penny getting a piece of chocolate for doing something nice for Sheldon or by doing what Sheldon wants her to do she will see that by doing this things she will get something she likes in return for doing it. So the consequence of getting a piece of chocolate will increase Penny’s behavior because she will want more chocolate and will figure out that the way to get more chocolate is to do the target behavior of being nice and quiet.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves adding something. Penny gets a piece of chocolate when she perform the target behavior. Nothing is being taking away from Penny when she does something right.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent to the behavior is that they are all hanging out and watching TV together.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=Hanging out watching TV together.
B= Penny being quiet and doing a nice thing for Sheldon.
C= Penny gets a piece of chocolate.
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because Penny is receiving chocolate for doing something right.
Do the same for the second part of the clip
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest).
The target behavior is for Leonard to stop telling Sheldon that we can’t do something. When Leonard tells Sheldon his is forbind to doing an experiment on Penny. What Leonard is doing now is yelling at Sheldon and Sheldon wants to decrease the frequency of this behavior.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of Leonard’s behavior of yelling at Sheldon and telling him what to do is that Leonard gets sprayed in the face by Sheldon and his spray bottle.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of being sprayed in the face will decrease Leonard’s behavior of telling Sheldon what he can and cannot do because Leonard will not want to be sprayed in the face again. Leonard will see that when he saying something wrong something negative will happen to him and because it’s negative we will want it to stop happening.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition. When Leonard doesn’t the wrong thing Sheldon add the consequence of him being sprayed in the face. Nothing is being taken away from Leonard when he does the wrong behavior.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that they are talking to each other about Penny when Penny leaves the room.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Talking to get other about Penny.
B= Leonard yelling at Sheldon to stop doing something.
C=Leonard gets sprayed in the face.
Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.
This is an example of positive punishment because the spray in the face is being added to Leonard when he does the wrong behavior. Nothing in being taken away from Leonard for him doing the wrong thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlQJOEGdSyY

Terms
positive reinforcement, target behavior, consequence, antecedent, positive punishment, organism, frequency

The clip I chose was an animated short from youtube cartoonist FilmCow who created classics like Charlie the Unicorn and Llamas with Hats. In this surreal humor short, a middle aged man is constantly harassed by a magical floating tooth named Professor Toothy who badgers him into making wise dental hygienic choices, even when he doesn't need them, then forces lamb chops down his throat. In the end, the man attempts to ward off Professor Toothy by dumping a bag of sugar on him.

Reinforcement

1) The target behavior Professor Toothy is trying to encourage the man to do is to perform proper dental hygiene at all times and also eat every lamb chop he has to offer.

2) The consequence of this behavior is the man getting irritated and upset at being badgered and forced to eat a food he doesn't even like.

3) The consequence will not actually help encourage Professor Toothy's targeted behavior since his methods involved harassment and physical force, which is something the man does not respond positively to.

4) The consequence involves additional behavior. The man tells Professor Toothy that he brushed and flossed his teeth before bed, probably to help get him off his back (1:23-1:28)

5) The antecedent of this scene is the man stating out loud that he is going to eat a big bowl of ice cream, which somehow summons Professor Toothy.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Man states that he is going to eat ice cream
B= Professor Toothy appears and encourages him to not damage his teeth with sugary products
C= The man is confused and ends up not eating ice cream.
(0:04-0:45)

Punishment

1) The man wants Professor Toothy to leave him alone so he elicits his arrival by loudly talking about all the sugar products he is going to eat, then dumping a bag of sugar on him when he arrives.

2) The consequence burns all the enamel off of Professor Toothy's face as he screams in horror, then forces another lamb chop down the man's gullet.

3) This consequence will probably end in Professor Toothy not bothering the man again, either because he dies or because he just doesn't want to get hurt again (the video doesn't exactly say).

4) This punishment involves the addition of something undesirable, the burning pain caused by the bag of sugar.

5) The antecedent to this scene is the man summoning Professor Toothy by saying all the things he doesn't like to hear.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Professor Toothy arrives after the man claims he is going to eat sugary products
B= The man dumps a bag of sugar on him
C= Professor Toothy's enamel burns right off and he screams in pain

(1:47-2:14)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGODqlSn7Go

Terminology: antecedent, consequence, elicit, reinforcement, punishment

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior in my video would be to get Cory to have more self-confidence and not be so down on himself. He is thinking that everyone is more attractive than him and it is affecting how he feels toward his girlfriend Topanga.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The Behavior I am focusing on would be of Corey talking about how he doesn't look as good as Topanga. He feels he is surrounded by people with "perfect faces, and perfect hair" and he is very self-conscious about himself because of that. The consequence of his behavior of acting this way is that Topanga ends up cutting her own hair off with scissors without even looking what she was doing. Leaving her hair looking uneven, and nothing like it did before.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

The consequence of her cutting her hair will hopefully teach Corey that she doesn't care about looks as much as he thinks and she really is with him because of who he is. She cut her own hair to represent that she isn't perfect, and he should be more confident because she loves him no matter what he looks like. Hopefully the consequence of her cutting her hair will increase the frequency of Corey having more positive thinking toward himself.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

Technically it would involve the removal of something; she is taking away from her looks to prove a point to Corey.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent in this clip would be Corey talking badly about himself and putting himself down, causing his girlfriend Topanga to take action.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Corey looking in the mirror before class.
B= Corey telling Topanga she is perfect, with perfect hair and he doesn't see why she is with him.
C= Topanga cuts her own hair off to prove that she doesn't care about looks, making Corey feel much better about himself.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

Positive reinforcement, because although she took away her hair which could be considered one of the things that made her beautiful to him; I think the bigger picture is that she would do anything for him and give him anything he needs because they will love each other no matter what. In his eyes taking away the hair wasn't really a negative reinforcement.

Do the same for the second part of the clip

This clip consists of both reinforcement and punishment. The task of reinforcement would be considered Topanga was trying to positively reinforce Corey by proving to him that she didn't care about looks she only cared about who he was. She cut her own hair giving him a confidence boost which would be considered "positive reinforcement." There was also punishment in the video because although after Topanga cut he hair Corey realized that she was right the entire time and he tells her that he would love her either way; she looks in the mirror and screams realizing what she just did to her hair. She was punished for her actions, I don't think she will make her point by blindly cutting her hair again. In the overall bigger picture she did what she did to show her love.

I have watched this show since I was a child and I love that they still play re-runs of it on television. I feel like it is an amazing show that can teach so many life lessons.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OLdgXKE3VI

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.

Terminology used: Antecedent, behavior, and consequence, positive and negative reinforcement along with punishment.

This is a scene from The Vampire Diaries. In the scene Damon returns (he was gone) and Elena gives him a hug for being gone. Everyone is in the living room waiting for Jeremy’s marks to appear. Then Stephan walks in and discussed how he did not dagger Rebekah, and this ends up to him and Damon fighting, and Damon punching him.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior was Damon coming back home to Elena. This is reinforced because when he returns she gives him a hug, and that reinforces him to return home to her more often.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of him coming home, is that he receives a hug from Elena.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This will increase the frequency of him coming home because it shows that Elena cares and wants him home by giving him a hug.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence was the addition of a hug.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The Antecedent is the group of friends in the living room waiting for information, and waiting for Damon to return home.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Sitting in the living room waiting for information, and for the brothers to come home.
B= Damon returning home to Elena
C= Damon receives a hug from Elena
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This was a positive reinforcement.
Do the same for the second part of the clip
Punishment:
1. The target behavior is Stephan not daggering Rebekah
2. The consequence of this behavior is that he gets punched by Damon
3. The consequence will decrease the frequency that Stephan does not follow through with his directions.
4. The consequence is the addition of getting a punch.
5. The antecedent of this was the group waiting in the living room for information.
A: The group waiting in the living room for information
B: Stephan not daggering Rebekah
C: Stephan getting punched
This is an example of positive punishment because it involves the addition of something undesired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5xXX4sdFhc
Terms:
Target behavior, behavior, consequence, antecedent, reinforced, positive reinforcement, punishment, positive punishment, frequency

The video clip I chose was from the Mindy Project. The episode surrounds a party that is being thrown in the office, but the party is alcohol free because one of their friends/coworkers, Peter, can’t be around alcohol. Mindy would like to pick up guys at this party but can’t without alcohol of some kind, so she asks Danny for help filling her wine bra. The reinforcement occurs when Mindy’s bra expands as it is filled with wine, but then the punishment follows and Danny is punished for his comment.

Reinforcement
1) The target behavior being reinforced in this video clip is Danny pouring wine into the funnel to fill Mindy’s wine bra.
2) The consequence is that the behavior is reinforced by the expanding of the bra as the wine fills it up.
3) The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior in that Danny seemed to enjoy seeing Mindy’s chest expand as the wine filled the bra, so the consequence of Danny assisting Mindy with this task was pleasurable. Danny will be more likely to complete this action in the future because he was reinforced with a pleasurable consequence.
4) The consequence involves the addition of something pleasurable, the expanding of Mindy’s bra.
5) The antecedent is Mindy asking for a favor from Danny.
6) A=Mindy asking for a favor from Danny.
B=pouring wine into the funnel attached to Mindy’s bra
C=Mindy’s bra expanded, so Danny was reinforced
7) This is an example of positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of a pleasurable consequence rather than the removal of an aversive consequence.

Punishment
1) The target behavior that Mindy is trying to punish occurs immediately after Danny is reinforced. Danny makes a comment that Mindy “should wear that [the bra] everyday”.
2) The consequence of Danny making this comment is that Mindy scolds him.
3) This consequence will decrease the frequency of Danny making comments like that because, in theory, Mindy scolding Danny is aversive.
4) The consequence involves the addition of something aversive, being scolded by Mindy.
5) The antecedent is Mindy wearing a wine bra that expands when filled with wine. Figuring out the antecedent for this behavior was more difficult because the reinforcement of the last behavior and punishment of this behavior are so close together in this video.
6) A=Mindy wearing a wine bra that expands when filled with wine
B=making the comment “you should wear that everyday”
C=Danny gets scolded.
7) This is an example of positive punishment because it involves the addition of something aversive, rather than the removal of something pleasurable.

Terms used: target behavior, reinforced, consequence, behavior, antecedent, positive reinforcement, pleasurable, aversive, punish, reinforcement, punishment, positive punishment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbIsctLnCR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfHVbs7v3-E

The reinforced behavior is complaining. Leonard was complaining to penny about his mommy issues.
the consequence to this behavior was penny "surprising" him with sexy lingerie when we he walked in the door.
If saying he was stressed out from his mommy issues got him a more fun and interesting sex life, such as the use of lingerie, it will increase the likelihood, as it did in the video, of him saying he was struggling with his mother. This consequence involves the addition of lingerie to spice up the sex life. The antecedent would be problems with his mother
A=problems with mother
B= complaing
C= sexy lingerie on girlfriend
This is positive reinforcement because you are adding the lingerie

The punished behavior was lying. Leonard did not actually have mommy issues, and penny found this out by talking to bernadette.
The consequence to this behavior was penny making leonard talk to his mom through Skype, she also said she would deprive him of sex.
This is likely to lower his behavior of lying because he does not want to experience another talk like this with his mother, nor does he want to be deprived of sex with his girlfriend. The antecedent to the behavior may have been questions by penny about leonards family life causing him to lie in order to hide the truth
A. Questions
B. Lying
C. Chat with mom / sex deprivation

This is positive punishment when it comes to adding in the talk with mom, but negative punishment in the sense of depriving from sex.

Terms : reinforcement, punishment, postive, negative, deprivation antecedent, behavior, consequence

This is a short clip from Spongebob. It’s the episode when Spongebob has a pet seahorse. He has to go to work at the Krusty Krab so he takes his seahorse to work and leaves him outside while he goes into work.

1.The target behavior is Spongebob tying the seahorse to the pole outside.
2.The consequence of the behavior is that the seahorse stays put where it’s supposed to.
3.That consequence will increase the likelihood that Spongebob will tie the seahorse up outside the Krusty Krab so he can go to work will increase.
4.This consequence involves the addition of something pleasurable. Spongebob can now go to work knowing his seahorse is taken care of.
5.The antecedent is Spongebob going to work.
A= Spongebob going to work
B= Spongebob tying his seahorse up outside
C= The seahorse stays where it’s supposed to
This is positive reinforcement because it’s adding something good, not taking away anything.

1.The target behavior is the guy trying to shove a quarter in the seahorse.
2.The consequence of this behavior is that he is harshly kicked away by the seahorse.
3.This consequence will decrease the behavior. Because he got kicked and hurt, he’s less likely to try to shove a quarter in the seahorse again.
4.This consequence involves the addition of something negative; him getting kicked.
5.The antecedent is the 2 guys seeing a “ride” outside the Krusty Krab.
A= Seeing a “ride” outside the restaurant
B= Trying to shove a quarter in the “ride” or seahorse
C= Getting kicked
This is an example of negative reinforcement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZNxm8Rq6_E

Target behavior, consequence, antecedent, behavior, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement

In this clip a dog makes friends with a horse that lives next door to him. The dog crawls under the fence in his yard repeatedly in order to visit the horse. Whenever he is spotted by the horse’s owner he is returned to his owner. The dog is sold and as the new owner of the dog drives away with him the horse jumps over the fence and follows the car. The dog is eventually given to the horse’s owner and allowed to stay with the horse.

1. The target behavior is that the dog crawls under the fence.
2. The consequence is that the dog gets to see the horse that he likes.
3. The consequence increases the frequency of the behavior because the dog likes to see the horse and gets to play with him.
4. The consequence involves the addition of something (seeing the horse).
5. The antecedent is the dog wanting to see the horse.
A= the dog wants to see the horse
B= the dog crawls under the fence
C= the dog sees the horse
This is positive reinforcement.

1. The target behavior is the dog escaping from his yard.
2. The consequence is that the dog is taken away from the horse.
3. The consequence decreases the frequency of the behavior because the dog does not want to be taken away from the horse.
4. The consequence involves the removal of something (getting to see the horse).
5. The antecedent is the owner not wanting her dog to escape.
A= owner doesn’t want her dog to escape
B= brings the dog back when he escapes
C= the dog escapes less often
This is negative punishment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p4&list=PLrEnWoR732-BHrPp_Pm8_VleD68f9s14-

terms:
target behavior, consequence, frequency of behavior, antecedent, positive reinforcement, negative punishment

Clip Summary:
I chose a clip from this season of a reality television show called ‘Dance Moms’. Every week, the dance coach goes through and ranks the girls on a pyramid scale. The clip that I chose shows the coach, Abby, explaining to each dancer (and their mother) why she decided to place them in their individual spots on the pyramid. In this episode, Maddie was at the top of the pyramid and Peyton was at the bottom of the pyramid.

Reinforcement

1). Target Behavior: The target behavior in this clip that is being reinforced is the overall execution of the dance routine from the dancers. Abby, the coach, is looking for the best dancer to be at the top of the pyramid, which was Maddie in this clip. Abby takes a lot into consideration when deciding who goes where on the pyramid, but overall is how well each dancer executed the dance.

2) Consequence: The consequence of this behavior was being at the top of the pyramid. This is a big accomplishment for the dancers at the Abby Lee Dance Company, because being at the top of the pyramid ultimately earns them a solo spot in the next dance competition.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because the girls want their coach to be proud of them and they want to be at the top of the pyramid. Earning a spot in the solo competition is an honor, and all of the girls want to feel as though they are one of the top dancers at the studio. Earning that top pyramid spot will increase the frequency of the girls working hard throughout the week, thus performing well at the group competition in order to hopefully gain the spot at the top of the pyramid.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
In this case, the consequence involves the addition of something desirable. By being at the top of the pyramid, the girls are adding a solo performance at the next competition in addition to also performing with the group. The consequence also involves the addition of approval by Abby, who is a very hard coach to please. All of these perks of being at the top of the pyramid are examples of positive valence.

5) Antecedent: I believe that the antecedent is the competitive environment that the dancers are a part of. In short, the dance competition would be the antecedent.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Dance Competition
B= Executing the performance well
C= Earning the top spot of the pyramid.

This is an example of positive reinforcement. By working hard during practice and being the best dancer during the performance at competition, the girls are reinforced by being placed at the top of the pyramid.

Punishment

1). Target Behavior: The behavior that was being punished in this clip was Peyton crying over her hair when the girls were getting ready to get on stage. Peyton is the oldest dancer, and crying over something so simple really upset Coach Abby. Peyton had a poor attitude overall for the entire day leading up to the competition, but she seemed to be stressed out about the competitive atmosphere.

2) Consequence: The consequence of this behavior was being at the bottom of the pyramid. Because of Peyton’s crying before the competition, she was put at the very last spot on the pyramid, which is not a place that the girls would like to be. Being at the bottom is embarrassing to the dancers, and Abby will put them there based on their performance and attitude from the week prior to the revealing of the pyramid.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase/decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will decrease the behavior because it is embarrassing to the dancers to be on the bottom of the pyramid. Because Peyton was in the very last spot of the pyramid, she probably felt ashamed of her behavior. She would like to have been at the top of the pyramid, and will work harder at having a positive attitude throughout this week to hopefully earn a higher spot next time.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
In this case, the consequence involves the addition of something aversive. She is not getting the top spot taken away from her, because she has to earn her spot on the pyramid. However, being put on the bottom of the pyramid due to her behavior. She is receiving a spot on the pyramid, but it is not a spot that she would prefer to be in. This would be an example of negative valence.

5) Antecedent: I believe that the poor attitude that Peyton had that day was the antecedent. Had she been in a positive mood, she probably wouldn’t have thrown a tantrum before she went on stage.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Bad attitude
B= Crying before a performance
C= Last spot on the pyramid.

This is an example of positive punishment because it is involving the addition of something aversive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuskLha9OZo

Terms: target behavior, reinforced, consequence, frequency, desirable, positive valence, negative valence, aversive, antecedent, positive reinforcement, punishment,

This clip is from The Little Mermaid, and it involves two parts of seeing Ariel’s collection. The first is when she is just with her friend, Flounder. The later part in the clip involves her father, King Triton viewing all of the objects Ariel has collected. (Just as a caution: there is a voice-over for Ariel.)

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is collecting more objects. The more items she collects, the more she wants a larger collection. This makes Ariel feel as though she is more a part of the world on land, which is what she wants most in life.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of Ariel’s behavior is that her collection is larger, and she continues to think about how her life would be on land.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Seeing Ariel’s collection is the antecedent in this clip.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Seeing Ariel’s collection
B= Ariel collects human objects
C= Ariel’s collection grows larger

6) Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
Since it is adding something and reinforcing behavior, it is considered positive reinforcement.

7) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior
The target behavior that is being punished is Ariel going to the surface to collect human objects. It is her father, King Triton, who is providing the punishment.

8) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is Ariel being yelled at and King Triton destroying her collection. Ariel is really upset by this, and she tells Flounder and Sebastian to go away.

9) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This consequence should decrease Ariel’s behavior being around humans and their objects (but those who have seen the movie realize that this does not work. This is because being on land and around humans is self-reinforcing for Ariel.)

10) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of punishment, being it is being added to the situation rather than removing something that the person considers to be positive.

11) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Flounder showing Ariel the statue that has been added to Ariel’s collection, and her father, King Triton comes in and sees all of the human objects.

A= Seeing Ariel’s collection
B= King Triton yells and destroys Ariel’s collection
C= Ariel’s collection is destroyed, and she is upset

12) Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.
This is an example of positive punishment, because King Triton is adding punishment to the situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_UtBpVSCA&list=PLD55454E61CB9113E

Terms: Target behavior, consequence, frequency, behavior, antecedent, positive reinforcement, self-reinforcing, punish, punishment, positive punishment

In this clip, Homer gives a bunch of balloons to a cherry picker worker so he can find Lisa (who was lost for some reason) in a crowded area. The cherry picker malfunctions(or Homer just broke it) and rolls away right after Homer and Lisa find each other.
Reinforcement
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The reinforced behavior is the cherry picker letting Homer use the cherry picker so Homer can find Lisa.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence for the cherry picker worker is that he gets new balloons which he thinks are nicer than the ones he has already from Homer. The consequence for Homer is that he does find Lisa in the crowd.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Both consequences will increase the frequency of the behaviors. Both the cherry picker worker and Home experienced reinforcers: the cherry picker worker got some new balloons and Homer used the cherry picker to find Lisa.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
Both consequences involve the addition of objects both the cherry picker worker and Homer place a pleasant valence on. The cherry picker got Homer’s balloons and Homer found Lisa.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Lisa is lost in a crowd and Homer needs/wants to find her.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=Lisa is lost in a crowd and Homer needs/wants to find her.
B=Homer gives the cherry picker worker his balloons and uses the cherry picker to find Lisa.
C=The cherry picker got new balloons and Homer found Lisa.
This is an example of positive reinforcement.
Do the same for the second part of the clip
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is Homer trying to use the controls to lower the cherry picker so he can be reunited with Lisa.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The cherry picker controls do not work properly, though it is more likely Homer just broke them, as he tries to lower the bucket.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The cherry picker wheels are unlocked. The cherry picker rolls away with Homer still in the bucket.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of an aversive stimulus-the cherry picker rolling away.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Homer tells Lisa to stay where she is so he does not have to look for her after he lowers the bucket of the cherry picker.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Homer tells Lisa to stay where she is so he does not have to look for her after he lowers the bucket of the cherry picker.
B= The cherry picker controls do not work properly, though it is more likely Homer just broke them, as he tries to lower the bucket.
C= The cherry picker wheels are unlocked. The cherry picker rolls away with Homer still in the bucket.
This is an example of negative reinforcement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asRILJ-1EYw
Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.
Reinforced behavior, consequence, reinforcers, pleasant valence, target behavior, aversive stimulus, and negative reinforcement.

My short clip is from The Office, where Meredith is taking casual Friday to the next level. Her dress is obviously too short. Toby, ahead of human resources, is supposed to be ahead of these problems.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior is Toby ignoring that Meredith is wearing inappropriate clothing to work.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is Meredith will keep wearing that same dress to work on casual Fridays.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

That consequence will increase the frequency of behavior because Toby is allowing Meredith to wear that inappropriate dress to work. Since he isn’t interfering with the problem, she will probably keep wearing it.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence involves the addition of Meredith will keep wearing her too short dresses. She will probably not change how she dresses.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is Meredith wearing too short of a dress at work.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Meredith wearing too short of a dress at work.
B= Toby decides to ignore that she’s dressed inappropriately.
C= Meredith will continue to wear too short of dresses.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This is an example of positive reinforcement. Because Toby chooses to ignore the fact that Meredith is wearing inappropriate clothing, he is reinforcing her behavior. She may continue to wear too short of dresses or no underwear to work.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior being emitted is Meredith adjusting her clothing because her dress is too short. It doesn’t cover up either her top half or lower half.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of the behavior is everyone yelling at Meredith because of her inappropriate behavior. Everyone is also staring at her or somewhere else in disgust.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

I think Meredith will less likely wear a dress that short from now on. Because everyone disapproves of her outfit and is upset. She will also probably start wearing underwear when she wears dresses.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence would involve the removal of Meredith wearing inappropriate clothing to work.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is Meredith comes to work in inappropriate clothing.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Meredith comes to work in inappropriate clothing.
B= Everyone is upset and disgusted.
C= Meredith will need to change clothes.

