Реферат: Aggression Essay Research Paper Verbal aggression is
desire to
reduce, if not eliminate, this behavior. It would seem that self-monitoring
for
verbal aggression and antecedent control would be valuable as it would allow
for
consistent avoidance of verbal aggression. As a school psychologist the
subject was
very familiar with the basic principles of applied behavioral analysis and
frequently
offered programmatic suggestions. A behavioral contract was developed
jointly
between the therapist and subject. The contract outlined the target
behavior,
success criteria, and individual responsibilities of the therapist and
subject. (see
Appendix A)
Apparatus
A basic checklist was used to document the frequency of verbal aggression on
a
daily basis. The checklist was designed to track only the occurrence of the
behavior. It was felt by the therapist that the content of the verbally
aggressive
message would be too open for subjective interpretation and that no
meaningful
data would be gained from such documentation. In addition the subject made
frequent comments of significant success or failure in avoiding verbal
aggression
for discussion with the therapist. The weekly discussions were used to
evaluate the