Test Bank for Behavior
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS u
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Multipleu Choiceu Questionsu Onu Mainu Textu (Note:u *u indicatesu theu correctu answer)
1. Au behavioralu deficitu is:
* a)u toou littleu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
b)toou muchu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
c)anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu tou theu wrongu stimulus
d)anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu atu theu wrongu timeu oru place
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
2. Au behavioralu excessu is:
* a)u toou muchu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
b) toou littleu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
c) anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu tou theu wrongu stimulus
d) anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu atu theu wrongu timeu oru place
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
3. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu behavior?
a)u hairu color b)u theu coloru ofu someone’su eyes
c)u theu clothesu someoneu isu wearing *d)u dressingu inu theu morning
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uFactual
4. Inu behavioru modification,u motivationu andu intelligenceu referu to:
a)u inneru mentalu processes *ub)u waysu ofu behaving
c)u causesu ofu behavior d)u majoru sourcesu ofu abnormality
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
5. Inu behavioru modification,u theu termu “environment”u refersu to:
a) theu neighborhoodu inu whichu au personu isu raised
b) theu naturalu habitatu ofu anu organism
* c)utheuspecificuphysicaluvariablesuinuone’suimmediateusurroundings
d)utheugeneralusituationuwhereuoneuhappensutoube
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uFactual
6. Au childu doesu notu pronounceu wordsu clearlyu andu doesu notu interactu withu otheru childre
n.uTheseu areu examplesu of:
a)u behavioralu excesses b)u behavioralu abnormalities
* c)u behavioralu deficits d)u behavioralu characteristics
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
7. Behavioru modifiersu stressu theu importanceu ofu definingu problemsu inu termsu
ofuspecificu behavioralu deficitsu oru behavioralu excessesu because:
a)u therapistsu canu thenu focusu onu theu individual’su problemu behaviorsu ratheru thanu onu hisu oru
heru strengths
* b)u itu isu behavioru thatu causesu concern,u andu thereu areu specificu proceduresu nowu availab
leutou changeu behavior
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,c) labelingu anu individualu impliesu thatu au particularu treatmentu programu willu beu helpful
d) labelingu anu individualu isu usefulu foru quicklyu providingu generalu informationu aboutu howu th
atuindividualu mightu perform
Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uApplied
8. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au characteristicu ofu behavioru modification?
a) Itu definesu problemsu inu termsu ofu behavior.
b) Itsu treatmentu proceduresu andu techniquesu areu waysu ofu rearrangingu anu individual’
suenvironment.
c) Itsu techniquesu drawu extensivelyu fromu theu principlesu ofu operantu andu Pavlovia
nuconditioning.
* d)u Itu emphasizesu theu useu ofu summaryu labelsu foru classifyingu individuals.
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uApplied
9. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu covertu behavior?
* a)u au skieru thinking,u “Iu hopeu Iu don’tu fall” b)u au pitcheru throwingu au ball
c)u au studentu drinkingu coffee d)u au childu talkingu tou heru dogu inu theu backyard
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
10. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu overtu behavior?
a)u feelingsu ofu nervousness *u b)u yellingu atu someone
c)u au boyu onu au dateu thinking,u “Iu likeu thisu girl”u d)u imaginingu au beautifulu sunset
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
11. Behavioru therapyu wasu firstu usedu tou referu to:
a) behavioru modificationu inu whichu thereu isu typicallyu anu attemptu tou analyzeu oru clear
lyudemonstrateu controllingu variables
b) theu scientificu studyu ofu lawsu thatu governu theu behavioru ofu humanu beingsu andu otheru animals
*c)u Josephu Wolpe’su behavioralu treatmentu foru specificu phobias
d)u behavioru modificationu thatu focusesu onu overtu behaviorsu thatu areu ofu socialu significance
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
12. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu anu outcomeu ofu behavior?
a) throwinguaubaseball
b) liftingu au heavyu weight
*c)u scoringu au goalu inu iceu hockey
d)ustandinguatutheufreeuthrowulineuinubasketball
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
13. Behavioru modifiersu areu cautiousu aboutu usingu summaryu labelsu tou referu tou individualsu
orutheiru actionsu because:
a) theu labelu foru theu behavioru isu oftenu usedu asu au pseudo-explanationu foru theu behavior
b) labelsu canu negativelyu affectu theu wayu anu individualu mightu beu treated
c) labelingumayuinfluenceuusutoufocusuonuanuindividual’suproblemubehaviorsuratheruthanuo
nuhisu oru heru strengths
* d)u allu ofu theu above
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, Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uConceptual
14. Theu people,u objects,u andu eventsu thatu makeu upu au person’su environmentu areu called:
* a)u stimuli b)u conditionedu stimuli
c)u unconditionedu stimuli d)u reinforcingu stimuli
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uFactual
15. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au characteristicu ofu behavioru modification?
a) Itsu treatmentu proceduresu areu waysu ofu alteringu anu individual’su environment.
b) Itsumethodsuandurationalesucanubeudescribeduprecisely.
