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:
A) modifying the contingencies
B) short-circuiting the contingencies
C) consequence avoidance
D) consequence delay

Question

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:​
A) ​modifying the contingencies
B) ​short-circuiting the contingencies
C) ​consequence avoidance
D) ​consequence delay

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Short-circuiting the contingencies refers to the situation where an individual receives the reward for desired behavior without actually performing the required behavior. In this case, Andrew went to the party despite not meeting the required study hours, thus "short-circuiting" the contingency of party attendance being contingent upon completing 15 hours of studying.

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