Question

Joe has a goal to run a 5k in the spring. His objective is to run 30 minutes, 3 times per week. Which of the following would be an appropriate self-management contingency?

a. Joe puts his running shoes next to the frontdoor.
b.Joe has to pay his friend $5 at 10:00pm on Sunday for every day that he runs less than three times per week.
c. Both of these are appropriate self-management strategies
d. None of these are appropriate self-management strategies

Answer 1

Answer: I'm going to go with C.

Explanation: A seems like kind of a stretch, because one could simply ignore the shoes, and that doesn't seem to alter his behavior- it would just encourage it. But maybe that is the point of self-management contingency. So C is probably the money-maker