This is an example of negative punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QiwAf8ltuk

Terminology: Positive reinforcement, antecedent, reinforcing, behavior, emitted, consequence, negative punishment, frequency of behavior, target behavior.

The clip is of Terry Crews driving in a Toyota Highlander when he sees a car broken down on the highway. He pulls over and offers help when the Muppets eagerly accept his help and hop aboard/hijack his car without his permission. Next the Muppets sing in the car, which Terry doesn’t enjoy. Then, after having a concert in a Bingo Hall and dancing in a parade with the Muppets, Terry warms up to the Muppets and their singing and dancing. After a while, he has the response of enjoying himself and then finds himself singing and dancing even when the muppets are gone. The parade can act as an establishing operation because it changes the environment in a way that makes the reinforcer (singing) more enjoyable and effective.

Reinforcement:
1) The behavior is singing and dancing with the muppets.
2) The consequence is enjoying the singing and dancing, which has a pleasant valence.
3) The consequence will increase the behavior because is a pleasant experience that the car owner will want to do again in the future.
4) The consequence is positive reinforcement because the emitted singing and dancing is added.
5) The antecedent is being spending lots of time with the Muppets.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Spending lots of time with the Muppets
B= Singing and dancing
C= Having an enjoyable time
This is positive reinforcement.

Punishment:
1) The target behavior being punished is pulling off the road to offer help to the Muppets.
2) The consequence of the behavior is the behavior set of the Muppets taking control of the man’s car. They all pile in, load up the trunk, start driving the car, and start singing and playing their own music that the car owner doesn’t enjoy.
3) The consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior because it is positive punishment, which is adding an aversive experience.
4) The consequence includes the addition of an aversive valence. In the consequence, the reaction of frustration is elicited by the Muppets’ presence/behaviors.
5) The antecedent is driving along a road where a car is broken down. Having car trouble sets the occasion for Terry to pull over.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Driving down a road with a broken down car.
B= Pulling over the car to offer help.
C= Having to listen to the muppets while giving them a lift.
This is positive punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3R4XqhOA

Terminology: aversive, antecedent, consequence, punishment, valence, target behavior, establishing operation, response, reinforcer, reinforcement, elicited, sets the occasion for, emitted, behavior set

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
This clip is a Dorito commercial. The premise of the commercial is this man is holding up a chip in front of a glass door and waving the chip in front of the glass to get the dog to come and essentially hit it’s head on the door since it’s see through. The dog comes running towards the door and actually knocks the door over onto the guy that was waving the chip in the dogs face and the dog gets into the bag of Doritos.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is the man is waving the chip to get the dog to run into the glass door.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of his behavior is the dog was super excited and ran toward the door in order to get the Dorito and actually knocked the door down.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Because the dog was able to get the Doritos, there will be an increased frequency of the dog running toward the door because he was able to get the Doritos after ramming the door down.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves adding something (chips).
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=
Man is waving chip in front of a glass door at his girlfriend’s dog
B=
Dog runs toward the door
C= Dog breaks door down eats the Doritos
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the chips are being added as a reinforcer for the dog.
Punishment:
The consequence of the man waving a Dorito in front of the glass door led him to getting rammed by the dog jumping into the glass door.
The consequence of getting rammed with glass and his girlfriend’s dog will decrease the frequency of behavior since teasing the dog lead to something aversive or unpleasant.
This consequence involves removing something as the door was removed in the process.
A= Man is waving Doritos in front of glass door to trick his girlfriend’s dog into running into the door
B=Dog runs into the door
C=Dog destroys the door and gets the Doritos
This is an example of negative punishment as this man’s door was removed from the latch in the process of teasing the dog to run into the door.
Target behavior, consequence, positive reinforcement, frequency of behavior and negative punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-KKCztPBRg

This is a clip from the South Park episode, “Tsst.” Eric Cartman, as many people know, has many behavior problems. This episode throughout tries to reinforce Cartman’s nicer behaviors over his impolite behaviors. This specific clip is after previous nannies have failed in turning Cartman into a nice kid. Cesar Milan, the “Dog Whisperer,” comes to the Cartman household in hopes of doing what the previous nannies have failed to do. The clip shows Cesar doing to Cartman what he would normally do to dogs in punishing them when they act up and rewarding them when they do what they are told.
For the sake of better flow, I will be talking about punishment first and THEN reinforcement.
1) The target behavior of this clip is to stop Cartman’s obscene and rude behaviors.
2) The consequence for Cartman doing something rude is what Cesar refers to as a “nip” to the neck and going “tsst” until the behavior has stopped and Cartman has calmed.
3) This will decrease the likelihood of Cartman acting up because, as seen towards the middle of the clip and at the, Cartman starts getting worn out and, although the scene is not shown in this clip, Cartman eventually finally calms and nicely approaches his mother and Cesar for KFC.
4) This is definitely a removal of Cartman’s obnoxious and rude behavior(s).
5) The antecedent is Cartman acting up.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Cartman’s rude behavior.
B= Cesar Milan and Cartman’s mother “nipping” Cartman in the neck
C= Cartman settles down.
This is definitely negative punishment because it is taking away a bad behavior.
Now onto reinforcement.
1) The target behavior is Mrs. Cartman being able to feel like she is in control of her son rather than the other way around.
2) The consequence of this behavior is that Mrs. Cartman start showing more signs of “dominance” over her son.
3) Since she likes the idea of being in control of her son, every time her son acts up gives her another opportunity to feel dominant over him.
4) This involves the addition of the feeling of dominance Mrs. Cartman has over her son.
5) The antecedent is her son’s rude/obnoxious behavior.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Her son acting up
B= Mrs. Cartman showing her dominance.
C= She feels good about herself and feels in control.
This is definitely positive reinforcement because she will continue to show dominance over her son in order to feel like she is in control, and, in turn, feel better as a mother.
Terms: reinforcement, punishment, behavior, target behavior, positive reinforcement, negative punsihment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx_lTgUSyB4

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I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
In this clip from the tv show, Modern Family, Gloria is singing karaoke even though she has an awful voice. Jay (her husband) tries to make more noise to drown her voice out in the beginning but doesn’t say anything to stop her which is the reinforcement. At the end, finally her son comes down and tells her to stop, showing punishment, and calls his step dad (Jay) a coward for not being able to tell her himself, also showing punishment. After Manny (her son) goes back upstairs Jay tells her that he thinks she sounds great but ultimately blames it on Manny.

Reinforcement
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). The target behavior is ignoring Gloria to get her to stop singing.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. The consequence of this behavior is that she keeps singing because no one will tell her how bad she is.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. The more Gloria sings the more Jay is going to ignore her, which in turn is going to make Gloria continue to sing.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. The consequence involves the removal of something. Gloria’s singing causes the removal of Jay talking to her.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is. The antecedent is Gloria wanting to sing to the baby in her stomach.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Gloria’s singing
B= Jay being quiet and not talking to her
C= Gloria continues to sing
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. This is an example of positive reinforcement because Gloria continues to think she has a good voice.

Negative
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is Manny yelling at his mother to stop singing and also his step father, Jay, for being a coward and not being able to tell his mom the truth about her voice.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. The consequence of Manny yelling at them is that Gloria finally stops singing, and Jay tries to tell her he thought it was wonderful.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. Manny yelling at his mother to stop singing will be in Gloria’s mind every time she picks up the microphone, which in turn will make her self conscious and not want to sing.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. The consequence involves the addition of Manny yelling every time Gloria sings.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is. The antecedent is that Jay will not just tell Gloria how terrible her voice is.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Jay being a coward
B= Manny yelling at Gloria
C= Gloria stops singing
This is an example of positive punishment because Manny yelling is being added when Gloria sings. Nothing is being taken away from Gloria for singing.

Terms: Positive punishment, antecedent, consequence, target behavior, behavior, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, target behavior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCzFeWawYwk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE7JNKtdBxY
This is the clip from Modern Family where Lily starts swearing and they tell her not to swear at the wedding and she does and she gets a laughing response from her fathers and the audience, and Cam takes her out of the environment so she won’t swear at the wedding.
1) For Lily not to swear at the wedding.
2) The consequence is laughing.
3) If Lily thinks that her dad thinks that it’s funny for her to swear she will keep doing it.
4) The consequence involves the reinforcement of laughing, and she thinks it’s funny and okay.
5) Being in the wedding where she isn’t supposed to swear.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Being in the wedding
B= Lily Swearing
C= Cam and audience laughing
This is an example of positive reinforcement, because the laughing makes Lily think it is okay to swear, because people think it’s funny.
1) For Lily not to swear at the wedding.
2) The consequence is getting removed from the wedding.
3) The consequence will decrease the behavior, because she has been removed to not allow her to do it again.
4) The consequence involves the removal, which is her from the wedding.
5) Being in the wedding where she isn’t supposed to swear.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Being in the wedding
B= Lily Swearing
C= Lily getting removed by Cam
Punishment, reinforcement, desirable, undesirable behavior, consequence

I chose a clip from Spongebob, where after Mrs. Puff has failed Spongebob countless times. Her job has been put on the line and she must pass Spongebob on his next boating exam or she will be fired.
1. The target behavior is Mrs. Puff passing Spongebob
2. The consequence of Mrs. Puff passing Spongebob is her being able to keep her job or perhaps losing her job.
3. The consequence will increase the behavior because it acts as a positive reinforcement because Mrs. Puff will be able to keep her job which is what she wants to do.
4. The consequence involves the subtraction of something which is Mrs. Puff’s job.
5. The antecedent is Mrs. Puff teaching boating class.
6.
a. Boating Class
b. Mrs. Puff failing Spongebob
c. She is fired.
7. Negative Reinforcement
Later on in the clip, after Mrs. Puff is fired because she doesn’t pass Spongebob a new teacher is brought in with the best passing scores in Bikini Bottom and tries to teach Spongebob the rules of the road. Spongebob listens to everything he says so that he will receive his license.
1. Spongebob listening to every command of the new teacher so that he can receive his license.
2. The consequence is Spongebob receiving his license.
3. It will increase the likelihood of Spongebob listening to the prof because he wants to receive his license.
4. Addition of something which is Spongbob’s license.
5. The antecedent is boating class.
6.
a. Boating Class
b. Listening to every command
c. Receiving license
7. Positive reinforcement

Summary:
This clip is from the end of the movie, Cady is in math class taking a quiz. Her teacher, Ms. Norbury, has been accused and found innocent of dealing drugs. Cady finishes her quiz, approaches Ms. Norbury’s desk to hand it in, then apologizes to Ms. Norbury for spreading this rumor. At 1:00, Ms. Norbury (Tina Fey) offers to grade Cady’s (Lindsay Lohan) quiz right away.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior
At 1:33, Ms. Norbury hands the quiz back to Cady and announces she earned a 94 on it. Cady received reinforcement in the form of a good score on her math quiz. In this situation, Cady excelling at math is the target behavior.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence in this clip is the good grade.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This is a desirable consequence because Cady is good at math, she deserves good scores and she wishes to please her teacher, Ms. Norbury. This consequence will increase Cady’s math-excellence behavior because she likes to get good scores.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This consequence is an example of positive reinforcement because it involves the application of a good score. If Cady does well on her math quiz, she will receive positive reinforcement (a good score). If she had done poorly on the math quiz, she would have received negative reinforcement (a bad score). The consequence influences the frequency of Cady succeeding on future math quizzes. Because she looks forward to more good scores (desirable consequences), she will do well.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
In this clip, the antecedent is the fact that Cady has a math quiz. The math quiz is the antecedent because it sets the occasion for Cady to perform well in math, the target behavior in this case.
A= Cady has a math quiz
B= Cady excels at math
C= Ms. Norbury gives her a good grade

Part 2
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior
This clip also displays punishment. At 1:33, Ms. Norbury informs Cady she has received a 94 on her quiz. In this instance, the target behavior is excelling in math.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence is Aaron emitting a name-calling behavior, “Welcome back, nerd.” Cady likes Aaron, so it is undesirable to be called a nerd by him.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
By calling Cady a nerd, Aaron is punishing her for performing well on the quiz. Cady does not want Aaron to call her a nerd, so this punishment will decrease the frequency of her math-excellence behavior.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
Because this situation displays the addition of an undesirable consequence, it is a positive punishment. Although not shown in the clip, the undesirable consequence will decrease the frequency of Cady’s excelling at math behavior because she doesn’t want Aaron to call her a nerd.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent to the target behavior is Cady’s math quiz. The quiz sets the occasion for Cady to excel at math. This clip is tricky because it displays both reinforcement (Cady’s good grade) and a punishment (Aaron calls Cady a nerd) for the same target behavior: Cady’s excellent math score. The good score will increase the frequency of Cady’s math-excellence behavior, while the name-calling will decrease the frequency of it. This is somewhat reflective of how real-life scenarios can be complex, with both desirable and undesirable consequences for the same target behavior.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Cady has a math quiz
B= Cady excels at math
C= Aaron calls her a nerd

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcP-yeailEM
Terms: Antecedent, behavior, consequence, reinforcement, target behavior, desirable, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, emit, undesirable, positive punishment

The clip I chose is a clip from friends after they get back from a trip to the beach. In the clip Monica, Chandler, and Joey are acting strange because something happened on the beach between them. When Ross, Phoebe, and Rachel try to get what happened out of them they confess that Monica got stung by a jellyfish at the beach and in order for the pain to go away, Chandler had to pee on her.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that I am using that illustrates the reinforced behavior is having to do something to help Monica after the jellyfish sting, which results in the reinforced behavior which is being peed on.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is getting peed on.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence may not increase the frequency of behavior, however if the behavior happens again then the consequence will still occur in a favorable way.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
This involves the addition of something because in order for the pain of the sting to go away, Monica needs to be peed on by Chandler.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is going swimming.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Going swimming
B=Getting stung by jellyfish
C=Getting peed on

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of something to help the behavior. In order for the pain to go away from the sting, Monica must be peed on, which is something being added to the situation.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that illustrates the punished behavior is being in pain after getting stung by the jellyfish, which results in getting peed on which is the punished behavior.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is the pain going away.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will increase the frequency of behavior because if for some reason Monica gets stung again, she will probably want to get peed on again because the pee took away the pain from the sting.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of something because as a result of getting peed on, Monica's pain went away.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is getting stung by a jellyfish

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Getting stung by jellyfish
B=Getting peed on
C=Pain going away

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This was a negative reinforcement because getting peed on made the pain go away, so it removed something negative from the situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBtSH2AHwjY
Terminology: Punished behavior, reinforced behavior, target behavior, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, antecedent, consequence, behavior,

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
This clip shows two girls tied up by a stalker. The stalker wants to be with one girl. She uses reverse psychology to get them both free.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is Peyton sucking up to Derek and lying to make him give her the knife.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence to this behavior is Derek trusting Peyton and handing her the knife. This is positive valence because it is something that is desirable.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
By Derek giving Peyton the knife, Peyton will try to use reverse psychology more to get what she wants.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of something. Peyton removes the knife from Derek’s hands.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is when Derek is putting a knife to Brooke’s throat in attempt to kill her.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Derek tries to kill Brooke (0:40—0:51)
B= Peyton pretends to agree with Derek (1:03—2:06)
C= Derek gives Peyton the knife (3:41—3:56)
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of negative reinforcement because it involves the removal of something aversive (the knife.)
Do the same for the second part of the clip
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
Derek figures out that Peyton is lying and tries to kill her once and for all by running throughout the house to capture her.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
Peyton had been taking kickboxing classes and ends up fighting him off for good. Brooke comes and helps when Peyton’s efforts don’t suffice.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
It won’t. This is the punishment so it will decrease the chance of Derek running after Peyton. This is a desirable outcome.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something. Brooke and Peyton start fighting which is adding physical abuse.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Peyton stabbing Derek. This is basically showing Derek that he can’t trust Peyton.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Peyton stabs Derek (4:13—4:18)
B= Derek tries to capture Peyton (5:01—6:08)
C= Peyton and Brooke beat up Derek (6:10—8:13)
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
It is neither. It is punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzus3NZYqOM
Terminology: target behavior, consequence, behavior, positive valence, desirable, negative reinforcement, aversive, punishment, antecedent

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

Lloyd made a joke – calling the waitress “Flo.”

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of Lloyd’s joke was Harry laughed really hard.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

By laughing at Lloyd’s joke, Harry has given Lloyd self-esteem to make more jokes.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

It involves the addition of something. He gave Lloyd self-esteem and happiness.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent was that they were sitting in a diner.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= sitting in a diner
B= Lloyd made a joke about the waitress
C= Harry laughed at the joke

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This is positive reinforcement.

Second Part

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The behavior was Harry throwing the salt shaker over his shoulder hitting a large man.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of Harry throwing the salt shaker was the large man spit on his burger.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

Harry will now associate throwing salt shakers with the possibility of getting his burger spit on. This will decrease that behavior.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

It involves the addition of something. It involved disgust, humiliation, and spit.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that Harry spilled the salt.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Harry spilled the salt
B= Harry threw the salt shaker over his shoulder and hit the large man
C= The large man spit on Harry’s burger

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative punishment.

This involves positive punishment, because it involved the addition of disgust, humiliation, and spit.

Terms: antecedent, behavior, consequence, reinforcement, punishment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXaENvEzKTY

PART ONE

1.) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIOR CLASS.
Ace emits the behavior of stepping upon the tribe’s sacred shrine.

2.) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
As Ace steps upon the shrine this elicits the tribe leader to pull out a knife at him.

3.) Then tell us how the consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of this behavior will decrease due to the tribe leader emitting a threat of violence. Ace does not want to be harmed.

4.) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of violence.

5.) Finally, tell us what the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Ace interacting with a new culture.

Please then list the ABC’s of the behavior.
A= Ace interacts with a new culture
B= Ace steps on sacred shrine
C= Tribe leader pulls knife out at Ace
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of Positive Punishment.

PART TWO:

1.) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIOR CLASS.
The target behavior is Ace saying the bat’s name, Shikaka.

2.) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The target behavior elicits the tribe members to bow down on one knee and then stand back up.

3.) Then tell us how the consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence elicits Ace into repeating the name Shikaka over and over. Ace finds it funny and enjoys the authority over the tribe members.

4.) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of a sense of authority and self-humor, creating positive valance for Ace.

5.) Finally, tell us what the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Ace being told the bat’s name.

Please then list the ABC’s of the behavior.
A= Ace is told about the sacred bat.
B= Ace repeats the bat’s name, Shikaka.
C= The tribe members bow on one knee

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of Positive Reinforcement.

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thlrP8_lk-Y

Terminology: emits, behavior, elicits, consequence, emitting, antecedent, positive punishment, target behavior, positive reinforcement, positive valance.

The clip I chose is from a popular TV show, Modern Family. In the clip, Haley, Luke, Alex, and Manny are yelling at each other in the house over an argument they were having. Haley and Alex have been yelling throughout the episode over various disagreements. The mother comes upstairs and tells the two girls that if they keep getting hysterical over little things they will have no more TV or Internet. While the mother is saying this, the father is behind her giving nonverbal cues that he disagrees with what she is saying. He mouths the words “I love you” and “What! That’s not me, that’s her.”.
REINFORCEMENT
1)Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that illustrates the reinforced behavior is the girls yelling at each other.

2)Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of this behavior is that the father gives him approval and tells the girls that he loves them.

3)Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This consequence could increase the frequency of the girls’ behavior. The girls are yelling at eachother, and the father acts as though this is perfectly fine. He uses facial expression and mouths words to let the girls know that whatever the mom is saying is untrue and that he loves them. They may feel that emitting the behavior of yelling is acceptable because the father responded with positive valence and made them believe whatever they were doing was normal.

4)Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something. The girls yelling resulted in the father giving signs of approval, like smiling and saying “I love you”.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Alex and Haley upset about an issue.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Two sisters are upset about an issue
B= They scream at each other about this issue
C= The father mouths “I love you”

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of positive reinforcement. The girls’ behavior led to the father giving verbal and nonverbal affirmation for their behavior. They were reinforced by his smile and his mouthing of the words “I love you”.

PUNISHMENT
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that illustrates the punished behavior is, once again, the girls yelling at each other.

2)Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is the mother coming up and scolding the girls. She tells them their TV and Internet will be taken away if they keep constantly screaming at each other over little problems they have.

3)Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
This consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior because something desirable will be taken away from them if they continue to participate in the target behavior. If the girls continue to scream, their TV and Internet will be taken away. These girls obviously do not want that to happen, so most likely this punishment will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of something. TV and Internet,both desirable things, are being removed by the mother.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is two sisters are upset about an issue.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Two sisters are upset about an issue.
B=They scream at each other because of the issue
C= The mother threatens to take away their TV and Internet

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.
This is an example of negative punishment because it involves the removal of something desirable. The TV and Internet are being taken away from the girls as punishment.

Terms: emitting, behavior, consequence, target behavior, positive valence, positive reinforcement, reinforcement, negative punishment, punishment, antecedent, decrease frequency, increase frequency

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtsRyaD9Go

The clip I chose is from Dexter.Dexter is a forensic scientist who kills serial killers. In this clip he is about to kill another serial killer. At the end of the clip he is caught killing by his sister.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior).
The behavior I am using that illustrates the reinforcement is Dexter killing another serial killer.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is that serial killer Travis won't be able to kill anymore people.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. By getting another killer off the streets Dexter feels a high and will continue to kill serial killers.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of feeling good after killing.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is preparing to kill Travis.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Preparing to kill Travis.
B=Stabbing Travis in the chest.
C=Getting a rush from killing a serial killer.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This would be positive reinforcement because of the addition of the good feeling Dexter gets after a kill.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior.
The behavior I am using that illustrates punishment is Dexter's sister Deb walking in during his kill.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of this behavior is Deb wants to call the police.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Deb just witnessed a murder and that is the correct thing to do when you witness a crime.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of getting the police involved, but Dexter talks her out of it.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Deb was somewhere she should not have been.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Deb is somewhere she shouldn't be.
B= Deb witnesses her brother kill.
C= Deb wants to call the police.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This would be a negative reinforcement because Deb wants to take away Dexter's ability to continue killing.

Terms: punishment, reinforcement, consequence, antecedent, behavior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQFp9jhjj0

Clip Summary: This clip is from NCIS. At this time Abby, the forensic scientist, wanted to get evidence to start testing but had to wait for Palmer and Ducky to perform the autopsy. Palmer is the assistant to Ducky, and didn’t want to do the autopsy without Ducky. Abby convinced him to start anyway, and Ducky comes in when they are about to start. Palmer gets nervous and blames Abby, and she slaps him in the gut. Ducky says why he was late and that he “applauds” his “initiative.”

Reinforcement part of clip:

1) The target behavior being reinforced is Palmer starting an autopsy before Ducky gets there.

2) The consequence of this behavior is praise from Ducky.

3) This consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because it is enjoyable and shows that Ducky approves this behavior. In the future, he will be more likely to start without Ducky if he’s absent because he knows Ducky likes it.

4) The consequence involves the addition of something—complements and praise from Ducky.

5) The antecedent to Ducky is late and an autopsy is needed.

The ABC's of the behavior:
A= Ducky is absent and an autopsy needs to be done
B= Starting the autopsy without Ducky
C= Praise

This is an example of positive reinforcement because Ducky is reinforcing the behavior of starting an autopsy without him by praising Palmer for doing so.

Punishment part of clip:

1) The target behavior being punished is when Palmer is blaming Abby.

2) The consequence of this behavior is Abby slapping Palmer in the gut.

