Question 1

Is it plausible to suggest that many individuals can become their own behavior therapists? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

Yes.Many people can learn how to take data, design a program, and apply behavior modification principles and techniques to many of their own problems.

Question 2

Briefly describe two possible causes of relapse in consequences, and indicate how each might be handled.

Accepted Answer

(a)Failure to incorporate everyday rewards into programs.This can be solved by linking everyday natural reinforcers to aspects of the self-management program.(b)Failing to recognize that some consequences are only cumulatively significant.These might be handled by setting specific dates for meeting with a friend to monitor progress and to identify strategies to follow if progress is unfavorable.

Question 3

Give an example that illustrates how the manipulation of energy expenditure or effort needed to perform a behavior is an effective self-management strategy.
Would you say that the example involved the manipulation of a motivating operation?
 Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

For example, because of the effort in locating a water fountain throughout the day, David did not consume as much water as he would like.To solve the problem, he purchased a water bottle and carried water in the bottle with him during the day.His water consumption increased.This would be a motivating operation that decreased the punishing aspects of getting water.Any appropriate example is acceptable.

Question 4

List seven major classes of antecedents that you might consider when planning how to manage the situation in a self-control program.

Accepted Answer

(a)Instructions;
(b)desirable behavior m

Question 5

Briefly describe three possible causes of relapse in the specification of the response, and indicate how each might be handled.

Accepted Answer

(a)A fuzzy or vague target behavior.This

Question 6

Describe the behavioral model of self-control.

Accepted Answer

The model consists of doing something (e

Question 7

Give an example that illustrates how recording and graphing of a problem behavior was all that was needed to bring about improvement.

Accepted Answer

For example, recording and graphing inst

Question 8

List the five steps that characterize many programs of self-control (they start on p.265).

Accepted Answer

(a)Specify the problem and set goals; (b

Question 9

List the steps that Mager recommends to unfuzzify a vaguely stated problem or self-control goal.

Accepted Answer

(a)Write out the goal; (b)make a list of

Question 10

Describe a problem of a behavioral deficiency that occurs because the behavior leads to immediate small punishers that win out over cumulatively significant reinforcers for the behavior.

Accepted Answer

For example, the immediate small punishe

Question 11

Describe a problem of a behavioral excess in which an immediate reinforcer wins out over a delayed punisher for the behavior.

Accepted Answer

For example, for many university student

Question 12

Describe two strategies for increasing the likelihood of keeping records of a problem behavior to be changed.

Accepted Answer

Any two of the following:(a)Give your fr

Question 13

What is correspondence training? Briefly describe how generalized correspondence was demonstrated in kindergarten children.

Accepted Answer

Correspondence training is training that

Question 14

Describe a problem of a behavioral deficiency that occurs because an immediate small punisher for the behavior wins out over a delayed major punisher if the behavior does not occur.

Accepted Answer

For example, the immediate small punishe

Question 15

How does this book define commitment?

Accepted Answer

Commitment refers to your stat

Question 16

What is the meaning of relapse in a self-control program?

Accepted Answer

By relapse, in a self-control

Question 17

With which behavior problems are self-help manuals most effective and least effective?

Accepted Answer

Self-help manuals have been most success

Question 18

Briefly describe four possible causes of relapse in situations, and indicate how each might be handled.

Accepted Answer

(a)Failure to anticipate avoidable set-b

Question 19

Give an example that indicates how the manipulation of a motivating operation was an effective self-control strategy.

Accepted Answer

For example, to decrease his d

Question 20

Describe three different strategies for manipulating consequences in self-control programs in a sentence or two for each.

Accepted Answer

(a)Eliminate certain reinfocers that may

Exam 26: Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control

Is it plausible to suggest that many individuals can become their own behavior therapists? Justify your answer.

Briefly describe two possible causes of relapse in consequences, and indicate how each might be handled.

Give an example that illustrates how the manipulation of energy expenditure or effort needed to perform a behavior is an effective self-management strategy. Would you say that the example involved the manipulation of a motivating operation? Why or why not?

List seven major classes of antecedents that you might consider when planning how to manage the situation in a self-control program.

Briefly describe three possible causes of relapse in the specification of the response, and indicate how each might be handled.

Describe the behavioral model of self-control.

Give an example that illustrates how recording and graphing of a problem behavior was all that was needed to bring about improvement.

List the five steps that characterize many programs of self-control (they start on p.265).

List the steps that Mager recommends to unfuzzify a vaguely stated problem or self-control goal.

Describe a problem of a behavioral deficiency that occurs because the behavior leads to immediate small punishers that win out over cumulatively significant reinforcers for the behavior.

Describe a problem of a behavioral excess in which an immediate reinforcer wins out over a delayed punisher for the behavior.

Describe two strategies for increasing the likelihood of keeping records of a problem behavior to be changed.

What is correspondence training? Briefly describe how generalized correspondence was demonstrated in kindergarten children.

Describe a problem of a behavioral deficiency that occurs because an immediate small punisher for the behavior wins out over a delayed major punisher if the behavior does not occur.

How does this book define commitment?

What is the meaning of relapse in a self-control program?

With which behavior problems are self-help manuals most effective and least effective?

Briefly describe four possible causes of relapse in situations, and indicate how each might be handled.

Give an example that indicates how the manipulation of a motivating operation was an effective self-control strategy.

Describe three different strategies for manipulating consequences in self-control programs in a sentence or two for each.

Introduction

Areas of Application: an Overview

Respondent Classical, Pavlovian Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior

Increasing a Behavior With Positive Reinforcement

Increasing Behavior With Conditioned Reinforcement

Decreasing a Behavior With Operant Extinction

Getting a New Behavior to Occur With Shaping

Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement

Responding at the Right Time and Place: Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization

Changing the Stimulus Control of a Behavior With Fading

Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur With Behavior Chaining

Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior

Decreasing Behavior With Punishment

Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning

Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together

Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Generality of Behavior Change

Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals

Antecedent Control: Modeling, Guidance, and Situational Inducement

Antecedent Control: Motivation

Behavioral Assessment: Initial Considerations

Direct Behavioral Assessment: What to Record and How

Doing Behavior Modification Research

Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior

Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program

Token Economies

Approaches to Behavior Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring; Self-Directed Coping Methods; and Mindfulness and Acceptance Procedures

Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Giving It All Some Perspective: a Brief History

Ethical Issues

Shaping and Schedules of Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide

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