Behavior modification

Behavior modification

2^nd Class

Roundup

•Roundup from last class

The story

Assignment – Behavioral assessment

•Use the ABC model to explain the cat’s behavior

▫Define the problematic behavior

▫Try to find out as much as possible

 Antecedents of the behavior

 (Expected) Consequencies of the behavior

•10 minutes

After the assignment

•Dicsussion

•Respondent versus Operant behavior

Behavioral assessment – typical steps

Functional assessment - steps

•Gather information via indirect and descriptive assessment

•Interpret information from indirect and descriptive assessment

•Test hypothesis using functional analysis

▫How to choose which hypothesis to test first?

•Develop intervention options based on the function of problem behavior

Solutions – the overview of the tools of BM

•INCREASING the rate of behavior

•DECREASING the rate of behavior

•Establishing DISCRIMINATIONS

•GENERALIZATION and MAINTANANCE

INCREASING the rate of behavior

•Reinforcement

▫Positive

▫Negative

•Prompting and fading

•Shaping and chaining

▫Chaining - Forward and backward

DECREASING the rate of behavior

•Extinction

•Differential reinforcement

▫Low rate

▫Alternative behavior

▫Incompatible behavior

•Punishment

Establishing DISCRIMINATIONS

•Situations as triggering event

GENERALIZATION and MAINTANANCE

•Transferring the learned behavior from one situation to another

Respondent behavior interventions

•Any examples?

Planning the intervention

•We are still dealing with the cat!

•Propose the right intervention for the problem behavior for each of the selected antecedents and

consequences

How can you be sure that intervention works?

•ABAB design

•Example

•Your examples

And now your behavior .. (assignment)

•List 5 your behaviors that you consider problematic

•Perform Functional assessment of 1 of them

▫Gather data by interview

▫Interpret the information

▫Choose 1-2 hypothesis

▫Design a test for these hypotheses

Discussion

[The end of the today's class]