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BEHAVIORAL CONTRACT [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

A written agreement that specifies the pinpointed behavior that one party agrees to perform and the specific consequences that will follow the occurrence of that behavior.

CONT

A behavior contract is used to formalize the contingent relationship between a behavior and its consequence. It may be used in self-management supervising, or a behavior management program for children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Contrat intervenant entre deux parties, dont l'une s'engage, généralement par écrit, à se comporter d'une façon voulue par l'autre, moyennant quoi une récompense est attribuée à un moment convenu entre elles.

Spanish

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