BEHAVIOR:
THURSDAY & FRIDAY - I worked on schoolwork. Finished math and Arabic homework on time and got positive reinforcement of extra facebook time.
SATURDAY – Volunteered at Children’s Literature Day (ten hours!), not much homework done. But I spent a LOT of time going to y’all’s blogs to find my comments. I put them all in a Word doc and now I’m not stressed about that.
SUNDAY – Barely any procrastination. Completed most of a big project due tomorrow. Studied for soc exam, read the Reader’s Digest for reinforcement.
MONDAY – Soc exam. Worked on big project mentioned above. No hardcore procrastination, but I did spend too much time on YouTube… so I disconnected my internet for an hour (negative punishment).
TUESDAY – Finished Eng homework right before class, printed it during the break =/
I think I will get a bad grade on that one…and that shall be my punishment for procrastinating.
Wednesday – Had to use the reinforcer of post it because I put off a couple things for far too long. I am typing this blog up now! I have read Chapter 15 and will submit the quiz right after this
ANOTHER SUMMARY: I feel good about my behavior right now. I did use some reinforcers and punishments throughout the week. They did not seem to be as effective as they had been before, so I think that with humans, operant conditioning might not always work. Over time, it could lose its impact on the behavior. I may have to find new, stronger reinforcers/punishments, but for now, I really do think that my behavior has changed. Now I can safely say that I am no longer a procrastination addict! =P
i could see where operant conditioning would be harder to work on some people... but overall you had a very productive week and should continue striving to finish your work on time. although u didnt finish anything early, you might not always have the opportunity to do so, but it was good that you didnt allow anything to be turned in late. good luck finishing off the year!
ReplyDeleteHey Mehwish, it sounds like you did an awesome job this week and you have definitely improved! Procrastinating is so easy and most people are never able to change that habit. But it sounds like you are on you way and thats really cool!
ReplyDeleteI agree about creating stronger punishments and rewards. I think we, as humans, get stuck in a rut very easily and need high motivation to get things done. Im sure you'll find something. Good luck!
I totally agree with you that operant conditioning can become more and more tolerable over time because essentially you are becoming "conditioned" to the conditioning. Maybe different punishments and reinforcements should be implemented as the program progresses? It's much like when you hit the plateau in working out because your body becomes used to the increased resistance. The only real way to get around it is to change things up.
ReplyDeleteGood job though with the program so far, it looks like that you are definantly making a change.
HeY MeHWiSH!
ReplyDeleteWow you did have a really good week! O.o and its easy to see how the 10hrs of volunteering could put you a lil behind. But no worries! you still stayed on top of everything the best you could! and just as Ray said you didnt turn in anything early, but doing it on-time is way better than late or not at all. I agree with the fading of punishments and reinforcements in OC but maybe switching things up might keep it strong. Any hoo, hope you keep this up and hope the rest of your semester goes well! keep up the great work and hope you see the results on your report card as well!
Wow your a new Mehwish!!! Congratulations on not being an addict anymore! Are you going to continue the post-its after this assignment is done? Or do you think it will lose its effectiveness in the future? Well kudos on not turning in anything late! I would also like to know your ideas of what stronger punishments/rewards you may implement to curb this habit because I also want to work on my bad habit of delaying things. (like this comment)
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