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Chapter 1. Introduction
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?
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c) the clothes someone is wearing *d) dressing in the morning
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Difficulty: Medium
Type: Factual
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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
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or behavioral excesses because:
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or her strengths
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*b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available to change behavior
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c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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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
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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
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11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
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a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly demonstrate
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b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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What It Is and How To Do It 12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.pdf
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Test Bank for Behavior Modification:
What It Is and How To Do It 12th Edition
by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear
All Chapters 1-30| Expert Verified Answers (*)
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Test Bank for Behavior Modification WhatTest
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and How
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To Do It Modification
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It IsMartin
and How& Joseph
To Do J.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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?
Th
a) hair color b) the color of someone’s eyes
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c) the clothes someone is wearing *d) dressing in the morning
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Difficulty: Medium
Type: Factual
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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
Th
Type: Conceptual
e
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of specific behavioral deficits
Ar
or behavioral excesses because:
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or her strengths
ch
*b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available to change behavior
Do
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
c
might perform
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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
Th
c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
e
Difficulty: Medium
Ar
Type: Conceptual
ch
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
Do
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly demonstrate
controlling variables
c
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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4|Page
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and How& Joseph
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Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.pdf
