Behavioral Interventions

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Behavioral Interventions

• Western Michigan University
• Spring 2008
• Distance Course in
• Amman, Jordan
• Jordan University Of Science Technology
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  /DickMalott

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• The Behavioral Contingencies Of Making A bed
• Wafa Alwaked

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• Purpose
• To reinforce my daughter behavior of managing
  her bed before going to her school rather than
  she left it until she come back from school and
  found her bed arranged by me .

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• Goal
• to make my daughter , arranging her bed properly
  every day before going to school , to be a nice
  bed room suitable for her activities (studying ,
  playing sleeping .ete ).

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• Baseline
• This phase of an experiment (intervention)
  where behavior measured in the absences of on
  intervention .
• Baseline data obtained in four weeks .
• During baseline data , I arrange the bed and
  change bed sheets , that mg daughter left it and
  go to school , like I usually do .

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• Her behavior was reinforced frequently (she
  become) depend on me . She go to school quickly ,
  come back from school found her arrange well .
• Having a well prepared (is reinforcing) her to
  not change her behavior , it doesn't make any
  different that she left her bed not arrange well
  , her bed well prepared by her mom .

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• Some times when she come back from school , I
  start scolding her for this behavior which is not
  appropriate for her , to escape from scolding she
  arrange her bed .

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Baseline contingency is analog to avoidance of
loss of reinforcer .

• Before behavior after
  

My daughter will Have arranged Bed today
My daughter Disturb her Bed
My daughter Will not have Arranged bed today
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Intervention

• During intervention which was 4 weeks I told
  her she must arrange her bed before go to school
  when she wake up at 600 am, rather than 645 am
  . To be more time for breakfast , wearing uniform
  .

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Reinforcement

• When start doing her bed properly , I start
  reinforce her behavior by saying good job
  sweaty to enhance better response for her .so
  when I reinforce her behavior it will occur more
  frequently .

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• Reinforcement contingency
• Before behavior after

No attention
Attention
My daughter Arrange her bed
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Punishment and escape

• When ever I had arrange my daughter bed during
  intervention , I complain about , so this was
  additional punishment and escape contingency .

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• punishment contingency
• Before behavior
  after

No scolding
Scolding
My daughter Disturb her bed
Escape contingency
behavior
Before
after
Will hear scolding
My daughter arrange Her bed
Will not hear scolding
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Penalty ( response cost )

• Using removal tangible reinforcer (money )
• Was more effective with my daughter behavior , so
  every morning she didn't arranged her bed well ,
  she will loss 0.5 JD ( her money pocket ) for
  this day

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Penalty contingency

• Before behavior
  after

My daughter has Her money (0.5 JD)
My daughter disturb Her bed
My daughter has No money (0.5JD)
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Result

• In first 2 weeks , intervention process worked
  very well , she didn't arranged her bed for few
  days from a whole week . But once there is no
  reinforcer , she wake up early arranged her bed ,
  eating breakfast ,
• Wearing her uniform before go to school . After 2
  weeks later her bed look tidy , arranged well and
  her room look nice .

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