3) This consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior because it is aversive and shows that Abby disapproves of Palmer’s blaming behavior. He will be less likely to try to blame her in the future because he will know the consequences.

4) This consequence involves the addition of something—a slap to the gut.

5) The antecedent to this is Palmer being nervous.

The ABC's of the behavior:
A= Nervousness
B= Blaming
C= Slap to the gut

This is an example of positive punishment because it is adding something aversive as a consequence to a behavior in efforts to decrease the frequency of that behavior. Abby is punishing Palmer for emitting blaming behaviors to her so he won’t do it again.

Terms: positive punishment, behavior, aversive, consequence, antecedent, target behavior, reinforced, punished, reinforcing, emitting, punishing.

Clip URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSpvuSz6Yws 1:31-1:54

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.

I chose a video clip from the Little Mermaid. This clip has two parts to Ariel’s collection. The first part is when she is hanging out with her friend Flounder. The second part is later on and it involves her father, King Triton looking at Ariel’s collection of “thingamabobs.”

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior would be Ariel collecting more items. As Ariel collects more objects, she wants more. She will go to extreme lengths to find things for her collection. Having all of these things from the “land” makes her feel like she is actually part of it. This is like her little hideaway where she can feel like she belongs.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of her behavior would be that as she adds more objects to her collection, her collection therefore becomes bigger. Ariel dreams to go on land. The more things she adds to it makes her desire to go on land a lot greater.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Ariel’s desire to go on land will make her want to collect more objects and feel closer being a human.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of her “collection.”

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be at the beginning of the clip where we are shown Ariel’s giant collection.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= We see Ariel’s collection
B= Ariel collects more and more objects from land
C= Her collection expands

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This would be considered positive reinforcement. The addition of the objects reinforces her behavior to keep collecting.

second part of the clip

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior being punished would be Ariel wandering off to the surface of the sea and collection human objects. Her father (King Triton) does the punishing.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of Ariel’s behavior would be being yelled at by her father and the fact that he takes his trident and destroys her whole collection. Ariel tries to stop him but he refuses to do so. Ariel is devastated that all of her hard work is gone.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This consequence should decrease Ariel’s desire to be around humans and going to the surface of the sea aimlessly. King Triton doesn’t want his little daughter exposed to “evil” humans.( If you have seen the movie you will know that King Triton’s technique does not work. This makes Ariel more likely to rebel and go to the surface of the sea. Being on land is self-reinforcing for Ariel. Her whole life she has dreamed about being on land with humans.)

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
This consequence involves the removal of something. The father destroys her entire collection hoping that will stop her from being curious and venturing out from the sea.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be Ariel’s friend, Flounder showing her the new edition of the statue to her collection. Her father comes into her hidden place and finds all of the things she has been collecting.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= He sees Ariel’s collection
B= Her father destroys everything
C= Her collection is ruined. She is very upset.

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.
This would be an example of positive punishment because King Triton added a punishment to that situation. He destroyed everything Ariel had in her collection to get his point across.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_UtBpVSCA&list=PLD55454E61CB9113E

Terminology: antecedent, positive punishment, behavior, consequence, undesirable, target behavior, frequency, emit.

EJW

This is a clip about a beagle that growls at it's owner when the owner picks it up. It starts to snap at the owner and is obviously not a very happy dog. I feel as if it has been mistreated by it's owner which is very sad. The owner likes being mean to the dog and therefore the dog juts keeps growling. The owner also asks the dog to kiss her which the dog does every single time and toward the end of the clip the owner praises the dog by saying good girl. I feel as if she is using operant conditioning by completely changing the dogs behavior when she asks the dog to kiss her.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior is when the dog kisses the owner.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of the behavior is when the owner rewards the dog by saying "good girl" toward the end of the clip.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

The owner telling the dog "good girl" lets the dog know that it is doing something right and therefore continues to kiss the owner every time she asks. This increases the frequency of the dog kissing.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

It involves the addition of something.

5) Finally tell us what the antecedent is.

The antecedent is the owner asks the dog to kiss her

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= owner asks dog to kiss her
B= dog kisses owner
C= owner tells the dog good job

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

positive reinforcement because now the dog is being rewarded and therefore will continue the kissing behavior.

Do the same for the second part of the clip

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The dog growls at the owner.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The owner enjoys it as she laughs.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

The owner enjoys being rude to the dog and likes when the dog growls, therefore she does not put the dog down and the dog continues to snap at her and growl. By doing this she is establishing operations because she is making the negative reinforcement more reinforcing by annoying the dog.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

It involves the addition of something.

5) Finally tell us what the antecedent is.

The owner picks up the dog.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= owner picks up the dog
B= dog growls at owner
C= the owner enjoys it as she laughs

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.

negative punishment because she is teaching the dog to growl at her

Do the same for the second part of the clip

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

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Terms: behavior, positive reinforcement, negative punishment, antecedent, consequence, target behavior, frequency, establishing operations, operant conditioning

It is the year 200,100.The Dalek race has complete control of the Earth, and Satellite 5, and is about to kill the Doctor. His companion, Rose, then materializes in the TARDIS. Unsure about how Rose found her way back in the first place, the Doctor asks her what happened. Rose explains that she looked into the time vortex, which powers the TARDIS. She then explains that she has come back to save the Doctor, and the message "BAD WOLF" was sent by her in this moment to help her find her way here. The Daleks are outraged and try to kill Rose, but having the control of all time and space in her head, Rose has no problem destroying all the Daleks and saving everyone.

1. The target behavior occurs at 0:56 in the clip. Rose scatters the letters to form "bad wolf" through all of time and space to give herself a message and help her get back to the Doctor after he sends her away.

2. The consequence of this behavior is that she is able to get to the year 200,100 in time to save the Doctor.

3. This consequence increases the behavior because Rose would do anything to save, and be with, the Doctor. Although Rose seeing the message "BAD WOLF" isn't happening right in this moment, she mentions sending the message to herself so she can see it; which actually happened before this clip started in the episode. She emits the behavior of sending the message because she knows it will work to get her where she is.

4. The consequence is positive reinforcement because it is adding Rose to the environment to help the Doctor.

5. The antecedent is Rose arriving in the TARDIS.

A-Rose materializes in the TARDIS
B-Rose scatters the letters "BAD WOLF"
C-She finds a way to get back to the Doctor

6. Positive reinforcement is when something is added to the environment to elicit the same behavior that yielded the consequence. Here, Rose is added to the environment to save the Doctor. To make sure this happens again, we see here take the letters that form "BAD WOLF" and move them through all of time and space to lead herself here.

{Second Part}

1. The target behavior emitted is at 0:39 when a Dalek shoots his laser at Rose to kill her.

2. The consequence of the behavior is the entire Dalek fleet dying.

3. This punishment will stop the behavior from continuing because the Daleks in this scene will be dead. But the survivors would then want to retreat because they value their lives. They will run to fight another day.

4. This involves the removal of the Daleks from Satellite 5, and the death of the emperor of the Daleks. In a sense, they are removing these subjects from life.

5. The antecedent is that Rose is trying to save the Doctor, thereby destroying the Daleks.

A-Rose arrives to help the Doctor.
B-A Dalek shoots his laser at her.
C-All the Daleks die.

6. This would be negative punishment because it is taking something away to stop the behavior from recurring. Here Rose takes away their lives to stop them from hurting the Doctor and taking over the world. After the consequence, it is possible that if there were any other remaining Daleks, they would have stopped the attack and retreated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9847_BEaLlM

Terms: target behavior, emit, consequence, positive reinforcement, antecedent, elicit, punishment, negative punishment

This video is from someones live streaming of the game Arma I do believe. They are streaming their game play to their fans and other people that want to watch. It starts out with some of his game play then he is "swatted" a person watching the stream calls in a report and gets the swat team to storm his house or play area.

1. Calling in the report to elicit a SWAT team response is the target behavior in this video for reinforcement. This target behavior is not shown in the video but we know it happens as the swat team was called.

2.The consequence of this behavior is the SWAT team coming into the streamers place of work and wasting their time and the streamers.

3. The consequence will increase the frequency this behavior from this person because they saw that it worked and that it happened live so he could see it and get pleasure from it. This would lead them to emit this behavior more.

4. The consequence adds something, this makes it positive reinforcement for the person who call in the SWAT team. It adds the feeling of joy that one may get from a "prank" going right. More literally it also adds the SWAT teams presence in the streamers life.

5. The antecedent is He was watching this live stream and that gave him the opportunity to pull this "prank"
A. Watching the live stream
B. Calling the SWAT team on that streamer
C. The SWAT team raiding the Streamers home/workplace

6.This is positive reinforcement because the addition of the feeling of success that the caller may have gotten. This will lead to the likely hood of them doing this again to rise.
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1. The target behavior that is being punished, is streaming live on the internet for all to see. This behavior is seen through out the video.

2. The consequence of this behavior is that the streamer becomes a target for pranks like these.

3. Having the SWAT team called on you just for doing a live stream will lower the chances of you doing more live streams in the future for fear of it happening again.

4.The consequences adds something. It adds the presence of the SWAT team. This is a punishment because for one it is scarey not to mention takes up a lot of your time while they sort it all out.

5. The antecedent is that he is was hired to do a live stream video game cast.
A. He was hired to do a live stream video game cast.
B. He was streaming live on the internet.
C. He had the SWAT team called on him.

6.This is positive punishment because something adverse is being added to lower the chances that he will stream on the internet again.

Terms used-Reinforcement,consequence,positive reinforcement,antecedent, punished, positive punishment,elicit,emit,Target behavior,frequency

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:
I choose a clip of a female finishing running a marathon. The female finishes the race, but faints once she crosses the finish line.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior in this clip is running faster. The reinforced behavior is running to finish the marathon which is reinforcement and running faster will reinforce the female to run faster. Winning the race is positive reinforcement because it is a positive valence and if she wins or even finishes she will likely run again (increasing her behavior).
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
I kind of mentioned this in question one, but the consequence is to win the race or even just cross the finish line (it is hard to tell in this clip).
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
By crossing the finish line of the 26 mile race is a great victory. Winning a race promotes positive valence which will likely increase her frequency of running another race.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of medals or whatever she received after running the race. It could also be victory, bragging points, or a new personal record. There are multiple consequences that could be involved in this clip.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is the marathon race.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Marathon
B= Running race
C= Crosses the finish line/ completes race
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because she finished the race by crossing the finish line. When a race is completed people typically receive an award of some sort.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is to run fast to win the marathon race.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence is the female faints.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The female might not run a race that’s that long if she fainted.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence was negative punishment because the desire of finishing a race without fainting was taken away.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is the marathon race.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Marathon
B= Running for a long period of time
C= Fainting
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative punishment.
This clip is an example of negative punishment because the desire to win the race without fainting was taken away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYfWH960W0Q
Terminology: Target behavior, reinforce, positive reinforcement, valence, antecedent, behavior, consequence, punishment, negative punishment

KAB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JLTEILz6o4

In this clip from the movie “The Ugly Truth”, Katherine Heigl is being taught by Gerald Butler on how to flirt and win over guys attention. Her teacher is known as a ladies man (although Katherine sees him having a negative valance) and is going to teach Katherine what kind of woman guys are looking for. After picking out her clothes and telling her how to do her hair, he states she doesn’t know how to flirt and is going to teach her. She out of nowhere shows him she does, and ends up teaching the teacher.

1.Target behavior for reinforcement would be her flirty behavior of touching his chest and getting extremely close to him. (1.04-1.25)
2.The consequence would be that it is turning him on.
3.Now that she knows that what she is doing is right, and actually is good at flirting, she will do it more and more confidently when trying to get guys.
4.There isn’t any added or taken away in this instance.
5.The antecedent is her getting ready for a date, then being told that she doesn’t know how to flirt or turn guys on.

A: Being told she doesn’t know how to flirt or turn guys on.
B: Running her fingers down his chest and getting close to him.
C: Turning him on, or the flirting working.
This is an example of positive reinforcement.

1.Target behavior of punishment would be her laughing and calling him a sucker after he believed she was really into him. (1.26-1.30)
2.The consequence of that would be her letting him down after she turns him on, therefore he wouldn’t say she doesn’t know how to flirt again.
3.Now that he knows she was playing him, and that she doesn’t know how to flirt, he won’t accuse her of not knowing how to again.
4. You could say it uses the removal of honesty. It was when she started laughing and called him a sucker, pulling away did he receive the actual consequence.
5.The antecedent would be her being told by a man that she doesn’t know how to flirt and won’t be able to turn a guy on.

A: Being told she doesn’t know how to flirt and he will teach her.
B: Running her fingers down his chest and getting close to him, then pulling away.
C: Turning him on and rejecting him- leads him to believe she does know how to flirt, but doesn't want him.
This is an example of punishment.

Terms: Reinforce, Punishment, Antecedent, Consequence, Behavior, Positive Reinforcement, Negative Valence,

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:

In this clip from the movie Grandma’s Boy, Alex finds his grandmother and her roommates/friends in the living room laughing it up and having a great time while watching the Antique Roadshow. Some things definitely go wrong while Alex finds out what happened that night before bed. (Sophie is a family member who had passed away in the family)

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior would be drinking “Sophie’s tea” aka marijuana

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of the behavior would be getting high.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

Getting high is a feeling of euphoria; it makes a person feel good and gives them pleasure. I believe that because the ladies begin to feel good and have those signs of euphoria it will increase the likelihood of them searching for more pot that may be around the house. ??

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence is adding the feeling of euphoria and high brain activity.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Finding the marijuana inside the tin that is significant to the family

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Finding the Marijuana in the tin that is significant to the family
B= Drinking the marijuana (tea)
C=the feeling of euphoria and being on cloud 9

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This would be positive reinforcement due to the thought of feeling good while on the marijuana. After consuming the marijuana the ladies began to feel good even though they thought it was tea. It will then increase the likelihood of the ladies trying to find some more of Sophie’s tea around the house.

Do the same for the second part of the clip
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

Leaving Alex’s pot in a jar that was significant to his family’s life.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of this behavior would be Alex’s grandmother thinking it was tea and she and her roommates started to drink it. Now Alex has none in stash because he put it in a dumb place and his grandmother found it.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

Because his grandmother found it in a tin that was significant to the family, I hope he would start putting it in places that are not as significant to the family like the tin he put the first bag in was. It would decrease his likelihood that he would put it in a place that his grandmother would most likely find it.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

It is a removal of something that also gave Alex euphoria. His grandmother removed the pot from a tin and no longer does Alex have marijuana in his possession. (Even though he could get more)

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent would be Alex hiding the marijuana inside of a tin that was significant to the family and hoping that his grandmother would not choose to look inside of there.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Alex hid the marijuana inside a tin that was very significant to the family
B=his grandmother putting the stash into a pot of tea and then consuming it
C=No longer having marijuana in Alex’s possession and now he can no longer get high from that stash like he intended on.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This would be a negative reinforcement because it would then decrease the likelihood that Alex would put his stash inside of a tin that his grandmother would look inside.

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Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, Consequence, Behavior, antecedent, target behavior

I chose a clip from the movie Easy A. In this clip, Olive has just created a new wardrobe for herself with the letter "A" intentionally sewn on her clothes as her reputation around the school has begun to change. In this scene, she is just entering the school for the first time in her new attire and the reactions from the different people are what I will focus on as her reinforcement and punishment for her new look and behavior.

Reinforcement:
1.) The target behavior is her simply walking through the school with her new "skimpy" attire which gets her a lot of attention from her peers, and even a teacher.

2.) The consequence was that the guys throughout the clip were reacting in a way that encouraged her to continue her behavior. Not only was she being noticed by guys, but she was also being wanted by all of these guys.

3.) The consequence would increase the likelihood of her behavior because she is seeking positive attention from guys, which is something she is enjoying and feeding off of throughout the clip, and the movie.

4.) The consequence involves the addition of something because it involves gaining attention from guys who are now desiring her.

5.) A = The students in a school setting.
B = Olive walking through the school provocatively, with her new clothing.
C = She receives wanted attention from guys and guys start to desire her.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of something desired, and that is attention from the guys. The positive responses from her male peers is something she never used to have, and now that she has it, it is encouraging her behavior even more so.

Punishment:
1.) The behavior is the same as before, which is Olive walking through the school for the first time in her new attire. She walks in a provocative manner, even kind of blows a kiss at one point.

2.) The consequence this time is likely to decrease her behavior because this consequence is punishment in the form of the reactions she gets from the girls in her school. Most of the girls are giving her dirty looks, and her confrontation with the blonde girl was once her friend who defriends her because of her new look and behavior.

3.) This is likely to decrease the likelihood of her behavior because the reaction from the girls is a negative reaction. While the boys may be giving her attention, and while they may be enjoying Olive's charade, the girls certainly are not. And Olive even loses a friend over this.

4.) This consequence kind of involves both an addition and a removal. She loses a friend, which is a removal, but she gains a bad reputation and bad glares from the girls in her school.

5.) A = The students being in a school setting
B = Olive walking through the school provocatively with her new clothing.
C = Olive's friend announcing that their friendship is over and other girls giving her mean glares.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFrQVn4ujEY

Terminology: ABC's, consequence, punishment, reinforcement, positive reinforcement, desirable. undesirable.

This is a commercial from Airtel. In the scene, a little girl is in trouble for one reason or another and has to write sentences on the board as punishment. When she walks back into the classroom, her chalkboard is filled with sentences in a seemingly extremely short amount of time.
1) The target behavior is getting help from friends. The behavior is reinforced by getting finished with the punishment of writing sentences on a chalkboard done more quickly.
2) The consequence of this behavior is that the little girl is finished with her punishment.
3) Many hands make light work and here we see that with the help of her friends, the little girl is going to be finished with punishment quicker and will get to go home and be a kid. Now, who doesn’t want to make their workload lighter?
4) This involves the removal of something aversive. In this clip, it’s the removal of the punishment.
5) The antecedent is being punished by writing sentences on a chalkboard.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Punished by writing sentences on a chalkboard
B= Asks friends for help
C= Finishes punishment
This is an example of negative reinforcement. It’s reinforcement because the little girl is going to be more likely to do this again and ask her friends for assistance again in the future since it made her workload so much lighter. This is negative reinforcement because it involves the removal of something not so wonderful- writing a sentence over and over on a board.
1) The target behavior is disobeying the rules and then in turn is punished by writing sentences on a chalkboard.
2) The consequence of the behavior was to write a sentence on the chalkboard repeatedly.
3) The consequence of the behavior is aversive, it’s not fun, and no one wants their hand to cramp up that much. The consequence will decrease the likelihood that the child misbehaves again and should elicit a better response to following directions.
4) This involves the addition of something aversive. In this case, it’s the addition of writing sentences on a board over and over.
5) The antecedent is being at school
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= At school
B= Disobeyed the rules
C= Writing sentences on a chalkboard
This is an example of punishment because it decreases the likelihood that this behavior will happen again. It’s positive punishment because the punishment includes the addition of an aversive consequence and this decreases the likelihood of disobedience again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-DrFPSEhM
Terms: Antecedent, behavior, consequence, reinforcement, negative reinforcement, aversive, elicit, and positive punishment.

Briefly describe/summarize the clip: This is a clip from the movie Spiderman. Mary Jane, who Spiderman, (Peter Parker) has a crush on is being attacked in an ally by a group of men. She tries to fight them off, when Spiderman comes to the rescue and saves her. Spiderman gets rid of the men, leaves, and comes back to kiss Mary Jane.

Punishment
1) The target behavior is men grabbing Mary Jane. This is the operant behavior (sets the stage) for the negative punishment from Spiderman.

2) Consequence: Men pulled away (by Spiderman, his web).

3)The consequence will decrease the frequency of the men emitting the behavior of grabbing Mary Jane (women), because they are being negatively punished. Spiderman is taking away something desirable, in this case Mary Jane, and, pulling them away from her, which is aversive. They will not want to attack other women in fear of being caught by Spiderman and taken away/hurt by Spiderman.

4) The consequence involves the removal of something desirable, Mary Jane. The men wanted to hurt and/or rape Mary Jane, but Spiderman removed the men from Mary Jane which will in turn decrease their behavior of attacking other women/Mary Jane in the future. Negative Punishment, the removal of something desirable to decrease the frequency of a behavior.

5) The antecedent is Mary Jane walking (alone in an ally).

A= Mary Jane walking (alone).
B= Men grab Mary Jane
C= Men pulled away by Spiderman

Negative Punishment

Reinforcement
1) Target Behavior: Mary Jane kisses Spiderman (reinforcement-pleasurable)

2) Consequence: Mary Jane smiles (pleasurable reaction/feelings)

3)Smiling will increase the frequency of the behavior because Mary Jane expressed pleasurable feelings and Spiderman saw her desirable response. This will motivate Spiderman to talk to Mary Jane in the future eliciting the target response, consequence, ect. Also, Mary Jane will be more likely to emit kissing Spiderman in the future because she expressed pleasurable feelings by smiling. In this case Mary Jane is self-reinforcing (she acted on kissing Spiderman and then smiled, became happy).

4) The consequence involves the addition of something desirable, a smile. Mary Jane kissed Spiderman and this added the desirable consequence of a smile.

5) Antecedent: Spiderman talks to Mary Jane

A= Spiderman talks to Mary Jane
B= Mary Jane kisses Spiderman
C= Mary Jane smiles

Positive Reinforcement

Terms: Target behavior, operant behavior, negative punishment, consequence, emitting, behavior, aversive, desirable, antecedent, reinforcement, pleasurable, self-reinforcing, elicit, positive reinforcement

http://youtu.be/-Xl-TNumuhk

REW

Clip Summary:

This is a scene from the movie Blindside. It takes place at Michael Orr’s first football game. The opposing player #66 is targeting Michael because of his size and inability to stop #66 from interfering with Michael’s team’s plays. #66 kicks Michael in the head after a play causing Michael’s coach to yell at the ref requesting a call for that action. The ref throws a flag with a call against Michael’s coach and team for unsportsmanlike conduct. Michael’s coach yells at the ref in defense of Michael and Michael stops his coach from yelling further and hands the flag back to the ref. Returning to the field, Michael has the team run a play and proceeds to block #66 all the way over the wall just past the end of the field. When Michael returns from the play, the coach asks where he was going, and Michael simply says “it was time for him to go home”.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
• The target behavior is #66 kicking Michael in the head after a play.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
• Michael’s coach yells at the ref to make a call and the ref throws a flag penalizing Michael’s coach and team for unsportsmanlike conduct.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
• The ref penalizing the Michael’s team instead of #66, will increase the frequency of further attacks and hostility towards Michael by #66.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
• The consequence involves the addition of the ref’s favor against Michael’s team that encourages #66. (The consequence that resulted in removal would be of Michael’s team losing 15 yards for the penalty.)

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
• The antecedent is a High School Football Game.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Highschool Football Game
B= Opposing player #66 kicks Michael in the head (2:10)
C= Michael blocks #66 to the end of the field up and over the wall (2:11-2:27)

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
• This is an example of positive reinforcement as the lack of penalty for #66’s actions serves to reinforce hostile behavior against Michael.

