Question

In the case study of Heidi, Heidi implemented a self-management project in which her goal was to stop using specific curse words. She self-monitored the daily frequency of the curse words by keeping a tally on an index card she kept in her pocket. She set daily goals for herself to reduce the frequency of curse words each day until she was no longer using the words. If the frequency of her curse words exceeded her goal for the day, she had to put $2 into a jar in the kitchen. At the end of the week, her roommate counted the money and gave it to charity. In addition to this response cost procedure, she asked friends from her behavior modification class to remind her whenever they heard her use a curse word. She was able to reach her goal every day, except on the days that she played softball. On softball days, she cursed frequently with her teammates as they sat around talking about the game once it was over (Miltenberger, 2016, p. 411).
Describe at least two procedures that Heidi could use to promote generalization of the reduction in cursing to the softball days. Be sure to identify the type of strategy that each fit.

Answer 1

Heidi could tell their softball friends that she has a goal in life or a resolution to reduce the amount of curse words and he had set up a limit of bad words and she could try to involve her friends and explain why  according to his principles cursing is so bad. Another thing that she could do is convincing their coach and the people around the sofball game to take the same course of actions explaining why she made her resolution.