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1 Behavior Modification Project: Treatment Phase Report Assignment Kritzia B. Rivera School of Behavioral Science, Liberty University PSY 320: Behavior Modification Dr. Deborah Newman December 3, 2023

2 Behavior Modification Project: Baseline Phase Report Assignment Target Behavior The behavior being observed is hitting the snooze button in the morning when the alarm goes off. The behavior that will be recorded is how many times the snooze button is pressed. Pressing the snooze button or snoozing has been a common part of waking up since the earliest delayed alarm mechanism button were patented back in the 1950’s (Sundelin et al., 2023). This behavior negatively affects the participants way of life and she would like to Treatment Method The treatment method used to try modifying the negative behavior was extinction. Extinction is “the process by which, when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer followed by the reinforcing consequences, the frequency of the behavior decreases in the future” (Miltenberger, 2015). Since the alarm used to wake up in the mornings was the cellphone device, the participant removed it from her nightstand and used an actual alarm clock placed across the room forcing her to physically get up from bed to stop it instead of hitting snooze on her phone. Treatment Period and Dimensions The treatment phase begun right after the baseline. The first treatment was on November 20 th and lasted until November 27 th . Due to the holiday schedule and other time constraints, the treatment phase lasted seven days. The frequency of snoozing was the only dimension observed and recorded throughout the experiment. Experiment Narrative The participant used a journal that she keeps by her bed to track the exact time she woke up every morning and compared to the alarm of the desired wake up time. She also took a

3 screenshot on her phone once she made it to the bathroom where she kept it charging overnight. There was a consistent bedtime schedule throughout the treatment phase as well as the baseline. N o v em b er 1 2 t h N o v em b er 1 3 t h N o v em b er 1 4 t h N o v em b er 1 5 t h N o v em b er 1 6 t h N o v em b er 1 7 t h N o v em b er 1 8 t h N o v em b er 1 9 t h 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Snoozing During Baseline Date Times Snooze Button was Pressed Figure 1 Frequency of Snoozing During Baseline and Treatment Phases of Behavior Modification Project Summary of Treatment Observations With a clear bedtime schedule and no apparent sleep interruptions, the participant was not able to wake up the first time her alarm went off. Every morning during baseline, the participant snoozed at least once. On two nights the participant took melatonin to make sure she was able to fall asleep before 10:00 p.m. Other than this, participant does not suffer from any illness or diseases that interfere with going to sleep and wake up at the desired times, though it is suspected that using her cellphone as an alarm clock and the accessibility to easily skip the wake time is negatively impacting her ability to stick to a morning routine. This behavior must be modified during the treatment phase.

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5 References Miltenberger, R. G. (2015). Behavior Modifications: Principles and procedures (6th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage. Sundelin, T., Landry, S., & Axelsson, J. (2023). Is snoozing losing? Why intermittent morning alarms are used and how they affect sleep, cognition, cortisol, and mood. Journal of Sleep Research, Article e14054. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14054

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