TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What I
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t Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29nm nm nm nm nm
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS n m
Chapter 1. Introduction n m n m
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1. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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2. Which of the following is an example of behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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3. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
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c) causes of behavior
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,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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These are examples of: n m n m n m
a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Type:Conceptual
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of
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specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his orh
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er strengths
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now a
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vailableto change behavior m
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, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how tha
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tindividual might perform
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Difficulty: Hard n m
Type: Applied nm
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’
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senvironment.
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
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conditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy nm
Type: Applied nm
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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Difficulty: Medium nm
Type:Conceptual m
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t Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29nm nm nm nm nm
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS n m
Chapter 1. Introduction n m n m
Type:Conceptual m
n
1. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy nm
Type:Conceptual m
n
2. Which of the following is an example of behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
n m n m n m n m n m *d) dressing in the morning
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Difficulty: Medium nm
Type: Factual nm
3. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
n m n m n m * b) ways of behaving
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c) causes of behavior
n m n m n m d) major sources of abnormality
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Difficulty: Easy nm
Type:Conceptual m
n
,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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Difficulty: Easy nm
Type: Factual nm
5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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These are examples of: n m n m n m
a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Difficulty: Medium nm
Type:Conceptual
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n
6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of
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specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his orh
n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m m
n
er strengths
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now a
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vailableto change behavior m
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, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how tha
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tindividual might perform
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Difficulty: Hard n m
Type: Applied nm
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’
n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
senvironment.
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m m
n
conditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy nm
Type: Applied nm
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
n m n m n m n m d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
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Difficulty: Medium nm
Type:Conceptual m
n
9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
a) feelings of nervousness
n m n m n m * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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Difficulty: Medium nm
Type:Conceptual m
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