
Predicting
Specific Behaviors.
Behavior
Potential- these are the possibility that a particular response will occur at a
given time and place in a relation to its likekly reinforcement.
Expentancy-
it can be general or specific ,a nd the overall likelihood of success is a
function of both generalized and specific expectancies.
Reinforcement
Value- is a person's preference for any
particular reinforcement over other reinforcements if all are equally likely to
occur , it refers to desirability outcomes things that we want to happen , that
we are attracted to and have a reinforcement value. Things that we don’t want
to wish for , that were not attracted to , that we wish to avoid , have a low
reinforcement value.
The
Predictive Formula is: Behavior
Potential (BP), Expectancy (E) and Reinforcement Value (RV) can be combined
into a predictive formula for behavior.
BP = f(E
& RV)
A Rotter therapist also wants clients to consider the
long-term consequences of behavior, rather than just short-term consequences.