You will write a 4-6-page, current APA formatted, research paper that will aid y

You will write a 4-6-page, current APA formatted, research paper that will aid you in the
Behavior Modification Project. You should reference your textbook and at least 6 additional
peer-reviewed empirical research journal articles. The research paper will include a title page, 4-
6-page body, and references page. It is strongly encouraged to use journals focused on behavior,
behavioral analysis, and behavioral modification. The body of your research paper will have an
introduction with operational definitions, a section on your target behavior with supporting
research, a section on your treatment method with supporting research, and a conclusion. You
can give section I and section II appropriate APA titles for your paper. Subsections are optional.
INSTRUCTIONS
The introduction will introduce the specific behavior and then the participant. The behavior
should be specific, measurable, observable, and operationally defined. The behavior should be a
personal modification change and not a modification on someone else.
The first section (the behavior) will focus on peer-reviewed research that others have already
done on your target behavior, or a similar behavior. This behavior must be a personal behavior
you desire to modify in yourself. You are not allowed to select a behavior to modify in someone
else (ex. child’s behavior, spouse behavior, co-worker behavior) Consider how did previous
research study this behavior? What are the benefits for modifying this behavior? How did the
researchers come to their conclusions about the benefits? What are the common themes or
variables in the chosen studies that stand out? Do not use direct quotes in the paper, but rather
summarize or paraphrase the research.
The second section of your paper will require you to research the treatment you intend to use to
change your behavior. Choose one of the chapters from your textbook (Reinforcement, Token
Economies, Behavioral Contracts, Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost, etc.). You
also should cite peer-reviewed journal articles that focus on your treatment method, or in which
the authors used it to treat their target behavior.
A conclusion should briefly summarize in 4-6 sentences the behavior, the rationale for
modification, the treatment used, and the anticipated results.
SAMPLE BEHAVIORS:
– Increase reading
– Increase prayer
– Increase physical exercise (be
specific)
– Increase study time
– Decrease hitting snooze
– Decrease smoking
– Decrease speeding
SAMPLE CONCEPTS TO AVOID:
– Procrastination
– Negative thinking
– Anger
– Frustration
– Kindness
– Love
– Anxiety
– Decrease skin picking
– Decrease nail biting
Note: This assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.