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Modification
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What It Is and How to Do
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Multiple p r Choice p r Questions p r On p r Main p r Text p r (Note: p r * p r indicates p r the p r correct p r answer)
1. A p r behavioral p r deficit p r is:
* a) pr too pr little pr of p r a pr particular p r type pr of p r behavior
b)too p r much p r of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
c)an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r to p r the p r wrong p r stimulus
d)an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r at p r the p r wrong p r time p r or p r place
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
2. A p r behavioral p r excess p r is:
* a) p r too p r much p r of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
b) too p r little pr of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
c) an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r to p r the p r wrong p r stimulus
d) an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r at p r the p r wrong p r time p r or p r place
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
3. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r behavior?
a) pr hair pr color b) prthe pr color pr of pr someone’s pr eyes
c) p r the p r clothes p r someone p r is p r wearing *d) p r dressing p r in p r the p r morning
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prFactual
4. In p r behavior p r modification, p r motivation p r and p r intelligence p r refer p r to:
a) p r inner p r mental p r processes * prb) pr ways pr of pr behaving
c) p r causes p r of p r behavior d) p r major p r sources p r of p r abnormality
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
5. In p r behavior p r modification, p r the p r term p r “environment” p r refers p r to:
a) the p r neighborhood p r in p r which p r a p r person p r is p r raised
b) the p r natural p r habitat p r of p r an p r organism
* c) prthe prspecific prphysical prvariables prin prone’s primmediate prsurroundings
d) prthe prgeneral prsituation prwhere prone prhappens prto prbe
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prFactual
6. A prchild prdoes prnot prpronounce prwords prclearly prand prdoes prnot printeract prwith prother
p r children. p r These prare pr examples prof:
a) p r behavioral p r excesses b) p r behavioral p r abnormalities
* c) pr behavioral pr deficits d) p r behavioral p r characteristics
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
7. Behavior prmodifiers prstress prthe primportance p r of prdefining prproblems prin
prterms prof pr specific pr behavioral prdeficits pr or prbehavioral pr excesses prbecause:
a) p r therapists p r can p r then p r focus p r on p r the p r individual’s p r problem p r behaviors p r rather
p r than p r on p r his p r or prher prstrengths
* b) p r it p r is p r behavior p r that p r causes p r concern, p r and p r there p r are p r specific p r procedures
p r now p r available prto pr change prbehavior
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,c) labeling p r an p r individual p r implies p r that p r a p r particular p r treatment p r program p r will p r be p r helpful
d) labeling p r an p r individual p r is pruseful prfor p r quickly p r providing p r general p r information
prabout p r how p r that prindividual prmight prperform
Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prApplied
8. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r characteristic p r of p r behavior p r modification?
a) It p r defines p r problems p r in p r terms p r of p r behavior.
b) Its prtreatment p r procedures p r and p r techniques p r are p r ways p r of p r rearranging p r an
p r individual’s pr environment.
c) Its prtechniques prdraw prextensively prfrom prthe prprinciples prof properant prand
prPavlovian pr conditioning.
* d) p r It p r emphasizes p r the p r use p r of p r summary p r labels p r for p r classifying p r individuals.
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prApplied
9. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r covert p r behavior?
* a) p r a p r skier p r thinking, p r “I p r hope p r I p r don’t p r fall” b) p r a p r pitcher p r throwing p r a p r ball
c) p r a p r student p r drinking p r coffee d) p r a p r child p r talking p r to p r her p r dog p r in p r the p r backyard
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
10. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r overt pr behavior?
a) p r feelings p r of p r nervousness * pr b) pr yelling p r at pr someone
c) p r a p r boy p r on p r a p r date p r thinking, p r “I p r like p r this p r girl” p r d) p r imagining p r a p r beautiful p r sunset
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
11. Behavior p r therapy p r was p r first p r used pr to p r refer p r to:
a) behavior prmodification prin prwhich prthere pris prtypically pran prattempt prto pranalyze
p r or pr clearly p r demonstrate pr controlling pr variables
b) the p r scientific p r study p r of p r laws p r that p r govern p r the p r behavior p r of p r human p r beings p r and p r other
p r animals
*c) p r Joseph p r Wolpe’s p r behavioral p r treatment p r for p r specific p r phobias
d) p r behavior p r modification p r that p r focuses p r on p r overt p r behaviors p r that p r are p r of p r social p r significance
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
12. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r an p r outcome p r of p r behavior?
