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:
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bn What 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 bn




Chapter 1. Introduction bn bn




Type: Conceptual
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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
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy bn




Type: Conceptual
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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 bn




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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Type: Conceptual
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,4. 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 b n natural b n habitat b n of b n an b n organism

* 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 bn




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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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* c) behavioral deficits
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Difficulty: Medium bn




Type: Conceptual
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in
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a) therapists
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific
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, c) labeling an individual
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d) labeling an individual
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Difficulty: Hard bn




Type: Applied
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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
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
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* d) It emphasizes the
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Difficulty: Easy bn




Type: Applied
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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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Type: Conceptual
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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 bn




Type: Conceptual
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