Question 1

What should the contract manager do if the contractee fails to engage in the target level of the behavior specified in the contract?

Accepted Answer

A) write another contract with more lenient goals 
B) write another contract with harder goals 
C) implement the contract contingencies as written 
D) all of these 
A) write another contract with more lenient goals 
B) write another contract with harder goals 
C) implement the contract contingencies as written 
D) all of these C

Question 2

An acceptable method for measuring the target behavior in a behavioral contract is:

Accepted Answer

A) permanent product 
B) automated recording 
C) direct observation by the contract manager or an agreed-upon third party. 
D) all of these 
A) permanent product 
B) automated recording 
C) direct observation by the contract manager or an agreed-upon third party. 
D) all of these D

Question 3

A person writes a behavioral contract with a contract manager in which she agree to run 3 miles,five times per week.If she meets this goal,she will avoid the loss of $10 that she deposited.Each week she gets together with the contract manager and reports how many miles she ran each day and the contract manager implements the contingency.What is wrong with this contract?

Accepted Answer

A) $10 is too much money to include in the contingency 
B) $10 is not enough money to put into the contingency 
C) self-report of her daily running distance is not an adequate method for recording the behavior 
D) money should not be used in a behavioral contract 
A) $10 is too much money to include in the contingency 
B) $10 is not enough money to put into the contingency 
C) self-report of her daily running distance is not an adequate method for recording the behavior 
D) money should not be used in a behavioral contract C

Question 4

In a __________________ contract,one person seeks to change a target behavior and arranges reinforcement or punishment contingencies with a contract manager,who implements the contingencies.

Accepted Answer

A) two party 
B) quid pro quo 
C) one party 
D) parallel 
A) two party 
B) quid pro quo 
C) one party 
D) parallel

Question 5

How do behavioral contracts work?

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral consequences 
B) public commitment 
C) rule-governed behavior 
D) all of these 
A) behavioral consequences 
B) public commitment 
C) rule-governed behavior 
D) all of these

Question 6

Which of the following is not a component of a behavioral contract?

Accepted Answer

A) identify the target behavior and state how it will be measured 
B) identify the reinforcement or punishment contingency. 
C) identify who will implement the contingency. 
D) identify the items to be used as tokens in the contract 
A) identify the target behavior and state how it will be measured 
B) identify the reinforcement or punishment contingency. 
C) identify who will implement the contingency. 
D) identify the items to be used as tokens in the contract

Question 7

When Steve wrote a behavioral contract that said if he did not write 9 pages he would lose a record album (if he wrote 9 pages he avoided losing an album),what kind of contingency was he arranging?

Accepted Answer

A) negative reinforcement 
B) positive reinforcement 
C) negative punishment 
D) positive punishment 
A) negative reinforcement 
B) positive reinforcement 
C) negative punishment 
D) positive punishment

Question 8

____________________ is a written agreement between two parties in which one or both parties
Agree to engage in a specified level of a target behavior or behaviors.Furthermore,the contract states the consequence that will be administered contingent on the occurrence.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral contract 
B) contingency contract 
C) performance contract 
D) all of these 
A) behavioral contract 
B) contingency contract 
C) performance contract 
D) all of these

Exam 23: Behavioral Contracts

What should the contract manager do if the contractee fails to engage in the target level of the behavior specified in the contract?

An acceptable method for measuring the target behavior in a behavioral contract is:

In a __________________ contract,one person seeks to change a target behavior and arranges reinforcement or punishment contingencies with a contract manager,who implements the contingencies.

How do behavioral contracts work?

Which of the following is not a component of a behavioral contract?

When Steve wrote a behavioral contract that said if he did not write 9 pages he would lose a record album (if he wrote 9 pages he avoided losing an album),what kind of contingency was he arranging?

____________________ is a written agreement between two parties in which one or both parties Agree to engage in a specified level of a target behavior or behaviors.Furthermore,the contract states the consequence that will be administered contingent on the occurrence.

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

Self-Management

A: Self-Management

Habit Reversal Procedures

A: Habit Reversal Procedures

The Token Economy

A: The Token Economy

A: Behavioral Contracts

Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

A: Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Cognitive Behavior Modifications

A: Cognitive Behavior Modifications

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