Do the same for the second part of the clip

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
• The target behavior is #66 taunting Michael.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
• Michael blocks #66 throughout the next play, pushing him over the wall at the end of the field when the whistle blows. Michael’s actions are in response to the stimuli (taunting) #66 emits.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
• The consequence will decrease the hostile behavior of #66.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
• The consequence is #66 being removed from the field.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
• The antecedent is a High School Football Game
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
• This was an example of negative reinforcement. #66 emits the hostile behavior and Michael elicits a block in response.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= High School Football Game
B= Opposing player #66 taunts Michael
C= Michael blocks #66 to the end of the field up and over the wall

Terms: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, Elicit, Emit, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, Reinforce, Response, Stimuli, Target Behavior

Video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eEocJCVoM

JER

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:

This is a clip from the movie “Dumb and Dumber” when Harry and Lloyd are eating in a diner on their way to Colorado. Lloyd makes a joke about the waitress and then Harry spills the salt and has to toss some over his shoulder to “undo” the bad luck caused by spilling the salt. Harry hits a man with the salt shaker. The man is upset and spits on Harry’s burger.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior occurred when Lloyd called the waitress “Flo.”

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of Lloyd calling the waitress “Flo” is that Harry laughed at Lloyd.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

Because Harry laughed when Lloyd cracked a joke at the waitress, he will continue to crack jokes, even at someone else’s expense.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

Addition of something desirable (laughter)

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is that Harry and Lloyd are at a diner.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Harry and Lloyd at a diner
B= Lloyd cracks a joke to waitress
C= Harry laughs at joke

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

Positive reinforcement

Do the same for the second part of the clip

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior occurred when Harry threw the salt shaker over his shoulder (hits Sea Bass)

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of throwing the salt shaker over Harry’s shoulder was that Sea Bass spit on Harry’s burger.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

Sea Bass spit on Harry’s burger, so Harry will probably not throw a salt shaker over his shoulder again since it could hit and upset someone.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

Addition of something negative.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

Harry and Lloyd are at a diner.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Harry and Lloyd at a diner
B= Harry throws a salt shaker over his shoulder
C= Sea Bass spits on Harry’s burger

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.

Positive punishment

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Target behavior, consequence, antecedent, positive reinforcement, positive punishment

APLK
The video I chose to represent both reinforcement and punishment is a clip from Game of Thrones. In this clip Aria is being taught how to fight using her sword and is both encouraged and scolded by her instructor throughout the learning process.

1)Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The targeted behavior being reinforced is shown throw various points in the clip. Each time Aria uses her sword or does a move correctly, she is praised by her instructor. This also leads her to repeat movements and tactics because she knows she’ll receive approval if she does so.

2)Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of Aria making any sort of mistake results in her either being hit by her instructor or verbally scolded by her instructor. Both consequences represent failure on Aria’s part which is something she is not good coping with.

3)Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Because Aria is not good coping with failure or being punished, she tries even harder to prove herself to her instructor every time she thinks he thinks less of her as a fighter.

4)Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of motivation and the urge to succeed by doing things correctly in order to avoid rejection from her instructor.

5)Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be Aria and her instructor at their fighting lesson and it also is the set up for the operant behavior.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=The fighting lesson being held.
B=Aria failing to defend herself against her instructor.
C=Aria receiving physical or verbal scolding from her instructor.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.
I believe in this case that this is an example of positive reinforcement because if Aria does well, she’s praised. Also, if Aria does poorly, she’s scolded which fuels her even more to do better the next time.

Do the same for the second part of the clip
The first and second part of the clip go hand in hand because positive reinforcement and punishment are shown collectively throughout the entire clip, and not just one half or the other.

Terms: positive and negative reinforcement, punishment, antecedent, operant behavior, targeted behavior

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Invy0tvOc

JER

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:

This is a clip from the movie “Dumb and Dumber” when Harry and Lloyd are eating in a diner on their way to Colorado. Lloyd makes a joke about the waitress and then Harry spills the salt and has to toss some over his shoulder to “undo” the bad luck caused by spilling the salt. Harry hits a man with the salt shaker. The man is upset and spits on Harry’s burger.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior occurred when Lloyd called the waitress “Flo.”

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of Lloyd calling the waitress “Flo” is that Harry laughed at Lloyd.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

Because Harry laughed when Lloyd cracked a joke at the waitress, he will continue to crack jokes, even at someone else’s expense.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

Addition of something desirable (laughter)

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is that Harry and Lloyd are at a diner.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Harry and Lloyd at a diner
B= Lloyd cracks a joke to waitress
C= Harry laughs at joke

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

Positive reinforcement

Do the same for the second part of the clip

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior occurred when Harry threw the salt shaker over his shoulder (hits Sea Bass)

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of throwing the salt shaker over Harry’s shoulder was that Sea Bass spit on Harry’s burger.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

Sea Bass spit on Harry’s burger, so Harry will probably not throw a salt shaker over his shoulder again since it could hit and upset someone.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

Addition of something negative.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

Harry and Lloyd are at a diner.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Harry and Lloyd at a diner
B= Harry throws a salt shaker over his shoulder
C= Sea Bass spits on Harry’s burger

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.

Positive punishment

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXaENvEzKTY

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.

Target behavior, consequence, antecedent, positive reinforcement, positive punishment

So far we have discussed reinforcement (increasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence) and punishment (decreasing the frequency of a behavior as a result of the consequence). What I would like you to do is to find just one video clip off the internet where it illustrates both reinforcement and punishment in the same video.

For originality sake, make sure the videos you are not using the same videos the four other students before you just used. Please be sensitive to this issue.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:

In this clip Dexter and his son Harrison are at some sort of toddler class outside in which the toddlers are all sitting on the ground and the parents have a huge rainbow colored sheet they are moving up and down over the kids, probably trying to entertain and entrance them with the colors. During this "play activity" one of the toddlers gets hurt and results in crying and the end of the "play activity".

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior used to illustrate the reinforced behavior is Dexter moving the rainbow colored sheet up and down.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of this behavior is his son Harrison smiling at him.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

Harrison smiling at Dexter will likely increase the frequency of the behavior because what Father doesn't enjoy seeing their son happy and knows that they are doing something (moving the sheet up and down) to cause that behavior? Exactly, the smile has a pleasurable effect on Dexter.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence involves the addition of something desirable and pleasurable which was the smile from Harrison.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent was being outside at the toddler class.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Toddler class
B=Moving the sheet up and down
C=Smile from Harrison

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because it will increase the likelihood that Dexter will continue to move the rainbow colored sheet up and down, which brought joy and thus the smile to his son Harrison's face.

Punishment Description:
In this portion of the clip one of the toddlers gets hurt while underneath the rainbow colored sheet, crying ensues and the parents grab their children causing the class to end.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The target behavior is one of the toddlers getting hurt under the rainbow sheet.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of the behavior is that the toddler cries.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

The consequence will decrease the behavior in that the toddlers won't be left alone underneath the rainbow sheet.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence involves the removal of something which is leaving the toddlers alone underneath the sheet.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is being at the toddler class.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Toddler class
B=Toddler gets hurt
C=Crying

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment.

This is an example of negative punishment because it involves the removal of something which would be the toddlers being alone under the sheet. This will decrease the likelihood of the toddler getting hurt and crying again.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_TtM1oIKOk

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.

Terms:
Target behavior, reinforced behavior, consequence, behavior, pleasurable, antecedent, behavior, positive reinforcement, negative punishment.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
In this clip, there is a baby panda who wants out of the pen he is in. He tries quite a few times to get out of the pen, but every time he gets close the attendant pushes him back into the pen. The first two times the attendant gently pushes the baby panda back into the pen. After a few times the attendant pushes the baby panda back into the pen a lot harder and not as nicely. There are also a few other pandas in the pen playing with a plastic tote.
Next:
1) The target behavior is the attendant putting the baby panda back into the pen.
2) The consequence is the baby panda is safe in the pen.
3) The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because the baby panda safe in the pen.
4) The consequence of the behavior involves the addition of responsibility of putting the baby panda back into the pen every time he tries to climb out.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=
Watching the panda
B=
Pushing the panda back into the pen
C= The panda is safe in the pen
This is an example of negative reinforcement because the consequence elicits extra responsibility from the attendant to keep the baby panda in the pen.
Punishment
1) The target behavior is the baby panda climbing out of the pen.
2) The consequence is more aversive towards the of the video because the baby panda is pushed harder back into the pen.
3) This consequence will decrease the behavior of climbing out of the pen because the attendant was harder in action of pushing the panda back into the pen.
4) The consequence involves the removal of his urge to continue to try to climb out of the pen.
A=
Premeditation of climbing out
B=
Climbing out
C= Being pushed back in
In this part of the video the panda is self-reinforcing his behavior of climbing out of the pen, even though he is being punished by the attendant by being put back in the pen.
This behavior is an example of negative punishment because the baby panda having his freedom taken away by not being allowed to climb out of the pen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u155ncSlkCk
Terms: Consequence, negative punishment, self-reinforcing, punished, aversive, negative reinforcement, ABC’s

The clip I chose is a Friends episode. When they got back from a trip to the beach. In the clip Monica, Chandler, and Joey are acting strange because something happened on the beach between the three of them. When Ross, Phoebe, and Rachel try to get what happened out of them they confess that Monica got stung by a jellyfish at the beach and in order for the pain to go away, Chandler had to pee on her.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that I am using that illustrates the reinforced behavior of having to do something to help Monica after the jellyfish sting, which results in the reinforced behavior of getting peed on.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is getting peed on.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence may not increase the frequency of behavior, however if the behavior happens again then the consequence will still occur in a favorable way.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
This involves the addition of something because in order for the pain of the sting to go away, Chandler
needs to urinate on Monica.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is going swimming.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=Going swimming
B=Getting stung by jellyfish
C=Getting peed on

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This is positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of something to help the behavior. In order for the pain to go away from the sting, Monica must be peed on, which is something being added to the situation.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that illustrates the punished behavior is being in pain after getting stung by the jellyfish, which results in getting peed on which is the punished behavior.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is the pain going away.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will increase the frequency of behavior because if for some reason Monica gets stung again, she will probably want to get peed on again because the pee took away the pain from the sting.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of something because as a result of getting peed on, Monica's pain went away.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is getting stung by a jellyfish

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=Getting stung by jellyfish
B=Getting peed on
C=Pain going away

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement.

This was a negative reinforcement because getting peed on made the pain go away, so it removed something negative from the situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBtSH2AHwjY

Terminology: Punished behavior, reinforced behavior, target behavior, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, antecedent, consequence, behavior,

In this clip, the characters from Big Bang Theory are trying to find a way to keep themselves from straying off topic.

1) Tell us what the behavior is (target behavior)
The target behavior in the first part of the clip is staying on topic.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence is snapping a rubber band on their wrist.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
They added something aversive, so it will decrease the frequency of going off topic because they do not want to feel the pain of the rubber band.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
Addition of something
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Antecedent is they are trying to get their work done.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Trying to get work done
B=
stray off topic
C= snap rubber band on wrist

This is positive punishment because they are adding something aversive to decrease the frequency of a behavior.

1) The target behavior of the second clip is staying on topic.
2) The consequence of the behavior is getting tape ripped of their arms.
3) This will increase their behavior of staying on topic because this will elicit a response of pain, and they do not want to feel the pain of getting tape ripped of their arm.
4) This consequence involves taking away something, which is the tape from their arm.
5) The antecedent is that they are trying to get their work done.
A= trying to get work done
B= they stray off topic
C= rip tape off arm

This is negative reinforcement because it is taking something away in order to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhI5h5JZi-U

TERMS: target behavior, antecedent, behavior, consequence, aversive, positive punishment, negative reinforcement, ABCs of behavior, elicit

In this video, Patrick convinced Spongebob to play with the hooks. They managed to jump off the hooks every time before they got pulled up to the surface, so they kept playing with it. Mr. Krabs found them playing with the hooks and made them promise to not do it again. The next day, Patrick invited Spongebob to play with the hooks again. Spongebob was afraid but Patrick was sure that nothing was going to happen because they were still alive after playing it for a day. A hook appeared in front of Spongebob and he immediately jumped on it, but this time, his underpants got stuck to the hook. He ran to Mr. Krabs to look for help and Mr. Krabs told him that the only way he could escape was to take off his underpants. Spongebob refused to do it because all the girls were there. So he got pulled off the ground. However he managed to grab on a plant and the hook pulled off his underpants and left the sea. He bounced off the plant and appeared naked in front of Krusty Krab.

1. Spongebob and Patrick playing with the hook.

2. Nothing bad happened and Spongebob and Patrick had fun

3. This increases the frequency of the behavior because the consequence was desirable.

4. The consequence involves the addition of something (fun).

5. The antecedent is Spongebob hanging out with Patrick.

A= Spongebob hanging out with Patrick
B= Spongebob and Patrick playing with hooks.
C= Spongebob and Patrick having fun

This is an example of positive reinforcement because there is a desirable consequence (having fun) for Spongebob and Patrick's behavior (playing with the hooks) causing an increase likelihood of the behavior happening again in the future.

1. Spongebob playing with the hook.

2. Being naked in front of the girls.

3. This decreases the frequency of the behavior because the consequence was undesirable.

4. The consequence involves the addition of something (embarrassment).

5. The antecedent is the appearance of the hook.

A= The appearance of the hook.
B= Spongebob playing with the hook.
C= Spongebob being naked in front of the girls.

This is an example of positive punishment because it involves an aversive stimulus (embarrassment) that is added to the situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub7cNPGpZ1o

Terminology: antecedent, consequence, behavior, positive reinforcement, positive punishment, aversive

Reinforcement

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
This clip is from Clifford the Big Red Dog. In this clip, Clifford, Clifford’s owner Emily, and Emily’s friends go to one of their friend’s house. Here, Clifford meets Bob, the dog of Emily’s friend for the first time.

1) Next: Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is Bob sitting down and wagging his tail when his owner tells him “Bob, sit.”

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is getting carried and being pat by his owner.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will increase the frequency of Bob’s behavior because he is happy when his owner picks him up and pats him. Bob finds the consequence desirable.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something desirable (being carried and getting pat).

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Bob’s owner telling him to sit down.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Bob’s owner tells Bob to sit down.
B= Bob sits down and wags his tail.
C= Bob gets picked up and gets pat by his owner.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the consequence, which is, getting carried and being pat is desirable to Bob. This in turn increases the likelihood of Bob sitting down in future when his owner tells him to do so.

Punishment

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is Bob climbing on a wall and bouncing, almost falling off the ledge.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is Bob almost fell of the ledge.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Because Bob’s behavior led him to almost fall off the ledge, Bob will less likely climb on the wall and bounce again.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of Bob’s urge of wanting to climb on a wall and bounce.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Getting the attention of his owner.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Bob wants to get the attention of his owner.
B= Bob urge to climb on the wall and bounce.
C= Bob almost fell of the ledge.

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why.
This is an example of positive punishment because the consequence involves the addition of an aversive stimulus (almost falling of the ledge). Therefore, this will decrease the likelihood of Bob performing this behavior in future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vJonrAKxRk

Terminology: Antecedent, behavior, consequence, positive reinforcement, positive punishment, aversive stimulus, desirable, target behavior.

The clip that I am using is from the Big Bang Theory. It is an episode where Sheldon tries to shape Penny's behavior when she does something that he thinks is a correct form of behavior.

1. One of the behaviors specifically that Sheldon is trying to shape Penny to do is talk in a lower voice.

2. The consequence of the behavior is receiving a piece of chocolate from Sheldon when she does this correct behavior.

3. The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because Penny likes the chocolate and will do the behavior to keep receiving the chocolate.

4. The consequence involves the addition of something: chocolate.

5. The antecedent is Penny being over at Sheldon and Leonard's apartment frequently.

A= Penny being over at there apartment
B= Penny talking in a low voice
C= Penny receiving chocolate.

6. This is an example of positive reinforcement because something is being added to reinforce the behavior.

Punishment

1. The behavior that is being punished is Leonard forbidding Sheldon from doing something.

2. The consequence of the behavior is Sheldon spraying Leonard with water in a spray bottle.

3. The consequence will decrease the likelihood of the behavior because Leonard does not like getting sprayed in the face.

4. The consequence involves the addition of something.

5. The antecedent is Sheldon wanting to shape Penny's behavior.
A= Sheldon wanting to shape Sheldon's behavior
B= The behavior is Leonard forbidding Sheldon
C= The consequence is Sheldon spraying Leonard

6.This is an example of positive punishment because something is being added to the behavior: spraying the bottle.

Terms: consequence, behavior, antecedent, shaping, positive punishment, positive reinforcement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior I am looking at in this clip for reinforcement is when the boy is getting the tattoo. The target behavior is biting down on the belt that Peyton Manning is holding in his mouth. The time of this in the clip is 1:17.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is the pain from getting the tattoo inked on is taken away. This is the removal of something aversive.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
If the boy continues to bite on the belt when he gets tattoos in the future then the normal pain of getting the tattoos will go down causing him to continue to bite on the belt when presented with the antecedent of getting a tattoo.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The biting of the belt involves the removal of pain. This is the removal of something aversive.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is getting a tattoo.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Getting a tattoo
B= Biting a belt
C= Less pain
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is an example of negative reinforcement because it involves the removal of something aversive (the pain).
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior I am looking at for punishment is the boy not catching the football that Peyton throws at him. The time is :23-:36
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence is Peyton makes him go wait in the porta potty.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The boy having to wait in the porta potty is something aversive. The boy does not want to wait in the porta potty so in the future when Peyton throws him a pass he will try to catch it to avoid sitting in the porta potty again.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
It is the addition of him sitting in the porta potty. This is the addition of something aversive.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is Peyton throwing the boy the football.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Peyton throwing the football
B= Not catching the football
C= Getting sent to the porta potty
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is positive punishment because it presents an aversive stimulus (getting sent to the porta potty) in an attempt to decrease a behavior from happening (not catching the football).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOyFydWX7s
Target behavior, reinforcement, consequence, behavior, aversive, antecedent, negative reinforcement, positive punishment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teLoNYvOf90

i forgot my link, sorry guys! :)

Reinforcement

1)Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-The target behavior in the part of the video I chose is picking up their toys they were playing with. The kids picking up their toys are the behavior of interest of which they were attempting to increase.
2)Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-The consequence for this behavior is that they will get a sticker once they pick up all there toys. As they consequence they are trying to increase their behavior of picking up there toys and hoping they will continue to do this behavior on their own without anyone having to tell them.
3)Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
-The consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior by the students/daycare kids will get a sticker every time they do so. The students have chosen the think that the sticker is a great thing to get and they love to have their sticker on their hands after picking up there toys. Now since they know the consequence of picking up their toys will result in a sticker, hopefully this will increase the likelihood of their behavior.
4)Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-In this scenario, the consequence involves the addition of something. The sticker is the thing that is added because they want to increase the likelihood of the kids picking up their toys again.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
-The antecedent of this scenario is the kids playing with toys at daycare.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Playing with toys at daycare
B= Pick up their toys
C= Get a sticker
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
-This first part of the video where the kids are at daycare/preschool playing with toys is an example of positive reinforcement. This is because the consequence involves the addition of something which the addition was the sticker because they picked up there toy.

Punishment

1)Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punishment behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-In this video of negative punishment, the target behavior that illustrates the punishment behavior I think is running around. It is circle time and the students are suppose to be stiting down in a circle yet the little boy is running around which is the target behavior.
2)Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-The consequence of the behavior for the student is that he will not be able to be in circle time anymore because he didn’t choose to sit down in a circle with everyone.
3)Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
-The consequence of the student choosing not emit the behavior of sitting down in the circle with everyone else and running around instead and then getting removed from not being able to be in circle time anymore will decrease the likelihood of the student not listening and sitting down.
4)Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-The consequence involved the removal of the behavior the little boy chose which was running around instead of sitting down, resulting in the behavior to be less likely to happen again.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent of this scenario is Circle time. They are in school and need to be in circle time.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Circle Time at School
B= Little Boy Running around
C= No more circle time
Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why.
-This last section in the video shows an example of negative punishment. This is because the undesirable behavior that the little boy exhibited resulted of the behavior being less likely to happen again. Meaning, the boy will less likely run around the next time for circle time because he had to be removed from circle time for this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LqTdMt_ddY

Terms: Negative Punishment, Positive Reinforcement, Target Behavior, Consequence, Punishment, Emit, Antecedent

Reinforcement:
I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
-In this clip Ariel is exploring a sunken ship to find new human items for her collection. Her father has previously told her not to go around any human items. Ariel and Flounder find a fork and a pipe that they think are really cool. They are then chased around the ship by a shark.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-The target behavior is swimming in a sunken ship looking for new objects.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-The consequence of the behavior is finding cool new objects for her collection, a fork and pipe.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
- Since Ariel found new objects for her collection even though she was not supposed to be swimming around the ship, she will continue to swim in areas she is not supposed to because she was reinforced by received something desirable.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-The consequence involves the addition of something desirable (finding new objects).
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
-The antecedent is wanting new objects for her collection
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= wanting new objects for her collection
B=swimming around a sunken ship looking for new objects
C=finds a fork and pipe
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
-This is an example of positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of something desirable in order to increase the frequency of the behavior occurring in the future. When Ariel finds cool new object while swimming in an area that she is not supposed to be swimming in, the new objects reinforce her to continue to ignore her fathers warnings.

Punishment:
I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
-In this clip Ariel is exploring a sunken ship to find new human items for her collection. Her father has previously told her not to go around any human items. Ariel and Flounder find a fork and a pipe that they think are really cool. They are then chased around the ship by a shark.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-The target behavior swimming in a sunken ship looking for new objects
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-The consequence is being chased by a shark.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
-The consequence will decrease the frequency of this behavior because Ariel is a mermaid and sharks eat mermaids, therefore it scares her away from the sunken ship and she is less likely to swim there in the future.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-The consequence involves the addition of something undesirable (shark)
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
-The antecedent is wanting new objects for her collection
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=wanting new objects for her collection
B= swimming in a sunken ship looking for new objects
C=chased by a shark
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is positive punishment because it involves adding something undesirable in order to decrease the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future. When Ariel is swimming in the sunken ship even though she has been told not to a shark comes and chases Ariel and Flounder which scares them so they are reinforced to not go back to the sunken ship.

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.
-antecedent, behavior, consequence, behavior, reinforcement, punishment, target behavior

LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_opRXfEUK0A

This clip is form an episode of family guy when peter gives Stewie steroids. After he takes the steroids, Stewie becomes ridiculously strong. However, after awhile the steroids began to wear off and Stewie begins to get flabby and loses all of his strength.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior is using steroids to bulk up.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The end consequence of using steroids is that they increase testosterone and give you energy and strength to increase your ability to lift weights.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of using steroids is that with an increase in your muscle mass, you will become much stronger and become much more toned. Your body image will likely increase in positive ways that make you feel good about yourself.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence of using steroids would be the addition of increased energy, testosterone and in result of those two things, increased muscle mass.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be to become stronger.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Need/want to become stronger
B= Take steroids
C= Gain muscle mass/ increase strength.
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
Taking the steroids would be a positive reinforcement because it will give you results that make you stronger and look better.

