Positive Reinforcement

Brittney Tutton Southwestern Illinois College Abstract This study is based on the arrange of verificatory reinforcement on example more regularly. I cute to fork over and economic consumption at to the lowest degree 30min 1 hr insouciant within one hebdomads gunpoint of sequence. In trying to do so I used collateral reinforcement to increase to time I used to exercise more each solar day. I studied myself for this gaffe and I am a 21 year old pistillate who att residues Southwestern Illinois College. Over a seven day baseline period I noted that I never exercised at all, unless you count the time token to walk to y car and or from one year to the next.Over the seven day treatment period I exercised more being that I couldnt watch TV unless I completed at least 30mins of exercise. So if I wanted to watch an hour of TV I had to exercise at least 30mins and this was very successful for me. The use of constructive reinforcement in this study was easiest for me and wo rked to help me exercise more. In the coming(prenominal) when applying expression modification to help me exercise more I whitethorn try something different to help me increase the timed used to exercise daily.Instead of victimisation a privilege as a reward I can switch it up and use something I really want, such(prenominal) as a new pair of shoes as a positive reinforcement to continue to get me to exercise more regularly each day. Keywords positive reinforcement, baseline period, treatment period, behavior modification For my behavior modification come across, I wanted to increase how much I exercised. My aim was to exercise at least 5 days a hebdomad for at least 30mins a day. The reason I chose exercising for this project is because I believe its something I needed to do ore of to stay level-headed and fit.The reasons I think I have trouble exercising regularly is 1) I am so busy with school and school work, I made myself believe I didnt have time to. 2) I draw out a l ot and would always put it off for later and end up never doing it at all. I plan on utilise positive reinforcement to increase how much I exercise daily. My terse term finale is to exercise at least 5days a week for at least 30mins enormous. My long term goal is to increase the time spent exercising each day from 30mins to 1 hour long and to start eating healthier as well. MethodsMy operational definition for my head behavior is exercising more, to exercise at least 30mins a day. domineering Reinforcement get out be my treatment. Whenever I want to watch television receiver I have to complete 30mins of exercise. I will use positive reinforcement by rewarding myself 1 hr of television if I exercise for 30mins. Procedurel For 2weeks I still data for this study. For 7 days I collected data before I used behavior modification to change my non exercising habit. For another 7 days I collected data in the treatment phase where I started using positive reinforcement henever I exer cised.Baseline phase. During the 7 day baseline phase I recorded how much I did or didnt exercise each day. I did not reward myself for exercising and I didnt punish myselt tor not exercising at all. I wrote down and kept track in my notebook computer how much I did or didnt exercise each day. Treatment phase. During the 7 day treatment phase, I rewarded myself 1 hour of television if I exercised for at least 30mins. Results During the baseline phase I spent cipher minutes exercising a day. I did not exercise at all. During the treatment phase I exercised an average of 45min a day.I met my goal of exercising more regularly at a minimum of at least 30mins a day. Summary During the treatment phase of this study I met my goal of exercising more every day for a minimum of 30mins by using positive reinforcement. I plan on continuing this and using positive reinforcement to help me exercise more each day and increase my time spent exercising. I also would like to try to start eating heal thier to lose weight and I will use positive reinforcement to do so. I am dismission to try new rein forcers for exercising more and eating healthy, such as a pair of new shoes when I constitute my oal.