The purpose of this writing assignment is to apply critical thinking skills to conduct a real-life application of operant conditioning.Learning Objectives 3c and 5cSelect a target behavior that you would like to strengthen in a person or animal in which you have daily contact. For example, you may choose to have your child pick up his/her toys more often; try to get more hugs from your significant other; train a dog to sit on command, etc. Try to avoid selecting a target behavior you would like to weaken, which would require the use of positive punishment (punishment by application) or negative punishment (punishment by removal).Step 1 Written Portion: State your target behavior. If you choose a target behavior in an animal, include the animal’s name, age, gender, and breed. If you choose a target behavior in a person, include his or her first name, age, and relationship to you (such as a friend, co-worker, child, or significant other).Once you have decided on a target behavior, collect data over the next day to find out how often the target behavior occurs without your guidance or reinforcement. In other words, just observe and count the times the target behavior occurs on its own. For example, if you choose the following target behavior: Teaching your dog how to roll over on command, then you would give the roll over command and count the times the dog rolls over (without your interference or guidance). This data is called the baseline frequency. Step 2 Written Portion: State your baseline frequency data. Describe your data collection, including the number of hours observed, where you observed the target behavior, and any other relevant information. Also, report any biases that may be introduced in your baseline frequency data collection. For instance, if you are doing your baseline frequency count on the number of times your dog sits on command, and you observe your pet during an obedience class, a bias will be introduced.*Please note*: A baseline frequency of one day will implement a bias in your study. Report the bias, stating that a baseline frequency observed and recorded over several days may produce a more valid and reliable record of the target behavior.On the next day, begin the process of operant conditioning. The first time the target behavior occurs; reinforce it with a behavior that you believe has meaning to the person/animal. Think through your operant conditioning terms. For instance, if the target behavior occurs, and you respond with “Great Job,” your compliment is positive reinforcement with a secondary/conditioned reinforcer, which increases the likelihood the target behavior will occur again.If the baseline frequency is 0, in other words, if the target behavior does not occur on its own, then you will need to employ the technique of shaping.Step 3 Written Portion: Write a paragraph reporting the number of times the target behavior occurred during the operant conditioning phase. Explain why you think the target behavior increased, decreased, or stayed the same. Use your operant conditioning terms to describe what you did, including your use of primary or secondary/conditioned reinforcers of positive reinforcement. Also, explain if and how you used escape or avoidance conditioning of negative reinforcement. In addition, identify if you stayed with one type of effective reinforcer or if you used many. Also, if you used shaping because the target behavior did not occur on its own, discuss how you applied shaping. Lastly, describe what you may have done differently, and report any conclusions you may have about your operant conditioning efforts.I attatched the rubric for the writing assignment

Worlds Greatest Food Markets—Mexico Video Guide 2014 at 58 minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSP-5tERfkM&list=PLu9Ln7jKtbqM03eT83BQPnPgpktVtoive&index=28How many acres is Central de Abastos Food Market? (How many square miles is that? Convert into square miles)Why does Roger say he is called the "Bastard" of Billings Gate?Don Caesar, King of Chiles, claims Roger is very adventurous (in a negative way) because he doesn't know three things. What are those three things? What unofficial role do the diableros provide for their merchant ( "governors")?At the end of the day, how many of the marigold flowers did Roger NOT sell, and what does he claim will help him in the future?Day of the Dead a. The food and products consumed for the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico are to match the demands (desires) of who? b. How are the flowers used in the celebration?Onions a. What is El Gallo's plan for profiting off the low onion supply? b. why do El Gallo and Roger encounter indigenous Mexican families at their onion supply Because "Central runs on competition, not collaboration", how should information be taken among traders and businessman, based on what Don Caesar warns?How many pessos per kilo does Roger pay for the Poblano chiles from the farm and how much was he told the chiles sold for in the market? When Don Caesar offers Roger 14 pesos per kilo for the rest of his chiles, what did Caesar know about the producer/supplier (and told to the cameras) that Roger didn't know. Worlds Greatest Food Markets Video Guide.pdf

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroun...https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroun...Discussion Questions: Thinking back to the film analysis in Unit 6, describe how hormone treatments is an example of medicalization. Which one of the environmental problems discussed in the text concerns you the most? Why?