Test Bank For Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do
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It 11th Edition by Garry Martin, Joseph J. Pear
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Behavior !|Modification !|What !|It !|Is !|and !|How !|to !|Do !|It !|by !|Garry !|Martin
11th !|Edition
TEST BANK !|
,Chapter !|1. !|Introduction
Garry !|Martin: !|Behavior !|Modification !|What !|It !|Is !|and !|How !|to !|Do !|It !|11th !|Edition
Multiple ! | Choice ! | Questions ! | On ! | Main ! | Text !|(Note: ! | * ! | indicates ! | the ! | correct ! | answer)
1. A !|behavioral ! | deficit ! | is:
* a) !|too !| little !| of !| a !| particular ! | type !|of !| behavior
b) too ! | much ! | of ! | a ! | particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
c) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | to ! | the ! | wrong ! | stimulus
d) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | at !| the ! | wrong !| time ! | or ! | place
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
2. A ! | behavioral ! | excess ! | is:
* a) !| too ! | much ! | of ! | a ! | particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
b) too !| little !| of ! | a !| particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
c) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | to ! | the ! | wrong ! | stimulus
d) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | at !| the ! | wrong !| time ! | or ! | place
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
3. Which ! | of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | an ! | example ! | of ! | behavior?
a) !|hair !| color b) !|the !| color ! | of !|someone’s !| eyes
c) !| the ! | clothes !| someone ! | is ! | wearing *d) ! | dressing ! | in ! | the ! | morning
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Factual
4. In !|behavior ! | modification, ! | motivation ! | and ! | intelligence ! | refer ! | to:
a) ! | inner ! | mental ! | processes * !|b) !| ways !| of !|behaving
c) ! | causes ! | of ! | behavior d) ! | major ! | sources ! | of ! | abnormality
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
5. In !|behavior ! | modification, ! | the !| term ! | “environment” ! | refers ! | to:
a) the ! | neighborhood ! | in ! | which ! | a ! | person ! | is ! | raised
b) the ! | natural ! | habitat ! | of ! | an ! | organism
* c) !|the ! | specific ! | physical ! | variables ! | in ! | one’s ! | immediate ! | surroundings
d) !|the ! | general ! | situation ! | where ! | one ! | happens ! | to ! | be
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Factual
6. A !|child !|does !|not !|pronounce !|words !|clearly !|and !|does !|not !|interact !|with !|other
! | children. !|These !|are !| examples !| of:
a) !| behavioral ! | excesses b) !|behavioral ! | abnormalities
* c) !|behavioral !| deficits d) ! | behavioral ! | characteristics
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
7. Behavior !|modifiers !|stress !|the !|importance !|of !|defining !|problems !|in !|terms
!|of !|specific !|behavioral !|deficits !| or !|behavioral !| excesses !|because:
a) !|therapists ! | can !|then ! | focus ! | on ! | the ! | individual’s !|problem ! | behaviors !|rather ! | than ! | on
! | his ! | or !|her !|strengths
,* b) !|it ! | is !|behavior ! | that !|causes ! | concern, !|and !|there !|are ! | specific ! | procedures !|now
!| available !|to !|change !|behavior
, c) labeling ! | an ! | individual ! | implies ! | that ! | a ! | particular ! | treatment ! | program ! | will ! | be ! | helpful
d) labeling ! | an !|individual ! | is !|useful !|for !|quickly !|providing !|general !|information !|about ! | how
!|that !|individual !|might !| perform
Difficulty: !|Hard
Type: !|Applied
8. Which ! | of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | not ! | a !| characteristic ! | of ! | behavior ! | modification?
a) It !| defines ! | problems ! | in ! | terms ! | of ! | behavior.
b) Its !|treatment !|procedures ! | and !|techniques !|are !|ways !|of ! | rearranging ! | an
! | individual’s !|environment.
c) Its !|techniques !|draw !|extensively !|from !|the !|principles !|of !|operant !|and
!|Pavlovian !|conditioning.
* d) ! | It ! | emphasizes ! | the ! | use ! | of ! | summary ! | labels ! | for ! | classifying ! | individuals.
