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By performing this exercise it made me realize how much I am capable of if I set my mind to the given task. Through my incentive (frozen yogurt) I had a little something to reward myself with through my hard work.  Behavior modification is a treatment approach which is focused on changing behavior. This method is based on the work of B.F. Skinner, a well-known psychologist who developed the operant conditioning theory which suggests that behavior can be modified by consequences and through reinforcement. I really encourage people to try this out, it opened my mind and made me realize that it is possible to modify my behavior of practicing.  "The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount."  -B. F. Skinner sources: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/reinforcement http://www.minddisorders.com/A-Br/Behavior-modification.html

The different types of memory disorders Memory slip -This common trait is actually a disorder of attention - rather than memory loss. As we get older, we find it harder to split our attention between several tasks. This is because too many thoughts in our head clutter up our memory centre found deep in our brain. When our brain can't cope it turns off the electricity that fires up our neurotransmitters - substances that send messages to our brain and switches on our memory. Mental blocks -People often complain of their mind going blank, especially as they get older. This common experience happens when the frontal lobes of our brain temporarily lose track of what our brain plans to do. Dementia -The term "dementia" describes a group of symptoms caused by the impact of disease on the brain. Symptoms typically include problems with memory, speech and perception. Alzheimers - Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting around 500,000 pe...

Many behaviors are followed by punishment: any consequence of a behavior that makes that behavior less likely to recur. There's a simple rule to clarify it: if the term includes the word reinforcement, it makes the behavior happen more often; if the term includes punishment, it makes the behavior happen less often, whether it is positive or negative. Like reinforcement, punishment can be positive (getting something undesirable) or negative (removing something desirable). For example, a parent who spanks a child for cursing is using positive punishment. But a parent who takes away a child’s handheld video game system is using negative punishment. Of course, both punishments are intended to reduce the cursing behavior. This really stood out to me because growing up there was a lot of reinforcements and punishments in my family, and now I know why my parents did what they did.  Positive Punishment: This type of punishment is also known as "punishment by an appli...