Psy 6 Essay: Program of Losing Weight

Program of Losing Weight
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Program of Losing Weight
Losing weight is one of the hardest objectives to achieve and often requires discipline and perseverance in order to achieve the set target. It requires one to change eating behaviour and indulge in regular physical exercise (Orvis 2008). Changing behaviour is a challenge in human life because it needs time to adjust to the new ways. According to B.F. Skinner there are five principles that can assist one change his behaviour, they include reinforcement, shaping, punishment, discrimination, extinction and generalisation. I will use operant conditioning and the reward system as a positive reinforcement in order to help my roommate lose weight so that he can get a chance to join the football team.
Week one

In week one, take notes on the amount and type of food you consume. In order to change to a new behaviour, it is necessary to estab...