TEST BANK for Behavior Modification:
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED05 QUESTIONS
Chapter051.05Introduction
Type:05Conceptual
1. A0 5 behavioral0 5 excess0 5 is:
* a)05 too0 5 much0 5 of0 5 a0 5 particular05 type05 of0 5 behavior
b) too05 little05 of05 a05 particular05 type05 of0 5 behavior
c) an0 5 appropriate0 5 behavior0 5 occurring0 5 to0 5 the0 5 wrong0 5 stimulus
d) an0 5 appropriate0 5 behavior0 5 occurring0 5 at0 5 the0 5 wrong0 5 time0 5 or0 5 place
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Conceptual
2. Which0 5 of05 the0 5 following0 5 is0 5 an0 5 example0 5 of0 5 behavior?
a)05 hair05 color b)05 the05 color05 of05 someone’s05 eyes
c)05 the0 5 clothes05 someone05 is0 5 wearing *d)05 dressing05 in0 5 the0 5 morning
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Factual
3. In05 behavior0 5 modification,0 5 motivation0 5 and0 5 intelligence0 5 refer0 5 to:
a)0 5 inner0 5 mental0 5 processes *05b)05 ways05 of05 behaving
c)05 causes0 5 of0 5 behavior d)05 major05 sources0 5 of0 5 abnormality
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Conceptual
,4. In05 behavior0 5 modification,0 5 the0 5 term0 5 “environment”05 refers0 5 to:
a) the0 5 neighborhood0 5 in0 5 which0 5 a0 5 person0 5 is0 5 raised
b) the0 5 natural0 5 habitat0 5 of0 5 an0 5 organism
* c)05the05specific05physical05variables05in05one’s05immediate05surroundings
d)05the05general05situation05where05one05happens05to05be
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Factual
5. A0 5 child0 5 does0 5 not0 5 pronounce0 5 words0 5 clearly0 5 and0 5 does0 5 not0 5 interact0 5
with0 5 other0 5 children.05These05 are0 5 examples0 5 of:
a)05 behavioral0 5 excesses b)05 behavioral05 abnormalities
* c)05 behavioral05 deficits d)0 5 behavioral0 5 characteristics
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Conceptual
6. Behavior0 5 modifiers0 5 stress0 5 the0 5 importance0 5 of0 5 defining0 5 problem
s0 5 in0 5 terms0 5 of05specific0 5 behavioral0 5 deficits0 5 or0 5 behavioral0 5 excesses0
5 because:
a)0 5 therapists0 5 can0 5 then0 5 focus0 5 on0 5 the0 5 individual’s0 5 problem0 5 behaviors0 5 rather
0 5 than0 5 on0 5 his0 5 or05her0 5 strengths
* b)0 5 it0 5 is0 5 behavior0 5 that0 5 causes0 5 concern,0 5 and0 5 there0 5 are0 5 specific0
5 procedures0 5 now0 5 available05to05 change0 5 behavior
, c) labeling0 5 an0 5 individual0 5 implies0 5 that0 5 a0 5 particular0 5 treatment0 5 program0 5 will0 5 be0 5 helpful
d) labeling0 5 an0 5 individual0 5 is0 5 useful0 5 for0 5 quickly0 5 providing0 5 general0 5 information
0 5 about0 5 how0 5 that05individual0 5 might0 5 perform
Difficulty:05 Hard
Type:05Applied
7. Which0 5 of0 5 the0 5 following0 5 is0 5 not0 5 a0 5 characteristic0 5 of0 5 behavior0 5 modification?
a) It05 defines0 5 problems0 5 in0 5 terms0 5 of0 5 behavior.
b) Its0 5 treatment0 5 procedures0 5 and0 5 techniques0 5 are0 5 ways0 5 of0 5 rearranging0
5 an0 5 individual’s05environment.
c) Its0 5 techniques0 5 draw0 5 extensively0 5 from0 5 the0 5 principles0 5 of0 5 operant0
5 and0 5 Pavlovian05conditioning.
* d)0 5 It0 5 emphasizes0 5 the0 5 use0 5 of0 5 summary0 5 labels0 5 for0 5 classifying0 5 individuals.
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Applied
8. Which0 5 of05 the0 5 following05 is05 an05 example05 of05 covert05 behavior?
* a)0 5 a0 5 skier0 5 thinking,0 5 “I0 5 hope0 5 I0 5 don’t0 5 fall” b)05 a05 pitcher05 throwing0 5 a05 ball
