Dalton Goes to a Therapist for Help in Losing Weight

Multiple Choice

Dalton goes to a therapist for help in losing weight. He and his therapist develop a written agreement spelling out weekly step-by-step methods for Dalton to use in order to reach his weight goal. The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving them. Dalton's therapist is using which of the following methods?

A) classical conditioning
B) desensitization
C) a contingency contract
D) a token economy