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-BASED66 QUESTIONS
Chapter661.66Introduction
Type:66Conceptual
1. A6 6 behavioral6 6 excess6 6 is:
* a)66 too6 6 much6 6 of6 6 a6 6 particular66 type66 of6 6 behavior
b) too66 little66 of66 a66 particular66 type66 of6 6 behavior
c) an6 6 appropriate6 6 behavior6 6 occurring6 6 to6 6 the6 6 wrong6 6 stimulus
d) an6 6 appropriate6 6 behavior6 6 occurring6 6 at6 6 the6 6 wrong6 6 time6 6 or6 6 place
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Conceptual
2. Which6 6 of66 the6 6 following6 6 is6 6 an6 6 example6 6 of6 6 behavior?
a)66 hair66 color b)66 the66 color66 of66 someone’s66 eyes
c)66 the6 6 clothes66 someone66 is6 6 wearing *d)66 dressing66 in6 6 the6 6 morning
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Factual
3. In66 behavior6 6 modification,6 6 motivation6 6 and6 6 intelligence6 6 refer6 6 to:
a)6 6 inner6 6 mental6 6 processes *66b)66 ways66 of66 behaving
c)66 causes6 6 of6 6 behavior d)66 major66 sources6 6 of6 6 abnormality
Difficulty:66Easy
,Type:66Conceptual
4. In66 behavior6 6 modification,6 6 the6 6 term6 6 “environment”66 refers6 6 to:
a) the6 6 neighborhood6 6 in6 6 which6 6 a6 6 person6 6 is6 6 raised
b) the6 6 natural6 6 habitat6 6 of6 6 an6 6 organism
* c)66the66specific66physical66variables66in66one’s66immediate66surroundings
d)66the66general66situation66where66one66happens66to66be
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Factual
5. A6 6 child6 6 does6 6 not6 6 pronounce6 6 words6 6 clearly6 6 and6 6 does6 6 not6 6 interact6 6
with6 6 other6 6 children.66These66 are6 6 examples6 6 of:
a)66 behavioral6 6 excesses b)66 behavioral66 abnormalities
* c)66 behavioral66 deficits d)6 6 behavioral6 6 characteristics
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Conceptual
6. Behavior6 6 modifiers6 6 stress6 6 the6 6 importance6 6 of6 6 defining6 6 problem
s6 6 in6 6 terms6 6 of66specific6 6 behavioral6 6 deficits6 6 or6 6 behavioral6 6 excesses6
6 because:
a)6 6 therapists6 6 can6 6 then6 6 focus6 6 on6 6 the6 6 individual’s6 6 problem6 6 behaviors6 6 rather
6 6 than6 6 on6 6 his6 6 or66her6 6 strengths
* b)6 6 it6 6 is6 6 behavior6 6 that6 6 causes6 6 concern,6 6 and6 6 there6 6 are6 6 specific6
6 procedures6 6 now6 6 available66to66 change6 6 behavior
, c) labeling6 6 an6 6 individual6 6 implies6 6 that6 6 a6 6 particular6 6 treatment6 6 program6 6 will6 6 be6 6 helpful
d) labeling6 6 an6 6 individual6 6 is6 6 useful6 6 for6 6 quickly6 6 providing6 6 general6 6 information
6 6 about6 6 how6 6 that66individual6 6 might6 6 perform
Difficulty:66 Hard
Type:66Applied
7. Which6 6 of6 6 the6 6 following6 6 is6 6 not6 6 a6 6 characteristic6 6 of6 6 behavior6 6 modification?
a) It66 defines6 6 problems6 6 in6 6 terms6 6 of6 6 behavior.
b) Its6 6 treatment6 6 procedures6 6 and6 6 techniques6 6 are6 6 ways6 6 of6 6 rearranging6
6 an6 6 individual’s66environment.
c) Its6 6 techniques6 6 draw6 6 extensively6 6 from6 6 the6 6 principles6 6 of6 6 operant6
6 and6 6 Pavlovian66conditioning.
* d)6 6 It6 6 emphasizes6 6 the6 6 use6 6 of6 6 summary6 6 labels6 6 for6 6 classifying6 6 individuals.
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Applied
8. Which6 6 of66 the6 6 following66 is66 an66 example66 of66 covert66 behavior?
* a)6 6 a6 6 skier6 6 thinking,6 6 “I6 6 hope6 6 I6 6 don’t6 6 fall” b)66 a66 pitcher66 throwing6 6 a66 ball
