LIBERTY UNIVERSITY PSYC 320 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE | BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Behavior - correct answer ✔✔everything we do and say, described with action verbs; has
dimensions - frequency, duration, latency, intensity; observable; impact environment; functional
relationship between behavior and environment; overt or covert
Dimensions of behavior - correct answer ✔✔latency, frequency, intensity, duration
duration - correct answer ✔✔time from when an instance of a behavior starts until it stops
frequency - correct answer ✔✔number of times a behavior occurs
intensity - correct answer ✔✔physical force involved in behavior
latency - correct answer ✔✔from some event/trigger to the start of the behavior
overt behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior that can be observed and recorded by a person
other than the one engaging in the behavior.
covert behavior - correct answer ✔✔Private behavior (not visible to the outside observer).
analysis - correct answer ✔✔identifying the functional relationship between environmental
events and a particular behavior to understand the reasons for the behavior or to determine
why a person behaved as he or she did
target behavior - correct answer ✔✔the behavior to be modified
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Behavior - correct answer ✔✔everything we do and say, described with action verbs; has
dimensions - frequency, duration, latency, intensity; observable; impact environment; functional
relationship between behavior and environment; overt or covert
Dimensions of behavior - correct answer ✔✔latency, frequency, intensity, duration
duration - correct answer ✔✔time from when an instance of a behavior starts until it stops
frequency - correct answer ✔✔number of times a behavior occurs
intensity - correct answer ✔✔physical force involved in behavior
latency - correct answer ✔✔from some event/trigger to the start of the behavior
overt behavior - correct answer ✔✔Behavior that can be observed and recorded by a person
other than the one engaging in the behavior.
covert behavior - correct answer ✔✔Private behavior (not visible to the outside observer).
analysis - correct answer ✔✔identifying the functional relationship between environmental
events and a particular behavior to understand the reasons for the behavior or to determine
why a person behaved as he or she did
target behavior - correct answer ✔✔the behavior to be modified
