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    In the field of psychology, behavior is defined as _________; as the psychological definition demonstrates, behavior has the ability to be adjusted to a certain choice we deem fit as a part of a habit someone would like to change. Unfortunately, due to lack of knowledge or awareness, inability to obtain a habitual routine, or lack of charisma, this person’s endeavor into a healthy lifestyle can be extinguished with an activity that’s been too demanding for this individual right away. A person…

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    difficult to know or find out the real attitude of a person unless the person themselves reveals it . Attitude is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors . Attitude is the purpose or psychological cause of an action. It has been shown to have roots in physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social areas. Attitude may be rooted in a basic impulse to optimize physical needs such as…

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    what she wanted to stop the tantrum. I removed it because she displayed a negative behavior. I replaced the IPad with two other objects for her to work for. When an object is too reinforcing, it can become a distraction from completing tasks instead of an objective to work for. We need to explain to the parents that there should always be alternative reinforcements. When a child is displaying a negative behavior, a child must then be redirected to continue the desired task. Redirecting…

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    start taking action. The only way to stop the chaos is through changing the behavior of the students that are being disruptive. Modification to behavior will stop the noise and give the students a better view of their education. Before one can discuss the topic of behavior modification, they need to understand the theory of behaviorism. Behaviorism is a theory of learning based upon the idea that not all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. In the article Legray, Dufrene,…

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    guided by different theories, have studied the factors thought to engender behavior. One such theory is the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). An important proponent of Ajzen’s theory is subjective norms, defined as perceived social pressure to either perform a behavior or not. In theory, subjective norms are helpful for predicting behavior (Ajzen, 1991) as are descriptive norms, the perception of others’ behavior (Rivis & Sheeran, 2003). The influence of societal views and expectations…

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    Behavior Change Project Assignment 1: Analyzing the Target Behavior 1. Define the specific problem behavior in detail and in behavioral terms. Be sure to indicate whether the target behavior is an excess or a deficit. If it is a deficit, state the (competing) behavior excess(es) that has been occurring in its place (2 points) The specific problem being addressed is smoking cigarettes. The behavior is an excess and it is to the point where she doesn’t even realize how much she is smoking a day.…

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    Social interactions and the improvement of academics seem to have a causation relationship in students. According to Katherine Wentzel in the article Does Being Good Make the Grade? Social Behavior and Academic Competence in Middle School, social intelligence does have an effect on the quality of relationships with professionals and in developing opinions of students. As a Behavioral Analyst student, I tend to view all situations in a behavioral perspective, and this article emphasized the…

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    Unit 3 Assignment Assessing behavior is a bedrock principle of behavior analysis (Bailey & Burch, 2013). In particular, functional behavior assessment (FBA) is an analysis of the relationship between variables, such as the target behavior and environmental events, in which one varies in the presence or absence of the other. Best practice requires a comprehensive assessment that applies experimental controls and identifies limiting conditions, such as cultural issues that potentially interfere…

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    The core principles of applied behavior analysis that i will be discussing are: applied, behavioral, analytic, technological, conceptually, systematic, effective and generality Applied- Practices that are used to change your behavior or the child's behavior(Baer, D.M., Wolf, M.M., & Risley, T.R. 1968). .Some ways of looking at students behavior is by figuring out the function behind it. If you figure out the function there's a better chance of shaping the behavior into a positive one.…

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    theory of planned behavior (TPB) throughout an analysis and critique. Icek Ajzen is a theorist who developed this theory (Werner, 2004). The scope and purpose of this theory are prediction and explanation human behavior in specific contexts (Ajzen, 1991). The main concepts of TPB concentrated on behavior beliefs, normative beliefs, control beliefs, attitude toward the behavior, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control that resulted in intention and deliberate behavior (Ajzen, 1985). …

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