c)0 5 a0 5 student0 5 drinking0 5 coffee
d)0 5 a0 5 child0 5 talking0 5 to0 5 her0 5 dog0 5 in0 5 the0 5 bac
kyard
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Conceptual
9. Which05 of05 the05 following0 5 is05 an0 5 example05 of05 overt05 behavior?
a)05 feelings0 5 of0 5 nervousness *05 b)05 yelling05 at05 someone
c)0 5 a0 5 boy0 5 on0 5 a0 5 date0 5 thinking,0 5 “I0 5 like0 5 this0 5 girl”0 5 d)0 5 imagining0 5 a0 5 beautiful0 5 sunset
Difficulty:05Medium
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED05 QUESTIONS
Chapter051.05Introduction
Type:05Conceptual
1. A0 5 behavioral0 5 excess0 5 is:
* a)05 too0 5 much0 5 of0 5 a0 5 particular05 type05 of0 5 behavior
b) too05 little05 of05 a05 particular05 type05 of0 5 behavior
c) an0 5 appropriate0 5 behavior0 5 occurring0 5 to0 5 the0 5 wrong0 5 stimulus
d) an0 5 appropriate0 5 behavior0 5 occurring0 5 at0 5 the0 5 wrong0 5 time0 5 or0 5 place
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Conceptual
2. Which0 5 of05 the0 5 following0 5 is0 5 an0 5 example0 5 of0 5 behavior?
a)05 hair05 color b)05 the05 color05 of05 someone’s05 eyes
c)05 the0 5 clothes05 someone05 is0 5 wearing *d)05 dressing05 in0 5 the0 5 morning
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Factual
3. In05 behavior0 5 modification,0 5 motivation0 5 and0 5 intelligence0 5 refer0 5 to:
a)0 5 inner0 5 mental0 5 processes *05b)05 ways05 of05 behaving
c)05 causes0 5 of0 5 behavior d)05 major05 sources0 5 of0 5 abnormality
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Conceptual
,4. In05 behavior0 5 modification,0 5 the0 5 term0 5 “environment”05 refers0 5 to:
a) the0 5 neighborhood0 5 in0 5 which0 5 a0 5 person0 5 is0 5 raised
b) the0 5 natural0 5 habitat0 5 of0 5 an0 5 organism
* c)05the05specific05physical05variables05in05one’s05immediate05surroundings
d)05the05general05situation05where05one05happens05to05be
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Factual
5. A0 5 child0 5 does0 5 not0 5 pronounce0 5 words0 5 clearly0 5 and0 5 does0 5 not0 5 interact0 5
with0 5 other0 5 children.05These05 are0 5 examples0 5 of:
a)05 behavioral0 5 excesses b)05 behavioral05 abnormalities
* c)05 behavioral05 deficits d)0 5 behavioral0 5 characteristics
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Conceptual
6. Behavior0 5 modifiers0 5 stress0 5 the0 5 importance0 5 of0 5 defining0 5 problem
s0 5 in0 5 terms0 5 of05specific0 5 behavioral0 5 deficits0 5 or0 5 behavioral0 5 excesses0
5 because:
a)0 5 therapists0 5 can0 5 then0 5 focus0 5 on0 5 the0 5 individual’s0 5 problem0 5 behaviors0 5 rather
0 5 than0 5 on0 5 his0 5 or05her0 5 strengths
* b)0 5 it0 5 is0 5 behavior0 5 that0 5 causes0 5 concern,0 5 and0 5 there0 5 are0 5 specific0
5 procedures0 5 now0 5 available05to05 change0 5 behavior
, c) labeling0 5 an0 5 individual0 5 implies0 5 that0 5 a0 5 particular0 5 treatment0 5 program0 5 will0 5 be0 5 helpful
d) labeling0 5 an0 5 individual0 5 is0 5 useful0 5 for0 5 quickly0 5 providing0 5 general0 5 information
0 5 about0 5 how0 5 that05individual0 5 might0 5 perform
Difficulty:05 Hard
Type:05Applied
7. Which0 5 of0 5 the0 5 following0 5 is0 5 not0 5 a0 5 characteristic0 5 of0 5 behavior0 5 modification?
a) It05 defines0 5 problems0 5 in0 5 terms0 5 of0 5 behavior.
b) Its0 5 treatment0 5 procedures0 5 and0 5 techniques0 5 are0 5 ways0 5 of0 5 rearranging0
5 an0 5 individual’s05environment.
c) Its0 5 techniques0 5 draw0 5 extensively0 5 from0 5 the0 5 principles0 5 of0 5 operant0
5 and0 5 Pavlovian05conditioning.
* d)0 5 It0 5 emphasizes0 5 the0 5 use0 5 of0 5 summary0 5 labels0 5 for0 5 classifying0 5 individuals.
Difficulty:05Easy
Type:05Applied
8. Which0 5 of05 the0 5 following05 is05 an05 example05 of05 covert05 behavior?
* a)0 5 a0 5 skier0 5 thinking,0 5 “I0 5 hope0 5 I0 5 don’t0 5 fall” b)05 a05 pitcher05 throwing0 5 a05 ball
c)0 5 a0 5 student0 5 drinking0 5 coffee
d)0 5 a0 5 child0 5 talking0 5 to0 5 her0 5 dog0 5 in0 5 the0 5 bac
kyard
Difficulty:05Medium
Type:05Conceptual
9. Which05 of05 the05 following0 5 is05 an0 5 example05 of05 overt05 behavior?
a)05 feelings0 5 of0 5 nervousness *05 b)05 yelling05 at05 someone
c)0 5 a0 5 boy0 5 on0 5 a0 5 date0 5 thinking,0 5 “I0 5 like0 5 this0 5 girl”0 5 d)0 5 imagining0 5 a0 5 beautiful0 5 sunset
Difficulty:05Medium
