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dro)sy-st te. %ince I did not ) nt to stop re ding# I s t 'yself up b c$ to 120 o# nd I ) s

ble to focus nd $eep re ding.

The ne*t d y# I ) s )or$ing on 'y ess y g in# nd then s)itched to re ding

Angels in America on the couch. hen I ) s sitting t 1 0 o# s 'e thing h ppened# nd I

h d to sit up in order to focus. %e!er l d ys l ter# I ) s re ding 'y bnor' l psychology

te*tboo$ in the li!ing roo' of 'y suite. The couch I s t in ) s the s 'e style s the one

in the co''on roo'. I beg n in the 1 0 o pose# nd fter bout 30 'inutes# I fell into

dro)sy-st te. I s t up# nd during the follo)ing n hour nd h lf# I ) s !ery focused nd

ble to finish re ding. The ne*t )ee$end# )hen I needed to re d Principle of Behaviorg in# I s t in the ch ir nd put the boo$ on the des$ inste d of re ding in couch. I did not

turn into dro)sy-st te t ll. After e*periencing this situ tion 'ultiple ti'es# the result

sho)ed th t the 'ore fl t I l y in the couch )hile re ding boo$# the 'ore li$ely I ) s to

re ch dro)sy-st te. In f ct# I did f ll sleep t)ice. (o)e!er# si'ply lying in the couch

does not c use 'e f ll sleep. 5nce in )hile# I )ill t $e so'e ti'e lying on the couch#

either to h !e no 'ent l processes t ll# or conte'pl te bstr ct concepts such s

reinc rn tion. It c n t $e 'e ny)here fro' 30 'inutes to the entire fternoon# but I

ne!er f ll sleep.

In short# f lling into the dro)sy-st te )hile I re d nd lie do)n on the couch is

the beh !ior th t I ' going to n ly6e nd ch nge. Ide lly# the discri'in tion tr ining

procedure )ill help 'e to only f ll sleep )hile I ' re ding in bed r ther th n on the

couch.

II. (istory of the beh !ior nd ' int ining ! ri bles"


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This le rning history +re ding le ds to f lling sleep# )hile sitting up $eeps 'e

lert/# resulted in 'y current beh !ior" unless I sit up in the couch )hile re ding# I )ill

f ll sleep depending on ho) fl t I lie in the couch. The second h lf is cert inly the

proble' tic p rt.

9einforce'ent is l) ys trigger of the reoccurrence of beh !ior. In 'y

proble' tic beh !ior# +f lling sleep )hile I ' re ding in the couch/# the positi!e

reinforcer )ill result in 'y being 'ore lert nd energetic# both 'ent lly nd physic lly

fter the ,n p. :ec use the reinforcer ) s presented# it resulted in reinforcement

contingency$ the response-contingent +f ll sleep/ present tion of reinforcer + lertnessnd higher energy le!el/ resulting in n incre se fre&uency of th t response +f lling

sleep/ + llott# 17/. The neg ti!e reinforcer is the boo$ Angels in America # )hich I did

not h !e n inner-'oti! tion to re d. lling sleep llo)s 'e to eng ge in n escape

contingency # )hich the response-contingent +f lling sleep/ re'o!es of n !ersi!e

sti'ulus +the boo$/ resulting in n incre se fre&uency of th t response +f ll sleep/

+ lott# 3;/.

Punish'ent lso follo)s fter the beh !ior this is )hy the beh !ior is

proble' tic# nd needs to be ch nged. The !ersi!e condition th t follo)s fter f lling

sleep is the f ct th t I h !e to st y up l te to finish the re ding# )hich le ds to the

p"nishment contingency th t the response-contingent +f lling sleep/ present tion of n

!ersi!e condition +st ying up l te/# resulting in decre sed fre&uency of th t response.

The beh !ior of f lling sleep lso c uses the re'o! l of positi!e reinforcer# such s

)or$ing out t gy'. In this c se# penalty contingency follo)s the response-contingent


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+f lling sleep/ re'o!ing the reinforcer +)or$ing out/# thus resulting in decre sed

fre&uency of th t response +f lling sleep/ + lott#


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sleep on the couch follo)s different reinforce'ents nd punish'ents# but sleep t night

is necess ry these t)o beh !iors lso h !e different functions bec use they ffect the

en!iron'ent differently. T $ing n p is different th n sleeping t night in gener l

sense. A n p c n $eep person ) $e nd lert for couple 'ore hours# but sleeping t

night is )h t c rries person through the d y. 5ne c n li!e )ithout t $ing n ps# but not

)ithout regul r nightti'e sleeping.

In short# the le rning history# reinforce'ent contingency# punish'ent contingency#

est blishing oper tions# discri'in ti!e sti'uli# nd response cl ss re $ey to the

occurrence of 'y beh !ior.

III. Pl n for ch nging the beh !ior.

In ch nging 'y proble' tic beh !ior# 'y go l is be ble to re d on the couch

)ithout f lling into the dro)sy-st te# nd to only f ll sleep )hile I ' in bed.

irst of ll# the discri'in ti!e sti'uli should be 'y bed# not n e'pty roo'. The

reinforce'ent contingency of h !ing good sleep should only occur )hen I sleep in 'y

bed. 5n the other h nd# sleeping on the couch should be p ired )ith !ersi!e sti'uli so

th t the fre&uency of this beh !ior )ill be 'ore li$ely to decre se or e*tinct. A!ersi!e

sti'uli c n be repe ted l r's# being )o$en up by friend# or 'issing dinner. In

ddition# if I do need to t $e n p# I should sleep in 'y bed# not in couch. %econdly#

bec use e!ery ti'e I re d in bed it is nightti'e# it uto' tic lly follo)s th t the response

of f lling sleep# in this c se# it is contingency reinforce'ent. As I 'entioned bo!e#

f lling sleep on the couch follo)s n esc pe contingency# nd in order to eli'in te this

contingency# it could be p ired )ith neg ti!e punisher +such s not h !ing enough ti'e


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to )or$ out/. If I c n re d fe) ch pters of the boo$ inste d of ) sting ti'e +by f lling

sleep/# I )ill be ble to go to gy'. %ince going to gy' is !ery 'oti! ting for 'e# the

!ersi!e condition of re ding fe) ch pters before I go is not s !ersi!e co'p red to

the condition of not being ble to go to the gy'. Therefore# re ding boo$ )ill

e!entu lly beco'e reinforcer.

>l ssic l conditioning c n help s )ell"

eading while sitting in the chair with the boo! on the des! (UCS) Alert and

conscio"s (UC )

Listening to m"sic (nat"ral stim"l"s)

eading while sitting in the chair with the boo! on the des! (UCS) # listen to

m"sic Alert and conscio"s (UC )

Listen to m"sic (CS) Alert and conscio"s (C )

Ide lly# )hen the 'usic is presented# I )ill $eep 'e lert nd conscious e!en if I

' re ding on couch.

According to intervention (treatment) pac!age # it is not necess ry to test e ch

independent ! ri ble )hen the go l of ch nge in these independent ! ri bles is to chie!e

desired result + lott# 310/. In 'y c se# the !ersi!e sti'uli# the ch nge in % delt # the

ch nge in esc pe contingency# nd the ddition l cl ssic l conditioning re the

independent ! ri bles th t I ) nt to pply for 'y proble' tic beh !ior. In beh !ior l

ppro ch# it is not necess ry to test the effecti!eness of e ch one s long s they c n

chie!e the desired result.


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