ch27 - self management

Skinner was the first to apply the philosophy and theory of radical behaviorism to self control and defined this as a two-response phenomenon involving:

a controlling response a controlled response

Recommendations for self-administered consequences include: Keep it simple Select small, easy to deliver consequences Set a meaningful, but easy-to-meet criterion for reinforcement All of the above

all of the above

Self-management can help individuals to: Accomplish difficult tasks Break bad habits & replace with good ones Live a more effective & efficient daily life Achieve personal goals All of the above

all of the above

Response cost and timeout contingencies are an example of self management analogs of positive reinforcement

false

Self-instruction consists of trainer-generated verbal responses, covert or overt, that function as response prompt for a desired bx

false

Self-monitoring is a tactic that was originally conceived as a method of instructional assessment.

false

The term self-control can add should be used interchangeably with the term self-management because the two are synonymous.

false

Performing an undesired behavior over and over again with the intention to decrease the future frequency of the target behavior.

massed practice

Advantages of self-management include

promoting the generalization & maintenance of behavior change A small repertoire of self-management skills can control many behaviors

Manipulating motivating operations involves behaving in a way that creates a certain state of motivation that, in turn increases (or decreases as desired) the subsequent frequency of the target behavior.

true

Whatever form they take, prompts to self monitor should be as unobtusive as possible so they do not disrupt the participant or others i the setting

true

A desired change in the target behavior must occur for self-management to be demonstrated.

true

Antecedent-based self-management tactics involve the manipulation of events of stimuli antecedent to the target behavior.

true

Habit reversal describes interrupting the bx chain as early as possible by engaging in bx incompatible with the problem bx

true

Self-management is best defined as the

Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces a desired change in behavior

Advantages of self-management include:

Promoting the generalization & maintenance of behavior change A small repertoire of self-management skills can control many behaviors

Which of the following is (are) antecedent based self-management tactics?

Providing response prompts

Self-generated verbal responses, covert or overt, that functions as response prompts for a desire behavior is referred to as:

Self-instruction

Self-administered consequences that increase behavior include:

Self-management analogs of positive reinforcement Self-management analogs of negative reinforcement

Suggestions for making self-monitoring effective include:

Self-monitor the most important dimension of the behavior

This is a procedure whereby a person observes his/her behavior systematically & records the occurrence of nonoccurrence of a target behavior.

Self-monitoring

Self generated verbal responses, cover or overt that functions as a response prompt for a desire bx is referred to as

self instruction