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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Multiplej Choicej Questionsj Onj Mainj Textj (Note:j *j indicatesj thej correctj answer)
1. Aj behavioralj deficitj is:
* a)j tooj littlej ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
b)tooj muchj ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
c)anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj toj thej wrongj stimulus
d)anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj atj thej wrongj timej orj place
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
2. Aj behavioralj excessj is:
* a)j tooj muchj ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
b) tooj littlej ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
c) anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj toj thej wrongj stimulus
d) anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj atj thej wrongj timej orj place
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
3. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj behavior?
a)j hairj color b)j thej colorj ofj someone’sj eyes
c)j thej clothesj someonej isj wearing *d)j dressingj inj thej morning
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jFactual
4. Inj behaviorj modification,j motivationj andj intelligencej referj to:
a)j innerj mentalj processes *jb)j waysj ofj behaving
c)j causesj ofj behavior d)j majorj sourcesj ofj abnormality
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
5. Inj behaviorj modification,j thej termj “environment”j refersj to:
a) thej neighborhoodj inj whichj aj personj isj raised
b) thej naturalj habitatj ofj anj organism
* c)jthejspecificjphysicaljvariablesjinjone’sjimmediatejsurroundings
d)jthejgeneraljsituationjwherejonejhappensjtojbe
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jFactual
6. Aj childj doesj notj pronouncej wordsj clearlyj andj doesj notj interactj withj otherj children.jTh
esej arej examplesj of:
a)j behavioralj excesses b)j behavioralj abnormalities
* c)j behavioralj deficits d)j behavioralj characteristics
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
7. Behaviorj modifiersj stressj thej importancej ofj definingj problemsj inj termsj ofjsp
ecificj behavioralj deficitsj orj behavioralj excessesj because:
a)j therapistsj canj thenj focusj onj thej individual’sj problemj behaviorsj ratherj thanj onj hisj orjherj st
rengths
* b)j itj isj behaviorj thatj causesj concern,j andj therej arej specificj proceduresj nowj availablejtoj
changej behavior
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,c) labelingj anj individualj impliesj thatj aj particularj treatmentj programj willj bej helpful
d) labelingj anj individualj isj usefulj forj quicklyj providingj generalj informationj aboutj howj thatjin
dividualj mightj perform
Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jApplied
8. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj characteristicj ofj behaviorj modification?
a) Itj definesj problemsj inj termsj ofj behavior.
b) Itsj treatmentj proceduresj andj techniquesj arej waysj ofj rearrangingj anj individual’sje
nvironment.
c) Itsj techniquesj drawj extensivelyj fromj thej principlesj ofj operantj andj Pavlovianjco
nditioning.
* d)j Itj emphasizesj thej usej ofj summaryj labelsj forj classifyingj individuals.
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jApplied
9. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj covertj behavior?
* a)j aj skierj thinking,j “Ij hopej Ij don’tj fall” b)j aj pitcherj throwingj aj ball
c)j aj studentj drinkingj coffee d)j aj childj talkingj toj herj dogj inj thej backyard
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
10. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj overtj behavior?
a)j feelingsj ofj nervousness *j b)j yellingj atj someone
c)j aj boyj onj aj datej thinking,j “Ij likej thisj girl”j d)j imaginingj aj beautifulj sunset
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
11. Behaviorj therapyj wasj firstj usedj toj referj to:
a) behaviorj modificationj inj whichj therej isj typicallyj anj attemptj toj analyzej orj clearlyjde
monstratej controllingj variables
b) thej scientificj studyj ofj lawsj thatj governj thej behaviorj ofj humanj beingsj andj otherj animals
*c)j Josephj Wolpe’sj behavioralj treatmentj forj specificj phobias
d)j behaviorj modificationj thatj focusesj onj overtj behaviorsj thatj arej ofj socialj significance
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
12. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj anj outcomej ofj behavior?
