Andrew wants to increase the time that he studies each week, and he writes a behavioral contract in which he will be the one to

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Andrew wants to increase the time that he studies each week, and he writes a behavioral contract in which he will be the one to

implement the contingencies. The contract states that he can go to a party on the weekend if he studies 15 hours during the week. Andrew studies for only 10 hours during the week, but still goes to a party on the weekend. This is referred to as:

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hodyreva [135] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-18T20:00:10+03:00

Answer:

Short-circuiting the contingencies

Explanation:

contingency management deals with the use of conditioning (operant conditioning), used to control to alter/change a behaviour using stimulus control.

Short-circuiting the contingency in this case is usually happens if an individual set up a particular reinforcer for a target behavior that he/she wants to alter or change rather they takes the reinforcer before first engaging in the target behavior. it is also simply defined as a person set up a punishment for a behavior but meanwhile do not enforce the punishment after engaging in the target behavior beforehand.