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naturalchemist · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

A client and therapist agree upon the following rule regarding the client's behavior by signing a document which states, If I study my most boring textbook for 5 hours this week, I can see the movie of my choice on Sunday. Which of the following contingency management techniques is illustrated by this example?

a. Grandma's rule (i.e., the Premack principle)
b. contingency contracting
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above

Question 2

A client tells his behavioral therapist that he has a goal of jogging for 30 minutes every other day. The therapist helps the client create a system by which he rewards himself first for putting on jogging clothes and doing any kind of exercise for any length of time, then for jogging for 5 minutes, then for jogging for 15 minutes, and ultimately for jogging for 30 minutes. This technique is best described as

a. shaping.
b. behavioral instruction.
c. time-out.
d. a token economy.