BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION MARTIN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a target behavior?
Answer: A behavior that can be modified, which may be a behavioral
excess or deficit.
◉ What is a behavioral excess?
Answer: An undesirable target behavior that a person wants to
decrease.
◉ What is a behavioral deficit?
Answer: A desirable target behavior that a person wants to increase.
◉ Give an example of an overt behavior.
Answer: Playing guitar, jumping rope, or talking to a friend.
◉ Give an example of a covert behavior.
Answer: Thinking about the past or feeling anxiety about the future.
◉ What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
, Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events
and a behavior to understand its reason.
◉ What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of behavior-
changing procedures based on analysis.
◉ What is emphasized in behavior modification?
Answer: Current environmental events, not past events.
◉ What is the role of professionals in behavior modification?
Answer: Professionals develop treatment, while everyday people
implement it with training and oversight.
◉ How is behavior measured in behavior modification?
Answer: Behavior is measured before, after, and long after the
modification process.
◉ What is the impact of behavior on the environment?
Answer: Behavior can impact both physical and social environments.
◉ What is the purpose of behavior modification?
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What is a target behavior?
Answer: A behavior that can be modified, which may be a behavioral
excess or deficit.
◉ What is a behavioral excess?
Answer: An undesirable target behavior that a person wants to
decrease.
◉ What is a behavioral deficit?
Answer: A desirable target behavior that a person wants to increase.
◉ Give an example of an overt behavior.
Answer: Playing guitar, jumping rope, or talking to a friend.
◉ Give an example of a covert behavior.
Answer: Thinking about the past or feeling anxiety about the future.
◉ What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
, Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events
and a behavior to understand its reason.
◉ What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of behavior-
changing procedures based on analysis.
◉ What is emphasized in behavior modification?
Answer: Current environmental events, not past events.
◉ What is the role of professionals in behavior modification?
Answer: Professionals develop treatment, while everyday people
implement it with training and oversight.
◉ How is behavior measured in behavior modification?
Answer: Behavior is measured before, after, and long after the
modification process.
◉ What is the impact of behavior on the environment?
Answer: Behavior can impact both physical and social environments.
◉ What is the purpose of behavior modification?
