SOLUTION AND ANALYSIS
◉An interdependent group contingency is most useful if: a) One
wants to change the behavior of one person or a small group of
individuals b) One wants to differentially reinforce individuals for
appropriate behavior c) One wants to change everyone's
performance d) All of these. Answer: c) One wants to change
everyone's performance
◉The personal application of behavior change tactics that produces
a desired change in behavior is: a) Self-management b) Managing
behaviors c) Behavior management d) Behavior modification.
Answer: a) Self-management
◉Self-management can help individuals to: a) Break bad habits and
replace with good ones b) Accomplish difficult tasks c) Achieve
personal goals d) All of these. Answer: d) All of these
◉Self-monitoring is best defined as: a) A procedure whereby
persons observe their own behavior and record only the occurrence
of the target behavior b) A procedure whereby persons observe the
behavior of someone else and systematically record the occurrence
or nonoccurrence of the target behavior c) A procedure whereby
persons observe their behavior systematically and record the
, occurrence or nonoccurrence of the target behavior d) A procedure
whereby persons observe their behavior and someone else
systematically records the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the
target behavior.. Answer: c) A procedure whereby persons observe
their behavior systematically and record the occurrence or
nonoccurrence of the target behavior
◉Suggested guidelines for effective and efficient self-monitoring
include: a) Make materials cumbersome and sophisticated b) Never
provide supplementary cues or prompts; this will make the
individual become dependent on the prompts or cues rather than
the target behavior c) Self-monitor the most important dimension of
the target behavior d) Do not reinforce accurate selfmonitoring.
Answer: c) Self-monitor the most important dimension of the target
behavior
◉A type of self-management tactic that typically involves the use of
self-awareness training, competing response training, and
motivation techniques is: a) Self-Instruction b) Habit Reversal c)
Massed Practice d) None of these. Answer: b) Habit Reversal
◉This type of self-management tactic involves self-generated verbal
responses, covert or overt, that function as response prompts for a
desired behavior. a) Self-instruction b) Self-directed systematic
desensitization c) Habit reversal d) None of these. Answer: a) Self-
instruction