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lak

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Mr. Broderbund wants to develop a contract for one of his students who is having trouble completing her math assignments. Which of the following principles should he keep in mind when contracting for the completion of academic tasks?
 
  a. keep reward periods frequent and immediate
  b. the reward should be available during any time of the day
  c. contract for long task-reward cycles
  d. initially contract for large amounts of work completion

Question 2

Why would a reward that was too delayed to reinforce a behavior directly or a reward that was ineffective in the past be effective when incorporated into a contingency contract?
 
  a. because a contract constitutes a statement of a strong rule that serves as a cue to perform the behavior
  b. because a contract makes the specified task public and results in performing the behavior to avoid feeling guilty
  c. because a contract operates on the principle of respondent conditioning where a desirable response is paired with a neutral stimulus
  d. both a and b
  e. all of the above



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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