psy 4600 final fiesta project
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Tree Service: A Behavioral Perspective
Ryan MoreyPSY 460
Fall 2011Lauren Cavalli
Setting and Participant Description
• Settings / participants mentioned are through my family’s business
• The intervention however, is not real =(
Reason to Intervene
• Workers tend to ignore hard hat usage– Big safety issue– Bad company image
Even Bush wears his hard hat!
Analyze the Natural Contingencies
• Wearing a hard hat has a small, potentially improbable outcome– Infinitesimally greater level of
appreciation from boss
Analyze the Natural ContingenciesIneffective Natural
Contingency
Given level of
appreciation from boss
Wears hard hat for entire
duration while
working
Infinitesimally greater level of
appreciation from boss
Analyze the Natural ContingenciesNatural Competing
Contingency
No feelings of
discomfort
Wears hard hat for entire
duration while
working
Feelings of discomfort
Baseline Graph
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70
Baseline - Action Tree
Sessions
Perc
enta
ge o
f hard
hat
usage
Baseline Graph Description• Baseline percentages are fairly low– Considering the risk involved–May be because of lack of supervision +
sizable competing outcomes
Specify the Performance Objectives
• To increase percentage of time of hard hat usage
• To decrease probability of potential dangers
Design the Intervention• Assessment made to determine
outcome• Outcome used:– Opportunity for smoke breaks
• Foreman Monitoring + Self-Monitoring– Bucket truck & Before signing timecard
out
Design the Intervention
Performance Management Contingency
Will lose opportunity for smoke
breaks tomorrow
Wears hard hat for entire
duration while
working
Will not lose
opportunity for smoke
breaks tomorrow
Implement the Intervention• Involves all levels within the business– Grounds man– Foreman– CEO
• Contingencies placed within all levels
Evaluate the Intervention
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 110
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120
Action Tree
Sessions
Perc
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f har
d ha
t usa
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Baseline Intervention
Evaluate the Intervention
• Desired levels were achieved through intervention
• No recycling necessary– Smoke breaks are quite effective among
tree service
Recycle - Hypothetical• If I were to recycle..–More strict and consistent monitoring– Loss of opportunity for bonus + smoke
break
Evaluate the Recycle
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120
Action Tree
Sessions
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f har
d ha
t usa
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Baseline Intervention Recycle
Evaluate the Recycle• Results indicate positive outcomes– Hard hat usage near 100%– Positive business image
Questions or Comments???