Chapter 29 Flashcards
target behavior (controlled response) and the self-management behavior (controlling response)
-Target behavior-behavior you want to change
-self-managment behavior- behavior emitted to change the target behavior
Two behaviors is skinner’s conceptualization of self control
someone independently or personally applies a behavior change that then creates a change or improvement in behavior they wanted
self-managment
smaller but immediate reinforcer or consequence has greater control over a behavior than a larger reinforcer or consequence that is delayed. An example of this is trying to lose weight. You are at a party with cake and the immediate enjoyment of the cake has greater control overweight loss behavior than sticking to your diet and not eating the cake to later see weight loss results in the future
reinforcement trap
when the person who is engaging in the target behavior observes their own behavior and records when the target behavior does or does not happen
self-monitoring
is a self-management tactic. This involves verbal responses from the person themselves that are either said out loud or to themselves. These responses are response prompts for the target behavior. They can be used to help the person complete the task or behavior chain. The person is talking to themselves and guiding themselves to complete a task. For example, someone could give themselves self-instruction for the steps of washing their hands.
self-instruction
do something else” that is not compatible with the problem behavior. The learner is taught to self-monitor themselves and stop a chain of problem behavior as soon as they can by engaging in a different behavior. An example of this a child who picks scabs and continuously reopens wounds. When the child starts to pick at the scab, they immediately start to engage in push-ups for one minute. Doing push-ups is incompatible with picking a scab therefore the child would not be able to engage in the problem behavior.
Habit Reversal