a) throwing pra prbaseball
b) lifting p r a p r heavy p r weight
*c) p r scoring p r a p r goal p r in p r ice p r hockey
d) prstanding prat prthe prfree prthrow prline prin prbasketball
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
13. Behavior p r modifiers p r are p r cautious p r about p r using p r summary p r labels p r to prrefer p r to
prindividuals p r or prtheir pr actions prbecause:
a) the p r label p r for p r the p r behavior p r is p r often p r used p r as p r a p r pseudo-explanation p r for p r the p r behavior
b) labels p r can p r negatively p r affect p r the p r way p r an p r individual p r might p r be p r treated
c) labeling prmay prinfluence prus prto prfocus pron pran prindividual’s prproblem p r behaviors
p r rather prthan p r on pr his pr or pr her prstrengths
* d) pr all pr of p r the pr above
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, Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prConceptual
14. The p r people, p r objects, p r and p r events p r that p r make p r up p r a p r person’s p r environment p r are p r called:
* a) p r stimuli b) p r conditioned p r stimuli
c) unconditioned p r stimuli d) pr reinforcing p r stimuli
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prFactual
15. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r characteristic p r of p r behavior p r modification?
a) Its p r treatment p r procedures p r are p r ways p r of p r altering p r an p r individual’s p r environment.
b) Its prmethods prand prrationales prcan prbe prdescribed prprecisely.
* c) p r Its p r techniques p r stem p r primarily p r from p r cognitive p r psychology.
d) p r Its p r techniques p r are p r often p r applied p r by p r individuals p r in p r everyday p r life.
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
16. Behavioral prassessment prseeks prto:
a) determine p r the p r underlying p r mental p r disturbance p r responsible p r for p r behavioral p r symptoms
b) identify prthe p r type prof p r mental prdisorder p r assumed p r to p r underlie p r particular p r patterns
prof p r abnormal prbehavior
* c) pridentify prpotential prcontrolling prvariables prof prproblem prbehaviors, prand prselect
prbehavioral prtreatment
d) prdetermine prthe prnecessary printelligence prlevel prof prpotential prclients pras pra
prprerequisite prto pr behavior prmodification p r programs
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prApplied
17. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r misconception p r about p r behavior p r modification?
a) prBehavior prmodifiers pronly prdeal prwith prthe probservable prand prthey prdon’t prdeal prwith
prthe prthoughts p r and prfeelings prof pr clients.
* b) prBehavior prmodification p r involves prthe prsystematic prapplication p r of prlearning
prprinciples prto primprove pr covert prand provert prbehaviors.
c) Behavior p r modification p r involves p r the p r use p r of p r drugs, p r psychosurgery, p r and
p r electroconvulsive prtherapy.
d) Behavior p r modification p r only p r changes p r symptoms; p r it p r doesn’t p r get p r at p r the p r underlying
p r problems.
Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prApplied
18. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r cognitive p r behavior?
a) a p r child p r reading p r out p r loud p r for p r a p r parent
b) a prbaseball prplayer prtalking prto prher prcoach
* p r p r c) p r a p r person p r on p r a p r hot p r day p r imagining p r that p r he p r is p r sitting p r at p r the p r ocean
d) p r a p r student p r writing p r with p r a p r pen
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
19. Behaviors p r to p r be p r improved p r in p r a p r behavior p r modification p r program p r are p r frequently p r called:
a) provert pr behaviors b) prcovert prbehaviors
Difficulty:
Easy
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pr pr pr pr
Modification
pr
What It Is and How to Do
pr pr pr pr pr pr
It Eleventh Edition
pr pr pr
p r Martin and Pear pr pr
131
www.stuvia.com
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS pr
Chapter 1. Introduction
pr pr
Multiple p r Choice p r Questions p r On p r Main p r Text p r (Note: p r * p r indicates p r the p r correct p r answer)
1. A p r behavioral p r deficit p r is:
* a) pr too pr little pr of p r a pr particular p r type pr of p r behavior
b)too p r much p r of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
c)an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r to p r the p r wrong p r stimulus
d)an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r at p r the p r wrong p r time p r or p r place
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
2. A p r behavioral p r excess p r is:
* a) p r too p r much p r of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
b) too p r little pr of p r a p r particular p r type p r of p r behavior
c) an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r to p r the p r wrong p r stimulus
d) an p r appropriate p r behavior p r occurring p r at p r the p r wrong p r time p r or p r place
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
3. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r behavior?
