LEGIT TEST BANK FOR BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO
DO IT 12TH EDITION BY GARRY MARTIN,
JOSEPH J. PEAR: ISBN-10; 1032233141 / ISBN13; 978-
1032233147
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is:
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, 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
DIF: 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
DIF: 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
DIF: 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
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, * c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate
surroundings d) the general situation where one
happens to be
DIF: 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
DIF: 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 DIF: 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.
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MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO
DO IT 12TH EDITION BY GARRY MARTIN,
JOSEPH J. PEAR: ISBN-10; 1032233141 / ISBN13; 978-
1032233147
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is:
132
, 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
DIF: 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
DIF: 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
DIF: 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
133
, * c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate
surroundings d) the general situation where one
happens to be
DIF: 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
DIF: 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 DIF: 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.
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