Each questions needs to be answered independently and they only need to be 350 words.

Question #1

Select a target behavior for change that will meet naturally existing contingencies of reinforcement. Describe Ayllon and Azrin’s (1968) concept of the ‘relevance of behavior rule’, and how your behavior meets this rule. Why is this so important to consider when designing a behavior change plan, and how does your target behavior fit this rule? With your target behavior in mind, specify all desired variations of the target behavior and the settings/situations in which it should (and should not) occur after instruction has occurred. Determine whether and to what extent generalization is desirable for all of the behavior changes listed, and include a prioritized list of the variations of the target behavior you would like to see as a generalized outcome.  What are some of the ethical, practical and sociocultural considerations to explore when selecting target behaviors?

Question #2

Using the various strategies and tactics for promoting generalized behavior change listed in figure 28.4 of your text on p.626, design a behavior change plan that promotes generalization of behavior change. Use the target behavior(s) which you identified on the first Discussion Board this week. Be sure to describe whether or not you will use each of the different strategies and tactics listed in figure 28.4, and why or why not they would be appropriate to use in your specific example.  Include a brief analysis of any practical, sociocultural, or ethical considerations to explore.

Discussion from 1^st Discussion board:

           Functional communication training (FCT) is a differential reinforcement method in which a person is shown an alternative response which results in the same reinforcement identified as causing problem behavior (Carr, 2011). In addition, Cooper, Heron and Heward (2007) explain that FCT is an antecedent intervention that teaches functional communication to decrease problem behaviors. Problematic behavior is put on extinction. Functional communication training objective is to establish a better communication behavior to compete with problematic behaviors. FCT changes alternative behaviors by motivating operations or establishing operations. Communication response may vary or be a combination of strategies for a single person, but the key function remains (Wacker D. P, 2005). It aims at improving communication with others.

  A teacher to teach a student who shouts every time he wants to go to a toilet can use functional Communication Training (FCT) method or behavior change. The student causes disruption and is often teased by other students. The teacher should teach that student a non-verbal communicative form such as using gestures or pictures. The student can use that sign to request for permission every time he wants to go to the toilet. Shouting is embarrassing and causes disruption. Sign/gesture will be better in a learning environment because many can recognize it and the task is easy to do.

The name Freud is almost synonymous with Psychology. Often, people who know nothing else about psychology know the name Freud and the basics of his work. Freud was a highly influential figure for psychology, but as behavioral science has advanced, modern psychology now takes a fairly skeptical view of Freud’s theories. In this assignment, you will evaluate one of Freud’s most influential theories, his Theory of Psychosexual Development, and discuss where it stands today.

1. Briefly describe Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development. Be sure to include each stage.
2. How has Freud’s work influenced other theories of child development and psychology?
3. What are some of the major problems or criticisms of Freud’s work? Name at least 2.
4. Summarize your paper by giving an evaluation of Freud’s theory. In other words, what do you think of the theory? Is Freud irrelevant in today’s psychology or is his work still useful today?

Your paper should be 2-3 pages long. You should support your work with scholarly sources from trusted academic or government sources and cite them where appropriate.

Assignment: The sociological imagination helps us place our individual experiences in the 

context of the larger society. For this reflection, consider a social force that has played a big 

role in shaping your life experiences (school, work, religion, family, media, etc), and explain its 

impact on your life. In addition to discussing your personal experiences, find a news article 

that relates to your experiences. Using both the news article as well as the Mills and textbook 

readings, explain how your individual experiences reflect larger social forces. 

In order to complete the reflection you need 3 things. 

1) A personal life situation you have faced (related to school, work, religion, family, media, 

race, migration, gender, sexuality, etc.). Note this does not have to be a ‘problem’ or 

‘trouble,’ but any personal experiences that are likely shaped by larger social forces

2) Class readings (Mills, textbook Ch. 1)

3) An article from that relates to your personal life situation. The fact that something is  

‘news’ suggests that it is more of a public issue rather than just a private one.

The reflection will be sent through a Google form that will be available on our course site and 

should be between 250 ­ 500 words. You do not have to worry about formatting etc. because 

it will be submitted through the form.

Examples from a previous class about paper topics:

● A student whose father lost his job in the economic recession wrote about her experiences and 

the challenges her family faced. 

● A student with a severe illness wrote about navigating the health care system and the need for 

more affordable health care.

● A student wrote about his struggles as a returning veteran and the state of veteran services. 

● A student whose computer was hacked wrote about the rise in cyber crimes and issues of 

Note: This is just a suggested outline. You may choose to organize your thoughts differently. 

What is the sociological imagination? Explain in your own words and using quotations 

from the class readings.

Introduce the personal life situation you will be writing about.

Explain the personal situation you have faced. What was your experience like? 

How is this personal situation related to a larger “public issue”? Use the article you 

have selected to show how your personal situation is experienced on a larger scale. 

Make sure to mention where the article is from, who the author is, and copy a link to it 

at the bottom of your reflection.

PART 2: Researching your public issue

In Part 1 of this assignment, you used the sociological imagination to look at how your life may be 

impacted by larger social forces. The article you found should help explain how your personal situation 

relates to a larger public issue. 

In Part 2, you will consider how you would attempt to research that public issue further. 

First, from what you know from your own experience or what you have learned from the article                                                                                          

you selected, what kinds of information would be useful to better understand this public issue? Also, 

what kinds of research could you use to get that information? 

You can use the textbook to help answer this question (particularly the section on Methods of Data 

Collection on pgs. 36­37)

please I want to notice that don’t write anything about you because this is the second time am asking you to do it. thank you .

Based on this article :

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/health/smartphone-responses-rape-violence/index.html

A. State the topic of the article, a few key words.

B. What is the author’ purpose? (inform, persuade, entertain? explain your choice in a few words

C. Write a full complete sentence of the main idea of the article in your own words.

D. List All major supporting details important to the article, Remember, supporting details help the main idea.

E. Identify 2 new words / phrases and define each using a dictionary and/or context clues.

F. Identify 2 organizational patterns that the author uses and give evidence to support your choices. (cause and effect, problem and solution, description, compare and contrast, sequencing)

G. Find 1 fact in the article. explain how the fact can be proven

H. Find 1 opinion statement in the article. Explain how the opinion can’t be proven

I. Summarize the article, starting with the citation and the author’s purpose ( 7 sentences)

J. State your reaction to the reading with specific references to the article ( 4 sentences)

K. List at least 1 idea that you learned from the article