Stimulus Condition: Behavioral Change Within Family

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Identify Target Behavior While thinking of a good behavior to modify, I tried to think of something that I could use to better myself. I tried to think about a psychology behavior, I have trouble with accepting and tried for so long to figure out how to better this behavior. Eventually, while thinking and talking it over with my family and professor, we came to the conclusion that I could use help with “Saying positive things to my family”. I chose this behavior because I am not one to express how I feel to my family nor am I one to compliment ones behavior of situation. So, I entered this project knowing that I am not only doing this for a project but, also to gain some incite on how to be more expressive towards the ones I love. Baseline Data I recorded my data for 2 weeks, which is 14 days (Monday thru Sunday). I kept a calendar with the hours and days of the observation listed. On the calendar I wrote down each of my family members names and the positive comment I told to that family member. I placed a goal of 2 compliments to each family member, which in my family of four would be a total of 8 comments a day and a total of 112 comments by the end of the observation. The reason I kept the information on a calendar was to help me remember this observation was not just for a paper but to also help me become a better wife and mother. Everyone in my household knows all my important commitments go on the calendar. In addition, noting the data was difficult at some periods in the day. When I was at school or running errands, I would use my mobile to record some of the observation and when I returned home I would write it on the calendar. I observed a period at the beginning were I noticed I needed to reevaluate how I was going to... ... middle of paper ... ...he observation would fit into my daily behaviors. We have learned a tool that satisfies our minds without being rewarded or punished. There was no wrong or right when completing this experiment and my family members all joined because they were motivated to better themselves. In addition, when shaping the behavior I used a continuous reinforcer such as telling myself, “I was doing the right thing and my family will become stronger due to the experiment”. In the experiment, I feel the members of my family and I have developed intrinsic rewards because we have learned that we do not need someone to express to use what we do when we call someone a name and compliments comes natural now. By just doing an experiment for school my family has developed a new tool that makes them happy with who they are and we encourage one another to express all emotions in a positive way.

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