Ch 9.3

Question 1

habit

Answer 1

operant behavior that’s:

1) evoked by antecedent stimuli
2) persists despite imposition of AO

Question 2

habits are formed when?

Answer 2

operant response has been repeatedly reinforced, hundreds, if not thousands of times in presence of same antecedent stimulus

Question 3

5 strategies to replace bad habits with good ones

Answer 3

1) find antecedents that evoke bad habits

2) replace stimuli that evoke bad habits with stimuli that evoke good ones

3) set bar low

4) ensure behavior is reinforced
-shaping

5) gradually increase daily goal