Do the same for the second part of the clip
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The second part of the clip is after Stewie has emitted the taking steroid behavior for a while, so the behavior is still taking steroids.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of this emitted behavior is that the steroids wear off and he loses much of his gained benefits while being on the steroids, It also results is losing muscle and becoming flabby.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
This consequence will increase Stewie’s steroid behavior because he will take the steroids before each dose runs out, to ensure that he stays muscular and not lose all of the lifting and muscle that he has gained.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
This consequence would remove Stewie’s muscle mass and make him become flabby. Stewie may decide that the emitted behavior was not worth the consequence not only to his health, but also his physical appearance.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would still be gaining strength.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Want/Need to become stronger
B= take steroid/ stop taking them
C= lose muscle mass, become flabby

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This would be an example of negative punishment becomes it decreases the likelihood that Stewie will continue to emit his steroid taking behavior because of the result to his physical appearance when they wear off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG52UNyNyHg

Terms: Emit, negative punishment, positive reinforcement, consequence, antecedent, behavior, target behavior.

Reinforcement

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next: 
Hermione was coming out of the bathroom after crying and she saw a big troll outside in front of her. Harry and Ron appeared on the scene and try to help her in many ways. Harry tried to hit the troll and this made the troll angry so Ron needed to help him. At the end, Ron defeated the troll and hermione and harry we safe. 


1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS. 

The behavior is Harry and Ron helping hermione from the troll. 


2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. 

The consequence is the Harry in order to help the troll, he hit him and this made the troll angry and he was in danger. However Ron saved him and they got 10 points to griffindor.


3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. 
Since each one of them got 5 points, so in total 10 points to griffindor, this will increase the frequency of the behavior. However, before they got awarded with this 10 points, they got yelled by the professors. They know it was not right but they got awarded for their actions. 


4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. 
The consequence involved the addition of 10 points to griffindor, at the end of video, to harry and ron for helping hermione. 


5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Hermione in Danger.

B= Harry and Ron tried to help her.

C= Harry got in danger but Ron saved him and they got 10 points to griffindor.


Example of positive reinforcement, because they tried to help their friend and they got points for it. 




Punishment

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next: 
The second part of the clip involves their punishment. Once they defeated the troll. They were all scared. Because of all the loud noises they made the professors come to the bathroom. They showed up and asked what happened. Hermione blamed herself and the professor punished her by taking 5 points from griffindor.


1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS. 

The behavior in this scene, is that hermione tried to look for the troll without the consequences. 


2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is. 
The consequence is that she got punished by the professor, by taking 5 points of griffindor. 

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior. 
The consequence will not increase the frequency of the behavior because she is being punished by getting of points of her house. 


4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. 

The consequence involves the removal of 5 points to hermione. 


5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=Hermione looking for a troll

B= Hermione blame herself for her actions.

C= Hermione gets off 5 points from griffindor.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.


This is an example of negative punishment because she is getting 5 points taken away from her. She is less likely to do this later on. 


Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxMy9T49fM


Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.



Punishment, negative punishment, behavior, consequence, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next: My clip is the extended music video of Thriller by Michael Jackson. At the beginning of the clip, Michael and the girl are riding in a car, while on a date. He asks the girl to be his girlfriend and gives her a ring to make things "official." Then Michael turns into a werewolf and she becomes frightened and runs away. After that, the music and such starts.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The behavior would be driving/riding in a car while going on a date.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is that Michael asks her to be his girl and gives her a ring.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
I guess the consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior because now that they are officially together and having fun, she will want to go on more dates with him.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something because they will probably go on more dates (before all of the crazy in the video happens and she receives a ring and such.)

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent of this clip could be that it's a Friday night or date night.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= date night
B= driving/riding in car; going on a date to creepy woods
C= they become official; she receives ring

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This would be a positive reinforcement because them becoming a couple and her receiving the ring will increase the frequency of them going on dates and driving along in the car.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The behavior would be Michael transforming into a werewolf.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is that the girl is frightened and runs away.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
I guess the consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior because now that she showed him that she is freaked out by him being a werewolf, that will probably decrease the behavior of 1. him asking girls out/showing them he's a wolf and 2. her going out on a date with him

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the removal of something aka the removal of them ever going on another date because him being a werewolf was very aversive to her

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent of this part of the clip would be that there was a full moon.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= full moon
B= he changes into a werewolf
C= she runs away frightened

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This would be an example of negative reinforcement because this was removing the frequency of them going on dates together because she was horrified of him now.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post. We will be looking for terminology that has been introduced in the class so far. Your post will be worth more with more terminology used.
Antecedent, behavior, consequence, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, aversive

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The video I chose is a segment of an episode from Cesar Millan’s “Dog Whisperer”. In the clip he’s dealing with some hyperactive golden retrievers. When the retrievers see the dog walker they begin to the excited and jump on the walker. The target behavior here is the hyperactivity displayed by the dogs. We want to replace that with calm and tranquility. Once the dogs are calm and respecting the dog walker as the master then they can go on the walk.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of being hyperactive (constantly jumping up on people) is a light kick to the rear of dog to establish the dominance of the master and shows the dog they need to be submissive.
The consequence of being calm is rewarded by taking the dogs on the walk they enjoy. Once they display the behavior we want it is positively reinforced.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The light kick is a positive punishment that will decrease the frequency of the dogs being hyperactive and jumping up on people.

By reinforcing (rewarding) the good behavior of being calm with walks it should increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence of being hyperactive and jumping up on people is a light kick; which is the addition of something unpleasant.
The consequence of displaying tranquility is rewarded with the addition of an enjoyable walk.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent for both behaviors is the dog walker. When they see her they know it’s time for a walk, which the dogs enjoy very much because dogs have lots of energy to release.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= Seeing the dog walker
B= Becoming excited/hyperactive and jumping up on dog walker
alternatively: being relaxed and submissive to the dog walker (giving her space, not jumping on her)
C= a light kick to the rear to establish dominance
Alternatively: The dogs get to go for a walk

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This light kick is an example of a positive reinforcement because it is the addition of a stimulus. Going for a walk after displaying tranquility is also a positive reinforcement because it’s the addition of a desirable stimulus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghz5jrz0Y_Y

Terms: Rewards, positive reinforcement, behavior, consequence, antecedent, stimulus, target behavior, desirable,

The clip I found shows different scenarios for positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. It defines each one of these and then gives us examples by showing us clips from different movies and shows.
1) Tell us what the behavior (target behavior) you are using to illustrate the reinforced behavior
-In the first part of the clip, it shows a teacher handing out candy to the students who answer a question correctly, which makes it the target behavior.
2) Tell us what the consequence of the behavior is
-The consequence of the behavior is getting a candy bar.
3) Then tell how the consequence will increase/decrease the frequency of the behavior.
-In this situation, the consequence of getting a candy bar will increase the student likelihood of answering the questions correctly in the future.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-Since the gets get something for answering the question correctly, this would be the addition of something.
5) Finally tell us the antecedent is
- The antecedent is the classroom.
A= Classroom
B= Answering questions correctly
C= Getting a candy bar

PUNISHMENT
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using to illustrate the reinforced behavior
-To describe punishment, I chose the part where it shows the coach yelling at his player so she won't make any more mistakes in the field. This clip is from the movie A League of their own. The target behavior is how she plays in the field.
2) Tell us what the consequence of the behavior is
-The consequence of her making mistakes in the field, is the coach yelling at her.
3) Then tell us how that consequence will increase/decrease the frequency of the behavior
-The response or consequence of making mistakes in the field was getting yelled at by the coach.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-It involves the addition of something.
5) Finally tell us what the antecedent is
- The antecedent is the baseball field
State ABCs
A=Baseball field
B=making mistakes in the field
C= getting yelled at
Example of positive punishment or negative
-positive punishment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwOh37DEHLk
Terms: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, positive punishment, positive reinforcement, response

The clip I'm using is from That 70's show. It involves two characters; Kelso and Hyde, who are shown getting into altercations with each other as a result of Kelso's behavior. Kelso likes to play pranks on Hyde to get him mad, but as a result is always getting hurt...specifically his eye. It shows both reinforcers and punishers in the consequences Kelso faces when playing pranks on his friends.

1) The target behavior I am using is that of Kelso's. His behavior of pranking Hyde is always reinforced with laughter and attention from his friends. He always gets a reaction out of Hyde when he does it, so he continues to keep pranking him.

2) The consequence of the behavior is that even though he get's beaten up, he gets a reward of his friends (and the audience) finding him funny, and amused with his antics. It also gets a rise out of Hyde, which is the goal, and he accomplishes it every time, making the consequence somewhat rewarding as well.

3) Since some of the consequences of his behavior is laughter, attention, and desirable reactions from his friends, it is rewarding and fun for him so he continues to do it. These act as reinforcers, making it more likely to occur again in the future.

4) The consequence adds something to reinforce it. These additions are; laughter, amusement, fun, and reactions from Hyde.

5) The antecedent would be Kelso hanging out with all of his friends and Hyde. This sets the occasion for Kelso trying to amuse everyone, and himself, by playing pranks and jokes on Hyde.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Kelso hanging out with friends.
B=Pranking.
C=Audience laughs, Hyde reacts, Kelso has fun, friends find him amusing.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because the consequence is adding in something desirable. Since some of the consequences have positive valence, he is likely, and does, repeat this behavior in the future.

1) I am now going to use Kelso's actions at the end of the clip as the target behavior. Because whenever he confronts/pranks Hyde, Kelso ends up getting hurt, specifically his eye. So he decides he will wear goggles to try and protect himself this time. So the behavior is Kelso wearing goggles.

2) The consequence of his behavior is that Hyde beats him up anyways, but instead of going for his eyes, he kicks him in the leg.

3) This consequence will decrease the likeliness of this behavior because it didn't work. Kelso wore goggles as an attempt to protect his eyes, which usually get hurt, when he pranks Hyde. But he is punished by Hyde still hurting him, kicking his leg, as a punisher. The consequence had negative valence making it less likely for him to try this in the future.

4) This consequence is adding in negative factors. Kelso is still being hurt even though he tried to be clever and avoid Hyde hurting him. Wearing protection while confronting Hyde is an attempt to keep Kelso from getting hurt, but just emits pain being given in a different way, Hyde outsmarting Kelso once again.

5) The antecedent this time is Kelso confronts Hyde. This sets the stage for his behavior to happen of him attempting to outsmart him by wearing goggles so he can still prank and provoke him, but not get hurt.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Kelso confronts Hyde.
B=Protects his eyes.
C=Gets hurt anyways.

This is an example of negative punishment because something of negative valence is being added in as punishment. Getting kicked and beaten up is undesirable for Kelso but happens anyways. So since negative punishment is the addition of something aversive to try and decrease the likeliness of the behavior again, this would be a good example. Kelso tries to outsmart Hyde when confronting by protecting the one thing that always gets hurt, so Hyde punishes this attempted behavior with kicking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILQCmjWyhvk

TERMS: behavior, consequences, reinforcers, punishers, target behavior, reinforced, desirable, reinforce, antecedent, positive reinforcement, positive valence, punished, negative valence, emit, negative punishment, aversive.

A baby walks up to a strawberry and tries to grab it in return the strawberry says no you can’t have the strawberry. The evil strawberry then teases and taunts the baby by calling him a stupid baby repeatedly. In return the “stupid baby” cries and wines until he gets so upset that he smashes the evil strawberry with his fists and the evil strawberry then turns into strawberry jam*
*not really jam more so a squished strawberry!
The evil strawberry becomes jam!
This consequence should decrease the behavior. The evil strawberry now knows not to taunt and tease babies anymore becomes getting squished is a negative reinforcement.
I think it involves removal. The strawberry is no longer a strawberry, the strawberry stop teasing the baby and the baby no longer wants the strawberry.
The antecedent is that the baby wants the strawberry
A-baby wants strawberry
B-strawberry refuses and taunts and teases baby
C-baby gets upset and crushes the strawberry

This is negative reinforcement become it is taking away and the strawberry will not tease the baby anymore and the baby probably won’t like strawberries anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzsY4RfNnBs

Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Antecedent
Consequence
Removal

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next:
The video I chose to watch was a cartoon classroom. The children were doing different activities that were both a form reinforcement and also they were punished for some of them by the teacher.
1.Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior was to get the boy to study hard for his test.

2. Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior would be that he got chocolate.

3. Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of him studying hard will increase the frequency because he will get a reward if we does good on the next test.

4. Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
In this situation, you are adding the chocolate in order for this behavior to continue to occur.

5. Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be that it is test day.

6. Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=test day

B=studying hard for his test

C=getting chocolate

7. Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is positive reinforcement because they are adding something in order for the behavior to be more frequent in the future.

Do the same for the second part of the clip
1. Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior would be a kid running around the room.

2. Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The boy had to sit in time out for the consequence of the behavior.

3. Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
It will increase the frequency knowing that he won’t want to sit in time out again.

4. Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence of the behavior was getting time out so that involves adding something.

5. Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent would be a classroom.

6. Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=classroom

B=running around in class

C=timeout

7. Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why.
This is an example of a negative punishment because the consequence is adding something undesirable or aversive.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpbWo6VJfTc

Terminology: reinforcement, punishment, target behavior, consequence, antecedent, positive reinforcement, negative punishment, aversive

Punishment
1) I had a hard time finding the original scene, but this is an edited clip from a TV show Friday Night Lights. What this particular video doesn’t really portray is that in the beginning the Dillon Panthers football team doesn’t really get along well. Head Coach Taylor decides that these boys need a wakeup call, so he gathers them in the middle of a Texas rain storm, and makes them run sprints up and down a muddy hill. You see in the clip that the boys come together, chanting their team motto, “clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” Throughout the rest of the season, they win more and more games leading them to win state champions.
2) The target behavior is to get along with your teammates and work together. This is demonstrated towards the beginning of the clip when they are chanting.
3) The consequence of not working together is running in the rain.
4) To get them to work together, Coach Taylor adds a punishment; something undesirable (running in the rain). Running in the rain in the middle of the night is aversive to the players.
5) The antecedent (which unfortunately is not shown in the clip) is the football team not getting along.
A. Players of the Dillon Panther football team
B. Working together/ getting along
C. Running in the rain
6) This is an example of positive punishment. Coach Taylor added an unpleasant task (running in the rain) in hopes to decrease the players’ hostility between one another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8HdZEizv3I

Reinforcement

1) It is a commercial for Travelers Insurance. In the clip a dog does several good tasks such as recycling, cleaning spilled milk, taking in groceries, etc. The commercial is about rewarding Travelers Insurance customers with discounts and features for good behavior. The dog in the commercial is sufficiently rewarded after doing the good tasks.
2) The target behavior is having ‘good behavior’. In the commercial recycling, cleaning spilled milk, taking in groceries, etc. where considered all good behavior.
3) The consequence is the praise the dog got at roughly 45 seconds.
4) The consequence (praising the dog) is a desirable addition. The dog was pleasantly recognized for all its ‘good behavior’.
5) The antecedent is the dog around the house
A. The dog at the house
B. The dog helping around the house and providing good behavior
C. Praise, “Good Job”
6) Praise is a type of positive reinforcement. Saying “good job” is a reward for the behavior, and that behavior (helping around the house) will likely increase.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFPXG_f1qaA

Terms: target behavior, consequence, punishment, aversive, antecedent, positive punishment, reward, positive reinforcement

Describe/summarize the clip:
The clip that I chose for this assignment is from the movie, “The Emperor’s New Groove”. In this clip, the emperor (who is currently a llama) and his evil nemesis (who is currently a kitten) are fighting over a potion that will change them back into their human forms. The man in the video who is helping the emperor is Pacha. Pacha helps Kuzco (the emperor) through his journey. And now, in this clip, Pacha is helping Kuzco at the very end of his journey try to defeat his enemy and turn back into a human.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that I want to discuss in this post is the behavior of the kitten attacking the emperor and Pacha. The kitten’s name is Yzma. Yzma and the emperor both want the potion because they both want to be human again.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is that Yzma gets the potions for short amount of times. In this clip, the potion is being tossed from Kuzco to Yzma more than once. But the behavior is Yzma attacking Kuzco (or Pacha), and the consequence of that behavior is that she gets the potion back from him.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of the behavior will increase the likelihood of that behavior. Since Yzma sees that she gets the potion after attacking Kuzco (or Pacha), she will be more likely to attack them again in order to regain control over the potion.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something. The thing that is being added is the potion. Once Yzma attacks the emperor (behavior), she gets the potion.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that Yzma wants the potion. Yzma wants to be human again, and the potion will help her do that. Since Yzma gets the potion after she attacks and fight the emperor, the potion is being added.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Yzma wants the potion to become human
B= Yzma (the cat) attacking the emporer
C= Yzma gets control over the potion

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This would be an example of positive reinforcement because it involves the addition of something to the consequence. The potion is the thing that is being added. After Yzma attacks the emperor (behavior), she gets the potion (consequence). And since she wanted the potion all along, she will keep attacking the emperor in order to keep getting the potion from him.

Do the same for the second part of the clip:
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the punished behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The behavior that I want to talk about for punishment is when Pacha jumps into the initial fight and tries to stop Yzma from hurting Kuzco. Yzma is attacking Kuzco in the beginning of the video because they are fighting over the potion. And Pacha eventually jumps in to try to stop it.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of that behavior is that Pacha gets thrown off the side of the building. After he jumps into the fight, he gets shoved off the side of the building. (he gets lucky though because he is able to grab onto the side without falling to his death)

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence will decrease the likeliness of Pacha jumping in to stop Yzma from fighting the emperor because he probably didn’t like being thrown off the building. If he were to stop a fight between the two again, he might do it differently and be more cautious so he doesn’t fall off the building.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something. The thing that is being added is the act of falling off the building. If he never would have jumped in to stop the fight, he never would have gotten thrown off.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is when Yzma attacks the emperor. When Yzma attacks the emperor, it makes Pacha jump in and try to help.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= Yzma attacks the emperor
B= Pacha tries to stop the fight
C= Pacha gets thrown off the building

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This would be an example of positive punishment because there is something that is being added. Since Pacha gets thrown off the building (that is what is added), it would be positive punishment.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-The clip I found teaches punishment and reinforcement through Family Guy episode where Chris gets bad grades.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-The consequence is being punished by not watching TV for bad grades.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
-This will increase the behavior to get better grades so he can watch TV again.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-The consequence is omitted of TV.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
-Watching TV again

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Watching TV
B=Bad Grades
C=Not watching TV till grades are better

Negative Reinforcement because something was taken away to reinforce better grades.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
-The second part was when Peter was rewarded a beer, for drinking a beer.

2) Next tell us what the reinforcement of the behavior is.
-The reinforcement was Peter getting a beer.

3) Then tell us how, that reinforcement will increase the frequency of the behavior.
-This will reinforce drinking a beer by receiving a beer at a party for free.

4) Tell us if the reinforcement involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
-The reinforcement is an addition of the free beer.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
-Drinking beer at a party

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=Peter drinking beer at a party
B=Winning the contest on drinking a beer
C=Rewarded a free beer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9ZZaPDtPk

Vocab: Positive punishment, Negative Reinforcement, consequence, Rewarded, Omitted

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.

The clip that I found is from SpongeBob. It shows SpongeBob bringing his pet seahorse to the Krusty Krab with him. SpongeBob ties his seahorse to a pole outside the Krusty Krab so that he can go into work. Someone tries to put a coin into the seahorse because they think it is a new ride, and the seahorse kicks him hard.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The behavior is SpongeBob tying his seahorse to the pole outside of where he works.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of this behavior is SpongeBob being able to go work his job without worrying about his pet seahorse because it is safely tied up outside.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

This consequence will increase the frequency of this behavior because tying up his pet allows SpongeBob to work at the Krusty Krab without having to worry about the seahorse running away. The consequence reinforces the behavior.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

This consequence involves the addition of something pleasurable because SpongeBob can go to work and know that his seahorse is safe.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is SpongeBob going to work.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= SpongeBob goes to work.
B=
SpongeBob ties his seahorse to the pole outside of work.
C= The seahorse stays where it is supposed to so SpongeBob can do his job.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because it is adding something pleasurable to raise the chances of SpongeBob doing this behavior again in the future. The consequence does not take anything away.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

The behavior is the guy trying to put a quarter into the seahorse because he thinks it is a ride.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

This behavior elicits an angry reaction from the seahorse. The consequence of this behavior is the seahorse getting angry and emitting a kicking behavior and kicks the guy extremely hard.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.

This consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior because it is a punishment. The guy probably does not want to elicit another kicking response from a seahorse, so he probably wont try to stick a quarter into random seahorses anymore.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

This consequence involves the addition of something aversive (being harshly kicked).

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is the guy seeing the seahorse outside of the Krusty Krab and thinking it is a ride.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A= The guy sees a seahorse and thinks it is a ride.
B=
He tries shoving a quarter into the seahorse.
C= The seahorse kicks him away.

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why.

This is positive punishment because it is adding something aversive to lessen the chance of the behavior happening again in the future.

Terms: behavior, consequence, antecedent, reinforces, pleasurable, positive reinforcement, elicits, emitting, punishment, aversive, positive punishment

Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZNxm8Rq6_E

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
Getting toilet paper from neighboring stall in dire need.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
Being able to use the necessary toilet paper.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
Since the wanting of the toilet paper is so necessary for hygiene reasons. It will increase the behavior of asking for the neighboring stall to give and then receive the toilet paper.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves adding of the toilet paper.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
antecedent is in a bathroom stall with no toilet paper.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= in a bathroom stall with no toilet paper
B= asking neighboring stall for some toilet paper
C= receive the toilet paper

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is positive reinforcement because it is adding the toilet paper as a consequence and will be more likely to elicit the behavior of asking for it.

Do the same for the second part of the clip1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The punishment would be wiping the fake "poop" on the person who gave the extra toilet paper.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
Consequence would be not helping someone the next time they ask for toilet paper

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
this would increase the behavior of not helping someone out the next time because getting pretend poop on your hand is pretty traumatic.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
This involves the addition of the fake poop on their hand.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is in the bathroom without toilet paper

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=in bathroom without toilet paper
B= wipes fake poop on neighbor
C= freaks out and less likely to do that again

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punish. Explain why.
This would be positive punishment because it was adding the fake poop which would decrease the likelihood of the behavior to be emitted in the future.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9B0Q5SSss

Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
positive reinforcement, positive punishment, antecedent, emitted, elicit

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.
The clip that I watched was from the show "The Big Band Theory". Sheldon, Howard, Raj, and Leonard attempted to get some work done but continued to become distracted. They came up with a way in which to punish themselves.
Next:

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The target behavior that is attempting to be reinforced is staying on topic.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is that the men get their work done.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of getting the work done will elicit an increase in the frequency of the target behavior because of the feeling of relief when the work they've been struggling with will be done.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of the feeling of relief.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that the men are assigned a task for work.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=The men are assigned a task
B=The men stay on topic
C=The work is finished and the men are relieved

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the men are rewarded with something positive, relief, for getting their task done.

Do the same for the second part of the clip.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
The behavior is the men ripping duct tape off of each others' arms when they go off topic.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
The consequence of the behavior is pain.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will decrease the frequency of the behavior.
The pain suffered from the men will decrease the likelihood of the behavior being emitted again because the feeling of ripping hair from their arms isn't a desirable feeling.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.
The consequence involves the addition of something, pain.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that the men are assigned a task.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A=The men are assigned a task
B=The men rip duct tape off of each others arms when they go off task
C=The men are in pain

Now state if this is an example of positive punishment, or negative punishment. Explain why.
This is an example of positive punishment because it involves the addition of something aversive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhI5h5JZi-U

Terms -
aversive, positive punishment, antecedent, emitted, elicit, desirable, behavior, consequence, positive reinforcement, target behavior

1. The video is of Pete Rubish, a powerlifter who is trying to increase his deadlift max by training. His target behavior is to increase his deadlift max by performing more reps with a heavy weight.

