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Behaviour is something we acquire and shape it to fit our requirements. Behaviour is shaped by an individual’s interaction with culture and environment. This behavioural report will focus on the undesired behaviour, which is the heavy internet usage. The report will aim to establish baseline, monitor the behaviour and execute treatments to reduce and control the undesired behaviour. Internet addiction is defined as the indulgent or overuse of the internet. Extreme internet use occurs daily in my life, regardless during anytime of the day. The undesired behaviour that is the internet addiction has to reduce the usage in order to have a positive impact on the life. The heavy internet usage has to be reduced, and in its place introduce hobbies and time for study. Boredom is the main cause for the need to use internet. In the internet there are comics, television shows and other activities that could help elevate boredom. Due to the heavy internet use, socializing with family and friends have been significantly reduced. The repeated heavy internet usage has an impact on the physical burden and mental stressors on my life. The internet usage has been a repeated behaviour since I was twelve years old. The internet usage has been my repeated behaviour for a long time …show more content…

Treatment Data: Internet Usage vs. Study Time

The treatment plan was altered after a week, for three days. I increased the positive reinforcement of awarding internet usage from two hours to three hours. The delayed positive reinforcement was awarded at the end of the day. The increase of positive reinforcement did not change undesired behaviour at all, the undesired behaviour was consistent. For the last four days all the treatment plans were removed to observe the undesired behaviour without any reinforcements and punishments. The monitored undesired behaviour was consistent throughout the behaviour modification experiment. Figure 3. Thinning and Monitoring Data
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