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Shaping Behavior: Learning to Let Go and Move On
| Posted on January 15, 2012 at 7:55 AM |
When you are sad or overly-excited, you should try to let go and move on instead of just getting angry and doing something like throwing things. But, it's not easy to just let go. It is a behavior that you have to shape. Shaping is when you reinforce successive approximations of your ultimate goal. One way to let go and move on is to talk to yourself. Say, "You need to move on". Another way to cope would be to use a strategy, like taking deep breaths. When you let go and move on, people around you are happy. When people are happy and proud of you, that can positively reinforce your behavior.
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eliz
12:13 PM on January 16, 2012
I think this makes a lot of really good points! One thing that didn't get mentioned is that when you reinforce successive approximations, you also stop reinforcing the previous approximations--you put them on extinction. If you're trying to stay calm in a stressful situation, and you used to yell and slam the door and knock things over, you may reinforce the approximation of just slamming the door and yelling at first. But once you are actually doing well with leaving the room calmly and then going into another room, you want to stop reinforcing the first approximation.
I am sure you know this--but it's an important element so I wanted to just add on to your post. Loving your blog!
I am sure you know this--but it's an important element so I wanted to just add on to your post. Loving your blog!
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