Harold Has a High Need for Achievement

question 27

Multiple Choice

Harold has a high need for achievement.Knowing this, you can most accurately predict that, given an opportunity to throw ten free shots from anywhere on a basketball court, Harold will stand ________.

• A)as close to the basket as possible
• B)just far enough from the basket to assure that he will never miss
• C)far enough away from the basket for it to be challenging, but close enough to allow some successes
• D)amazingly far away so that if he makes at least one basket, observers will be very impressed

Understand various strategies to effectively conclude a self-modification program.

Recognize and resolve common flaws in behavior modification programs.

Identify the importance of timely reinforcement in behavior modification.

Describe the process of fine-tuning a behavior modification program for improved outcomes.

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Definitions:

Basic Steps

Fundamental stages or actions that are involved in a process or procedure.

Limited Decision Making

Decision-making characteristic of a buyer who invests a moderate level of energy in the decision to buy because, although the buyer is not familiar with each brand’s features, advantages, and benefits, the general quality of the good is known to him or her.

Buying

The act of acquiring goods or services in exchange for money.

Habit

A regular practice or routine that is hard to give up.