Ever since I started to smoke when I was a high school senior, I have been longing to quit. The reason for this cannot be simpler: "Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide and smoking-related diseases claim over 393,000 American lives each year." For the past year, several attempts to quit smoking all failed. This time, I tried to alter my behavior by applying operant conditioning, which is easy for executing and appropriate for changing behavior in a short period of time. In contrast to classical conditioning which focuses on involuntary, automatic behaviors, operant conditioning focuses more on strengthening or weakening voluntary behaviors like smoking. .
During this nine-day trail through operant conditioning, my goal was to abandon smoking, something that was and would always be harming my health. I divided the nine days evenly into three experimental phases. First off, I recorded my smoking related behaviors as the baseline data for future comparison. The second part of the experiment is where operant conditioning takes role. In this stage, I punished myself by donating my five dollars to The American Lung Association each time I smoke one cigarette. .
Donating money is an excellent example of "secondary punishment", to be distinguished from "primary punishment" such as deprivation of food; even though money is not something that we desire physically or naturally, it can satisfy many of our needs. In addition, using secondary reinforcement can somehow avoid satiation. "Satiation is generally only a potential problem with primary reinforces, those that do not need to be learned such as food and water." As a result, every time I tried to sneak my Marlboro out of my pocket, I would keep warning myself the consequence of losing another 5 dollars. The reinforcement schedule I build for me has a fixed routine.
Based on operant conditioning, an effective behavior modification program would include a target goal and rewards for behaviors that drive his progress. ... By using the variety of techniques and aspects of operant conditioning, I am confident I can help my roommate lose weight. ...
Operant Conditioning Classical conditioning and Operant Conditioning are learning methods that have been introduced to us to help us understand how we learn and have emotional responses to certain subjects. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning both explain why we react to many things throughout life. ... Operant conditioning deals with more cognitive thought process. ... Punishment is a big form of operant conditioning used all over the world. ... Along with classical conditioning, operant conditioning can also reach extinction without repeated stimulus. ...
Skinner came up with the theory that operant conditioning is a change or changes in behavior which are the result of an individual's response to events or stimuli that can occur in the environment. ... Teaching children in the third grade brings many opportunities to use operant conditioning. ... After a while, classical conditioning occurs. ... The main differences between classical and operant conditioning is that classical conditioning doesn't require action on the part of the learner. Operant conditioning relies on the learner to actively participate in the process. ...
Skinner, operant conditioning is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher. ... Negative punishment is an important concept in Skinner's operant conditioning. ... Netflix is my way of relaxing after studying, completing homework assignments and other extracurricular activities so knowing that I was going to be punished for smoking a cigarette made the idea of smoking less appealing to me. I chose to reduce my smoking in order to watch Netflix because I valued relaxation over cigarettes and would have rather sac...
Checking twitter often is a voluntary behavior that can be adjusted with operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is the process in which a behavior is conditioned due to a following response of a punishment or reinforcement (Kalat, 2014). ... After I collect this data, I will use operant conditioning for the next three days to change my behavior of checking twitter too often. ... After these three days, I will spend the next three days without the negative punishment to observe how operant conditioning has shaped how many times I check twitter. ... When I began the operant conditioning I c...
e) Conclusion f) References Abstract Objectives - To describe and explore the different approaches to smoking cessation in Primary care. ... Results - Various methods are available to aid smoking cessation. ... Therefore if smoking cessation is to be achieved it seems appropriate that GP's should take an active role in the cessation process and encourage it in all their patients. ... This is an important fact that GP's must keep in mind when trying to promote smoking cessation. ... Table to show the effectiveness of different approaches to smoking cessation. ...
Running Head: THERAPY PLUS MEDICATION EFFECTS ON SMOKING CESSATIONS Nicotine Substitute Therapy plus Anxiety Disorder Medication and its effects on Smoking Cessation Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate if the combined effects of nicotine substitute therapy and Zoloft (anxiety disorder medication) will reduce the amount of anxiety and cravings patients experience during smoking cessation; as well as, increase the success rate of staying smoke free. ... Nicotine Substitute Therapy plus Anxiety Disorder Medication and its Effects on Smoking Cessation Nearly fi...
Based on my research of Operant Conditioning, which is sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning, I found that it is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior. ... Social Learning Theory suggests observing behavior in role models as well as operant conditioning would enable a child to become aggressive to other family members as adult. ...
There are three main conditionings that affect everyone throughout their lives; classical, operant, and vicarious. ... Ivan Pavlov and his dogs made classical conditioning, one of the better-known conditionings, famous. ... When we learned about operant conditioning and the four quadrants of reinforcement or punishment, the only thing I was relating this to were my parents when I was between the ages of 13-17. ... And the way my parents would handle situations depending on the severity and how old I was directly relates to operant conditioning. ... Overall, operant conditioning is directly rel...