a) pr hair pr color b) prthe pr color pr of pr someone’s pr eyes
c) p r the p r clothes p r someone p r is p r wearing *d) p r dressing p r in p r the p r morning
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prFactual
4. In p r behavior p r modification, p r motivation p r and p r intelligence p r refer p r to:
a) p r inner p r mental p r processes * prb) pr ways pr of pr behaving
c) p r causes p r of p r behavior d) p r major p r sources p r of p r abnormality
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
5. In p r behavior p r modification, p r the p r term p r “environment” p r refers p r to:
a) the p r neighborhood p r in p r which p r a p r person p r is p r raised
b) the p r natural p r habitat p r of p r an p r organism
* c) prthe prspecific prphysical prvariables prin prone’s primmediate prsurroundings
d) prthe prgeneral prsituation prwhere prone prhappens prto prbe
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prFactual
6. A prchild prdoes prnot prpronounce prwords prclearly prand prdoes prnot printeract prwith prother
p r children. p r These prare pr examples prof:
a) p r behavioral p r excesses b) p r behavioral p r abnormalities
* c) pr behavioral pr deficits d) p r behavioral p r characteristics
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
7. Behavior prmodifiers prstress prthe primportance p r of prdefining prproblems prin
prterms prof pr specific pr behavioral prdeficits pr or prbehavioral pr excesses prbecause:
a) p r therapists p r can p r then p r focus p r on p r the p r individual’s p r problem p r behaviors p r rather
p r than p r on p r his p r or prher prstrengths
* b) p r it p r is p r behavior p r that p r causes p r concern, p r and p r there p r are p r specific p r procedures
p r now p r available prto pr change prbehavior
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,c) labeling p r an p r individual p r implies p r that p r a p r particular p r treatment p r program p r will p r be p r helpful
d) labeling p r an p r individual p r is pruseful prfor p r quickly p r providing p r general p r information
prabout p r how p r that prindividual prmight prperform
Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prApplied
8. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r characteristic p r of p r behavior p r modification?
a) It p r defines p r problems p r in p r terms p r of p r behavior.
b) Its prtreatment p r procedures p r and p r techniques p r are p r ways p r of p r rearranging p r an
p r individual’s pr environment.
c) Its prtechniques prdraw prextensively prfrom prthe prprinciples prof properant prand
prPavlovian pr conditioning.
* d) p r It p r emphasizes p r the p r use p r of p r summary p r labels p r for p r classifying p r individuals.
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prApplied
9. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r covert p r behavior?
* a) p r a p r skier p r thinking, p r “I p r hope p r I p r don’t p r fall” b) p r a p r pitcher p r throwing p r a p r ball
c) p r a p r student p r drinking p r coffee d) p r a p r child p r talking p r to p r her p r dog p r in p r the p r backyard
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
10. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r overt pr behavior?
a) p r feelings p r of p r nervousness * pr b) pr yelling p r at pr someone
c) p r a p r boy p r on p r a p r date p r thinking, p r “I p r like p r this p r girl” p r d) p r imagining p r a p r beautiful p r sunset
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
11. Behavior p r therapy p r was p r first p r used pr to p r refer p r to:
a) behavior prmodification prin prwhich prthere pris prtypically pran prattempt prto pranalyze
p r or pr clearly p r demonstrate pr controlling pr variables
b) the p r scientific p r study p r of p r laws p r that p r govern p r the p r behavior p r of p r human p r beings p r and p r other
p r animals
*c) p r Joseph p r Wolpe’s p r behavioral p r treatment p r for p r specific p r phobias
d) p r behavior p r modification p r that p r focuses p r on p r overt p r behaviors p r that p r are p r of p r social p r significance
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
12. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r an p r outcome p r of p r behavior?
