Self Management Flashcards
What are skinners two response conceptualization sod self control?
Controlling behaviour: behaviour that influences the future occurrence of the controlled response (self management behaviour)
Controlled behaviour: the behaviour you want to change (target behaviour)
What are the two definitions of self management?
Engaging in one behaviour to control or prevent the occurrence of another target behaviour
Or!
The personal application of behaviour change procedures that produce a desired change in behaviour
Define the two types of self management strategies.
Goal setting: explicitly determining the criterion of the target behaviour and the timeframe for achieving it
Self monitoring: the person observes their behaviour systematically and records the occurrence of the target beh.
What does self monitoring generally produce when used?
Reactivity; the measurement of the behaviour itself causes a change in beh.
Describe another self management strategy, manipulating antecedents
Set aside a particular place/setting where you can only preform the target behaviour under those parameters
Ex: smoking chair: can only smoke in that chair
Skinner
What is a behavioural contract?
Written document that specifies and defines the target beh, sort of like a formal way of making a commitment to yourself
What is a self administered consequence?
a way of manipulating reinforcers and punishers; person may take unearned rewards
Statements that tell yourself what to do, how to do it and when to do it is the definition of what?
Self-instructions
Statements of positive evaluations of your behaviour is the definition of what?
Self-praise
What two characteristics are consistently associated with willpower?
Intelligences and self control
What are the nine steps in implementing self management?
- Make the decision to engage in self management
- Define the target behaviour and its competing behaviours
- Set goals
- Self monitor
- Conduct a functional assessment
- Choose appropriate self management strategies
- Evaluate change
- Re evaluate self management strategies (if necessary)
- Implement maintenance strategies
What does ‘decision fatigue’ do to willpower?
Making decisions depletes willpower
What was the interpretation in the Baba Shiv & Fedorikin experiment in willpower?
Remembering a High Processing resource (like a seven digit number instead of a two digit number) requires more cognitive resources than does a Low Processing resource–> the cognitive processes required for remembering reduce the Willpower for resisting the temptation of sweet treats
What are two ways to temporally boost willpower?
Consume glucose/simple carbs or proteins/complex carbs
