Identify the Target BehaviorAs I thought about a good behavior to change, I tried to think of something I could use to improve myself. I've been trying to think of a psychological behavior, I have a hard time accepting it, and I've been trying for so long to figure out how to improve this behavior. Ultimately, through reflection and discussion with my family and professor, we came to the conclusion that I needed help with “Saying Positive Things to My Family.” I chose this behavior because I am not the type to express how I feel to my family nor am I the type to compliment my own behavior in a situation. So, I went into this project knowing that I'm not just doing this for a project, but also to get some inspiration on how to be more expressive towards those I love. Basic data I recorded my data for 2 weeks, i.e. 14 days (Monday to Sunday). I kept a calendar with the hours and days of observation listed. On the calendar I wrote the names of each of my family members and the positive comment I said to that family member. I set a goal of 2 compliments to each family member, which in my family of four would equate to a total of 8 comments per day and a total of 112 comments by the end of the observation. The reason I kept the information on a calendar was to help me remember that this observation wasn't just for a paper but also to help me become a better wife and mother. Everyone in my family knows that all my important commitments are marked on the calendar. Furthermore, recording data was difficult during certain periods of the day. When I was at school or running errands, I used my cell phone to record some observations and when I got home I wrote them on the calendar. I observed a period early on where I noticed I needed to re-evaluate how I would… halfway through the paper… the observation would fit into my daily behaviors. We have learned a tool that satisfies our minds without being rewarded or punished. There was no right or wrong in completing this experiment and all of my family members joined in because they were motivated to better themselves. Additionally, when modeling the behavior I used continuous reinforcement such as telling myself, “I was doing the right thing and my family will become stronger because of the experiment.” In the experiment, I feel that my family members and I have developed intrinsic rewards because we have learned that we don't need someone to express to use what we do when we call someone a name and compliments now become natural. By simply doing an experiment for school, my family has developed a new tool that makes them happy with who they are and we encourage each other to express all emotions in a positive way.