Kyle wants to encourage himself to start exercising. He establishes a plan to give his friend Melanie $500 and have her give him $10 every time he exercises. Which step in the self-modification program is Kyle demonstrating?

- specifying which target behavior to change

- gathering data about target behavior

- designing a program to increase desired behavior

- evaluating the effectiveness of the program

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Marisa Powell

Social Studies

14 November, 05:39

Kyle wants to encourage himself to start exercising. He establishes a plan to give his friend Melanie $500 and have her give him $10 every time he exercises. Which step in the self-modification program is Kyle demonstrating?

- specifying which target behavior to change

- gathering data about target behavior

- designing a program to increase desired behavior

- evaluating the effectiveness of the program

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Nathan Lopez · Answer 1

designing a program to increase desired behavior

Explanation:

Self-modification program: Also referred to as behavior modification, which is based on the concept of Operant conditioning. It supersedes the undesirable with desirable behaviors by using negative or positive reinforcement.

Technique:

1. Attention.

2. Praise.

3. Rewards.

In the given question, Kyle is using operant conditioning to increase the desired behavior that is the exercise.