2. The consequence of Pete performing this behavior is him slowly gaining strength and in the long term, increasing his one rep max.

3. The consequence of becoming stronger will elicit a response for Pete to continue to use this weight at higher reps or to increase the weight with the same reps.

4. The consequence will involve the addition of strength for Pete.

5. A= Being in the weight room
B= Performing the deadlift
C= Getting stronger in the deadlift

This is positive reinforcement as it is the gaining of something desirable (i.e. Pete gaining strength).

1. The same behavior is being used for both reinforcement and punishment. Pete lifting the deadlift in order to increase his one rep max.

2. The consequence that Pete is feeling because of this is pain and Central Nervous System fatigue.

3. the consequence will decrease the act because the act of progressively overloading the body will cause much discomfort and sometimes even pain.

4. The consequence involves the addition of pain.

5. A= Being in the gym
B= Performing the deadlift
C= Feeling pain afterwards

This is an example of positive punishment as Pete (i.e. Pete receiving pain from performing the deadlift).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJf7tvxEAs

Terms: Behavior, Consequence, Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement, Punishment, Positive Punishment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LqTdMt_ddY

Scene #1

1. The target behavior in this clip is getting the kiddos to pick up the mess they made.

2. The consequence of the behavior is they will receive a sticker.

3. Since getting a sticker is a pretty sweet deal when you're in preschool - and makes you "special" among your classmates - this will increase the likelihood that the kids will emit the target behavior in the future - cleaning up their mess.

4. This consequence involves the addition of something desirable (positive reinforcement).

5. The antecedent is the children made a mess while playing and left their toys out.

A= Kids made mess
B= Kids cleaned up mess
C= Kids get a sticker

This is positive reinforcement because the act of giving them a sticker will likely make the behavior increase (+) and getting a sticker is a desirable thing (+).

Scene #4

1. The target behavior in this clip is Jacob running around during "circle time."

2. The consequence is Jacob doesn't get to join the rest of the group in "circle time," eliciting sadness from the young boy.

3. By Jacob losing his circle time privileges, it will likely cause the behavior of him running around the room to decrease, because he will feel like he is missing out when he can't join his classmates.

4. This consequence involves the removal of something desirable (negative punishment).

5. The antecedent is everyone was sitting in the circle and Jacob wasn't.

A= circle time
B= Jacob running crazy around room
C= Jacob is not allowed at circle time today

This is negative punishment because something desirable (circle time privileges) is removed (-)because of a negative or aversive behavior (-)(Jacob running wild) so it will likely cause the behavior to decrease.

Terms: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, Emit, Elicited, Target Behavior, Desirable, Aversive, Increase, Decrease, Likelihood, Addition, Removal, Positive Reinforcement, Negative Punishment.

Everything in this comment appears to be correct.

1) The behavior in this case is the boyfriend proposing. This clip is a little bit more difficult because he uses punishment and reinforcement interchangeably.

2) The consequence of the behavior is the girlfriend saying yes. But because he knows she is expecting it, he tricks her into believing that it is coming when it is not.

4) Every time he takes her to a place that they have been before, she thinks that he is going to propose, until the final dock that they get to, where he finally proposes.

5) The antecedent is the girlfriend finding out that her boyfriend is going to propose.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior

A= girlfriend finds out boyfriend is going to propose
B= boyfriend tricks her into thinking he's going to throughout the night
C= boyfriend finally proposes

This is an example of positive and negative behavior. He is punishing her for finding out that he is going to propose, but every "punishment" is a sweet memory from their relationship, which in turn builds up to the next punishment. Until he finally reinforces her by proposing. I realize that it is kind of a stretch, but I would rather stretch this and be wrong than use the same video that a lot of people have used before me.

punishment, reinforcement, positive, negative, antecedent, target behavior,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48gUtxiiiL8

This clip is of the TV show Parks and Recreation. The group of people outside forgot to respond to a party invite and they are always mean to the host who is also their coworker (Jerry). They are locked out of the house, but badly want to get inside and join the party. In this clip, the punishment comes first then the reinforcement, so I will do punishment first now.

Punishment:
1.) The behavior is not being nice to their coworker.
2.) The consequence is not being allowed into the party.
3.) This will decrease the likelihood that they are not nice to their coworker because they want to be in the party, but they are not allowed because they are mean to Jerry.
4.) I would consider this to be a removal of something desirable because the group outside clearly wants to get inside the house, but they are not allowed.
5.) The antecedent is working with Jerry and the Christmas party approaching (remember this group of people forgets to RSVP to the party and they are always mean to Jerry).
A: Working with Jerry
B: Not being nice to their coworker (Jerry).
C: Not allowed into the Christmas party.
This is an example of negative punishment because something desirable (getting into the party) is taken away from the group of people.

Reinforcement:
1.) The target behavior is being nice to their coworker (when Donna is allowed into the party because she drove Jerry to dinner).
2.) The consequence is being allowed into the Christmas party.
3.) This will increase the likelihood that she is nice in the future, because she is allowed into the party because she is nice to Jerry.
4.) The consequence involves the addition of something desirable (getting into the party).
5.) The antecedent is working with Jerry and the holiday party approaching (remember this group of people forgets to RSVP to the party and they are always mean to Jerry).
A: Working with Jerry
B: Being nice to Jerry
C: Being allowed into the party.
This is an example of positive reinforcement because the addition of the party increases the likelihood that Donna will be nice to Jerry in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_yUJvyvQQ

Terms: Target behavior, antecedent, consequence, negative punishment, positive reinforcement.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip. Next: - I chose a clip that takes place within a small day care. Throughout the video this chick, with a camera, goes around recording children being punished for aversive behavior and reinforces them for their good deeds. She shows that reinforcing works very well, where as punishment takes some time and kinda confuses the kid.
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.
- The target behavior that she was trying to get the children to elicit was to clean up the toys.
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
-If they complete the target behavior of cleaning up the toys, their consequence is that they are positively reinforced with a neat sticker to increase the frequency later on.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
The consequence of being positively reinforced with a sticker helps reinforce the desired behavior because every small child loves stickers, therefore they are going to do what it takes to get another sticker and elicit the target behavior. Also, because it is positive reinforcement and we know that that works better than punishment in general.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.- It involves the addition of a stimulus, meaning that it's a positive form of behavior modification.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
The antecedent is that they at the daycare.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=In a daycare
B=Cleans up toys
C=Gets a sticker
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why. This is an example of positive reinforcement because the lady adds something desirable in attempt to increase the frequency of future desirable behaviors.
Do the same for the second part of the clip
PUNISHMENT
1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS. -Little Timmy's running around
2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.
- The consequence of Lil Tim's undesirable behavior is that he in negatively punished and not allowed to participate in circle time.
3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.
-Little Timmy has to sit out for circle time, little Timmy doesn't want to be left out of circle time. Therefore little Timmy will decrease him frequency of aversive behaviors, so that he can participate in the pleasurable stimuli of circle time.
4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something. The consequence removes the pleasurable circle time in attempt to elicit desirable behaviors out of little Timmy.
5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.
- The antecedent is that they are at circle time.
Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=At Circle Time
B=Runs around
C=Doesn't get to be in circle time anymore.
Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why. This is an example of negative punishment because it involves the removal of something desirable in attempt to get Tim to emit and increase the frequency of future desirable outcomes.
Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LqTdMt_ddY
TERMS: Antecedent, positive reinforcement, negative punishment, aversive, stimulus, desirable, consequence, elicit, behavior, frequency, pleasurable, emit, target behavior.

I would like you to briefly describe/summarize the clip.

The short video clip that I chose to do for topical blog post #3 about reinforcement and punishment is from the television series, the “Big Bang Theory.” In this short video clip, Sheldon is performing “project gorilla”. This project involves Sheldon trying to teach Penny physics, even though Penny was only interested in learning about her boyfriend Leonard’s scientific work. In the video clip, Sheldon gives Penny a dirty look along with a rude comment about Penny not having a notebook in order to take notes on his informational session. Also, in this clip, Sheldon makes Penny raise her hand if she has any questions or needs to use the restroom.

Reinforcement:

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

In the reinforcement portion of this short video clip, the target behavior is Penny raising her hand to ask questions or add comments to Sheldon’s informational session on Leonard’s work-which turns out to a history lesson on physics before Penny can learn more specifically about Leonard’s work.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of this behavior is that Penny is called on by Sheldon and is allowed to speak or ask him questions and Sheldon listens to her respectfully.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

This type of consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior (Penny raising hand). This behavior will increase because Penny will be allowed to speak and/or ask Sheldon questions, such as if she could use the restroom.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

This type of consequence involves the addition of something. The addition is Penny being able to talk ad Sheldon will respectfully listen to her.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent in this short video clip is Sheldon teaching Penny about physics in his apartment.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=

B=

C=

The ABC’s of the behavior are:
A=Sheldon teaching physics in his apartment
B=Penny raises hand
C=Penny allowed to talk (ask questions)/use the restroom

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.

This short video clip is an example of positive reinforcement. Since it is the addition of something. The addition is allowing Penny to talk during Sheldon’s informational session.

1) Tell us what behavior (target behavior) you are using that illustrates the reinforced behavior (be careful as there are often many behaviors in a video and you need to isolate the behavior of interest). MAKE SURE IT IS A BEHAVIOR AND NOT A BEHAVIORAL CLASS.

In the punishment portion of this short video clip from the Big Bang Theory, the target behavior is Sheldon giving Penny a dirty look along with an irritated comment for not bringing a notebook to his informational session about physics.

2) Next tell us what the consequence of the behavior is.

The consequence of this action is Penny did not like receiving the dirty look along with the rude comment that Sheldon had given her, so she got a notebook and began taking notes.

3) Then tell us how, that consequence will increase the frequency of the behavior.

This consequence will decrease the likelihood of the behavior to occur again. Since Penny began taking notes, she will be able to avoid the dirty look and snide comment from Sheldon again in the future.

4) Tell us if the consequence involves the addition of something or if it involves the removal of something.

The consequence of this action in this video clip from the Big Bang Theory involves the removal of Sheldon’s dirty look and snide remark towards Penny for not bringing a notebook to his informational session about Leonard’s work starting with the history of physics.

5) Finally tell us to the antecedent is.

The antecedent is still the same as before. The antecedent is Sheldon teaching Penny about physics in his apartment.

Please then list the ABC's of the behavior
A=

B=

C=
The ABC’s of the behavior are:
A=Sheldon teaching Penny physics in his apartment
B=Sheldon gives Penny a dirty look along with a rude remark for not taking notes about the history of physics.
C=Penny gets a notebook and begins taking notes during the Sheldon’s informational session that was suppose to be about Leonard’s work but in reality becomes about the overall history of physics.

Now state if this is an example of positive reinforcement, or negative reinforcement. Explain why.

This short video clip from the Big Bang Theory is a form of positive punishment. This is a form of positive punishment because it is the addition of something undesirable. The undesirable addition is Penny having to take notes over Sheldon’s lecture.

Copy and paste the URL at the bottom so we can go and see the video you used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEIn3T6nDAo

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

Terms: reinforcement, target behavior, consequence, behavior, antecedent, ABC’s of behavior, positive reinforcement, punishment, action, positive punishment

The video I have chosen for this assignment is a video from Family Guy where Peter is watching Chris at his soccer match. A while later an altercation between Peter and another supporter ensues.

Reinforcement:

1) The target behavior is Peter punching someone in the face for mocking his son Chris.
2) The consequence is Chris gives Peter support for standing up for him.
3) This consequence will increase the target behavior because by having the encouragement of his son, whenever a similar situation occurs Peter would do the same thing.
4) The consequence involves the addition of encouragement by Chris.
5) The antecedent is Peter is sitting down watching Chris play soccer.

A = Peter sitting down watching Chris play soccer
B = Peter punches someone in the face for mocking Chris
C = Chris supports Peter for standing up for him.

This is an example of positive reinforcement because it is the addition of a desirable stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring. In this context, the desirable stimulus is support from Chris and the target behavior is the punch from Peter.

Punishment:

1) The target behavior for this part of the clip is Chris holding the soccer ball.
2) The consequence is he getting a foul and the opposing team gets a penalty kick.
3) This consequence will decreases the target behavior because by giving the other team a penalty kick he could cause his team losing the match and he would not want to repeat that during future matches.
4) The consequence is the addition of a foul.
5) The antecedent is Chris playing soccer.
A = Chris is playing soccer
B = Chris holds the soccer ball in his hand
C = Chris gets a foul

This is an example of positive punishment because it is an addition of an aversive stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring. In this context, aversive stimulus is the foul and the target behavior is holding the soccer ball during a soccer match.

Terms: Target behavior, consequence, antecedent, ABC, reinforcement, positive reinforcement, punishment, positive punishment, desirable stimulus, aversive stimulus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLDBDFRp6E

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.
Behavior Extinction. It fits the section because it is used as an example for both sections as a key term and it is something that I hope to be able to do with habits of mine. I am also interested in it because it seems that this would be one of the harder things to do when something is so ingrained in a beings mind.

2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?
What is behavior extinction. How can one go about learning behavior extinction. Is extinction a good, bad, or situational thing?

3) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.
Behavior extinction is the removal of an unwanted behavior. It requires the loss of reinforcers, and has not set time frame for when the behavior will be extinct, but it is said to be a gradual process. Behavior extinction seems to be most widely used in a classroom setting, and from the multiple examples I’ve read, it seems to be a grade school type thing when a lot of kids act out to get attention or something. Also, just because something appears to be done happening, does not mean it is always gone. It can resurge and resurface again after appearing to have gone through an extinction process.

In order to go through a process of behavior extinction, it requires more than just an “I want this to stop.” Many little details are helpful to know about the behavior such as, when it happens, how long it happens for, how intense it is, and others. Once the targeted behavior has been identified and the follow up information compiled, it then needs to be brought together to figure out the proper ways to handle the behavior. These can require intervention plans, a table for personal reference, or many other ways, but the key to stopping a behavior is consistency. Once the extinction practice has started, it is very easy to accidentally reinforce the behavior again if you slip up, so it requires true consistency, even if it is taking a while to complete. The easiest example is a unruly child in the classroom, if he starts screaming and the teacher stops the presentation, the child’s behavior was reinforced, however if the teacher does not mind him (which is incredible difficult for new teachers to do), then eventually the tantrums will slowly diminish in frequency and strength.

Behavior extinction sounds like a bad thing, in all walks of life we hear the word extinction and associate it with a very negative thing. However, it seems that behavior extinction can be good, and also bad. It can get rid of unwanted behaviors in a classroom of a child who is acting out and ultimately teach them something good. But on the flip side, in a rough city or country wanted behaviors could end up becoming extinct due to the nature of the area, and ultimately hurt that individual’s future if they were to make it out of that situation.

Overall behavior extinction is an interesting topic that can have good and poor impacts on life depending on how it is used. With children being the most susceptible for use, I would not be surprised if elementary teachers started taking classes or learning about this to get them prepared for their working lives.

4) At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_%28psychology%29 – This site has all the basic information on what extinction within behaviors is.

http://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/ebpbriefs/Extinction_Steps_0.pdf - This site lays out a ground plan for how to create a process to remove unwanted behaviors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_IIsRcjzQ – This video is a brief example of what it looks like to have a behavior go extinct.
Once you are done with your post make list of the terms and terminology you used in your post.
Extinction, Resurge, Behaviors, Targeted behavior

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.
-The topic that I have chosen is deprivation. This fits into the section we have covered so far because we just learned the meaning of deprivation in our current reading. According to the ABC’s textbook, Deprivation is when food, water or other reinforcers are being withheld. I specifically chose the topic of Sleep Deprivation. The reason I chose this is because I believe a lot of college students are sleep deprived (including myself). Out of a lot of things college students talk about, sleep is one of the most popular topics.

2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?
-The three aspects of the topic I want to talk about for this assignment are how common sleep deprivation, what the negative effects of sleep deprivation are and what solutions we have to cure sleep deprivation

2) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.
-Through out my research I found that it is very common for college students to be sleepy through out the day or attain insufficient sleep. My first article said that college students are well known to be dragging their feet, are constantly tired or sleepy throughout their day while walking or being in classes. It is known that college students believe that the blame of their academic sufferings are due to the sleep that they get, or don't get. 70.6% of college students claim to be sleep deprived because they are not eliciting adequate hours of sleep which is known to be up to 8 hours for young adults. Many students may be sleep deprived because they are either very involved in their social lives or are studious and pull “all nighters” to finish their homework or study through out the night for an exam (not recommended, does not really help at all). Students believe that if they emit few hours of sleep, it will be enough to hold them through the day but as they usually find out, they receive punishment for doing so (failing a quiz for falling asleep while studying). Sleep deprivation has many consequences. In high school, most parents would make their child go to bed at a time where the student would be able to receive enough sleep. But as you go into college your sleep becomes an extinct behavior because you finally become independent and chose when you go to bed. With this sleep deprivation, it can cause sleep disorders like insomnia which means it takes you a long while to finally fall asleep late at night. Sleep deprivation can have a major impact on memory, learning, retaining knowledge and performance. Sleep deprivation can cause a drop of grades and GPA because learning is skewed, lower performance while in school or work and will not help you retain information as you are trying to learn.
One of the main reasons why college students are sleep deprived are because we tend to go to bed really late and then wake up particularly early. This cycle (although you are still sleeping) does not satisfy the sleeping requirements for young adults our age. College students also are constantly busy. Their schedules are filled with work, homework, volunteer hours and many different things. All of these aspects can cause stress and cause sleep deprivation. Alcohol seems to be another reason why college students may be sleep deprived. Although college universities do not promote the use of alcohol, a lot of college students tend to drink alcohol to keep with their social standards.Unfortunately, some people are not aware that alcohol can elicit sleep apnea. Also, caffeine seems to be another reason why college students are having problems emitting sleep. Caffeine is usually consumed by college students to keep them awake long enough to finish an assignment or a study guide but most students do not realize that it actually reflects you sleeping schedule. Some students also use drugs or stimulants to try to better their concentration. These drugs not only skew their sleep but it also causes an addiction (which is a whole other topic.) A huge and main reason why college students seem to be sleep deprived is because of the technology that we have access to. A lot of college students may be done studying or doing homework at a decent time before they go to bed but once they lay down, they automatically lay there on their phone scrolling through Facebook and twitter…for hours.. until their eyes get tired enough and they decide to go to bed. Long and behold the word that everyone is not friends with is Procrastination. Procrastination seems to also be a huge role in why college students are sleep deprived. College students are experts on procrastination. We tend to try and put things off until the very end and then realize that things need to be done the night before something is due. This causes us to stay up all night finishing up a project and in result we are punished by receiving less sleep and being aversive towards others when you go to class.
I believe there are many ways we can reinforce ourselves to receive a good night sleep. Try to plan out a pleasurable sleep hygiene. This is reinsure you that you are receiving the right amount of sleep needed for a young adult. Also, try to stay away from alcohol and drugs. If you are a social drinker (which probably means you drink a lot during the week), try to narrow down your drinking. This will also save you money, by the way. Another thing, is to make sure you are planning everything out to a T when it comes to exams and assignments being due. Although sometimes we are very prone to procrastinate, it is very effective to write down your assignments and due dates in front of you and when you can have them done so you can check things off of your list. This will also help you with stress relief (I PROMISE). Try to not drink caffeine or eat any foods with high sugar levels because these suckers will keep you up all night. And practice safe sleeping. Start going to bed way earlier than you would usually go to bed more often and make it a habit. Once you realize how much sleep you are missing, it might be harder to go back to your old habits. One other thing, TURN YOUR CELLPHONE OFF. Good night! :)

3) At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075951/
http://www.medicaldaily.com/procrastination-causing-your-sleep-deprivation-dangers-pushing-back-your-bedtime-286568
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqfsDeS517E

Terminology:
Deprivation, reinforcers, elicit, punishment, consequence, extinct, emit, behavior, reinforce, aversive, pleasurable

I have chosen to talk about deprivation, specifically pertaining to sleep deprivation. It is a common problem that affects a significant amount of people. I chose sleep deprivation because it is very widely known, with many studies already performed on the effects of it, and also because it relates back to our readings. It is another instance of deprivation and can be used to modify behavior in a person. I think that there are many different ways to use this as a tool and I'm interested as to how it can be applied.
For this topic, I want to discuss what exactly sleep deprivation is, what are emitted behaviors related to sleep deprivation, and what are ways this can be applied in modifying an individual's behavior.
When discussing sleep deprivation, it is important to know the difference between actual deprivation and when you have just had a rough night sleeping. Sleep deprivation is a condition that occurs of you don't get enough sleep, especially of long periods of time. This is different that when it is just hard to fall asleep or didn't sleep for quite as long as planned. Sleep deprivation is a more serious and on-going problem that can in turn affect other aspects of a person's life.
When an individual is sleep deprived, their behaviors can change because of the stress levels going up. As stress levels rise, individuals show a decrease in performance and alertness to everyday activities, memory and cognitive abilities decrease, and can increase the risk of injury, either occupational or automotive. These are all very risky behaviors that could have an adverse effect on the individual.
Although, with certain limitations, to an extent, sleep deprivation could be used as a way of behavior modification. Sleep deprivation is shown to elicit unfavorable behavior in individuals, but when it is used in a group setting, such as when a 37-hour sleep deprivation study was conducted by Victor G. Laties, it can become a favorable behavior in the group. In this study, men were observed after being sleep deprived for a 37 hour period on how well they worked together on a task. Although there were reports of verbal hostility between the men, there was no aggressive behavior clearly shown or acted upon and they performed their task. This can be classified as an example of sleep deprivation working in a similar way as when applied to behavior modification.

Terms:
deprivation, emit, adverse, elicit, favorable, unfavorable

URL Links:
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/important-sleep-habits
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sdd
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656292/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19709322
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022395661900036

The topic being discussed in this blog post will be target behavior. It was described in section 1.4 of the ABC’s book and I am interested in it for a few reasons. A target behavior is a behavior of interest that you are attempting to increase or decrease in frequency. It’s an interesting concept to see how you can either increase or decrease a behavior by changing how you approach that behavior. I’m also curious to see if one is more effective than the other; trying to increase or decrease a behavior. I will be discussing that, as well as how to define a target behavior and the function of the behavior.

Like mentioned above, a target behavior is a behavior you are interested in either increasing or decreasing the frequency of. In selecting a target behavior, many analysts prefer to keep things positive, and so will choose behaviors they can work with someone on increasing what behavior they want them to elicit. It often works better than telling someone what not to do. Before analyzing a behavior, it should be defined clearly and in a concise and objective manner; which means that it’s easy to read the data recorded about the behavior. It’s important that’s defined clearly what behavior you are planning to change because if it is too vague, there could be misunderstandings. People’s definitions about certain things can vary greatly. It’s also necessary to prioritize which behavior to change first. There may be a few that need to be changed, but the one that will have the most value is what should be reinforced first. Finally, when talking about behavior changes and target behavior, and ethical analyst should be teaching socially significant behaviors, which are behaviors that will have immediate and long term benefits for the person engaging in them. A behavior should not be targeted for change if it is not going to help in the long run because then it is just a waste of time and energy.

