TEST BANK
Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It by Garry Martin
11th Edition
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Introduction
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It 11th Edition
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?
a) hair color b) the color of someone’s eyes
c) the clothes someone is wearing *d) dressing in the morning
Difficulty: 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
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
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
,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
c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
demonstrate controlling variables
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
a) throwing a baseball
b) lifting a heavy weight
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
13. Behaviorc modifiersc areccautiouscaboutcusingcsummaryclabelsctocreferc tocindividualsc
orctheircactionscbecause:
a) thec labelc forc thec behaviorc isc oftenc usedc asc ac pseudo-explanationc forc thec behavior
b) labelsc canc negativelyc affectc thec wayc anc individualc mightc bec treated
c) labelingcmaycinfluencecusctocfocusconcancindividual’scproblemcbehaviorscratherctha
nconchiscorchercstrengths
* d)c allc ofc thec above
Difficulty:c Hard
Type:cConceptual
14. Thec people,c objects,c andc eventsc thatc makec upc ac person’sc environmentc arec called:
* a)c stimuli b)c conditionedc stimuli
c) unconditionedc stimuli d)c reinforcingc stimuli
Difficulty:c Easy
, Type:cFactual
15. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc notc ac characteristicc ofc behaviorc modification?
a) Itsc treatmentc proceduresc arec waysc ofc alteringc anc individual’sc environment.
b) Itscmethodscandcrationalesccancbecdescribedcprecisely.
* c)c Itsc techniquesc stemc primarilyc fromc cognitivec psychology.
d)c Itsc techniquesc arec oftenc appliedc byc individualsc inc everydayc life.
Difficulty:c Easy
Type:cConceptual
16. Behavioralc assessmentc seeksc to:
a) determinec thec underlyingc mentalc disturbancec responsiblec forc behavioralc symptoms
b) identifycthectypecofcmentalcdisorderc assumedctocunderliecparticularc patternscofc abnorm
alcbehavior
*
c)cidentifycpotentialccontrollingcvariablescofcproblemcbehaviors,candcselectcbehavio
ralctreatment
d)cdeterminecthecnecessarycintelligenceclevelcofcpotentialcclientscascacprerequisitectocbeh
aviorcmodificationc programs
Difficulty:c Medium
Type:cApplied
17. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc notc ac misconceptionc aboutc behaviorc modification?
a)cBehaviorcmodifiersconlycdealcwithcthecobservablecandctheycdon’tcdealcwithcthecthough
tsc andcfeelingscofcclients.
*
b)cBehaviorcmodificationc involvescthecsystematiccapplicationc ofclearningcprinciplesc
tocimproveccovertcandcovertcbehaviors.
c) Behaviorc modificationc involvesc thecusec ofc drugs,c psychosurgery,c andc electroconvulsi
vectherapy.
d) Behaviorc modificationc onlyc changesc symptoms;c itc doesn’tc getc atc thec underlyingc problems.
Difficulty:c Hard
Type:cApplied
18. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc anc examplec ofc cognitivec behavior?
a) ac childc readingc outc loudc forc ac parent
b) acbaseballcplayerctalkingctocherccoach
*c c c)c ac personc onc ac hotc dayc imaginingc thatc hec isc sittingc atc thec ocean
d)c ac studentc writingc withc ac pen
Difficulty:c Medium
Type:cConceptual
19. Behaviorsc toc bec improvedc inc ac behaviorc modificationc programc arec frequentlyc called:
a)covertc behaviors b)ccovertcbehaviors
c)ccognitivec behaviors *cd)ctargetcbehaviors
Type:cConceptual
20. Behaviorc Analysisc refersc to:
a)cbehaviorcmodificationcincwhichctherecisctypicallycancattemptctocanalyzecorcclearlycde
monstrateccontrollingcvariables
*c c b)c thec scientificc studyc ofc lawsc thatc governc thec behaviorc ofc humanc beingsc andc otherc animals
c) behavioralc treatmentc carriedc outc onc dysfunctionalc behavior
d) behaviorc modificationc thatc focusesc onc overtc behaviorsc thatc arec ofc socialc significance
Difficulty:c Easy
Type:cApplied
21. involvescthec systematiccapplicationc ofc learningc principlesc andc techniquesc
tocassesscandcimprovecindividuals’ccovertcandcovertcbehaviorscincorderctocenhancectheircdail
Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It by Garry Martin
11th Edition
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Introduction
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It 11th Edition
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?
