Which of the Following Instances Would Be the Most Effective

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which of the following instances would be the most effective use of mild punishment in a behavioral contract?

• A)A person wanting to lose weight sends money to a political candidate he detests if he does not meet a specified loss of weight by a weekly weigh-in.
• B)A person uses a metal cigarette holder with a tip that is heated by the burning tobacco to make smoking unpleasant.
• C)A person records the feedback of those around him in order to change his outlook and mood.
• D)A person has to spend an hour studying before he can watch half an hour of TV.

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Definitions:

Formal Operations

The stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and form hypotheses, typically beginning in adolescence.

Second-Order Operations

In cognitive development, refers to more complex processes where individuals can think about their own thoughts or reflect on the operation of thought itself.

Abstract Qualities

Attributes or concepts that are not tangible or concrete, such as ideas, values, and emotions, and require a level of abstract thinking to understand.

Objective Theory of Knowledge

A perspective in epistemology that suggests knowledge is based on objective facts, independent of individual perceptions or beliefs.