Rachael Is Asked to Record Her Cigarette Cravings as They

question 38

Multiple Choice

Rachael is asked to record her cigarette cravings as they occur each day over the course of a week. She writes down how often she feels the urge to smoke, how long the cravings last, and her behavior and thoughts about each episode. Within a behavioral paradigm, this activity recording would be known as

• A) behavioral analysis.
• B) self-monitoring.
• C) functional monitoring.
• D) antecedent analysis.

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