Greg Has Not Been Making Any Progress Toward His Weight

question 282

Multiple Choice

Greg has not been making any progress toward his weight loss for the past six months.So, he and his wife draw up a formal agreement in which he states that he will meet weekly weight loss goals with the rewards for meeting these goals listed and the consequences he will incur if he does not meet his weekly goal.Greg and his wife are utilizing which of the following to help Greg lose weight?

• A) the Premack principle
• B) higher-order conditioning
• C) a behavioral contract
• D) self-recording

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