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worksheets .interpersonal effectiveness WorksHeet 14   (I. E. Handouts 20, 22)
changing Behavior with r einforcement
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
Fill out this sheet whenever you try to increase your own or someone else’s behavior with reinforce -
ment. Look for opportunities (since they occur all the time) to reinforce behavior. Write on the back 
of this sheet if you need more room.
1. in advance, identify the behavior you want to increase and the reinforcer you will use.
a. For yourself:
Behavior to increase:  
Reinforcer:  
b. For someone else:
Behavior to increase:  
Reinforcer:  
2. Describe the situation(s) where you used reinforcement.
a. For yourself:  
b. For someone else:  
3. What was the outcome? What did you observe?
a. For yourself:  
  
  
  
b. For someone else:  
  
  
4. how did you feel afterward?  
  
5. Would you say or do something differently next time? i f so, what?