a) throwing pra prbaseball
b) lifting p r a p r heavy p r weight
*c) p r scoring p r a p r goal p r in p r ice p r hockey
d) prstanding prat prthe prfree prthrow prline prin prbasketball
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
13. Behavior p r modifiers p r are p r cautious p r about p r using p r summary p r labels p r to prrefer p r to
prindividuals p r or prtheir pr actions prbecause:
a) the p r label p r for p r the p r behavior p r is p r often p r used p r as p r a p r pseudo-explanation p r for p r the p r behavior
b) labels p r can p r negatively p r affect p r the p r way p r an p r individual p r might p r be p r treated
c) labeling prmay prinfluence prus prto prfocus pron pran prindividual’s prproblem p r behaviors
p r rather prthan p r on pr his pr or pr her prstrengths
* d) pr all pr of p r the pr above
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, Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prConceptual
14. The p r people, p r objects, p r and p r events p r that p r make p r up p r a p r person’s p r environment p r are p r called:
* a) p r stimuli b) p r conditioned p r stimuli
c) unconditioned p r stimuli d) pr reinforcing p r stimuli
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prFactual
15. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r characteristic p r of p r behavior p r modification?
a) Its p r treatment p r procedures p r are p r ways p r of p r altering p r an p r individual’s p r environment.
b) Its prmethods prand prrationales prcan prbe prdescribed prprecisely.
* c) p r Its p r techniques p r stem p r primarily p r from p r cognitive p r psychology.
d) p r Its p r techniques p r are p r often p r applied p r by p r individuals p r in p r everyday p r life.
Difficulty: p r Easy
Type: prConceptual
16. Behavioral prassessment prseeks prto:
a) determine p r the p r underlying p r mental p r disturbance p r responsible p r for p r behavioral p r symptoms
b) identify prthe p r type prof p r mental prdisorder p r assumed p r to p r underlie p r particular p r patterns
prof p r abnormal prbehavior
* c) pridentify prpotential prcontrolling prvariables prof prproblem prbehaviors, prand prselect
prbehavioral prtreatment
d) prdetermine prthe prnecessary printelligence prlevel prof prpotential prclients pras pra
prprerequisite prto pr behavior prmodification p r programs
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prApplied
17. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r not p r a p r misconception p r about p r behavior p r modification?
a) prBehavior prmodifiers pronly prdeal prwith prthe probservable prand prthey prdon’t prdeal prwith
prthe prthoughts p r and prfeelings prof pr clients.
* b) prBehavior prmodification p r involves prthe prsystematic prapplication p r of prlearning
prprinciples prto primprove pr covert prand provert prbehaviors.
c) Behavior p r modification p r involves p r the p r use p r of p r drugs, p r psychosurgery, p r and
p r electroconvulsive prtherapy.
d) Behavior p r modification p r only p r changes p r symptoms; p r it p r doesn’t p r get p r at p r the p r underlying
p r problems.
Difficulty: p r Hard
Type: prApplied
18. Which p r of p r the p r following p r is p r an p r example p r of p r cognitive p r behavior?
a) a p r child p r reading p r out p r loud p r for p r a p r parent
b) a prbaseball prplayer prtalking prto prher prcoach
* p r p r c) p r a p r person p r on p r a p r hot p r day p r imagining p r that p r he p r is p r sitting p r at p r the p r ocean
d) p r a p r student p r writing p r with p r a p r pen
Difficulty: p r Medium
Type: prConceptual
19. Behaviors p r to p r be p r improved p r in p r a p r behavior p r modification p r program p r are p r frequently p r called:
a) provert pr behaviors b) prcovert prbehaviors
Difficulty:
Easy
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