Paul wants to increase the amount of time he studies,but is having trouble because he usually ends up playing his favorite video game instead.Paul has his roommate hide the game so that,if he wants to play the game instead of studying,he will first have to spend a lot of time looking for it.This is an example of ____________ for competing behaviors.
A) eliminating establishing operations
B) arranging establishing operations
C) decreasing response cost
D) increasing response cost

Question

Paul wants to increase the amount of time he studies,but is having trouble because he usually ends up playing his favorite video game instead.Paul has his roommate hide the game so that,if he wants to play the game instead of studying,he will first have to spend a lot of time looking for it.This is an example of ____________ for competing behaviors.​
A) ​eliminating establishing operations
B) ​arranging establishing operations
C) ​decreasing response cost
D) ​increasing response cost

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Increasing the response cost for playing the video game (by hiding it) is a strategy for competing behaviors.

Paul Wants to Increase the Amount of Time He Studies,but