1. Same Response Test Effective Contingency Test
Natural Contingency Test Planned Contingency Test
Ineffective Contingency Test Analog to Avoidance Test
Analog to Punishment Test
Competing Contingency Test Deadlines for Analog to Avoidance Test

2.  Is the contingency effective? (The change in size  Is the response the same in all three
and probability of the outcome is large enough to contingencies?
control behavior)
 Is the contingency added and planned? (Designed  Does the contingency exist prior to performance
to manage performance) management?
 If the indirect-acting contingency is to increase or  Is the contingency ineffective? (The change in
maintain performance, is it an analog to size and probability of the outcome is too small to
avoidance? control behavior)
 If the indirect-acting contingency is to decrease 
performance, is it and analog to penalty or
punishment?
 Is a deadline used only for analogs to avoidance  Is this a natural competing contingency? If so,
and not for analogs to punishment? then it is not the ineffective natural contingency

3. Explicit Deadline Test Linked to PM Test
Delayed Outcome/Probability Test Escape Contingency Test
Need for Theoretical Contingency Test Punishment Contingency Test
Direct Acting Test
Inferred Test

4.  Is the theoretical contingency related to the PM  Is the avoidance deadline explicitly stated as part
contingency and not to the ineffective natural of the SD?
contingency?
 If the PM contingency is to increase or maintain  Is the delay or the probability of the outcome
performance, is the theoretical contingency an specified in the before and after condition?
escape contingency?
 If the PM contingency is designed to decrease  Is the theoretical, direct-acting contingency used
performance, is the theoretical contingency a only when the PM contingency is indirect-acting,
punishment contingency and not when the PM contingency is direct-
acting?
 Is the theoretical contingency direct-acting?
 Is the theoretical contingency inferred rather than
observable?