What are the obstacles to accurate self-observation? correct answers Our casual self-assessments are often inaccurate. We all want to believe that we are above average. Putting our true reality into perspective is the problem, we need to pay attention to it.
MOST SERIOUS OBSTACLE: FAULTY PERCEPTI...
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What are the obstacles to accurate self-observation? correct answers Our casual self-assessments
are often inaccurate. We all want to believe that we are above average. Putting our true reality
into perspective is the problem, we need to pay attention to it.
MOST SERIOUS OBSTACLE: FAULTY PERCEPTION OF ONES BEHAVIOR
Why does self-change depend on accurate self-observation? correct answers We need to know
the reality. Must strive to see the parts we want to change accurately or we will fail to change
Why do we need to notice small changes? correct answers improvement is not often sudden and
dramatic, it happens slowly a little at a time. Allows you to use knowledge you gathered to make
improvements.
What do you record in a structured diary? correct answers You keep record of your target for
change.
Three categories: antecedents, behavior, consequences
Good SD's must ask, who? what? where? when? why?
What can you record under Antecedents? correct answers list the things that precede the
behavior,
thoughts can be verbal (things you say to yourself) or visual (fantasies) (can be thoughts,
feelings, and actions)
What can you record under Behaviors? correct answers list the action, thought or feeling that is
your target for change
-thoughts, feelings and actions
What can you record under consequences? correct answers list the consequences that follow the
behavior
What is the advantage of making a recording soon after a target behavior occurs? correct answers
-to avoid overlooking important details
-need to see details in order to see what effect the thoughts have on your actions and feelings
What is the point of a structured diary? correct answers to find out which situations affect your
behavior and what you need to change. Analysis may shift your focus of interest from the
original behavior of concern to some feature that seems to influence it.
It may lead you to notice events that preceed your unwanted actions, feelings, or thoughts
keeping records encourages you to think about why you are doing certain things.
When you want to know how much or for how long you do something what do you do? Give an
example. correct answers Record frequency SIMPLE COUNTING (how often you do
something):
When you try to maintain a moderate amount of a behavior.
, Example: Exercise more, count how many times you take the stairs to class.
Record duration: gaining experience through practice, used when length of time is the issue
ex: time that you spend being ready to study and time that you spend actually studying
Why is it important to record successes as well as failures? correct answers Successes: increase
your confidence that you are making progress, enhance feelings of self-efficacy (capable of
reaching goal)
it is important to record both bc it allows you to see progress as well as problems.
only failures--> termination of self-observation--> collapse of self-modification plan
allows you to see progress and problems
Positive self recording correct answers keeping track of your successes, no matter how small
Negative self recording correct answers keeping track of your failures
- do not only record these, it'll be discouraging.
What are the advantages of making a rating of some target emotion or feeling? Give an example
of a rating scale? (assign each event a number according to a prearranged scale) correct answers
by using a rating scale you get insight of interesting facts about yourself from ratings
-you may discover undesirable behaviors that are efforts to increase energy or reduce tension
(smoking)
-lead to replacing undesired behavior by others that have the same good effects
-discover of antecedents--> changes in emotions (important info on you can use to change
yourself) (do things to relieve stress that aren't smoking)
How can you combine various systems for keeping records? correct answers combine aspects of
structured diaries, counting, and ratings of emotion
What are the reasons for recording your target behavior as soon as it occurs? correct answers
count may be inaccurate
records may render to be useless
pay attention to the process so you can improve the process, and the goal will happen
focus on process, keep records of the process and try to improve it
What can you do to make recording easier? correct answers recording device has to be portable
and readily acessible
- app on smartphone
fit record keeping into the patter of your usual habits. devise your system so that it will remind
you of itself
How does one use written storage records? correct answers to keep track of progress, look at big
picture
must be adapted to each person's own behaviors and situations, graphs charts percentages
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