"The Misconception: If you are in a bad situation, you will do whatever you can do to escape it.
The Truth: If you feel like you aren't in control of your destiny, you will give up and accept whatever situation you are in."
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2009/11/11/learned-helplessness/
]]>Please read sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 for this week.
After reading the sections, think of all the terms and concepts used in all of section 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5). Please respond to the following questions and try to use these terms and concepts as you respond to the following questions.
Which section did you like the most? Why? Which section did you like the least? Why? What do you think is the most useful piece of information from section 1.3? Why? Most useful from 1.4? Why? Most useful from 1.5? Why? What are your thoughts on the use of reinforcement? Why? What are your thoughts on the use of punishment? Why?
Prior to reading these sections, what did you think about behavior modification? Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the sections? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the section? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the sections? Why? How has reading the sections changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
]]>Repeat the above by finding a clip where punishment is being used.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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What I would like you to do is to find a topic from section 1.2 that you were interested in and search the internet for material on that topic. You might, for example, find people who are doing research on the topic, you might find web pages that discuss the topic, you might find youtube clips that demonstrate something related to the topic, etc. What you find and use is pretty much up to you at this point. Please use 3 or more resources.
Once you have completed your search and explorations, I would like you to say what your topic is, how exactly it fits into the chapter, and why you are interested in it. Next, I would like you to take the information you found related to your topic, integrate/synthesize it, and then write about it. At the end, please include working URLs for the three websites. Keep in mind that it will be easier if you keep it to one topic.
By integrating/synthesizing I mean to take what your read/experienced from the internet search (and from chapter 1 if you like) organize the information into the main themes, issues, info, examples, etc. about your topic and then write about the topic in your own words using that information. This is hard for some people to do - many students write what we refer to as "serial abstracts." They are tempted to talk about the websites rather than the topic proper and this what you DON'T want to do! They will talk all about website #1, start a new paragraph and talk all about web site #2, start a new paragraph and talk all about web site #3, and then write some kind of conclusion. Serial means one after the other...again, this what you DON'T want to do! If all three sites are on the same one topic it will be easier.
At first it is a real challenge to get out of the habit of writing "serial abstracts," but I assure you once you get the hang of it it is much easier to write using the integration method. And besides this is the way researchers and scientists write their technical reports and findings - many of you will have to be able to do this for other classes and for jobs that you may eventually be hired for so now is a good time to learn this skill. At this point don't worry about a grade, worry about doing your best to have fun with the topic and then integrate it into your own words to share what you found and now know. We will work on citing the sources later....
Let me know if you have any questions.
]]>Please read sections 1.1 and 1.2 for this week.
After reading section 1.1, please respond to the following questions.
Prior to reading this chapter, what did you think about behavior modification? Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about behavior modification? How so?
]]>What is your setting?
What behavior class are you going to change?
What are the target behaviors you are going to change though reinforcement (Keep in mind the use of DROs)?
What type of token are you going to use?
What are some considerations for the use of these tokens?
What are you going to use for the backup reinforcers?
What was your rationale for choosing these reinforcers?
What is the token value and how did you select that value?
What are you using for a bank and how did you arrive at that decision?
What are the hours of operation for your bank?
Who will you need to explain your program to?
How will you go about explaining your program (what will you actually say)?
What is your plan for reducing the need for tokens to maintain the target behavior?
Looking back at your token economy you have planned, what are some potential problems you should anticipate and plan for?
Let me know if you have any questions,
--Dr. M
]]>1) Please discuss your topic in general, why it interests you (or not) and how it relates to behavior modification.
2) Post at least 2 links to the sites you visited that were most informative about token economies.
3) Discuss how these sites further expanded your understanding of token economies (kind of like a conclusion).
4) Make a list of behavioral terms you used in this post (this is to help get you focused on using behavioral terms in your regular writings).
Thanks.
"With unemployment in the United States hovering around 10%, hunting for jobs can be a daunting endeavor.
Competition can be cutthroat, and job seekers have been using all kinds of unusual strategies to gain an edge in their searches, from donning sandwich boards advertising their skills to passing out resumes on street corners.
While some applicants have used these unorthodox strategies to secure a coveted position, others have used creative brute force, wielding new technology, unusual online outlets, and brand-new content creation tools to set themselves apart."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/creative-resumes-ideas-fo_n_530920.html
Please read through the article and enjoy the different portfolios and ask yourself:
Ask yourself for each of the portfolios: What is this person's contribution? How does this person want to be evaluated? How has this person gone about representing themselves?
Pick one of the portfolios you viewed and critique it in regards to the 3 questions above.
Let me know if you have any questions,
--Dr. M
1) I'll leave it up to you about what and how you would like to comment, however I would ask that you attempt to write using behavioral terms.
2) Discuss how you might use the premack principle to change the reinforcers related to your behavioral project in terms of the material in section 5.5.
]]>1) I'll leave it up to you about what and how you would like to comment, however I would ask that you attempt to write using behavioral terms.
2) Discuss how you can change the antecedants related to your behavioral project in terms of the material in section 5.4.
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"The UNI Psychology Club will be holding its April meeting in Room 112, Seerley Hall, at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, April 5. The meeting will feature election of officers for academic year 2010-2011, details regarding the upcoming volleyball tournament (scheduled for April 24), information about the Psi Chi induction ceremony April 11 at 2:00, and the popular "Registration Gossip" session discussing Fall classes and professors (no faculty allowed!). Free pizza and pop will be provided. Any questions should be addressed to President Lisa Hickman: lhickman@uni.edu."
1) State the target behavior
2) What are the antecedents to the behavior?
3) What are the consequences to the behavior?
4) How do you think the behavior is functioning? List several hypotheses as to why in the order of most liekly.
5) For the top hypothesis, what might be an intervention you might use to change the frequency of the behavior?
Let me know if you have any questions,
--Dr. M
]]>"The message is far from subtle. Broadly speaking, it's just telling us to be very cognizant of the antecedants to our behaviors so that we know whether they ought to be eliciting the behaviors they are (whether we're comfortable with that relationsionship between the A's and our B's); and also to think ahead of the future consequences to those behaviors even if we are. A lot of this message is similar to the oral sex anti-smoking ad posted some time ago."
-MrPaige
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8557582.stm
How do you describe this using the ABCs of behavior?