A function of the target behavior is what the person is getting out of doing that behavior. It might sound similar to being socially significant, but it does differ. The function means what is the consequence of the behavior? What happens after the person does the behavior? In this situation, behavior can be described as falling under 3 categories. The first is attention maintained, meaning they are doing it for some sort of attention, whether it be positive or negative. They want someone to notice what they are doing. The second is escape maintained; they are doing the behavior to get out of something, like work or their environment. And third is sensory; they are getting some sort of internal or natural reinforcement out of it. An example of this is when a person would do this type of behavior when alone; they are more concerned about the reinforcement for themselves only. To figure out what the function is for a certain person, you must first use the ABC’s and record the antecedent to the behavior (the environment before the behavior), the behavior itself, and the consequence of that behavior. Once you have that data, you can begin to decide what the target behavior should be and what to focus on in the process of changing the behavior.

As to whether increasing or decreasing a target behavior works better, there is conflicting information. In the articles I read, it was presented that it was better to increase a target behavior than decrease. The authors/analysts believed it was better to tell someone what they could do and reinforce that behavior, than to tell them what not to do. Sometimes when telling someone what not to do it can cause them to want to do that behavior more, which is the opposite end goal. The ultimate decision on which one to use should be decided by the behavior analyst and depends on the person who needs to change their behavior.

http://study.com/academy/lesson/target-behavior-definition-example.html
http://theautismhelper.com/behavior-week-identifying-target-behaviors-function/
http://practicaltrainingsolutions.net/2014/04/28/selecting-and-defining-the-target-behavior/

Terms: Elicit, reinforced, socially significant, consequence, reinforcement, antecedent, ABC’s, behavior

The topic I chose to do more research on is maternal deprivation. In section 1.4 of the book it defines deprivation as withholding any stimulus which serves as reinforcement for the organism. It also talks about deprivation in relation to rat studies. I am interested in this topic because I have learned about maternal deprivation from my other psychology classes but would like to research it in more in detail and find more information about it.

“John Bowlby’s evolutionary theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically preprogrammed to form attachments with others, because this will help them to survive” Saul McLeod. Main points of Bowlby’s theory is a child is born with a need to attach to one attachment figure, for the first two years of a child’s life they should have continuous care of the attached figure, and there are long term consequences of maternal deprivation like reduced intelligence, depression, and increased aggression, and short term separation from an attachment figure causes distress.

In 1958 Harlow did a study with monkeys about newborns bonding with their mother. Harlow’s explanation was that attachment developed when the mother provides emotional comfort. Infant monkeys that were taken away from their mother either died or developed abnormal behavior including not being social with other monkeys when they were older. Monkeys who were raised by surrogate mothers that were made of cloth and wire would go over to the fake mother and want milk and took refuge. Some noticeable behavior differences that were elicited by the monkeys who didn’t have a mother figure were more timid, they had difficulty in mating, and the females were not very good mothers.
Maternal deprivation syndrome is defined as a form of failure to thrive that is caused by neglect from a caregiver. It is also caused by poverty, child abuse, and parental ignorance. Some of the symptoms of maternal deprivation syndrome is decreased growth, interaction problems between mother to child, and inadequate weight gain.

http://www.simplypsychology.org/bowlby.html
http://www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html
http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/adam/maternal-deprivation-syndrome-4014302/overview/

Vocab: deprivation, elicit

Taylor Pfiffner
1.Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.
-My topic for this topical blog is deprivation, more specifically, deprivation as it relates to sleep. This topic relates because it was part of the behavior modification language we learned for this weeks reading of the ABC’s of behavior modification. We learned that deprivation occurs when reinforcers are withheld; reinforcers such as food, water, or in the subject of this assignment sleep. I chose this topic for this assignment because when I was reviewing and thinking of the terms from this reading, deprivation sounded the most appealing, and sleep deprivation was the first that came to mind following that. I also believed that this would be a fairly easy topic to find information about.

2. What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?
-The three aspects I would like to address and discuss throughout this assignment are the following: What causes sleep deprivation? What is some side affects, consequences, and other negative outcomes are caused by sleep deprivation? Lastly what methods are there for reducing sleep deprivation?

3. Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.
- When we think of sleep derivation we generally think of college students who are punishing themselves by staying up all night not getting enough sleep, while this definitely accounts for a percent of those who are sleep deprived the topic includes much more. If this problem expands much father than college campuses than what causes it? Sleep deprivation can be caused by many different things the main one probably being personal choice. This would be the category that most of us college kids would fall into, whether it be us staying up late to play video games, doing homework, or out partying; by preforming the behavior we just don’t give our bodies the adequate amount of sleep needed. Other main causes for sleep deprivation include: work, illness (serious illness or common colds), medications, sleeping environment (noisy, hot, cold), poor sleep hygiene (worrying at night, drinking stimulates such as coffee, or smoking), and lastly children such as babies keep parents awake during the night. We all have those days where we wake up and don’t feel like getting out of bed but how do we know if we are actually sleep deprived? The following are some of the symptoms elicited by sleep deprivation: constant yawning, tendency to doze off when not active, poor concentration and mood changes, daytime naps, fatigue when waking up and or all day.
Can a few less hours of sleep really be that harmful though? The answer is yes; lack of sleep has many negative consequences. It can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. It can also lead to problems such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Besides these immediate health factors sleep deprivation can affect your appearance by creating bags under your eyes, increasing skin aging, and causing weight gains. If these reasons aren’t enough to make you consider staying up all night here are a few more, lack of sleep affects you school and intelligence. Not getting enough sleep hurts your problem solving skills, cognitive processing, and concentration which makes learning much more difficult. Lastly and maybe one of the most important side affect is simply that it causes more accidents. When we are sleep deprived we are less alert, have a harder time focusing, as well as impaired judgment. This in return can lead to serious accidents such as car crashes and other injuries.
Because most of us don’t have a satiation of sleep we can all use more. But how do we get more sleep, and how do we know how much sleep we need? Children and teenagers should average around nine to ten hours of sleep per night while adults only need around eight hours per night. While laying in bed we often use what is called extinction burst In efforts to try to meet these sleep need, we toss and turn trying everything we can think of to try to fall asleep. Generically we say we should just try to go to bed earlier but this isn’t always an option. Another way to make sure you get more sleep is to avoid emitting in things such as smoking or drinking in the hours before sleep. Also try adjusting your sleeping environment by making sure it is the proper temperature to help you sleep, its dark enough and all noise distractions are removed. One way to help reach that target behavior of sleep is use-breathing techniques to help relax your mind and reinforce your sleep with a productive day that will follow. Lastly if none of these work maybe the problem is more severe and you should seek medical guidance.

Terms: eliciting, target behavior, deprivation, reinforers, , punishing, consequences, satiation, extinction burst, emitting, reinforce.

URL’s: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/sleep_deprivation

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/10-results-sleep-loss

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20906153,00.html

The topic I have chosen to research and explore is sleep deprivation. I chose this because we are in college and a lot of students say they suffer from this, and it can become a problem if it isn't fixed before serious health issues occur. Sleep deprivation fits into this section that we covered so far in the way that we just read about what deprivation is, from this last reading. From the ABC book they have the definition of deprivation as "Withholding any stimulus which serves as reinforcement to an organism".

The three aspects that i want to talk about for this assignment are what are the best solutions to fix sleep deprivation, exactly what sleep deprivation is, and what behaviors are a result from sleep deprivation.

From the research i found that sleep deprivation is an condition of a person not having enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can be acute or chronic. A chronic state of sleep deprivation can cause fatigue, clumsiness and weight lose or weight gain. Some behaviors that are associated with sleep deprivation are decreased alertness and performance, an example of this would be driving. There are many accidents in the world where people fall asleep at the wheel at crash, those are cause by sleep deprivation. That is one of the most extreme cases, a more common case would possibly for college students in class, falling asleep or just not focusing as well as they would if they had slept good or didn't haven't sleep deprivation. A lot of college students go through this.

One of the best ways to fix sleep deprivation i learned from my research is to keep a sleep diary. This helps you track what time you went to sleep and what time you woke, and also keep track of what times of you wake up during the middle of the night and for what reasons. Also you can keep track of what you eat and drink before you go to bed because that has significance on how you sleep. Another good way to fix your sleep deprivation is to not nap. Well you can nap, but not for hours. People usually take long naps because they are sleepy, but that is the wrong thing to do. Long naps make you r more tired and take away sleep time at night. A good nap should be around 10-20 mins, 30 mins max. At this time frame you get fully energized to finish your day.
From the research i found, sleep deprivation is a bad deal and though its just a person not sleeping as much as they should. It can effect every part of their life. It also can put their life in danger and others as well.

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/sleep/sleep-disorders-and-sleeping-problems.htm

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/important-sleep-habits?page=2

http://www.aasmnet.org/resources/factsheets/sleepdeprivation.pdf

terms: deprivation. reinforcement

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.

I want to talk about classical conditioning. I think that it fits into the topic because it is one of the most common ways that response and extinction have been talked about in my previous psychology classes. I am interested because I am fascinated by the simplicity and impact of it.

2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?

Response, Extinction, Target Behavior

2) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.

Response: Classical condition works by associating a stimulus with a response that was previously not associated with the stimulus. For example and experiment was conducted where researchers associated the presence of a white lab right with a loud noise that frightened a small child. The fright was a response to the noise but it was associated with the stimuli of the presence of the white lab rat. You can eventually cause the fright response in the child with just the presence of the rat and not the noise that caused the initial response in the first place

Extinction: When you can condition a response with a stimuli you can also cause the association to be lost via extinction. Extinction occurs when the stimuli is no longer associated with the response. In the example with the rat the fear of the rat became less and less intense as the noise was not longer present with the rat. This dying out of the conditioned response is known as extinction.

Target Behavior: When you are doing classical conditioning you are trying to cause a certain behavior to occur. This behavior you want to occur is a target behavior. For example in the experiment with the rat and child the target behavior was the fear response. You can also use classical condition for many types of target behavior, for example my friends family conditioned their dog to ring a bell whenever the dog needed to use the restroom. When the dog rang the bell the family would respond to let him outside. This target behavior was achieved with classical conditioning.

3) At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.

http://psychology.about.com/od/classicpsychologystudies/a/little-albert-experiment.htm

http://www.simplypsychology.org/classical-conditioning.html

http://www.learning-theories.com/classical-conditioning-pavlov.html

I chose to look into the topic of cultural deprivation. This is relevant to the reading, because deprivation was one of the important terms in the reading. I am interested in this because I have an interest in how different components of life can drastically change our experiences. It’s amazing how one thing can make someone’s experience so much different from another persons.
First, I would like to talk about what cultural deprivation is. A lot of people are not only unaware of cultural deprivation, but because we are college students, may not have experienced this first hand. Next, I would like to talk about the effect of cultural deprivation on education, since the two are very closely related. Lastly, I do want to point out the difference between cultural deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantages.
In the reading, deprivation was defined as food, water or other resources being withheld. Cultural deprivation is a theory saying that the poor working class is deprived of cultural capital, limiting their ability to move upwards in society. Cultural capital can be things such as education or intellect, access to nicer clothes due to lower wages, language patterns, etc. Cultural capitals are things that can be used to make more money and therefore move up in society. This theory says that the poorer working class is deprived of these resources.
Because education is one of the resources that the working class is deprived of, I thought that it would be only fitting to look at the effect of cultural deprivation on education. Cultural deprivation can limit a child’s education in that there are substantially more single parent families in the lower working class, meaning that the parent may not have as much time to help a child with their homework, or even worry about how good of an education the child is getting. Some theorists have argued that cultural deprivation also plays a key role because parents may not be able to afford things such as books, meaning that they lack the ability to help their child advance intellectually. I read an argument that the lower classes, in an effort to survive, can turn to crime. Not only does this influence the education of the child, but also if they see the parents emitting aversive behavior, it is entirely possible that it may elicit the same aversive behavior in their child. Aversive behavior can lead to leaving school, or worse, being kicked out. That child’s chances of moving up in society are now lessened. It’s a sad cycle.
Also, when it comes to furthering education, children that grow up with parents in the working class do not want to wait to start working and earning money. Conner et al. said that the people that they studied wanted instant gratification. In other words, “It’s my money, and I want it now!” Another factor was that these students were aware that their parents would not be able to help them pay for higher education, and the idea of going into debt was not exactly appealing. Wanting or needing the money almost immediately acts as an establishing operation. A kid in high school may decide that he needs to help his family by making money, so he decides to start working as soon as possible instead of going to college. He sees his family struggling even more due to lack of money, and it worries him. His idea is then reinforced, making the need to make money even more important.
Cultural deprivation and socioeconomic status are two very different things. It is easy to get the two confused, because they are so topographically similar, so I wanted to point out the differences. Socioeconomic disadvantage theory looks at just the money side of things. The poor have a harder time paying for education than those that are wealthier. Cultural deprivation theory assumes that lower (working) class families teach their children cultural norms that do not prepare them for furthering their education or climbing the social ladder. These culture differences, not just the money, are the reason that children get deprived of education.

The effect of cultural deprivation on education: http://revisesociology.com/2014/02/15/the-effect-of-cultural-deprivation-on-education/
Cultural deprivation: http://classdifferenceineducation.weebly.com/cultural-deprivation.html
An Integrated Perspective for Understanding Student Performance: http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdReforms/chap5a.html
This House Believes Social Deprivation Causes Crime: http://idebate.org/debatabase/debates/law-crime/house-believes-social-deprivation-causes-crime

Terms: topographically, deprivation, establishing operation, reinforced, elicit, emitting, behavior, aversive

AAW

B.F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner is one of the most influential person with behavior modification. In the recent chapters the authors have mentioned operant behavior which is one of the areas B.F. Skinner is known for. He did research with pigeons and rats. Through behavior he taught pigeons to play ping pong and taught rates to pull a lever, clearly pigeons are smarter than rats. This relates to the chapters because they focus on a man that is a great influence and focuses on behaviors mentioned in his studies. He is also mentioned in our book many times. The beginning of his research and his association with operant behavior is going to be informed in this synthesis of B.F. skinner. The paper will go into detail about B.F. Skinner’s life, his research with pigeons, and his influence with operant behavior.

B.F. Skinner was born in 1904 and passed away in 1990. He had an enjoyable life as a child and was to become a writer until he came across something. B.F. Skinner came across works of Pavlov and Watson that changed his career. B.F. Skinner started his schooling at Harvard University which is when he became interested in human behavior. While at Harvard he discovered that behaviors happened after the response to something, operant behavior. After Skinner went to teach at the University of Minnesota where his pigeon project began. The research before the pigeons were taught to play ping pong were actually there to see if the pigeons could guide bombs during World War II. He did this by having pigeons poke a target when it lit up. If the pigeons completed the task were reinforced with food. The project was cancelled after some time because radar was being developed. However, Skinner came up with findings that he could use and taught his pigeons to play ping pong.

Later Skinner came up with operant condition; a behavior that acts on the environment that leads to consequences. He also identified positive and negative reinforcement. Along with punishment which is an application to diminish the behavior that is not in favor of another. This involves positive and negative punishment. According to Skinner in Operant behavior he states that “Operant techniques are important in defining the behavioral effects of physiological variables—surgical, electrical, and chemical—in specifying what aspects of behavior are to be attributed to hereditary endowment, in tracing features of mature behavior to early environment, and so on. They are important in clarifying the nature of defective, retarded, or psychotic behavior." Overall he is supporting the importance of learning behavior and how often behavior can be used in our environment. Behavior can be used to improve someone’s life no matter what stage they are in.

In B.F. Skinners later years he spent his time writing about his theories and his life. He wrote many books such as Beyond Freedom and Dignity and About Behaviorism. These books particularly important because the first he was stating that people had no free will showing controversy and the second abolished rumors about his theories and research. Along with many journals and research articles that is accessible to the public. He also received many awards and recognitions for his work.

B.F. Skinner is known for important and helpful information regarding behavior modification. He is significant in our studies because without some of his research this area of behavior modification would have missing pieces. He had many luxuries through his life and came up with many theories and research that is still looked at today. His pigeon experiment is well known as well as his theory on operant conditioning. He is one of the leaders of the behaviorist movement in psychology.

Terms: B.F. Skinner, behavior modification, operant conditioning, operant behavior, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, positive punishment, negative punishment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVqq3z4w-Rc- B.F. Skinner-Learning and Behavior (1959)
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/18/8/503/ - Operant behavior
http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/bio_skinner.htm - B.F. Skinner Biography (1904-1990)

My Topic of choice is definitely sleep deprivation. It is a reoccurring issue for many students, let alone many people. It fits with this section because we read about deprivation which is not allowing an organism to receive what it is reinforcing. This interests me because I have sleep deprivation and it can tamper with me on a day to day basis.

The three topics that I would like to cover on this topic are what is sleep deprivation, what are the effects that it can emit on an individual, and how to help with the problems. I found that sleep deprivation is a condition of a person not having enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can be acute or chronic. A chronic state of sleep deprivation can cause fatigue, clumsiness and weight lose or weight gain. Some behaviors that are associated with sleep deprivation are decreased alertness and performance.

There are many accidents in the world where people fall asleep at the wheel causing them to crash, this is most likely caused by sleep deprivation. That is one of the most extreme cases. A more common case would possibly be for college students IN CLASS, falling asleep or just not focusing as well as they would if they had slept good or didn't haven't sleep deprivation. A lot of college students go through this.

One of the best ways to fix sleep deprivation is to keep a sleep diary. This helps you track what time you went to sleep and what time you woke up, and also keeps track of what times you wake up during the middle of the night and for what reasons. Also you can keep track of what you eat and drink before you go to bed because that has significance on how you sleep. Another good way to fix your sleep deprivation is to not nap for long durations of time. People usually take long naps because they are sleepy, but that is corrupt. Long naps can make you more tired and take away sleep time at night. A good nap should be around 10-20 mins, 30 mins max. At this time frame you get fully energized to finish your day.

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/important-sleep-habits
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/sleep-requirements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O8i-hEixDU

Terms: Deprivation, reinforcing, emit

TB 3

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it

For my research I chose to look for videos that display a behavior and also shows the consequences of that certain behavior. The clip I chose for this assignment is a clip from the tv show, The Big Bang Theory. In this video the group of friends are trying to discuss the benefits of "quantum coupling". Unfortunately they keep finding ways to become side tracked and must figure out a way to stay on point. They ultimately decide on placing duct tape on their arms and whenever they get off point they punish themselves by yanking it off their arms causing a lot of pain. I was interested in this topic because I wanted to learn more about it. I figured I would take a topic I knew the least about and try to learn about it by studying it outside of class and again through this assignment.

2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?

The three aspects I wanted to talk about for this assignment are reinforcement, punishment and response. The reason I chose reinforcement, punishment and response is because all three of these terms are directly related. As you watch this video you will see that the target behavior is talking about quantum coupling, while talking about anything is a behavior class. The group of guys is trying to figure out how to stay on topic, so they decide to put duct tape on their arms and when they decide to get off track they punish themselves by ripping it off. Obviously the behavior they emit of ripping the tape off their arm is highly aversive. This behavior of ripping the tape off of their arms will hopefully reduce the likelihood of this behavior from happening again therefore it is a punishment. Since the behavior adds something aversive it is better classified as positive punishment. As I studied punishment a little more I found that it is highly advised to avoid punishment. When trying to shape a child’s behavior it is far more effective to reward good behavior instead of punishing the bad behavior. This brings me my next aspect of research, reinforcement.

The video I provided very little examples of reinforcement. The only reinforcement that I can I identify is when they stay on topic of quantum coupling. When the group stays on track in their conversation they don’t have to rip the tape off their arm. The reason I say this is reinforcement is because it is pleasurable to keep the duct tape on their arm and not have it ripped off. It is difficult to say that this is reinforcement more specifically negative reinforcement because the duct tape is not currently an aversive stimuli, it only becomes aversive once it is ripped off, I think it could be classified as negative reinforcement because as long as they stay on topic the aversive stimuli is no longer something they have to worry about. While Negative reinforcement is defined as removing an aversive stimulus in hopes of increasing the likelihood of the behavior happening again in the future, the example I chose to identify does not exactly depict that. In the other research I found out that child developmental professionals highly encourage the use of reinforcement over punishment. It is advised to ignore the bad behavior and reinforce the good behaviors. In the article I read they commented on parents and their inability to ignore bad behaviors because parents see it as their job to correct their children when they are misbehaving. I don’t think I would be able to restrain myself from correcting my child’s bad behaviors either. This article also talks about a study a done by a Dutch neuroscientist. Their work involved 8/9 and 11/12 year olds who were given the task of discovering rules. While the children were completing their task there would be a punishment or reward for their efforts. The results of this experiment proved that reinforcement is a far greater method of teaching compared to punishment. The children who were exposed to reinforcement throughout the experiment learned faster and had a better understanding of the rules they had to learn, vice versa, the children that were exposed to punishment had a much harder time learning the rules.

The third aspect of my research is about response to stimuli. For the most part you can tell whether or not a consequence is reinforcing or punishing for the individual by simply watching their reaction. A pleasurable reaction means that the stimulus was reinforcing while an aversive looking reaction generally means that it was punishing. When the book introduced this term they included that a response is similar to a behavior being emitted, they are actually the same thing. Emitted refers to the occurrence of voluntary behaviors.

3. At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.

http://bcotb.com/the-difference-between-positivenegative-reinforcement-and-positivenegative-punishment/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/family-affair/200809/rewards-are-better-punishment-here-s-why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhI5h5JZi-U

Terms-
Behavior, target behavior, operant behavior, antecedent, emit, consequence, reinforcement, punishment, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, negative punishment, response, aversive, pleasurable.

My research question involved discovering if there was a connection between advertising, subliminal messaging techniques, behavior modification. I wanted to connect the ABCs with advertising. I also wanted to know if there were ethical guidelines regarding possible “mind control” techniques. I was also interested in the definition of mind control.
While reading Section 1.4 I noticed a section where commercials were mentioned. I arrived at the University of Northern Iowa as a deciding major with no inkling of what I wanted to do with my life. Through a few general education classes I discovered an interest in psychology. Before this occurred, though, I was intrigued by the concept of marketing. I wanted to know how to effectively convince people to purchase a certain product over a different product. Because of this interest I decided to do research on how advertising is related to behavior modification. I feel that the same principles I have learned about so far in the course could be beneficial in an advertising agency. For example, if customers saw a commercial advertising beer, with a beautiful scene in the background, filled with gorgeous people, or with a catchy theme song, then this might lead viewers to purchase that particular brand. I was curious if people even pay attention to the product or if the background takes precedence over everything else; if it is the establishing operation. The antecedent in this example would be turning on the TV and viewing the advertisement, the behavior would be going to a store to purchase the alcohol, and the consequence would be alcohol consumption. Once the alcohol is consumed, the individual would be satiated, or “full” through exposure of the reinforcement.
In advertising and marketing, behavior modification is also known as “subliminal” messaging. I found a website that had a long list of behavior modification and mind control patents (Link 1). One of the examples given on the list was “Apparatus and Method of Broadcasting Audible Sound Using Ultrasonic Sound as a Carrier,” which is essentially a message that can be sent to a specific region. Another example that is more closely related to advertising is “Method and Apparatus for Producing Subliminal Images,” which involves graphics or images that are timed to a certain rhythm to change the interest and moods of, in the case of my example, potential alcohol buying customers who are watching TV. These types of methods are used presumably to prevent extinction, where the behavior is no longer reinforced (Link 2). If the behavior is no longer reinforced than the audience loses the need to purchase alcoholic beverages and financial gain is lost (theoretically).
I never really saw behavior modification as a form of mind control. The phrase ‘mind control’ has negative connotations and it makes sense that the term behavior modification is used in its place. The ‘control’ part is not cognitively pleasant, because no one likes the idea of relinquishing all of his or her personal control to one person or even a group of persons. Now that I have read a few articles related to behavior modification this misconception makes sense if one is unaware of the true definition and purpose of behavior modification. Mind control is a negative stereotype while behavior modification may be beneficial. Mind control is used by villainous individuals in the media, while behavior modification can be used to assist an individual with behavior issues. Mind control is an unethical method, while behavior modification is an ethical method. In regards to the list of subliminal messaging tactics, I believe they are a form of negative modification. I do not believe that it is ethically to alter the mind and physiology of customers in order to turn a profit. Free will should not be compromised by advertisements in order to make a profit.
Scientific American established a definition of mind control. The article mentioned how there is not one concrete definition of mind control, because it is such an abstract coupling of terms: what does it mean to control someone’s mind, thought patterns, speech etc.? Scientific American gave four criteria in order to classify manipulative behavior as mind control. These four classifications include: 1) an authoritarian organization (the article listed “the police” and “intelligence agencies”), 2) using a tool used to amplify brain function, 3) with the purpose of changing an individual’s behaviors or thought patterns, and 4) without the acknowledgement or acceptance by an individual (Link 3). The advertisers may be able to sell their products effectively, but may not consider the morals of the situation. Financial gain is a strong reinforcer to not worry about effects on customers.

