Topic 13-15

Question 1

What are behavioural contracts? (2)

Answer 1

• written agreements identifying a specific level of a target behaviour and the consequences
• also called contingency or performance contracts

Question 2

What are 2 types of behavioural contracts?

Answer 2

One-party contract
Two-party contract

Question 3

What are the 2 types of two-party contracts?

Answer 3

Parallel contract - two independent contracts, one for each party

Quid Pro Quo contract - the behaviour change of one party serves as the reinforcers for the behaviour change of the other party

Question 4

What do self-management problems involve?

Answer 4

conflict between short term contingencies and long term consequences

Question 5

What are self-management strategies? (6 steps)

Answer 5

1. goal setting and self-monitoring
2. antecedent manipulations to influence target behaviour
3. arranging reinforcers and punishments
4. behavioural contracting
5. social support
6. self-rules and self-praise

Question 6

What are 3 types of habit behaviours?

Answer 6

• nervous habits e.g., nail biting
• tics and Tourette’s disorder
• stuttering

Question 7

What are components of habit reversal treatment (3)

Answer 7

• awareness training
• competing response training
• implementing habit reversal (symbolic rehearsal and public display)

Question 8

How is Competing response training done? (3)

Answer 8

1. Identifying the competing response
2. Implementing the competing response contingent on the habit behaviour
3. Using the competing response in anticipation of the habit behaviour

Question 9

Why does habit reversal work?

Answer 9

• increase in awareness of habit behaviour
• competing response serves as a punisher
• competing response replaces the habit behaviour