Rylee Ochs
Starr
5th Hour
Psych
Behavior Modification Project
For my behavior modification project I chose to modify the amount of water I
drank each day. I wanted to learn to drink six cups of water a day. For my behavior I
chose operant conditioning. I picked to use positive reinforcement. My reward for every
glass I drank was a Hersey’s Kiss. My first step was to buy my materials; I needed to
buy Hersey’s Kisses and a pack of plastic water bottles. My second step was to figure
out how many bottles I needed to drink by a certain time of the day. My third and final
step was to reward myself with a Hersey’s Kiss when I drank a water bottle on time.
In the week I had conducted the trial there was no interference. One interference
I could have come across was not finishing my bottles of water on time, which would
put me behind on time and bottles and I would have to rush drinking the rest of them.
The final result of my project was that I learned to drink more water everyday which is
good for your body. I was able to achieve my goal.