Consumption of alcohol

This week you will submit an evaluation of the effectiveness of your behavior modification program. Your evaluation should be written in a 4-6 page paper (including your graph or chart) that contains the following:

  • Functional analysis of the target behavior to explain the purpose or motive of the original behavior by discussing the following:
    • Define the behavior in the context that the behavior is used
    • The antecedent or trigger related to the behavior
    • The consequences of the behavior that help to maintain this behavior
  • A graph that indicates the baseline behavior during the first data collection phase as well as the data collected during the treatment phase and an overall assessment of level of success of your program (of if your program is still in progress you should report the changes that have been made up until this point).
  • A discussion of the effectiveness of your modification plan, techniques that were used, and method of data recording and analysis that you used.
  • A discussion of what changes you might make to your behavior modification program if you were to continue to attempt to change this behavior.

Submit your paper by Saturday of week 4. Your paper should be written in APA format and your sources should be properly cited and referenced.

Final Project Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Presented a functional analysis of the original behavior15
Submitted graph showing baseline, progress, and end result if the student was able to complete BM plan. If not documentation of progress will be fine.15
Discussion of the effectiveness of the modification plan, techniques that were used, and method of data recording and analysis20
Discussion of possible changes be made to help the behavior modification program to be more effective10
Proper APA format of citations and references.20
Grammar, spelling, and correct APA format

Answer preview

The behavior modification plan was very effective in helping me quit excessive alcohol consumption. It involved several different techniques, including positive reinforcement, punishment, aversion therapy, and extinction. Positive reinforcement refers to linking a positive stimulus to a behavior (Martin and Pear, 2019). The savings account and the saving culture developed enabled me to acquire high-value items with money that I would ordinarily have spent on alcohol. The acquisition of these items is a positive reinforcement that motivated me to save more and more, and this, in turn, guided my utilization of surplus money in ways that were more productive than buying and consuming copious amounts of alcohol. This technique was very effective in building my propensity to save surplus money. Positive reinforcement was also used when I bought myself a treat, usually, a good meal, whenever I was able to achieve my targets regarding saving and exercising.

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