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Applied
9. Which !| of !|the ! | following ! | is !| an ! | example !| of !| covert ! | behavior?
* a) ! | a ! | skier ! | thinking, ! | “I ! | hope ! | I ! | don’t ! | fall” b) !| a ! | pitcher ! | throwing ! | a !| ball
c) ! | a ! | student ! | drinking ! | coffee d) ! | a ! | child ! | talking ! | to ! | her ! | dog ! | in ! | the ! | backyard
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
10. Which !| of ! | the !| following ! | is !| an ! | example ! | of ! | overt !|behavior?
a) !| feelings ! | of ! | nervousness * !|b) !|yelling !| at !| someone
c) ! | a ! | boy ! | on ! | a ! | date ! | thinking, ! | “I ! | like ! | this ! | girl” ! | d) ! | imagining ! | a ! | beautiful ! | sunset
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
11. Behavior ! | therapy ! | was !|first !| used !|to !|refer ! | to:
a) behavior !|modification !|in !|which !|there !|is !|typically !|an !|attempt !|to !|analyze !|or
!|clearly !|demonstrate !|controlling !|variables
b) the ! | scientific ! | study ! | of ! | laws ! | that ! | govern ! | the ! | behavior ! | of ! | human ! | beings ! | and ! | other ! | animals
*c) ! | Joseph ! | Wolpe’s ! | behavioral ! | treatment ! | for ! | specific ! | phobias
d) ! | behavior ! | modification ! | that ! | focuses ! | on ! | overt ! | behaviors ! | that ! | are ! | of ! | social ! | significance
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
12. Which !| of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | an ! | example ! | of ! | an ! | outcome ! | of ! | behavior?
a) throwing ! | a !| baseball
b) lifting !| a !| heavy ! | weight
*c) !| scoring ! | a ! | goal ! | in ! | ice ! | hockey
d) !|standing !|at !|the !|free !|throw !|line !|in !|basketball
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
13. Behavior ! | modifiers ! | are !|cautious !|about !|using !|summary !|labels !|to !|refer ! | to
!|individuals !| or !| their !|actions !|because:
a) the ! | label ! | for ! | the ! | behavior ! | is ! | often ! | used ! | as ! | a ! | pseudo-explanation ! | for ! | the ! | behavior
b) labels ! | can ! | negatively ! | affect ! | the ! | way ! | an ! | individual ! | might ! | be ! | treated
c) labeling !|may !|influence !|us !|to !|focus !|on !|an !|individual’s !|problem !|behaviors !|rather
!|than !|on !|his !| or !| her !|strengths
* d) !| all !| of ! | the !| above
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It 11th Edition by Garry Martin, Joseph J. Pear
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Behavior !|Modification !|What !|It !|Is !|and !|How !|to !|Do !|It !|by !|Garry !|Martin
11th !|Edition
TEST BANK !|
,Chapter !|1. !|Introduction
Garry !|Martin: !|Behavior !|Modification !|What !|It !|Is !|and !|How !|to !|Do !|It !|11th !|Edition
Multiple ! | Choice ! | Questions ! | On ! | Main ! | Text !|(Note: ! | * ! | indicates ! | the ! | correct ! | answer)
1. A !|behavioral ! | deficit ! | is:
* a) !|too !| little !| of !| a !| particular ! | type !|of !| behavior
b) too ! | much ! | of ! | a ! | particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
c) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | to ! | the ! | wrong ! | stimulus
d) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | at !| the ! | wrong !| time ! | or ! | place
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
2. A ! | behavioral ! | excess ! | is:
* a) !| too ! | much ! | of ! | a ! | particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
b) too !| little !| of ! | a !| particular ! | type ! | of ! | behavior
c) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | to ! | the ! | wrong ! | stimulus
d) an ! | appropriate ! | behavior ! | occurring ! | at !| the ! | wrong !| time ! | or ! | place
