Julie Wants to Earn Good Grades in College

Multiple Choice

Julie wants to earn good grades in college. She carefully schedules time to study, but every time she sits down she realizes how messy her dorm room is, she can hear other people talking down the hall, or she is distracted by the television. Which of the following would a behaviourist tell Julie to do first?

A) Study in a quiet corner of the library on campus.
B) Outline the points she wants to study.
C) Identify why it is she really does not want to succeed.
D) Analyze her dreams for insight into how to handle her problem.
E) Attempt to relate the problem back to a childhood trauma.