PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Behavior Management, Goal Setting
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Chapter 17 antecedent controls: rules and goals. Helping susan to skate well: susan was nervous when competing at her provincials. Her negative self-talk was causing her to be more anxious and it may have caused her to perform worse. Instead, with deep breathing and positive self-talk, susan was able to perform the usual. In the future bobby is less likely to repeat the same behavior again. Bobby follows the rule and is later reinforced by the extra 5 minutes of play. Imagine a salesperson that makes commission off of sales at the store. Making a sale is immediately reinforced by the fact that it gives the salesperson more money. In summary, rules that describe specific circumstances and deadlines for specific behavior that will lead to sizable and probable are often effective even when the outcomes are delayed outcomes. Effective and ineffective goal setting: goal setting is proven to be efficient provided that these conditions are met: a)
