PSYB45H3 Chapter 23: Chapter23
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Behavioural contract- written agreement between two parties in which one or both parties agree to engage in a specified level of a target behaviour or behaviours. Contract states the consequence that will be administered on the occurrence or non- occurrence of the behaviour. One-party contract- one person seeks to change a target behaviour and arranges a reinforcement or punishment contingencies with a contract manager, who implements the contingencies. Two-party contract- both parties identify target behaviours for change and the contingencies that will be implemented for the target behaviours these contracts are written between people who have some relationship with each other (spouses, parents, siblings etc. ) Each party is displeased with some behaviour of the other party, and the contract identifies behaviour changes that will be pleasing to both parties. Quid pro quo contract- two party contract in which 2 people each specify a behaviour that they will change in return for the behaviour change of the other person.