c)6 6 a6 6 student6 6 drinking6 6 coffee
d)6 6 a6 6 child6 6 talking6 6 to6 6 her6 6 dog6 6 in6 6 the6 6 bac
kyard
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Conceptual
9. Which66 of66 the66 following6 6 is66 an6 6 example66 of66 overt66 behavior?
a)66 feelings6 6 of6 6 nervousness *66 b)66 yelling66 at66 someone
c)6 6 a6 6 boy6 6 on6 6 a6 6 date6 6 thinking,6 6 “I6 6 like6 6 this6 6 girl”6 6 d)6 6 imagining6 6 a6 6 beautiful6 6 sunset
Difficulty:66Medium
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED66 QUESTIONS
Chapter661.66Introduction
Type:66Conceptual
1. A6 6 behavioral6 6 excess6 6 is:
* a)66 too6 6 much6 6 of6 6 a6 6 particular66 type66 of6 6 behavior
b) too66 little66 of66 a66 particular66 type66 of6 6 behavior
c) an6 6 appropriate6 6 behavior6 6 occurring6 6 to6 6 the6 6 wrong6 6 stimulus
d) an6 6 appropriate6 6 behavior6 6 occurring6 6 at6 6 the6 6 wrong6 6 time6 6 or6 6 place
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Conceptual
2. Which6 6 of66 the6 6 following6 6 is6 6 an6 6 example6 6 of6 6 behavior?
a)66 hair66 color b)66 the66 color66 of66 someone’s66 eyes
c)66 the6 6 clothes66 someone66 is6 6 wearing *d)66 dressing66 in6 6 the6 6 morning
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Factual
3. In66 behavior6 6 modification,6 6 motivation6 6 and6 6 intelligence6 6 refer6 6 to:
a)6 6 inner6 6 mental6 6 processes *66b)66 ways66 of66 behaving
c)66 causes6 6 of6 6 behavior d)66 major66 sources6 6 of6 6 abnormality
Difficulty:66Easy
,Type:66Conceptual
4. In66 behavior6 6 modification,6 6 the6 6 term6 6 “environment”66 refers6 6 to:
a) the6 6 neighborhood6 6 in6 6 which6 6 a6 6 person6 6 is6 6 raised
b) the6 6 natural6 6 habitat6 6 of6 6 an6 6 organism
* c)66the66specific66physical66variables66in66one’s66immediate66surroundings
d)66the66general66situation66where66one66happens66to66be
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Factual
5. A6 6 child6 6 does6 6 not6 6 pronounce6 6 words6 6 clearly6 6 and6 6 does6 6 not6 6 interact6 6
with6 6 other6 6 children.66These66 are6 6 examples6 6 of:
a)66 behavioral6 6 excesses b)66 behavioral66 abnormalities
* c)66 behavioral66 deficits d)6 6 behavioral6 6 characteristics
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Conceptual
6. Behavior6 6 modifiers6 6 stress6 6 the6 6 importance6 6 of6 6 defining6 6 problem
s6 6 in6 6 terms6 6 of66specific6 6 behavioral6 6 deficits6 6 or6 6 behavioral6 6 excesses6
6 because:
a)6 6 therapists6 6 can6 6 then6 6 focus6 6 on6 6 the6 6 individual’s6 6 problem6 6 behaviors6 6 rather
6 6 than6 6 on6 6 his6 6 or66her6 6 strengths
* b)6 6 it6 6 is6 6 behavior6 6 that6 6 causes6 6 concern,6 6 and6 6 there6 6 are6 6 specific6
6 procedures6 6 now6 6 available66to66 change6 6 behavior
, c) labeling6 6 an6 6 individual6 6 implies6 6 that6 6 a6 6 particular6 6 treatment6 6 program6 6 will6 6 be6 6 helpful
d) labeling6 6 an6 6 individual6 6 is6 6 useful6 6 for6 6 quickly6 6 providing6 6 general6 6 information
6 6 about6 6 how6 6 that66individual6 6 might6 6 perform
Difficulty:66 Hard
Type:66Applied
7. Which6 6 of6 6 the6 6 following6 6 is6 6 not6 6 a6 6 characteristic6 6 of6 6 behavior6 6 modification?
a) It66 defines6 6 problems6 6 in6 6 terms6 6 of6 6 behavior.
b) Its6 6 treatment6 6 procedures6 6 and6 6 techniques6 6 are6 6 ways6 6 of6 6 rearranging6
6 an6 6 individual’s66environment.
c) Its6 6 techniques6 6 draw6 6 extensively6 6 from6 6 the6 6 principles6 6 of6 6 operant6
6 and6 6 Pavlovian66conditioning.
* d)6 6 It6 6 emphasizes6 6 the6 6 use6 6 of6 6 summary6 6 labels6 6 for6 6 classifying6 6 individuals.
Difficulty:66Easy
Type:66Applied
8. Which6 6 of66 the6 6 following66 is66 an66 example66 of66 covert66 behavior?
* a)6 6 a6 6 skier6 6 thinking,6 6 “I6 6 hope6 6 I6 6 don’t6 6 fall” b)66 a66 pitcher66 throwing6 6 a66 ball
c)6 6 a6 6 student6 6 drinking6 6 coffee
d)6 6 a6 6 child6 6 talking6 6 to6 6 her6 6 dog6 6 in6 6 the6 6 bac
kyard
Difficulty:66Medium
Type:66Conceptual
9. Which66 of66 the66 following6 6 is66 an6 6 example66 of66 overt66 behavior?
a)66 feelings6 6 of6 6 nervousness *66 b)66 yelling66 at66 someone
c)6 6 a6 6 boy6 6 on6 6 a6 6 date6 6 thinking,6 6 “I6 6 like6 6 this6 6 girl”6 6 d)6 6 imagining6 6 a6 6 beautiful6 6 sunset
Difficulty:66Medium
