Rewarding a patient when he/she performs desired behaviors and withholding rewards when he/she performs undesired behaviors in a psychiatric hospital is an example of
a. contingency management.
b. survival of the fittest.
c. dependency among patients.
d. supply and demand to therapy activities.
Answer: a.
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