* c)u Itsu techniquesu stemu primarilyu fromu cognitiveu psychology.
d)u Itsu techniquesu areu oftenu appliedu byu individualsu inu everydayu life.
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
16. Behavioraluassessmentuseeksuto:
a) determineu theu underlyingu mentalu disturbanceu responsibleu foru behavioralu symptoms
b) identifyu theu typeu ofu mentalu disorderu assumedu tou underlieu particularu patternsu ofu abnorm
alubehavior
* c)uidentifyupotentialucontrollinguvariablesuofuproblemubehaviors,uanduselectubehavior
alutreatment
d)u determineu theu necessaryu intelligenceu levelu ofu potentialu clientsu asu au prerequisiteu toubehav
ioru modificationu programs
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uApplied
17. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au misconceptionu aboutu behavioru modification?
a)u Behavioru modifiersu onlyu dealu withu theu observableu andu theyu don’tu dealu withu theu thought
suandu feelingsu ofu clients.
* b)u Behavioru modificationu involvesu theu systematicu applicationu ofu learningu principlesu t
ouimproveu covertu andu overtu behaviors.
c) Behavioru modificationu involvesu theu useu ofu drugs,u psychosurgery,u andu electroconvulsiv
eutherapy.
d) Behavioru modificationu onlyu changesu symptoms;u itu doesn’tu getu atu theu underlyingu problems.
Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uApplied
18. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu cognitiveu behavior?
a) au childu readingu outu loudu foru au parent
b) aubaseballuplayerutalkingutouherucoach
* c)u au personu onu au hotu dayu imaginingu thatu heu isu sittingu atu theu ocean
d)u au studentu writingu withu au pen
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
19. Behaviorsu tou beu improvedu inu au behavioru modificationu programu areu frequentlyu called:
a)uovertu behaviors b)ucovertubehaviors
c)u cognitiveu behaviors *ud)utargetu behaviors
Difficulty:u Easy
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u u u u
Modification
What It Is and How to Do ItE
u u u u u u u u
leventh Edition Martin a
u u u
nd Pear
u
131
www.stuvia.com
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS u
Chapter 1. Introduction
u u
Multipleu Choiceu Questionsu Onu Mainu Textu (Note:u *u indicatesu theu correctu answer)
1. Au behavioralu deficitu is:
* a)u toou littleu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
b)toou muchu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
c)anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu tou theu wrongu stimulus
d)anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu atu theu wrongu timeu oru place
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
2. Au behavioralu excessu is:
* a)u toou muchu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
b) toou littleu ofu au particularu typeu ofu behavior
c) anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu tou theu wrongu stimulus
d) anu appropriateu behavioru occurringu atu theu wrongu timeu oru place
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
3. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu behavior?
a)u hairu color b)u theu coloru ofu someone’su eyes
c)u theu clothesu someoneu isu wearing *d)u dressingu inu theu morning
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uFactual
4. Inu behavioru modification,u motivationu andu intelligenceu referu to:
a)u inneru mentalu processes *ub)u waysu ofu behaving
c)u causesu ofu behavior d)u majoru sourcesu ofu abnormality
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
5. Inu behavioru modification,u theu termu “environment”u refersu to:
a) theu neighborhoodu inu whichu au personu isu raised
b) theu naturalu habitatu ofu anu organism
* c)utheuspecificuphysicaluvariablesuinuone’suimmediateusurroundings
d)utheugeneralusituationuwhereuoneuhappensutoube
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uFactual
6. Au childu doesu notu pronounceu wordsu clearlyu andu doesu notu interactu withu otheru childre
n.uTheseu areu examplesu of:
a)u behavioralu excesses b)u behavioralu abnormalities
* c)u behavioralu deficits d)u behavioralu characteristics
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
7. Behavioru modifiersu stressu theu importanceu ofu definingu problemsu inu termsu
ofuspecificu behavioralu deficitsu oru behavioralu excessesu because:
a)u therapistsu canu thenu focusu onu theu individual’su problemu behaviorsu ratheru thanu onu hisu oru
heru strengths
* b)u itu isu behavioru thatu causesu concern,u andu thereu areu specificu proceduresu nowu availab
leutou changeu behavior
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,c) labelingu anu individualu impliesu thatu au particularu treatmentu programu willu beu helpful
d) labelingu anu individualu isu usefulu foru quicklyu providingu generalu informationu aboutu howu th
atuindividualu mightu perform
Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uApplied
8. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au characteristicu ofu behavioru modification?
a) Itu definesu problemsu inu termsu ofu behavior.
b) Itsu treatmentu proceduresu andu techniquesu areu waysu ofu rearrangingu anu individual’
suenvironment.
c) Itsu techniquesu drawu extensivelyu fromu theu principlesu ofu operantu andu Pavlovia
nuconditioning.