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
3. Which ! | of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | an ! | example ! | of ! | behavior?
a) !|hair !| color b) !|the !| color ! | of !|someone’s !| eyes
c) !| the ! | clothes !| someone ! | is ! | wearing *d) ! | dressing ! | in ! | the ! | morning
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Factual
4. In !|behavior ! | modification, ! | motivation ! | and ! | intelligence ! | refer ! | to:
a) ! | inner ! | mental ! | processes * !|b) !| ways !| of !|behaving
c) ! | causes ! | of ! | behavior d) ! | major ! | sources ! | of ! | abnormality
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
5. In !|behavior ! | modification, ! | the !| term ! | “environment” ! | refers ! | to:
a) the ! | neighborhood ! | in ! | which ! | a ! | person ! | is ! | raised
b) the ! | natural ! | habitat ! | of ! | an ! | organism
* c) !|the ! | specific ! | physical ! | variables ! | in ! | one’s ! | immediate ! | surroundings
d) !|the ! | general ! | situation ! | where ! | one ! | happens ! | to ! | be
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Factual
6. A !|child !|does !|not !|pronounce !|words !|clearly !|and !|does !|not !|interact !|with !|other
! | children. !|These !|are !| examples !| of:
a) !| behavioral ! | excesses b) !|behavioral ! | abnormalities
* c) !|behavioral !| deficits d) ! | behavioral ! | characteristics
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
7. Behavior !|modifiers !|stress !|the !|importance !|of !|defining !|problems !|in !|terms
!|of !|specific !|behavioral !|deficits !| or !|behavioral !| excesses !|because:
a) !|therapists ! | can !|then ! | focus ! | on ! | the ! | individual’s !|problem ! | behaviors !|rather ! | than ! | on
! | his ! | or !|her !|strengths
,* b) !|it ! | is !|behavior ! | that !|causes ! | concern, !|and !|there !|are ! | specific ! | procedures !|now
!| available !|to !|change !|behavior
, c) labeling ! | an ! | individual ! | implies ! | that ! | a ! | particular ! | treatment ! | program ! | will ! | be ! | helpful
d) labeling ! | an !|individual ! | is !|useful !|for !|quickly !|providing !|general !|information !|about ! | how
!|that !|individual !|might !| perform
Difficulty: !|Hard
Type: !|Applied
8. Which ! | of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | not ! | a !| characteristic ! | of ! | behavior ! | modification?
a) It !| defines ! | problems ! | in ! | terms ! | of ! | behavior.
b) Its !|treatment !|procedures ! | and !|techniques !|are !|ways !|of ! | rearranging ! | an
! | individual’s !|environment.
c) Its !|techniques !|draw !|extensively !|from !|the !|principles !|of !|operant !|and
!|Pavlovian !|conditioning.
* d) ! | It ! | emphasizes ! | the ! | use ! | of ! | summary ! | labels ! | for ! | classifying ! | individuals.
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Applied
9. Which !| of !|the ! | following ! | is !| an ! | example !| of !| covert ! | behavior?
* a) ! | a ! | skier ! | thinking, ! | “I ! | hope ! | I ! | don’t ! | fall” b) !| a ! | pitcher ! | throwing ! | a !| ball
c) ! | a ! | student ! | drinking ! | coffee d) ! | a ! | child ! | talking ! | to ! | her ! | dog ! | in ! | the ! | backyard
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
10. Which !| of ! | the !| following ! | is !| an ! | example ! | of ! | overt !|behavior?
a) !| feelings ! | of ! | nervousness * !|b) !|yelling !| at !| someone
c) ! | a ! | boy ! | on ! | a ! | date ! | thinking, ! | “I ! | like ! | this ! | girl” ! | d) ! | imagining ! | a ! | beautiful ! | sunset
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
11. Behavior ! | therapy ! | was !|first !| used !|to !|refer ! | to:
a) behavior !|modification !|in !|which !|there !|is !|typically !|an !|attempt !|to !|analyze !|or
!|clearly !|demonstrate !|controlling !|variables
b) the ! | scientific ! | study ! | of ! | laws ! | that ! | govern ! | the ! | behavior ! | of ! | human ! | beings ! | and ! | other ! | animals
*c) ! | Joseph ! | Wolpe’s ! | behavioral ! | treatment ! | for ! | specific ! | phobias
d) ! | behavior ! | modification ! | that ! | focuses ! | on ! | overt ! | behaviors ! | that ! | are ! | of ! | social ! | significance
Difficulty: ! | Easy
Type: !|Conceptual
12. Which !| of ! | the ! | following ! | is ! | an ! | example ! | of ! | an ! | outcome ! | of ! | behavior?
a) throwing ! | a !| baseball
b) lifting !| a !| heavy ! | weight
*c) !| scoring ! | a ! | goal ! | in ! | ice ! | hockey
d) !|standing !|at !|the !|free !|throw !|line !|in !|basketball
Difficulty: ! | Medium
Type: !|Conceptual
13. Behavior ! | modifiers ! | are !|cautious !|about !|using !|summary !|labels !|to !|refer ! | to
!|individuals !| or !| their !|actions !|because:
a) the ! | label ! | for ! | the ! | behavior ! | is ! | often ! | used ! | as ! | a ! | pseudo-explanation ! | for ! | the ! | behavior
b) labels ! | can ! | negatively ! | affect ! | the ! | way ! | an ! | individual ! | might ! | be ! | treated
c) labeling !|may !|influence !|us !|to !|focus !|on !|an !|individual’s !|problem !|behaviors !|rather
!|than !|on !|his !| or !| her !|strengths
* d) !| all !| of ! | the !| above
