Behavior Modification!
Complete the following work sheet by researching the terms. Define each term and explain when an
appropriate time to use that behavior modification would be.
1. Positive Reinforcement - occurs when a behavior is encouraged by rewards. If
a child enjoys candy and cleaning the room is the desired behavior, the
candy is a positive reinforcer (reward) because it is something that is
given or added when the behavior occurs. This makes the behavior
more likely to recur.
2. Extinction - the fading and disappearance of behavior previously learned by association
with another event.
3. Saturation - The Saturation+ approach focuses on the 3 core principles of saturation
(ensuring high exposure to campaign messages), science (basing campaign design on data
and modeling), and stories (focusing the dramatic climax on the target behavior) to
maximize the impact of behavior change campaigns.
4. Modeling - behavior modeling is the precise demonstration of the desired
behavior. According to the theory, we learn not only by doing but by
watching what others do.
5. Fear Reduction - The exposure to the feared objects, activities or situations in a safe
environment helps reduce fear and decrease avoidance. Exposure 6 therapy- Exposure
therapy embodies the 'face your fears' maxim and involves encouraging
clients to repeatedly face an object or situation which causes them
anxiety.
6. has been scientifically demonstrated
7. Token Reinforcement - a behavior or behaviors someone needs to exhibit
8. Response Cost - taking away desirable possessions, points, tokens, or
privileges in planned, incremental steps following the occurrence of
undesirable behavior or failure to meet a specific goal
9. Time-Out - Some behaviors like crying or whining can be ignored.
Distracting your child with a toy or a song can help prevent or stop
misbehavior
10. Contingency Contracting - Contingency contracts target undesirable behaviors
and conditions while helping a person achieve better outcomes
11. Reduction - Negative behavior can also be reduced by implementing a
negative consequence following the behavior (punishment).
Research and describe the following types of punishment... Describe how could each type of
punishment be helpful or hurtful to the child:
1. Physical - smacking, spanking, slapping or hitting (with a hard object such as a belt, stick
or a cane). It can also include forcing a child to kneel, sit or stand in uncomfortable
positions or on painful objects
2. Social - a permanent, intimate relation between an adult and a child that is not based on
blood ties but on social- emotional ones and includes the adult's economic responsibility
for the child
3. Psychological - A psychological parent is an adult who develops a strong,
parent-like bond with a child without actually becoming the child's
legal parent
12. Last... In a minimum of 2 paragraphs (5-7 sentences each) … explain the difference between a
behavior modification and a punishment and how teachers can effectively use behavior
modifications and/or punishments in the classroom. Teachers can use these punishments for
their students if they are acting up in class.
13. The problem must be defined, usually by count or description\
14. Design a way to change the behavior
15. Identify an effective reinforcer
16. Apply the reinforcer consistently to shape or change behavior.
And how can a teachers tell the difference if they just use a punishment or behavior modification
Behavior modification is a type of behavior therapy. B. F. Skinner
demonstrated that behavior could be shaped through reinforcement and/or
punishment. Skinner noted that a reinforcer is a consequence that increases
the likelihood of behavior to recur, while punishment is a consequence that
decreases the chance