Kelly Is a Ninth Grader with Above-Average Abilities

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Essay

Kelly is a ninth grader with above-average abilities.He earns "Bs" in all of his subjects,except for biology,which he barely manages to pass.As his biology teacher,you have tried to help him many times,but you have observed no real progress.Kelly tells you that he has difficulty doing his homework because of anxieties and basic "resistance" to the subject.He simply doesn't know how to get started and stares at the question until he gives up and puts the homework assignment away.
-Explain why (or why not)such strategies as token reinforcement and contingency contracting might help Kelly's situation.

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