PSY 211 Module Three Activity Template
In the Module Three Activity Guidelines and Rubric, review the Overview and Prompt sections. Then
answer each of the following questions with a minimum of 2 to 5 sentences. Complete this template by
replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
Describe a specific behavior that you in response to an external stimulus. Address the learned
following in your response:
oWhat external stimulus affected your behavior?
oWere you aware that your behavior was being influenced by the stimulus? If so, how did
you know?
[When I was growing up, I was in an emotionally unstable environment as I was treated badly
compared to by two younger half-sisters by my step-father because "I was not his" child. He and
my mom also fought a lot about various things but more specifically about the way he treated
me when he came home from work every other weekend. I remember feeling overly anxious
knowing if he was coming into town. I would try to avoid contact with him as much as possible
and began biting my nails and the skin around my nails until my fingers bled when he was home.
At the time, I was not aware that me biting my nails and skin on my fingers was being influenced
by his mere presence.]
Explain whether the was positive or negative.conditioned behavior
oIf positive, in what ways can you continue to reinforce this behavior?
oIf negative, what are some steps you can take to change this behavior?
[This conditioned behavior was definitely negative. And over time, it became a coping
mechanism that I resorted to any time I began to feel anxious, not just because he was in town. I
eventually stopped biting the skin around my nails and just biting my nails anytime I felt anxious which
