A person writes a behavioral contract with a contract manager in which she agree to run 3 miles,five times per week.If she meets this goal,she will avoid the loss of $10 that she deposited.Each week she gets together with the contract manager and reports how many miles she ran each day and the contract manager implements the contingency.What is wrong with this contract?
A)$10 is too much money to include in the contingency
B)$10 is not enough money to put into the contingency
C)self-report of her daily running distance is not an adequate method for recording the behavior
D)money should not be used in a behavioral contract

Question

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Self-report of daily running distance may not be accurate and can easily be manipulated by the individual. This could result in the contract manager implementing the contingency even if the person did not actually fulfill their goal, or the person avoiding the contingency even if they did not meet their goal. A more objective and verifiable method of recording the behavior should be used, such as a fitness tracker or having the person report their running distance using GPS data.

A Person Writes a Behavioral Contract with a Contract Manager