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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ui
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1. A behavioral excess is:
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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 ui
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2. 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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Type: Factual
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3. 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 ui
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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 ui
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5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with
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a) behavioral excesses
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about
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Type: Applied ui
7. 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
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy ui
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8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium ui
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9. 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”
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Difficulty: Medium ui
Type: C onceptual
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ui It Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ui
Chapter 1. Introduction ui ui
Type: C onceptual
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1. 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 ui
Type: C onceptual
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2. 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 ui
Type: Factual
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3. 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 ui
Type: C onceptual
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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 ui
Type: Factual ui
5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Type: C onceptual
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific
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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
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Difficulty: Hard ui
Type: Applied ui
7. 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
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy ui
Type: Applied ui
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium ui
Type: C onceptual
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9. 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”
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Difficulty: Medium ui
Type: C onceptual
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