Complete Test Bank for Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It (12th Edition) – Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear | All Chapters 1–29 | Verified Psychology Resource

TesT Bank for
Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It
(12th Edition) – Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear | All
Chapters 1–29 | Verified Psychology Resource

, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ii




Chapter 1. Introduction
ii ii




Type: iiConceptual



1. A i i behavioral ii excess i i is:

* a) i i too i i much i i of i i a i i particular i i type i i of i i behavior

b) too i i little i i of i i a i i particular i i type i i of i i behavior

c) an i i appropriate ii behavior i i occurring ii to i i the ii wrong ii stimulus

d) an i i appropriate i i behavior i i occurring i i at i i the i i wrong i i time i i or i i place

Difficulty: iiEasy

Type: iiConceptual



2. Which i i of i i the i i following i i is i i an i i example i i of i i behavior?

a) ii hair i i color b) ii the i i color i i of ii someone’s ii eyes

c) i i the i i clothes i i someone i i is i i wearing *d) i i dressing i i in i i the i i morning

Difficulty: iiMedium

Type: iiFactual



3. In i i behavior i i modification, i i motivation ii and i i intelligence i i refer i i to:

a) i i inner i i mental i i processes * iib) i i ways i i of ii behaving

c) i i causes i i of i i behavior d) i i major i i sources i i of i i abnormality

Difficulty: iiEasy

Type: iiConceptual

,4. In i i behavior i i modification, i i the i i term i i “environment” i i refers i i to:

a) the i i neighborhood i i in i i which i i a i i person i i is i i raised

b) the ii natural ii habitat ii of ii an ii organism

* c) iithe iispecific iiphysical iivariables iiin iione’s iiimmediate iisurroundings

d) iithe iigeneral iisituation iiwhere iione iihappens iito iibe

Difficulty: iiEasy

Type: iiFactual



5. A i i child i i does i i not i i pronounce i i words i i clearly i i and i i does i i not i i interact i i with

ii other ii children.T
i hese i i are i i examples i i of:



a) i i behavioral i i excesses b) i i behavioral i i abnormalities

* c) i i behavioral i i deficits d) i i behavioral ii characteristics

Difficulty: iiMedium

Type: iiConceptual



6. Behavior i i modifiers i i stress i i the i i importance ii of i i defining i i problems

ii in i i terms i i ofsi pecific i i behavioral i i deficits i i or i i behavioral i i excesses

ii because:

a) i i therapists ii can ii then ii focus ii on ii the ii individual’s i i problem ii behaviors i i rather

ii than ii on ii his ii oriher i i strengths

* b) i i it i i is i i behavior i i that i i causes i i concern, i i and ii there i i are ii specific

ii procedures i i now ii availableti o i i change i i behavior

, c) labeling ii an i i individual ii implies ii that i i a ii particular ii treatment ii program ii will i i be ii helpful

d) labeling ii an i i individual ii is i i useful i i for ii quickly ii providing ii general i i information

ii about ii how ii thatii ndividual i i might i i perform

Difficulty: i i Hard

Type: iiApplied

7. Which i i of i i the i i following ii is i i not i i a i i characteristic i i of i i behavior i i modification?

a) It i i defines i i problems i i in i i terms i i of i i behavior.

b) Its i i treatment ii procedures ii and ii techniques ii are ii ways ii of ii rearranging

ii an ii individual’se
i nvironment.



c) Its i i techniques i i draw i i extensively i i from i i the i i principles i i of i i operant

ii and i i Pavlovianci onditioning.

* d) ii It i i emphasizes ii the ii use ii of ii summary ii labels i i for ii classifying ii individuals.

Difficulty: iiEasy

Type: iiApplied



8. Which i i of i i the i i following i i is i i an i i example i i of i i covert i i behavior?

* a) i i a i i skier i i thinking, i i “I ii hope i i I i i don’t i i fall” b) i i a i i pitcher i i throwing i i a i i ball

c) i i a i i student i i drinking ii coffee d) i i a i i child i i talking i i to i i her i i dog ii in i i the

ii backyard

Difficulty: iiMedium

Type: iiConceptual



9. Which i i of i i the i i following i i is i i an i i example i i of i i overt ii behavior?

a) i i feelings i i of i i nervousness * ii b) ii yelling ii at i i someone

c) i i a ii boy ii on ii a ii date ii thinking, ii “I ii like i i this ii girl” i i d) i i imagining ii a i i beautiful i i sunset

Difficulty: iiMedium

Type: iiConceptual