Works Cited
Link 1: http://www.wanttoknow.info/050331behaviormodificationtv
Link 2: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/bm/book/sec1.3.pdf
Link 3: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196540/

Terms used: Establishing operation, Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, Advertising, Marketing, Subliminal Messages, Mind control, Ethics, Satiated, Brain functions, Financial gain, Reinforcment

1)This Wednesday on my blog post, I decided to talk about deprivation and extinction. Deprivation and extinction are a pretty big category together, but I am going to talk about three areas related to deprivation. Deprivation and extinction fits perfectly into what we have learned on out Monday reading assignment. Deprivation, extinction, and along with a bunch of their vocabulary words were explained in section 1.4 in the online textbook. I think deprivation is interesting because it's fun to learn about the different type of studies for deprivations, how to fix that deprivation, what physical harm that can happen to your body because of it, and many more. With extinction, it is fun to see how make bad habits can go extinct. I know a lot of other people have posted about sleep deprivation too, but this looks really interested to find out what happens to the body.

2) The three sections I want to split it up into would be the examples of deprivation and extinction, what they are and what to do get rid of them, and some behavioral language translation.

3)First I would like to talk about deprivation. Deprivation on the online textbook is, withholding any stimulus which serves as reinforcement to an organism. A few examples of this would be not having enough sleep or not enough vitamin d. If you do have this then many things can happen to your body that is not healthy for it. You can even go crazy without enough sleep. Now I will talk about the negatives about sleep deprivation. First of all not getting enough sleep makes your forgetfulness go up by a lot. Most people have experienced this after having a long night all week and then those days after you can’t remember anything. So moral, get as much studying in as you can as well as enough sleep or you might not even remember what you studied. Also not enough sleep impairs your judgement even about getting more sleep. So if you know you haven’t had enough sleep in but you feel fine, go take that nap any way. Let your body and brain recharge. Another huge factor to sleep deprivation is weight gain. So if you are on a diet, makes sure to get plenty of sleep as well. Otherwise all that hard work will go down the drain. Now for some of you they say they don’t care about any of that, you’re just into the parties and how cute you look, well here’s a bummer, and lack of sleep actually ages your skin faster! On top of not feeling like you look cute, it also leads to depressions with not a lot of sleep. Finally sleep deprivation leads to some very serious diseases. 90% of people with sleep deprivation have a heart condition later. The disease are heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes. None of these are things to mess around with, just because you are always wanting to stay up as late as you can.
Next I would like to talk about extinction. Extinction happens to behaviors that used to be reinforced to happen more often but eventually forgotten because it was not practiced enough or recently enough. In the online textbook they describe extinction as where a situation previously reinforced. An example of extinction would be if when you were younger you had the flu and ate something, then threw that up. You are no longer motivated to eat that food anymore and haven’t liked that food since. To have extinction of not liking that food would be to eat it over and over until extinction. At first it will be really gross, but you will soon learn to love that food again. Extinction could either be good like that the last example or bad like this next example. If in classes you had to reinforce yourself to make you read all the textbook assignments, but if you get lazy and eventually so lazy that you never do them anymore then that reinforce of getting a good grade is extinct.
At extinction they talk about the Aesop’s fable. I will give an example of a fable and then
I will try to translate it to behavioral language. This one is called The Swan and the Goose. “A certain rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan. He fed the one for his table, and kept the other for the sake of its song. When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to take him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other, and he caught the Swan instead of the Goose. The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song, and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
Sweet words may deliver us from peril, when harsh words would fail.”
A man went to the market and emitted the behavior to buy a swan for song and a goose for food. He went out to get the goose in the dark, and not being able to see is the discriminate stimulus which makes him elicited grab one at random thinking it’s the goose but it is the swan. The swan was then reinforced to sing because of the establishing operant. Then after he sang, the man heard and put him does, which this saved his life therefore will sing more often now. This how I got out of the text to translate into the behavioral language.

Terms: behavioral language, deprivation, aversive, extinction, Aesop’s fable, motivation, emitted, discriminate stimulus, elicited, reinforced,

Cites
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/10-results-sleep-loss?page=1
http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/6724/
http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/bm/book/sec1.3.pdf

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.
After reading sections 1.3 and 1.4 I chose to look into behavior extinction because the class is about modifying behavior and extinguishing behaviors is a big part of that. Modifying behaviors involves eliciting behaviors and stopping certain other ones. It interests me because as of right now I am thinking of going into counseling and learning what exactly extinction is and how to use it could turn out to be very helpful for me in the future. It also can be used in many different situations other than just counseling.
2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?
The three aspects that I want to discuss are; what is behavior extinction and what is an extinction burst, is extinction a positive or negative outcome and what are the best techniques to use in order to get the best results.
3) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.
Extinction occurs in situations that were previously reinforced but are no longer. So for example a rat may have been taught the behavior of pushing a button to receive food, this would be positive reinforcement. But if the rat emitted said behavior and received no reward he would be less likely to try to push the button again. However the rat could, instead of giving up, could exhibit an extinction burst which occurs during extinction. The rat could vary its behavior and try other tactics in order to receive the reward it was trained to learn it would receive.
One of the websites gave me steps commonly used to implement extinction. They say that the first thing you must do is identify the behavior that is interfering with the learner. Next you’ll want to find out different things about the behavior; what’s the topography of the behavior, how often does it occur and does it occur in certain locations and situations. Once these questions have been answered you’ll then want to determine the function of the behavior, why do they do it. What are they receiving for doing this behavior? The final step would be to create a plan of how to extinguish the behavioral problem and implement it. A good example would be if a child was constantly screaming to get an adults attention, the best way to eliminate this behavior would be to ignore the screaming and not give the child the attention that they desire. Since their behavior isn’t being reinforced they will realize that screaming isn’t a good way to get attention and will stop emitting the behavior.
I think that behavior extinction can be a very positive learning experience for anyone, especially children. It’s a good way to teach them how they should be acting instead and how to get them to stop bad behaviors. Since I work at a daycare it is easy to see this in action. Mainly kids want attention from adults, it has a positive valence to them. They will do anything that they know gets them attention, but if the teacher stops responding to the bad behavior and only accepts the good, the child will eventually learn how to act.

Key Terms: extinction, extinction burst, reinforced, elicit, positive reinforcement, emit, positive valence

http://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/ebpbriefs/Extinction_Steps_0.pdf
http://www.bhrm.org/guidelines/bach-mccraken.pdf
http://www.educateautism.com/applied-behaviour-analysis/extinction-procedure-aba.html

1) Topic, how it fits in section, why interested?
Something I found interesting in the sections we were assigned to read was the concept of extinction and extinction bursts. These terms are mentioned at the end of section 1.3. I had never heard of these terms as they apply to behavior so I was naturally curious and as I read more the concept of extinction bursts became more and more relatable. I found that I had experienced extinction bursts while dieting, so I set out to learn more about extinction in terms of dieting behavior. The three topics under this that I wanted to cover were what extinction means in terms of dieting, why extinction bursts occur in diets, and how to then prevent extinction bursts in this context. In doing this assignment I gained a better understanding of why my past diets, exercise routines, and study schedules were not effective; but more importantly what I can do to fix it. The concepts I learned to prevent extinction bursts are very applicable, in dieting but also in many facets of everyday life. Ultimately, my goal is to be able to apply what I learned about extinction in the chapter to my future career as a consultant.

2) The definition of extinction that the book lists is simple and to the point: “Extinction occurs in situations that were previously reinforced, but are no longer reinforced”. This gives the context of extinction, but not exactly what it is or what it means in terms of the target behavior. Through my reading I learned that extinction is when a behavior that has been met with reinforcement in the past, then to decrease or change the behavior the reinforcer is removed. The hope behind this being that the behavior will become ‘extinct’ or change in the desired way because the reinforcer is no longer in the equation. One of the sources uses the example of dolphin trainers using fish to reinforce leaping in dolphins, then when unwanted leaping occurred the trainers attempted to use extinction by ignoring leaps that were not on command. We can apply this to diet behaviors by thinking about them in terms of the elements of the extinction sequence. If the behavior we want to use extinction to modify is cravings for sweets we must identify the stimulus and response that accompany this behavior. A normal setting for this may be the stimulus of feeling upset or irritable, the behavior of craving candy, and the response of eating candy in order to relieve the craving. Looking beyond this though we can observe the consequence of developing a habit of eating candy whenever the craving strikes, and a secondary consequence of gaining weight by satisfying every craving.
Perhaps the most detrimental side-effects of using extinction to control behavior are called extinction bursts. These occur in the midst of extinction, or when the stimulus does not elicit the normal behavior. These bursts can happen either immediately after beginning the process of extinction or after the behavior has not occurred for a while, it depends on the organism. Again tying back to dieting, this may happen when the body feels the cravings for sweet food but we refuse to go eat a cupcake because we are trying to lose weight. When this occurs in dieting the body increases the severity of the craving in an attempt to elicit the familiar behavior. A resurgence of desire for the target behavior of the extinction can happen at any time, no matter how long you have been on a diet or even if the behavior has been replaced with a healthier one.
If extinction bursts and resurgence are so inhibitory to successful dieting behavior how can we overcome them? While it is impossible to completely rid yourself of cravings forever, there are quite a few tactics that can be employed to help weather the storm. Since it is predictable that cravings and extinction bursts will happen, preparing for them by pre-packing healthy alternatives can be a good way to re-direct the craving. Identifying cues or stimuli for the craving behavior is also important, in this way we are able to avoid contexts that could cause cravings. Some diets also make use of extinction paired with habit change so extinction bursts are less frequent and severe, although it doesn’t get rid of them altogether. A more systematic approach to this is called counter-conditioning and is made up of specific behaviors designed to confront and eventually extinguish cravings. Some of the techniques used in counter-conditioning include exposing yourself to craving-inducing stimuli and not indulging the cravings in order to decondition the stimulus. The goal of the counter-conditioning approach is to suppress appetite by not reinforcing it, this is accomplished by never eating during cravings or when hungry. There are multiple ways that diets attempt to get around the inevitable extinction bursts that come with behavior change but the best we can do is educate ourselves about what is happening and learn from our mistakes.

URLS
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-dolphin-divide/201205/bursting-through-bad-habits
http://paleoleap.com/dealing-with-resistance-to-behavior-change/
http://gettingstronger.org/diet/

Terms: extinction, extinction burst, resurgence, reinforcer, reinforcement, elicit, counter-conditioning, target behavior, stimulus, response, consequence

1) Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.
I chose to look into the topic of “gateway drugs”. This is highly controversial topic because of many states considering of changing the laws regarding marijuana; which is often considered a gateway drug. Gateway drugs apply to this week’s topics because in this week’s readings we covered extinction and extinction burst. I was having difficulty understanding how extinction burst was categorized because it happens when a person is actually getting rewarded for changing their action which in my mind is no longer extinction but after finding examples I thought fit the definitions I began to better understand it. The idea of gateway drugs fits the idea of extinction and extinction burst because people using gateway drugs are likely to move onto the harder drugs when they are no longer receiving the reward of the extreme high anymore. I also think the topic of different drugs and their legalization status is going to be a large topic in the news for the foreseeable future so I am interested on being informed about different views on what these drugs might lead to.
2) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?
For this topic I would like to talk about what a gateway drugs is, the support behind marijuana being a gateway drugs, and the support against marijuana being a gateway drugs.
2) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.
The general idea of gateway drugs comes from the idea that a drug that is more common and easily accessible can lead to a drug of harder standards and severity. These drugs can include things such as alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana. These drugs are considered gateway drugs because they either open up opportunities for easier access to other drugs or they give an initial high that after a while can no longer be reached so users are motivated to seek the reward of being high from other drugs. The environment around the person might change, or becoming an establishing operation, to encourage the reward of using harder drugs and increasing the high that goes along with them.
There have been many arguments as to why marijuana is considered a gateway drugs. The first is that if people fall under the peer pressure to start using marijuana then they are more likely to fall to the pressure of using harder drugs to continue to seek approval of peers or in an attempt to fit in with a new group of people. The second is that early exposure to drugs decreases the natural release of dopamine in the brain. The decrease increases over time with the continued use of drugs so for drugs users to continue to receive the high they are looking for they need to use larger quantities of drugs or try more intense drugs.
The last topic I would like to talk about is the support of the idea that marijuana is not a gateway drug. Although there does not seem to be as much research and support behind this side of the argument, the supporters of this side are starting to make some leeway with the legalization of marijuana becoming more wide spread. One of the major arguments of this side is that the studies that have been done to show marijuana is a gateway drug are extremely limited. These studies include limitations such as very few being done within the United States and that some users of the hard drugs were either extremely young users or had not at all used marijuana before they started doing harder drugs. They also argue that many people who chose to use marijuana either stop using it or only use marijuana and do not move onto other drugs. For this part of the argument it could be said that the desire for the high that comes along with using marijuana might eventually become sataited, or that the person has had their fill of the reward that comes from using the drug.
3) At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana/marijuana-gateway-drug
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/behind-the-smoke-screen.html
http://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-not-gateway-drug-325358
4.)Terms: extinction, extinction burst, rewarded, motivated, satiated, establishing operations,

Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the section we have covered so far, and why you are interested in it.

I have chosen to talk about Sea World and their training tactics. This fits in because they use withholding food as an establishing operation. That is, they use withholding food to further reinforce their reinforcer, which is giving the whales food as reward for properly completing a trick.

1) What are three aspects of the topic you want to talk about for this assignment?

I want to talk about Sea World's method of withholding food to train the whales, how it relates to section 1.3 of our book, and how it actually is not being implemented correctly.

2) Next, I would like you to take the information you found from the various sources and integrate/synthesize* them into the three aspects of the topic, and then write about the topic.

Sea World encourages the Orcas to perform the tricks that appear in their shows by teaching them using an establishing operation. This includes extinction, as they deprive them of the food that they are used to so that they are hungry and more inclined to perform to gain the food they need. They often dangle it in front of them but do not give it to them until the trick is properly performed. Each time a trick is performed correctly, positive reinforcement is used by giving the whale the food. Negative punishment is used if the trick is not performed or not performed correctly, by not giving the whale the food. This is how Sea World gets the whales to emit the desired behavior. However, they are not only depriving the whales of food. They also are in a very small environment and are not given the things that whales have evolved to need in the wild. They are not in actual pods, and often their young are taken from them. This is too much for the whales to handle and when you add in extreme hunger, it is only a matter of time until they snap, in what I would dare say could be an extinction burst. This results in a bad ending for both the whale, and the trainers that they lash out on.

3) At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites.

http://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/animal-training/animal-training-careers/

http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/30-years-three-deaths-tilikums-tragic-story/

I also used the documentary Black Fish which can be found on netflix.com

Terms: extinction, extinction burst, establishing operation, deprive, positive, negative, reinforcement, punishment, emit

1.) The topic I am choosing is sleep deprivation, and what effects it can have on a college student. This topic fits in with section 1.4 which discussed deprivation, and how not allowing an organism to receive something reinforcing can affect it's behavior. I am interested in this topic because I am a college student who may not have the best sleeping habits at times; I am interested to see the consequences of not reinforcing myself with a good sleeping schedule. I am also interested to see what ways I can help my sleeping habits because a lot of times I do want to sleep, but I cannot fall asleep. (What would have been eight hours of sleep usually turns into six.) I am also curious about this topic because I feel like it is a pretty common problem for college students to be deprived of sleep. I know one of my roommate gets very little sleep most days of the week, and I am sure some of the behaviors she emits are due to lack of sleep.

2.) a. The three aspects of the topic I want to talk about are what constitutes as sleep deprivation/statistics of sleep deprivation among college students, the consequences of sleep deprivation on a college student, and ways to change behavior to obtain a normal sleeping schedule. I think it is important to have a clear understanding of what sleep deprivation is, and just how common the problem is amongst our peers. I am also hoping if people know more about what the consequences are they will not reinforce the behavior of receiving little sleep. Sleep deprivation is easy to avoid, and there are many benefits if you avoid it.
1.) The topic I am choosing is sleep deprivation, and what effects it can have on a college student. This topic fits in with section 1.4 which discussed deprivation, and how not allowing an organism to receive something reinforcing can affect it's behavior. I am interested in this topic because I am a college student who may not have the best sleeping habits at times; I am interested to see the consequences of not reinforcing myself with a good sleeping schedule. I am also interested to see what ways I can help my sleeping habits because a lot of times I do want to sleep, but I cannot fall asleep. (What would have been eight hours of sleep usually turns into six.) I am also curious about this topic because I feel like it is a pretty common problem for college students to be deprived of sleep. I know one of my roommate gets very little sleep most days of the week, and I am sure some of the behaviors she emits are due to lack of sleep.

2.) a. The three aspects of the topic I want to talk about are what constitutes as sleep deprivation/statistics of sleep deprivation among college students, the consequences of sleep deprivation on a college student, and ways to change behavior to obtain a normal sleeping schedule. I think it is important to have a clear understanding of what sleep deprivation is, and just how common the problem is amongst our peers. I am also hoping if people know more about what the consequences are they will not reinforce the behavior of receiving little sleep. Sleep deprivation is easy to avoid, and there are many benefits if you avoid it.

b. Sleep deprivation is a term you have probably all heard, and it's meaning is exactly what you would expect - sleep deprivation is when you do not get enough sleep. What someone might not realize is how prevalent sleep deprivation is among college students. A study done at Brown University showed that 73% of students reported having problems sleeping. If this statistic was the same at the University of Northern Iowa that would mean over 9,000 of the approximately 13,000 students that attend here suffer from sleep related issues causing sleep deprivation. Another survey reported that 20% of students sleep five hours or less during weekdays, so out of 120 hours in a school week 20% are sleeping only (at most) 25 hours. Sleep deprivation can be very aversive. According to the article, Let the Bulldawg Sleep!, some effects of sleep deprivation include: more illness caused by a lowered immune system, feeling stressed, increased weight gain/obesity, lower GPA, decreased academic performance, increased depression, increased anxiety, increased car accidents, decreased athletic performance, and decreased performance in activities that elicit coordination. Sleep deprivation causes more illnesses because the function in our immune system is lower, thus causing our bodies regular system functions to not work properly. This causes your body to not be able to fight off infections as well. Sleep deprivation can cause weight gain because of an increase in ghrelin, a hormone that is correlated with cravings for high calorie foods. Sleep deprivation can cause a lower GPA due to the fact your body cannot focus as well, some people may even fall asleep during class, and your memory can be affected so you may not realize you had an assignment due. Sleep deprivation can cause car accidents due to people being drowsy while driving and not be able to pay attention to the road. People who suffer from mood disorders need to sleep more because their is a high correlation between people who do not get much sleep and suffer from depression and/or anxiety disorders. It is pretty apparent how if one or more of these things were happening to you it could cause stress. It is also pretty self explanatory that if your body is not well rested you will have a harder time performing athletic tasks. There are many ways you can reinforce good sleeping habits, so the above things do not happen to you.

Some ways to combat sleep deprivation are to determine how much sleep you need, determine how much sleep you get, learn to take naps, try to schedule your classes to benefit your sleeping schedule, create a bed time routine, create an environment that is good to sleep in (dark, comfy, a cool temperature, and quiet), exercise regularly, avoid eating at least two hours before you go to bed, avoid caffeine at least three hours before bed, avoid alcohol near the time you plan on going to sleep, etc. There are many different ways you can elicit good sleeping behaviors. If you introduce these stimuli into your daily routine eventually your bodies response will be to get better sleep.
b. Sleep deprivation is a term you have probably all heard, and it's meaning is exactly what you would expect - sleep deprivation is when you do not get enough sleep. What someone might not realize is how prevalent sleep deprivation is among college students. A study done at Brown University showed that 73% of students reported having problems sleeping. If this statistic was the same at the University of Northern Iowa that would mean over 9,000 of the approximately 13,000 students that attend here suffer from sleep related issues causing sleep deprivation. Another survey reported that 20% of students sleep five hours or less during weekdays, so out of 120 hours in a school week 20% are sleeping only (at most) 25 hours. Sleep deprivation can be very aversive. According to the article, Let the Bulldawg Sleep!, some effects of sleep deprivation include: more illness caused by a lowered immune system, feeling stressed, increased weight gain/obesity, lower GPA, decreased academic performance, increased depression, increased anxiety, increased car accidents, decreased athletic performance, and decreased performance in activities that elicit coordination. Sleep deprivation causes more illnesses because the function in our immune system is lower, thus causing our bodies regular system functions to not work properly. This causes your body to not be able to fight off infections as well. Sleep deprivation can cause weight gain because of an increase in ghrelin, a hormone that is correlated with cravings for high calorie foods. Sleep deprivation can cause a lower GPA due to the fact your body cannot focus as well, some people may even fall asleep during class, and your memory can be affected so you may not realize you had an assignment due. Sleep deprivation can cause car accidents due to people being drowsy while driving and not be able to pay attention to the road. People who suffer from mood disorders need to sleep more because their is a high correlation between people who do not get much sleep and suffer from depression and/or anxiety disorders. It is pretty apparent how if one or more of these things were happening to you it could cause stress. It is also pretty self explanatory that if your body is not well rested you will have a harder time performing athletic tasks. There are many ways you can reinforce good sleeping habits, so the above things do not happen to you.

Some ways to combat sleep deprivation are to determine how much sleep you need, determine how much sleep you get, learn to take naps, try to schedule your classes to benefit your sleeping schedule, create a bed time routine, create an environment that is good to sleep in (dark, comfy, a cool temperature, and quiet), exercise regularly, avoid eating at least two hours before you go to bed, avoid caffeine at least three hours before bed, avoid alcohol near the time you plan on going to sleep, etc. There are many different ways you can elicit good sleeping behaviors. If you introduce these stimuli into your daily routine eventually your bodies response will be to get better sleep.

3.) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075951/
http://healthresearchfunding.org/sleep-deprivation-college-students-statistics/
https://www.uhs.uga.edu/sleep/
http://www.nij.gov/journals/262/pages/ways-to-avoid-sleep-deprivation.aspx
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