Behaviorism

In this TMA I, will evaluate the usefulness of conditioning for our understanding of human behaviour. To begin with I look at what conditioning is and how the understanding of this phenomenon developed. Furthermore, I perceive how conditioning has been applied to human behaviour and what the benefits consist of when the principle of conditioning is applied to human behaviour. Finally, I identify some of the limits to the usefulness of conditioning for understanding human behaviour. First, I…

Content area I: Assessment, includes the task list items I-01: Define behavior in observable and measurable terms, and I-06: Make recommendations regarding behaviors that must be established, maintained, increased, or decreased (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2012). My submission for this content area is the Behavior Change assignment from SPE 565, which demonstrates how to define behaviors and make recommendations for behavior reduction, as well as the replacement behavior. The…

2. Behavior Analysis is fine for children with autism and people with developmental disabilities, but it does not work with “normal people.” I have been at fault for assuming that applied behavioral analysis (ABA) can only be explained as " therapy for individuals on the Autism spectrum." People only hear the term ABA on behalf of companies and organizations such as Autism Speaks. They never really understand what the term ABA means, and that is why it becomes categorized as a…

Description of Theory & Relevance to Problem and Intervention Evidence shows that trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence based practice (EBP) and an effective treatment that significantly improves PTSD symptoms, especially abuse trauma (Cohen, Deblinger, & Mannarino, 2004; Webb, Hayes, Grasso, Laurenceau, & Deblinger, 2014; Deblinger, Lippmann, & Steer, 1996; Misurell & Springer, 2013). EBP is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best…

My equation for behavior is Behavior = Biases + Self-Justification + Self-esteem. The first factor in the equation, biases correlates with behavior since there are many factors to it effecting behavior. One factor is actor-observer bias, which is the tendency for actors to blame their actions on situations, and observers to blame their actions on stable personality dispositions (Jones & Nisbett, 1971). This is shown to be persuasive by an experiment that had students take an intelligence exam,…

In order to create a one month behavior modification program based on the principles of operating conditioning, one would have to base the program on the roommate motivation on loosing weight. Once that has been completed then one can start to create a weight loss program that would be the most beneficial for their roommate. Furthermore, to have the most success in the weight loss program one needs to be able to calculate a well devised one that will bring the most success for the roommate.…

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…

Interventions involving the Theory of Planned Behavior can aid health behavior because they pinpoint the underlying causes of behaviors and determine the intention involved in that behavior as well. As for sun-protection behaviors, the TPB is useful in examining what makes individuals more or less inclined to take safety measures such as wearing sunscreen or using sunglasses when in the sun as explained by White, Starfelt, et al. (2015). White et al. (2015) were influenced to create a study that…

I was using ABC Chart behavioral observation and behavior management plans to assess the child behavior. Using Brault Behavior Checklist (Brault, 2005, p.6-10) is to help me understanding the behavior based on reflect on my experiences with challenging behavior. Another tool is the Positive Behavior Support (PBS). PBS is a process of understanding and addressing the problems of child behavior and provides an approach to developing an understanding of why children engage in problem behaviors and…

According to Greedwald and Banaji (1995), “implicit attitudes are manifest as actions or judgements that are under the control of automatically activated evaluation, without the performer’s awareness of that causation”. In order to examine it, Implicit Association Test (IAT) was developed to evaluate respondents’ underlying perceptions and attitudes by testing the speed of respondents linking two different concepts with two different evaluative objects (Blanton, Jaccard, Gonzales, & Christie,…