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What It Is and How to Do It
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS xx



Chapter 1. Introduction xx xx


Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b)too much 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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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Conceptual
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2. 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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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Conceptual
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3. 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 x x


Type: Factualxx




4. 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 x x


Type: Conceptual
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5. 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 natural habitat of an organism
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* 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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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Factualxx




6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other childr
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en. These are examples of:
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Difficulty: Medium x x


Type: Conceptual
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7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
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of specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on
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his or her strengths
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b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now a
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vailable to change behavior
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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 is useful for quickly providing general information about ho
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w that individual might perform
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Difficulty: Hard xx


Type: Applied xx



8. 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 rearranging an indivi
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dual’s environment.xx

c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovi
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an conditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Applied xx




9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* 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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Difficulty: Medium x x


Type: Conceptual xx




10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness
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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 x x


Type: Conceptual xx




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 clea
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rly demonstrate controlling variables
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b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Conceptual xx




12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball xx xx

b) lifting a heavy weight xx xx xx

*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
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d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
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Difficulty: Medium x x


Type: Conceptual xx




13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individu
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als or their actions because:
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a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
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b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather tha
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n on his or her strengths
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, Difficulty: Hard xx


Type: Conceptualxx




14. The people, objects, and events that make up a person’s environment are called:
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* a) stimuli xx b) conditioned stimuli xx xx




c) unconditioned stimuli xx d) reinforcing stimuli
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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Factual xx




15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) Its treatment procedures are ways of altering an individual’s environment.
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b) Its methods and rationales can be described precisely.
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* c) Its techniques stem primarily from cognitive psychology.
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d) Its techniques are often applied by individuals in everyday life.
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Difficulty: Easy x x


Type: Conceptualxx




16. Behavioral assessment seeks to: xx xx xx

a) determine the underlying mental disturbance responsible for behavioral symptoms
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b) identify the type of mental disorder assumed to underlie particular patterns of abn
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ormal behavior xx

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c) identify potential controlling variables of problem behaviors, and select behavi
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oral treatment
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d) determine the necessary intelligence level of potential clients as a prerequisite to b
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ehavior modification programs
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Difficulty: Medium x x


Type: Applied xx




17. Which of the following is not a misconception about behavior modification?
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a) Behavior modifiers only deal with the observable and they don’t deal with the tho
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ughts and feelings of clients.
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b) Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principle
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s to improve covert and overt behaviors.
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c) Behavior modification involves the use of drugs, psychosurgery, and electroconv
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ulsive therapy. xx

d) Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.
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Difficulty: Hard xx


Type: Applied xx




18. Which of the following is an example of cognitive behavior?
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a) a child reading out loud for a parent
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b) a baseball player talking to her coach
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* c) a person on a hot day imagining that he is sitting at the ocean
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d) a student writing with a pen
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Difficulty: Medium x x


Type: Conceptualxx




19. Behaviors to be improved in a behavior modification program are frequently called:
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Difficulty: Easy x x



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