Katie Wants to Decrease Her Behavior of Swearing

question 31

Multiple Choice

Katie wants to decrease her behavior of swearing. She arranges a contingency in which she will pay ten dollars to her parents every day that she swears. In this example, what is the unit of analysis?

• A) Katie's swearing behavior
• B) How much money Katie pays her parents
• C) Katie's rate of swearing
• D) How many times Katie swears

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