Step-by-Step InstructionsSTEP 1: Read the sections on Operant conditioning in Chapter 6 on Learning in the Weiten &McCanntextbook.STEP 2: Read the Achieving Self-Control through Behaviour Modification section in Chapter 6 onLearning (pages 231-233 in the newest version of the textbook).STEP 3: Choose a behaviour that you would personally like to increase or decrease, making surethat this target behaviour is clearly defined, overt, and measurable.Some examples of possible behaviours for the project include: Decreasing coffee, pop, or alcohol consumption Increasing the amount of time spent studying (for psychology, of course) Decreasing nail biting or hair twirling Decreasing the amount of time spent watching TV/Netflix Increasing the amount of exercise you engage in Decreasing your hate for your neighbours cat, which scratches on the wall at 2:00 a.m.Increasing your tolerance for the cold weather in Toronto (even when it feels colder thanplanet Mars).STEP 4: Identify some possible controlling antecedents (triggers) for your target response.Youre not being asked to collect baseline data here as the textbook discusses. I want you tothink about what events typically precede your target response. For example, if your targetbehaviour is your Tim Hortons iced cappuccino consumption, your antecedent or trigger mightbe walking past Tim Hortons on your way to your lecture, as it always precedes or triggers youto purchase an iced cappuccino.STEP 5: Create a rough plan for your self-modification program. In order to increase a response,you must select a reinforcer that is right for you and then decide how you will deliver it (e.g.,what is the reinforcer and when will it be given, etc.?). On the other hand, if you want todecrease a response, you need to take a different approach (e.g., Will you provide yourself withreinforcement for NOT emitting the behaviour, or for not emitting the behaviour so frequently?Will you use a form of punishment?). The plan is up to you, but you must clearly justify yourchoices. Im looking to see some thoughtful design that is in line with the textbook (particularlypages 232-233).
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