According to chapter 9, which is likely to be an obstacle to performing your target behavior?
a. Gradually increasing the detail with which you record your behavior.
b. Having to tinker with your plan too much.
c. Socializing with people who perform compatible behaviors.
d. Believing that you don't have the ability to meet your goals.
Question 2The basic idea of tinkering is to:
a. increase reinforcement if your first plan is not working.
b. start with a good plan, then change parts as necessary when you encounter difficulties.
c. start with a good plan, but expect to change fairly comprehensively as soon as you realize itis not working well.
d. revise your plan frequently because it can always be better.
Question 3What should you do when you are frustrated by the mistakes you make?
a. Focus on how frustrated you are, so you can punish yourself.
b. Focus on your long-term goals.
c. Focus on how people who do well in your target behavior seem to do it so easily.
d. Remind yourself that you are developing a skill and mistakes are part of the process.
Question 4Which of the following is NOT suggested for effective brainstorming?
a. Try for quantity of ideas.
b. Evaluate each idea carefully to make sure it would work.
c. Try to think of unusual ideas.
d. Try to combine ideas to create new ones.
Question 5What should you be sure to practice?
a. Making as many mistakes as possible.
b. Easy behaviors, in your imagination.
c. The parts of your target behavior that are challenging for you.
d. The parts of your target behavior that you do well.
Question 6Why is it important to develop several different plans to cope with high-risk situations?
a. Because if one plan doesn't work, you won't fall back into your old habits.
b. Because you can put yourself in as many high-risk situations as you want.
c. Because you have to think of everything that could go wrong first.
d. Because if you fail in high-risk situations, you'll never accomplish your goals.
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