Question 1

The following is a type of self-management strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) goal-setting and self-monitoring 
B) antecedent manipulations 
C) behavioral contracting 
D) all of these 
A) goal-setting and self-monitoring 
B) antecedent manipulations 
C) behavioral contracting 
D) all of these D

Question 2

What does it mean to short circuit the contingencies in a self-management plan?

Accepted Answer

A) providing a reinforcer even when a target behavior does not occur 
B) failing to provide a punisher for a behavior when it should have been delivered 
C) failing to implement contingencies as written in a self-management plan. 
D) all of these 
A) providing a reinforcer even when a target behavior does not occur 
B) failing to provide a punisher for a behavior when it should have been delivered 
C) failing to implement contingencies as written in a self-management plan. 
D) all of these D

Question 3

Why might people smoke cigarettes even though it can lead to long term negative outcomes such as lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

A) there is immediate reinforcement for smoking 
B) smoking takes little response effort 
C) the response effort is greater for other behaviors that produce the same outcome 
D) all of these 
A) there is immediate reinforcement for smoking 
B) smoking takes little response effort 
C) the response effort is greater for other behaviors that produce the same outcome 
D) all of these D

Question 4

When a person uses behavior modification procedures to change his or her own behavior,the process is called _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) applied behavior analysis 
B) self-behavior modification 
C) self-management 
D) self-directed behavior modification 
A) applied behavior analysis 
B) self-behavior modification 
C) self-management 
D) self-directed behavior modification

Question 5

In self-management,a person engages in a ____________________ behavior to influence the future occurrence of a _______________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) controlled;controlling 
B) controlling;controlled 
C) independent;dependent 
D) dependent;independent 
A) controlled;controlling 
B) controlling;controlled 
C) independent;dependent 
D) dependent;independent

Question 6

Why might people fail to exercise even though it is good for them in the long run?

Accepted Answer

A) exercise might be punished with sore muscles 
B) high response effort is involved in exercise 
C) competing behaviors that are reinforced immediately interfere with exercise 
D) all of these 
A) exercise might be punished with sore muscles 
B) high response effort is involved in exercise 
C) competing behaviors that are reinforced immediately interfere with exercise 
D) all of these

Question 7

_______________ occurs when significant others in a person's life help the person succeed in a self-management program

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement 
B) prompting and fading 
C) social support 
D) behavioral contracting 
A) reinforcement 
B) prompting and fading 
C) social support 
D) behavioral contracting

Exam 20: Self-Management

The following is a type of self-management strategy.

What does it mean to short circuit the contingencies in a self-management plan?

Why might people smoke cigarettes even though it can lead to long term negative outcomes such as lung cancer?

When a person uses behavior modification procedures to change his or her own behavior,the process is called _____________________.

In self-management,a person engages in a ____________________ behavior to influence the future occurrence of a _______________ behavior.

Why might people fail to exercise even though it is good for them in the long run?

_______________ occurs when significant others in a person's life help the person succeed in a self-management program

Introduction to Behavior Modification

A: Introduction to Behavior Modification

Observing and Recording Behavior

A: Observing and Recording Behavior

Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change

A: Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change

Reinforcement

A: Reinforcement

Extinction

A: Extinction

Punishment

A: Punishment

Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

A: Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

Respondent Conditioning

A: Respondent Conditioning

Shaping

A: Shaping

Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

A: Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

Chaining

A: Chaining

Behavioral Skills Training Procedures

A: Behavioral Skills Training Procedures

Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functioning Assessments

A: Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functioning Assessments

Applying Extinction

A: Applying Extinction

Differential Reinforcement

A: Differential Reinforcement

Antecedent Control Procedures

A: Antecedent Control Procedures

Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost

A: Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost

Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment

A: Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment

Promoting Generalization

A: Promoting Generalization

A: Self-Management

Habit Reversal Procedures

A: Habit Reversal Procedures

The Token Economy

A: The Token Economy

Behavioral Contracts

A: Behavioral Contracts

Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

A: Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Cognitive Behavior Modifications

A: Cognitive Behavior Modifications

Filters

In self-management,a person engages in a ______ behavior to influence the future occurrence of a _ behavior.