a) throwingjajbaseball
b) liftingj aj heavyj weight
*c)j scoringj aj goalj inj icej hockey
d)jstandingjatjthejfreejthrowjlinejinjbasketball
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
13. Behaviorj modifiersj arej cautiousj aboutj usingj summaryj labelsj toj referj toj individualsj orjth
eirj actionsj because:
a) thej labelj forj thej behaviorj isj oftenj usedj asj aj pseudo-explanationj forj thej behavior
b) labelsj canj negativelyj affectj thej wayj anj individualj mightj bej treated
c) labelingjmayjinfluencejusjtojfocusjonjanjindividual’sjproblemjbehaviorsjratherjthanjonjhisj
orj herj strengths
* d)j allj ofj thej above
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, Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jConceptual
14. Thej people,j objects,j andj eventsj thatj makej upj aj person’sj environmentj arej called:
* a)j stimuli b)j conditionedj stimuli
c)j unconditionedj stimuli d)j reinforcingj stimuli
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jFactual
15. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj characteristicj ofj behaviorj modification?
a) Itsj treatmentj proceduresj arej waysj ofj alteringj anj individual’sj environment.
b) Itsjmethodsjandjrationalesjcanjbejdescribedjprecisely.
* c)j Itsj techniquesj stemj primarilyj fromj cognitivej psychology.
d)j Itsj techniquesj arej oftenj appliedj byj individualsj inj everydayj life.
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
16. Behavioraljassessmentjseeksjto:
a) determinej thej underlyingj mentalj disturbancej responsiblej forj behavioralj symptoms
b) identifyj thej typej ofj mentalj disorderj assumedj toj underliej particularj patternsj ofj abnormaljbe
havior
* c)jidentifyjpotentialjcontrollingjvariablesjofjproblemjbehaviors,jandjselectjbehavioraljtr
eatment
d)j determinej thej necessaryj intelligencej levelj ofj potentialj clientsj asj aj prerequisitej tojbehaviorj
modificationj programs
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jApplied
17. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj misconceptionj aboutj behaviorj modification?
a)j Behaviorj modifiersj onlyj dealj withj thej observablej andj theyj don’tj dealj withj thej thoughtsjandj
feelingsj ofj clients.
* b)j Behaviorj modificationj involvesj thej systematicj applicationj ofj learningj principlesj toji
mprovej covertj andj overtj behaviors.
c) Behaviorj modificationj involvesj thej usej ofj drugs,j psychosurgery,j andj electroconvulsivejth
erapy.
d) Behaviorj modificationj onlyj changesj symptoms;j itj doesn’tj getj atj thej underlyingj problems.
Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jApplied
18. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj cognitivej behavior?
a) aj childj readingj outj loudj forj aj parent
b) ajbaseballjplayerjtalkingjtojherjcoach
* c)j aj personj onj aj hotj dayj imaginingj thatj hej isj sittingj atj thej ocean
d)j aj studentj writingj withj aj pen
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
19. Behaviorsj toj bej improvedj inj aj behaviorj modificationj programj arej frequentlyj called:
a)jovertj behaviors b)jcovertjbehaviors
c)j cognitivej behaviors *jd)jtargetj behaviors
Difficulty:j Easy
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS j
Chapter 1. Introduction
j j
Multiplej Choicej Questionsj Onj Mainj Textj (Note:j *j indicatesj thej correctj answer)
1. Aj behavioralj deficitj is:
* a)j tooj littlej ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
b)tooj muchj ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
c)anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj toj thej wrongj stimulus
d)anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj atj thej wrongj timej orj place
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
2. Aj behavioralj excessj is:
* a)j tooj muchj ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
b) tooj littlej ofj aj particularj typej ofj behavior
c) anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj toj thej wrongj stimulus
d) anj appropriatej behaviorj occurringj atj thej wrongj timej orj place
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
3. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj behavior?
