Ginger has been procrastinating on finishing her dissertation. So, she and her fiancé draw up a formal agreement in which she states that she will meet weekly deadlines on the number of pages she will complete and the rewards she will receive, such as eating out at her favorite restaurant, and the consequences she will incur, such as chores she hates to do. Ginger and her fiancé are utilizing which of the following to help Ginger finish her dissertation?
A)the Premack principle
B)higher-order conditioning
C)a behavioral contract
D)self-recording

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Ginger and her fiancé are using a behavioral contract, a strategy where specific behaviors are reinforced by rewards or consequences, to help Ginger meet her dissertation deadlines.

Ginger Has Been Procrastinating on Finishing Her Dissertation