What Is the "Contingency" in the Contingency Management Approach

question 84

Multiple Choice

What is the "contingency" in the contingency management approach?

• A) How mood changes after people engage in various behaviors
• B) How one develops social skills by interacting with family members
• C) How reinforcers are delivered or withheld depending on the nature of the behavior one produces
• D) How activity levels increase after people take antidepressant medications according to the instructions that were given to them by their doctor

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