Did you ever smoke or go on a diet? If you did, you could probably think of an application of reductive procedures in your own life. These procedures include both reinforcement-based techniques as well as punishment. While some research has suggested that a behavior can be managed using only positive consequences, other research indicates that the addition of negative consequences may be necessary to reduce inappropriate behavior and initially maintain appropriate behavior at acceptable levels.
For this Assignment, you will examine procedures for decreasing the frequency of behavior. You will identify a behavior in your life that you would like to decrease, you will describe a procedure that you believe will decrease the frequency of that behavior, and you will analyze potential issues with implementation.
To Prepare
- Review the readings and weekly media programs found in the Learning Resources for this week to help you gain an understanding of potential procedures to decrease the frequency of behavior.
Assignment (1–2 pages)
- Identify a behavior in your life that you would like to see decrease.
- Identify a procedure that may decrease the frequency of that behavior.
- Explain how difficult this would be to implement, and why.
Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.
Resources
- Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2020). Applied behavior analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson.
- Chapter 14, “Positive Punishment” (pp. 326–351)
- Chapter 15, “Negative Punishment” (pp. 352–369)
- Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A. (2019). Reductive procedures: Positive approaches to reducing the incidence of problem behavior. In S. G. Little, & A. Akin-Little (Eds.), Behavioral interventions in schools: Evidence-based positive strategies (2nd ed., pp. 77–96). American Psychological Association.Credit Line: Behavioral interventions in schools: Evidence-based positive strategies, 2nd Edition by Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A. Copyright 2019 by American Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission of American Psychological Association via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 20
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