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In short-circuiting the contingencies you arrange a reinforcer for desirable behaviors.However, when you fail to engage in the desirable behavior, you:


A) reinforce the undesirable behavior
B) allow yourself to have the reinforcer anyway
C) withhold the reinforcer until you engage in the desirable behavior
D) A and B

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Jeff wants to decrease the number of cigarettes that he smokes.Jeff writes an agreement with his roommate stating a specific level of the behavior that must be met, and the consequences for meeting and not meeting the goal.What type of self-management strategy is Jeff using?


A) self-monitoring
B) social support
C) behavioral contract
D) behavioral arrangement

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why an undesirable behavior continues to occur?


A) the behavior is immediately reinforced
B) competing behaviors do not exist
C) the behavior requires decreased response effort
D) the behavior is immediately punished

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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In short-circuiting the contingencies you arrange a punisher for the occurrence of an undesirable behavior.However, when you engage in the undesirable behavior, you:


A) provide a reinforcer for the behavior
B) deliver the punisher
C) deliver the punisher for the desirable behavior
D) fail to deliver the punisher

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The fact that exercise provides health benefits in the future is often enough to get people to exercise in the present time.

A) True
B) False

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Maintenance strategies are not a necessary part of self-management programs.

A) True
B) False

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When behavior modification procedures are used by an individual to change his or her own behavior, the process is called ___________.

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

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The goal of self-management strategies is to decrease __________ and to increase __________.


A) controlling behavior; controlled behavior
B) excess behavior; deficit behavior
C) negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
D) respondent behavior; operant behavior

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT a self-management strategy?


A) arranging punishing contingencies
B) self-instructions
C) goal setting
D) respondent contitioning

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In self-management, the behavior that an individual engages in to influence the future occurrence of the target behavior is referred to as __________ behavior.


A) respondent
B) controlling
C) controlled
D) functional

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Presenting an Sá´° for the target behavior or arranging an EO for the target behavior are examples of ____________________ manipulations.

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When the act of self monitoring results in a change in the target behavior that is being recorded, self monitoring is said to be ___________.

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The long term outcome of a behavior determines whether the behavior will occur.

A) True
B) False

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Tom wants to decrease his behavior of swearing.He arranges a contingency in which he will pay five dollars to his parents every day that he swears.What type of contingency has Tom arranged?


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

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A target behavior that is occurring too little that you would like to increase is called a ____________________.

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Self-management programs cannot involve other individuals implementing reinforcers or punishers.

A) True
B) False

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When individuals use behavior modification procedures to change their own behavior it is referred to as:


A) contingency control
B) functional control
C) self-monitoring
D) self-management

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The use of consequence manipulations to increase a target behavior involves all of the following except:


A) providing reinforcers for alternative behavior
B) eliminating reinforcers for alternative behavior
C) providing reinforcers for the target behavior
D) eliminating punishers for the target behavior

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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___________________ occurs when significant others naturally provide cues for the target behavior or provide reinforcing consequences for the target behavior.

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