TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It 12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear. All Chapters 1 - 29

TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It Is
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS I!xl




Chapter 1. Introduction I!xl I!xl




Type:Conceptual
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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
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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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Type:Conceptual
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2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Difficulty: Medium I!xl




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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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Difficulty: Easy I!xl

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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 I ! x l natural I ! x l habitat I ! x l of I ! x l an I ! x l organism

* 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
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in I! xl I ! x l I! xl I ! x l I ! x l I ! x l I ! x l I ! x l




I ! x l terms ofspecific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific
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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 I ! x l I ! x l I ! x l is useful for quickly providing general information about
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I ! x l how thatindividual might perform
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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
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
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* d) It emphasizes the use
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8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? I! xl I! xl I! xl I! xl I! xl I! xl I!xl I! xl I! xl




* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? I! xl I! xl I!xl I! xl I! xl I! xl I!xl I! xl I! xl




a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl”
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