Shaping Knowledge

Question 1

Shapping knowledge

Answer 1

Instruction on how to perform behaviour
Information about antecedents
Reattribution
Behavioural experiments

Question 2

Instruction on how to perform the behaviour

Answer 2

Advise or agree on how to perform the behaviour

Question 3

Information about antecedents

Answer 3

Provide information about antecedents that reliably predict performance of behaviour.

Social and environmental situations and events, emotions and cognitions

Keep a record of snacking and what events or situations occured before it.

Question 4

Reattribution

Answer 4

Elicit perceived causes of behaviour and suggest alternative explanations

Overeating caused by presence of highly palatable food may actually be caused by the person’s inattention to hunger and satiety signals

Question 5

Behavioural experiments

Answer 5

Advise on how to identify and test hypotheses about behaviour, it’s causes and consequences by collecting and interpretting data.

Ask GPS to give advise Vs prescriptions and note whether patients are grateful or annoyed