Question 1

In a behavioral contract,you state a specific problem behavior you want to control,or a goal you want to achieve as well as stating the rewards you will receive,privileges you will forfeit,or punishments you must accept with the contract being signed by you and a person you trust.

Accepted Answer

This is the correct definition of a behavioral contract, where a specific problem or goal is identified, along with the consequences (rewards, privileges, or punishments) that follow, and it is signed by the individual and a trusted person.

Question 2

When using behavioral self-management,one primarily utilizes the principles of classical conditioning.

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When using behavioral self-management, one primarily utilizes the principles of operant conditioning, where behavior is shaped or modified through rewards and punishments. Classical conditioning, on the other hand, is the process of learning associations between stimuli and responses, such as the famous example of Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.

Question 3

Elaine wants to get to her classes,work,and church on time,so she keeps a tally sheet in her car with two columns labeled "On time" and "Late," and she puts a mark in each column to count the number of times she is on time and the number of times she is late.Elaine is keeping track of the frequency of her responses through _______.

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Question 4

In a behavioral self-management program,self-recording tends to encourage desirable behaviors because people tend to react to being observed,even when they are the ones watching their own behavior.

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Self-recording involves individuals tracking and monitoring their own behavior, which can increase their awareness and motivation to engage in desirable behaviors. This is because the act of observing and recording their behavior can serve as a reminder and source of accountability, even when the individual is solely responsible for the tracking process.

Question 5

Most nights Ian comes home from work,turns on the TV,eats a whole bag of cookies or chips,then takes a shower,and changes clothes.By dinnertime he has lost his appetite.Ian could solve this problem by not turning on the TV but heading to the shower first.By changing the order of activities that precede dinner,he is breaking the
__________.

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Question 6

Any high-frequency response can be used to reinforce a low-frequency response,according to _______ principle.

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Question 7

The first step in a behavioral self-management plan is to establish goals.

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Question 8

Choosing a target behavior,recording a baseline,establishing goals,choosing reinforcers,recording progress, rewarding progress,and adjusting one's plan are the steps making up a procedure known as _______.

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Question 9

Explain why self-recording is so important to a behavioral self-management program.

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Question 10

The strategy for breaking bad habits that consists of trying to discover what is reinforcing an unwanted response and removing,avoiding,or delaying the reinforcement involves the use of the operant conditioning principle of
__________.

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Question 11

The Premack principle states that activities you like doing,such as watching television,can serve as reinforcers for activities that you want to increase,such as studying more.

Accepted Answer

The Premack principle suggests that a high probability behavior can be used to reinforce a low probability behavior. This means that a preferred activity can be used as a reward or reinforcement for a less preferred activity.

Question 12

A strategy for breaking bad habits that involves trying to get the same reinforcement using a new response is known as the strategy of cues and antecedents.

Accepted Answer

The strategy described is actually called "replacing" or "substituting" a bad habit with a good one. The strategy of cues and antecedents involves manipulating the environmental cues and triggers that lead to engaging in the bad habit in the first place.

Question 13

Select a behavior that you would like to increase or decrease;describe how you would set up a behavioral self- management program for this behavior;and explain how the Premack principle could be used.

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Question 14

Provide an example of how each of the following strategies could be used to change a bad habit:
a.reinforcing alternative responses,
b.utilizing extinction,
c.breaking response chains,and
d.avoiding antecedent cues.

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Question 15

A formal agreement stating behaviors to be changed and consequences that apply is known as a(n) _______.

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Quiz 32: Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management