Eileen goes to a therapist for help in losing weight. She and her therapist develop a written agreement spelling out weekly step-by-step methods for Eileen to use in order to reach her weight goal
The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving them. Eileen's therapist is using which of the following methods?
a. classical conditioning
b. desensitization
c. contingency management
d. a token economy
e. self-help therapy
c. contingency management
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In behavior modification, a research design is used to:
a. determine if the treatment changed the behavior b. control the target behavior c. make it easier to change the behavior d. A and B
Which of the following is an advantage of using a between¬-subjects design?
a. the variability due to participants can be estimated statistically b. there can be no treatment order effects c. a small number of participants is required d. participants serve as their own controls
In a graph of the results from multiple-baseline design using two participants, which feature justifies a conclusion that the treatment causes changes in behavior?
a. the size of the change in behavior each time the treatment is introduced b. the time delay between the introduction of the treatment and the first change in behavior for each participant c. the return to baseline behavior when the treatment is withdrawn for both participants d. demonstrating that the same change in behavior occurs when the treatment is introduced at different times for the participants
Emotional well-being tends to ___________ as adults age
A) decrease slightly B) increase C) decrease precipitously D) remain fairly constant