The Carrot and the Stick
____________ are used to increase desirable behaviors, such as going to work or school.
What are rewards (or incentives)?
True or false:
The more consistently participants receive rewards for accomplishments and sanction for infractions, the less effective the program will be.
What is false?
The more consistently participants receive rewards for accomplishments and sanction for infractions, the more effective the program will be.
True or false: Drug courts decrease outcomes for drug-abusing offenders by combining evidence based substance abuse treatment with strict behavioral accountability.
What is false?
This actor played in a 2012 movie Flight which follows an airline pilot's journey from being feted as a hero to a villian when it turns out he saved a plane from a devastating crash while under the influence of cocaine and alcohol.
_________ are used to reduce undesired behaviors, such as engaging in crime or drug abuse.
What are sanctions?
True or false:
The success of every drug court will depend, ultimately, on the reliable monitoring of participants' behavior.
What is true?
If the team does not have accurate information about whether participants are being compliant or noncompliant in the program, there is no possible way to apply incentives or sanctions correctly or to adjust treatment and supervision services accordingly.
True of false:
Use of tangible incentives may be particularly helpful for high-risk, antisocial offenders who would ordinarily have the poorest outcomes in correctional rehabilitation programs.
What is true?
Because many of these individuals have habituated to punishment and are not accustomed to receiving positive reinforcement, tangible rewards may exert substantially greater control over their behavior than threats of punishment.
This Rocket Man singer has taken off to over 30 years of recovery.
Who is Elton John?
When ___________ and __________ are used together, they can have synergistic effects that produce better outcomes than applying either technique alone.
What are incentive and sanctions?
The most influential factor in behavior modification is __________.
What is certainty?
Distal goals eventually become _____ goals as participants make progress in the program.
What is proximal?
This former NBA star seen on Keeping up with Kardashians has openly discussed his struggles with addiction.
Who is Lamar Odom?
In the absence of definitive guidance, a rule of thumb is to have at least (less, equivalent, more) amounts of positive reinforcement and punishment available for participants.
What is equivalent?
Research reveals the most effective and cost-efficient drug courts perform urine drug testing no less frequently than ____ per week on a truly random basis.
What is twice?
True or false:
The primary purpose of phase advancement in a Drug Court is to inform participants that what was previously a distal goal has now become a proximal goal.
What is true?
This new President has a son who has recently announced he is going to write a book about his struggle with addiction.
Who is President Biden?
Practice Pointer:
Balance __________ reinforcement with punishment to reduce undesired behaviors and replace them with desired prosocial behaviors.
What is positive?
Drug testing should be conducted on weekdays, weekends and _________.
What are holidays?
There are this many phases in the START program.
What is 5?
A Star is Born stars this famous pop artist as one of the leading characters.
Who is Lady Gaga?