PSY 420 Assignment Week 5 Assignment Self-Management Paper

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PSY 420 Assignment Week 5 Assignment Self-Management Paper

 

 

This cumulative assignment allows you to consider everything you have learned over the past 5 Assignment Weeks and attempt to change a behavior of your own. This overall process is similar to what a board-certified behavior analyst would complete with a new client.

Refer to the approved behavior you would like to change based on your submission to your instructor in Assignment Week 2.

Track baseline data over a 3-day period using the Baseline Data Worksheet.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that outlines an intervention plan for changing that behavior, and ensure you:

Describe the target behavior.

Outline the dimensions of measurement/baseline measurement.

Describe the function of the baseline behavior.

Outline the goals of the behavioral change.

Propose a behavior intervention plan based on goals.

Provide a minimum of 2 antecedent changes.

Provide 4 to 5 consequence modifications.

Choose consequences based on at least 4 of the following:

Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

Negative punishment

Positive punishment

Extinction

Describe any potential barriers to treatment as well as how you would overcome these barriers.

Describe the expected outcome if the behavior intervention plan was implemented and followed.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.