a) hair color b) the color of someone’s eyes
c) the clothes someone is wearing *d) dressing in the morning
Difficulty: 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
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
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
,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
c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
demonstrate controlling variables
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
a) throwing a baseball
b) lifting a heavy weight
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
13. Behaviorc modifiersc areccautiouscaboutcusingcsummaryclabelsctocreferc tocindividualsc
orctheircactionscbecause:
a) thec labelc forc thec behaviorc isc oftenc usedc asc ac pseudo-explanationc forc thec behavior
b) labelsc canc negativelyc affectc thec wayc anc individualc mightc bec treated
c) labelingcmaycinfluencecusctocfocusconcancindividual’scproblemcbehaviorscratherctha
nconchiscorchercstrengths
* d)c allc ofc thec above
Difficulty:c Hard
Type:cConceptual
14. Thec people,c objects,c andc eventsc thatc makec upc ac person’sc environmentc arec called:
* a)c stimuli b)c conditionedc stimuli
c) unconditionedc stimuli d)c reinforcingc stimuli
Difficulty:c Easy
, Type:cFactual
15. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc notc ac characteristicc ofc behaviorc modification?
a) Itsc treatmentc proceduresc arec waysc ofc alteringc anc individual’sc environment.
b) Itscmethodscandcrationalesccancbecdescribedcprecisely.
* c)c Itsc techniquesc stemc primarilyc fromc cognitivec psychology.
d)c Itsc techniquesc arec oftenc appliedc byc individualsc inc everydayc life.
Difficulty:c Easy
Type:cConceptual
16. Behavioralc assessmentc seeksc to:
a) determinec thec underlyingc mentalc disturbancec responsiblec forc behavioralc symptoms
b) identifycthectypecofcmentalcdisorderc assumedctocunderliecparticularc patternscofc abnorm
alcbehavior
*
c)cidentifycpotentialccontrollingcvariablescofcproblemcbehaviors,candcselectcbehavio
ralctreatment
d)cdeterminecthecnecessarycintelligenceclevelcofcpotentialcclientscascacprerequisitectocbeh
aviorcmodificationc programs
Difficulty:c Medium
Type:cApplied
17. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc notc ac misconceptionc aboutc behaviorc modification?
a)cBehaviorcmodifiersconlycdealcwithcthecobservablecandctheycdon’tcdealcwithcthecthough
tsc andcfeelingscofcclients.
*
b)cBehaviorcmodificationc involvescthecsystematiccapplicationc ofclearningcprinciplesc
tocimproveccovertcandcovertcbehaviors.
c) Behaviorc modificationc involvesc thecusec ofc drugs,c psychosurgery,c andc electroconvulsi
vectherapy.
d) Behaviorc modificationc onlyc changesc symptoms;c itc doesn’tc getc atc thec underlyingc problems.
Difficulty:c Hard
Type:cApplied
18. Whichc ofc thec followingc isc anc examplec ofc cognitivec behavior?
a) ac childc readingc outc loudc forc ac parent
b) acbaseballcplayerctalkingctocherccoach
*c c c)c ac personc onc ac hotc dayc imaginingc thatc hec isc sittingc atc thec ocean
d)c ac studentc writingc withc ac pen
Difficulty:c Medium
Type:cConceptual
19. Behaviorsc toc bec improvedc inc ac behaviorc modificationc programc arec frequentlyc called:
a)covertc behaviors b)ccovertcbehaviors
c)ccognitivec behaviors *cd)ctargetcbehaviors
Type:cConceptual
20. Behaviorc Analysisc refersc to:
a)cbehaviorcmodificationcincwhichctherecisctypicallycancattemptctocanalyzecorcclearlycde
monstrateccontrollingcvariables
*c c b)c thec scientificc studyc ofc lawsc thatc governc thec behaviorc ofc humanc beingsc andc otherc animals
c) behavioralc treatmentc carriedc outc onc dysfunctionalc behavior
d) behaviorc modificationc thatc focusesc onc overtc behaviorsc thatc arec ofc socialc significance
Difficulty:c Easy
Type:cApplied
21. involvescthec systematiccapplicationc ofc learningc principlesc andc techniquesc
tocassesscandcimprovecindividuals’ccovertcandcovertcbehaviorscincorderctocenhancectheircdail
