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Use the learning principles from chapter 6 to plan a technique to change the behaviour that you observed earlier this term.

1. Think about the precursors (what happens before you engage in the behaviour or the "antecedents") and the outcomes of the behaviour (what happens after you engage in the behaviour or "consequences").

2. Plan on using tangible- real- reinforcements and/or punishments rather than just willpower to make the change in your behaviour. These are the guts of a successful behaviour modification program.

3. Be very specific about what types of behaviour will "count" and what level will be required before a reward or punishment will occur. For example, if your behaviour is nail-biting, will you need to eliminate biting before you get your reward? Only do 5 bites per day? What happens if you do more than 5 bites? Also make sure that you can keep track of the behaviour as well as the number of rewards or punishments.

4. Use the specific comments returned to you with the first observation phase of the assignment to guide your design. Keep in mind that you may need to collect new information before you can design the next phase if I thought you needed more specific ideas about what factors might be controlling the behaviour.