A student would like to change his study habits by applying what he knows about reinforcement contingencies to his routines. He has written down the basic rules that he plans to follow. All of the student's rules are correct EXCEPT for which one?
a. Carefully define the specific behavior you would like to change.
b. Make sure reinforcement is not contingent on the behavior you want to occur.
c. Define the discriminative stimuli that will control the behavior you want.
d. Try to extinguish your inappropriate behaviors.
Answer: b. Make sure reinforcement is not contingent on the behavior you want to occur.
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