* d)u Itu emphasizesu theu useu ofu summaryu labelsu foru classifyingu individuals.
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uApplied
9. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu covertu behavior?
* a)u au skieru thinking,u “Iu hopeu Iu don’tu fall” b)u au pitcheru throwingu au ball
c)u au studentu drinkingu coffee d)u au childu talkingu tou heru dogu inu theu backyard
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
10. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu overtu behavior?
a)u feelingsu ofu nervousness *u b)u yellingu atu someone
c)u au boyu onu au dateu thinking,u “Iu likeu thisu girl”u d)u imaginingu au beautifulu sunset
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
11. Behavioru therapyu wasu firstu usedu tou referu to:
a) behavioru modificationu inu whichu thereu isu typicallyu anu attemptu tou analyzeu oru clear
lyudemonstrateu controllingu variables
b) theu scientificu studyu ofu lawsu thatu governu theu behavioru ofu humanu beingsu andu otheru animals
*c)u Josephu Wolpe’su behavioralu treatmentu foru specificu phobias
d)u behavioru modificationu thatu focusesu onu overtu behaviorsu thatu areu ofu socialu significance
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
12. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu anu outcomeu ofu behavior?
a) throwinguaubaseball
b) liftingu au heavyu weight
*c)u scoringu au goalu inu iceu hockey
d)ustandinguatutheufreeuthrowulineuinubasketball
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
13. Behavioru modifiersu areu cautiousu aboutu usingu summaryu labelsu tou referu tou individualsu
orutheiru actionsu because:
a) theu labelu foru theu behavioru isu oftenu usedu asu au pseudo-explanationu foru theu behavior
b) labelsu canu negativelyu affectu theu wayu anu individualu mightu beu treated
c) labelingumayuinfluenceuusutoufocusuonuanuindividual’suproblemubehaviorsuratheruthanuo
nuhisu oru heru strengths
* d)u allu ofu theu above
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, Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uConceptual
14. Theu people,u objects,u andu eventsu thatu makeu upu au person’su environmentu areu called:
* a)u stimuli b)u conditionedu stimuli
c)u unconditionedu stimuli d)u reinforcingu stimuli
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uFactual
15. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au characteristicu ofu behavioru modification?
a) Itsu treatmentu proceduresu areu waysu ofu alteringu anu individual’su environment.
b) Itsumethodsuandurationalesucanubeudescribeduprecisely.
* c)u Itsu techniquesu stemu primarilyu fromu cognitiveu psychology.
d)u Itsu techniquesu areu oftenu appliedu byu individualsu inu everydayu life.
Difficulty:uEasy
Type:uConceptual
16. Behavioraluassessmentuseeksuto:
a) determineu theu underlyingu mentalu disturbanceu responsibleu foru behavioralu symptoms
b) identifyu theu typeu ofu mentalu disorderu assumedu tou underlieu particularu patternsu ofu abnorm
alubehavior
* c)uidentifyupotentialucontrollinguvariablesuofuproblemubehaviors,uanduselectubehavior
alutreatment
d)u determineu theu necessaryu intelligenceu levelu ofu potentialu clientsu asu au prerequisiteu toubehav
ioru modificationu programs
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uApplied
17. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu notu au misconceptionu aboutu behavioru modification?
a)u Behavioru modifiersu onlyu dealu withu theu observableu andu theyu don’tu dealu withu theu thought
suandu feelingsu ofu clients.
* b)u Behavioru modificationu involvesu theu systematicu applicationu ofu learningu principlesu t
ouimproveu covertu andu overtu behaviors.
c) Behavioru modificationu involvesu theu useu ofu drugs,u psychosurgery,u andu electroconvulsiv
eutherapy.
d) Behavioru modificationu onlyu changesu symptoms;u itu doesn’tu getu atu theu underlyingu problems.
Difficulty:u Hard
Type:uApplied
18. Whichu ofu theu followingu isu anu exampleu ofu cognitiveu behavior?
a) au childu readingu outu loudu foru au parent
b) aubaseballuplayerutalkingutouherucoach
* c)u au personu onu au hotu dayu imaginingu thatu heu isu sittingu atu theu ocean
d)u au studentu writingu withu au pen
Difficulty:uMedium
Type:uConceptual
19. Behaviorsu tou beu improvedu inu au behavioru modificationu programu areu frequentlyu called:
a)uovertu behaviors b)ucovertubehaviors
c)u cognitiveu behaviors *ud)utargetu behaviors
Difficulty:u Easy
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