chapter 20- exam 1

Question 1

self management

Answer 1

when a person used behavior modification procedures to change his or her own behavior

examples: running regularly, clean up your mess

Question 2

defining self management

Answer 2

• excess and deficits
• immediate contingency and delayed positive outcome
• when a person engages in behavior at one time to control the occurrence of another behavior at another time
• engage in controlling behavior to influence the future occurrence of the controlled behavior

Question 3

goal setting and self monitioring

Answer 3

• set achievable goals

- mostly implemented together

Question 4

antecedent manipulations

Answer 4

• present discriminative stimulus for the desirable target behaviors
• removing the discriminative stimulus for competing undesirable behavior
• arranging an established operation for the desirable target behavior
• presenting an abolishing operation for the competing behavior
• decreasing the response effort for the desirable target behavior
• increasing the response effort for the competing behavior

Question 5

behavioral contracting

Answer 5

written document in which you identify the target behavior and arrange consequences contingent on a specified level of the target behavior in a specific time period

Question 6

social support

Answer 6

when significant others in a persons life provide a natural context or cues for the occurrence of the target behavior or when they naturally provide reinforcing consequences for the occurrence of the target behavior

Question 7

self instruction and self praise

Answer 7

telling yourself what to do and encouraging yourself