Question

Bill and Ruth both worked full-time and both shared household responsibilities and child- raising duties. The problem they encountered is that Bill often failed to complete his weekend chores. His chores consisted of sweeping and mopping the kitchen and bathroom floors, vacuuming the carpets in the house, and clean- ing the kitchen. When the weekend came around, Bill often occupied his time on his com- puter, playing golf, watching football, baseball, or basketball games, and playing with the kids. As a result, his chores went undone or Ruth did them for him. Bill stated that he wanted to get his chores done, but something else always came up. He agreed with Ruth that it was important to share the responsibility and do his chores, so he agreed to develop a behavioral contract with her to make it more likely that he would do his chores each week. Provide an example of the behavioral contract that Bill might develop with Ruth to make it more likely that he would do his chores.

Answer 1

the behavioral contract can be developed using reinforcement strategy that if he does his chores he would be given a reward but if he wastes his time on playing and on his computer and ends up not doing his chores then he receives a punishment.

it can also be made using an aversion therapy by which it means that whenever he uses his computer or plays around a negative treatement should be given like a scolding or a loss so that he associates it with the action and avoids it and ends up doing his chores