Many of us desire to change our habits, addictions or how we speak and treat others. Here are 8 check points to consider:
How do you respond to discomfort & do not know how to address it (your history with punishment & reinforcement)?
Have healthy alternatives been offered or modeled to you (replacement behaviors)?
Are you using the right preventative measures (antecedents)?
Are you doing it for the right reason (motivating operation)?
Is it too difficult or overwhelming to the point you don’t bother (response effort)?
Are you being consistent (Discrete trial training & reinforcement) ?
Who or what might be maintaining the behaviors you want to change (intermittent reinforcement)?
Who or what is going to reinforce your new behaviors changes (consequences)?
*Italics in green are the scientific reference for this concept
