Come up with a plan for tJimmy's contingency contract to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention plan.

Begin by describing how single-subject experimental designs are used in behavior analysis to evaluate interventions. Include one reason why single-subject designs are considered superior to group designs in evaluating behavior change. Then, describe your evaluation plan for the intervention plan.

Each evaluation plan must include:

• The measurement system you are using to collect data on what specific behavior(s). Include the operational definitions.
• How often you are collecting data
• Who is going to collect that data
• The research design you are using to evaluate your treatment
• An explanation of why that research design was the best choice
• How the research design would demonstrate functional control of the intervention over the behavior(s).
• Describe how you will know if your treatment was effective - what would a visual analysis of the graphed data show? You do not need to create a graph, but you should describe what your graph would show if your treatment were effective.

Scenario:A family has contacted you, a Behavior Analyst, to help their son Jimmy be more consistent in completing his homework. His parents are specifically concerned about reading and math. Jimmy's parents want him to read for 20 minutes per weeknight and practice multiplication for 10 minutes per weeknight. Jimmy is currently reading once a week for 20 minutes and practicing multiplication once a week for 10 minutes. He is a typically developing child with normal intelligence and has the capability to read and complete math at grade level. He is choosing not to read and practice math and is instead choosing to watch television, play video games, and chat with friends online. You have decided that a contingency contract is the best plan to change Jimmy's behavior.

Jimmy's contingency plan:

Jimmy's target behaviors are to read for 20 minutes each

weekday and practice multiplication for 10 minutes.

Operations: Jimmy will have to engage in reading on his own for

twenty minutes straight, utilizing age-appropriate materials.

Jimmy will be required to read independently for twenty minutes

at a time using developmentally appropriate books.

Jimmy is going to finish a daily checklist that his parents will

review.

There will be certain behaviors every weekday before any leisure

time is spent.

If Jimmy completes the reading and math practice,

he will receive a small reward

(like a sticker) or an additional 30 minutes of TV/game time.

If Jimmy fails to complete both tasks, he will not receive the additional TV time,

game time, or reward.

Jimmy takes responsibility for self-monitoring and finishing tasks.

Enforcing and keeping an eye on compliance is the parents' responsibility.

This capitalizes on Jimmy's natural drive and makes completing the homework

more appealing by customizing the agreement to his preferences, such as more

TV or game time.

Contingency:

Jimmy receives immediate benefits (more TV or game time, or small

prizes) for completing his assignments under the terms of the contract,

which uses positive reinforcement. This is in line with the behavioral

principle that states that when an action is rewarded, it is more likely to

occur again (Miltenberger, 2023).

Negative Reinforcement: Completing his assignment also removes the

negative consequence of missing out on the extra TV or gaming time. The

concept of negative reinforcement states that a behavior gets stronger

when an unpleasant stimulus is eliminated (Miltenberger, 2023).

Shaping: Jimmy has 20 minutes of reading time and 10 minutes of math

practice each day to work toward the agreement's defined, realistic

objectives. This is consistent with the shaping concept, which advocates

for rewarding actions that are more akin to the desired actions

Jimmy should take the Paired Choice Preference Assessment since it contrasts his

choices directly and gives a better idea of his motivations.