PSYB45H3 Chapter 23: chapter 23 notes
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A behavioral contract is a written agreement between two parties in which one or both parties agree to engage in a specified level of a target behavior. The contract states the consequence that will be administered contingent on the occurrence of the behavior. Identify the target behaviors: define clearly the target behaviors involved in the contract. Permanent products of behaviors or direct observation and documentation of the behavior by the contract manager or by an agreed upon third party. If the target behaviors are measured objectively, there can be no ambiguity about their occurrence or nonoccurrence: stating when the behavior must be performed: must have a time frame that. Identifying the reinforcement of punishment contingency: the contract manager uses positive or negative reinforcement or positive or negative punishment to help the client perform the target behavior stated in the contract.