There are many ways in which I can use operant conditioning to strengthen my behavior of exercising regularly. In my opinion this method will be helpful in motivating me to strive for the best because of the consequences that may occur whether it may be of good or bad nature.
PROGRAM ON OPERANT CONDITIONING
Types of Reinforcement/ Punishment to be used:
a. Positive Reinforcements - to give something that a person wants.
- A reward, after a strenuous activity or something that is physically demanding, makes the person who is trying to change their behavior feel satisfied about the amount of work that he/she puts into their efforts. They feel proud of themselves because of the "prizes" that they receive, seeing that their actions are worth a lot more than expected and are worthwhile as well.
- Short term - These should be given on either a daily or weekly basis whenever the person completes the preferred method of doing the target behavior within the intended frequency.
E.g. healthy treat (yoghurt, Jamba Juice), Dedicating a day for fun leisure activities within the week or watching a movie in the theater.
- Long term - If the person succeeds in doing the preferred method of their behavior consistently for a long period of time, such as a month or two months, then that person is worthy of a greater reward for the dedication that they put into the change that they want.
Eg. A new pair of jeans in a smaller size, a trip to Hollywood/Disneyland, a new book for leisure reading or a dinner treat to a restaurants
- An unwanted responsibility is unpleasant but in order to see the consequences of their irregular behavior pattern this can be helpful. This will motivate the person to do it right and hopefully avoid the punishments that will be given if they step out of line.
- Short Term - These should be given on either a daily or weekly basis if the person fails to completes the preferred method of doing the target behavior within the intended frequency.
E.g. Double the amount of exercise/repetitions, double the time or hours of exercising, giving myself weekly chores that I am not supposedly responsible for. - Long Term - If the person does not succeed in doing the preferred method of their behavior consistently for a long period of time, such as a month or two months, then that person is worthy of a greater punishment for the indifference that they put into the change that they want.
E.g. Treating my parents out to dinner or giving my dad extra cash.
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I did not want to leave a comment; I wanted to listen to U2! You have all this stuff down so well. Exercise is important, you have the right attitude. You really are doing well so keep it up. Brains, beauty and you sing! If you ever want to go walking let me know, it is good for you and fun too! Hugs and see you in class.
oh boy, you have this operant conditioning down to the bone. It makes me want to redo mine. But anyways, Im not sure if i have any critique since you seem to have it all done pretty well. But doubling the amount of exercise as a punishment might be too much. When it comes to exercise, double is, in my opinion, impossible for most. But if you can do it, do it! That would be torture haha. I really like the idea of adding onto your list of chores. Plus doing chores is very strenuous and you can easily break a sweat when doing them. keep up the progress!
Your operant conditioning is well constructed! A trip to Disneyland would always be a great long-term reinforcement. At the same time, you want to make sure you're not too harsh on your punishments otherwise you might just end up ignoring them like what I did the previous week. Besides that, you seem to have everything else in control. Good luck Sam!
Well, it's more than clear your program!!!!
In a way, I sincerely believe that you program will work, you have all the palying cards on the table , it's just question of know how to play them. Exercising is not difficult, it is just time consuming and effort and dedication. Just stick to your program and you will be ok.
We have the same goal!!! This is one of the most dreadful behaviors to change because it is strickly voluntary, and not urgently harmful... so, good luck and let me know if you have any suggestions...
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