Posted: September 13th, 2017

Let's say the goal of your self-management project is to decrease an undesirable behavior. How would you conduct a functional assessment of that behavior?

What is a functional assessment of a problem and why do we conduct one? Identify several questions you could ask in an interview to determine the antecedents and consequences of a problem behavior.

Let’s say the goal of your self-management project is to decrease an undesirable behavior. How would you conduct a functional assessment of that behavior? Describe each of the functional assessment methods you would use to identify the controlling variables for the target behavior.

How is the occurrence of undesirable competing behaviors related to the occurrence of a desirable behavior?

What is the goal of antecedent control procedures with regard to the occurrence of undesirable competing behaviors?

Calvin wants to cut down on the amount of soda he drinks. He worries that all the calories he is taking in will go to his waist. On average, he drinks 6 cans a day and on very not days, he drinks up to 10. Describe how Calvin can implement THREE of the six antecedent control procedures described in this chapter to decrease the number of sodas he drinks each day.

Given an example of PR, NR, PP, and NP (the four contingencies in operant conditioning).

Next, review The Ethics of Punishment found near the end of Chapter 18. What are you personal thoughts about the use of punishment in your home to change undesirable behavior in your children? Are some forms of punishment more acceptable than others?

Coach Knight wants to teach her basketball team a new play to use in games. As such, she diagrams the play for the players and shows each player what to do in the play. Next, she has the team practice the play until they can execute it correctly. What strategies can the coach use to promote generalization so that the team executes the play correctly in games?

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