a)j hairj color b)j thej colorj ofj someone’sj eyes
c)j thej clothesj someonej isj wearing *d)j dressingj inj thej morning
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jFactual
4. Inj behaviorj modification,j motivationj andj intelligencej referj to:
a)j innerj mentalj processes *jb)j waysj ofj behaving
c)j causesj ofj behavior d)j majorj sourcesj ofj abnormality
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
5. Inj behaviorj modification,j thej termj “environment”j refersj to:
a) thej neighborhoodj inj whichj aj personj isj raised
b) thej naturalj habitatj ofj anj organism
* c)jthejspecificjphysicaljvariablesjinjone’sjimmediatejsurroundings
d)jthejgeneraljsituationjwherejonejhappensjtojbe
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jFactual
6. Aj childj doesj notj pronouncej wordsj clearlyj andj doesj notj interactj withj otherj children.jTh
esej arej examplesj of:
a)j behavioralj excesses b)j behavioralj abnormalities
* c)j behavioralj deficits d)j behavioralj characteristics
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
7. Behaviorj modifiersj stressj thej importancej ofj definingj problemsj inj termsj ofjsp
ecificj behavioralj deficitsj orj behavioralj excessesj because:
a)j therapistsj canj thenj focusj onj thej individual’sj problemj behaviorsj ratherj thanj onj hisj orjherj st
rengths
* b)j itj isj behaviorj thatj causesj concern,j andj therej arej specificj proceduresj nowj availablejtoj
changej behavior
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,c) labelingj anj individualj impliesj thatj aj particularj treatmentj programj willj bej helpful
d) labelingj anj individualj isj usefulj forj quicklyj providingj generalj informationj aboutj howj thatjin
dividualj mightj perform
Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jApplied
8. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj characteristicj ofj behaviorj modification?
a) Itj definesj problemsj inj termsj ofj behavior.
b) Itsj treatmentj proceduresj andj techniquesj arej waysj ofj rearrangingj anj individual’sje
nvironment.
c) Itsj techniquesj drawj extensivelyj fromj thej principlesj ofj operantj andj Pavlovianjco
nditioning.
* d)j Itj emphasizesj thej usej ofj summaryj labelsj forj classifyingj individuals.
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jApplied
9. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj covertj behavior?
* a)j aj skierj thinking,j “Ij hopej Ij don’tj fall” b)j aj pitcherj throwingj aj ball
c)j aj studentj drinkingj coffee d)j aj childj talkingj toj herj dogj inj thej backyard
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
10. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj overtj behavior?
a)j feelingsj ofj nervousness *j b)j yellingj atj someone
c)j aj boyj onj aj datej thinking,j “Ij likej thisj girl”j d)j imaginingj aj beautifulj sunset
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
11. Behaviorj therapyj wasj firstj usedj toj referj to:
a) behaviorj modificationj inj whichj therej isj typicallyj anj attemptj toj analyzej orj clearlyjde
monstratej controllingj variables
b) thej scientificj studyj ofj lawsj thatj governj thej behaviorj ofj humanj beingsj andj otherj animals
*c)j Josephj Wolpe’sj behavioralj treatmentj forj specificj phobias
d)j behaviorj modificationj thatj focusesj onj overtj behaviorsj thatj arej ofj socialj significance
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
12. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj anj outcomej ofj behavior?
a) throwingjajbaseball
b) liftingj aj heavyj weight
*c)j scoringj aj goalj inj icej hockey
d)jstandingjatjthejfreejthrowjlinejinjbasketball
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
13. Behaviorj modifiersj arej cautiousj aboutj usingj summaryj labelsj toj referj toj individualsj orjth
eirj actionsj because:
a) thej labelj forj thej behaviorj isj oftenj usedj asj aj pseudo-explanationj forj thej behavior
b) labelsj canj negativelyj affectj thej wayj anj individualj mightj bej treated
c) labelingjmayjinfluencejusjtojfocusjonjanjindividual’sjproblemjbehaviorsjratherjthanjonjhisj
orj herj strengths
* d)j allj ofj thej above
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, Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jConceptual
14. Thej people,j objects,j andj eventsj thatj makej upj aj person’sj environmentj arej called:
* a)j stimuli b)j conditionedj stimuli
c)j unconditionedj stimuli d)j reinforcingj stimuli
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jFactual
15. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj characteristicj ofj behaviorj modification?
a) Itsj treatmentj proceduresj arej waysj ofj alteringj anj individual’sj environment.
b) Itsjmethodsjandjrationalesjcanjbejdescribedjprecisely.
* c)j Itsj techniquesj stemj primarilyj fromj cognitivej psychology.
d)j Itsj techniquesj arej oftenj appliedj byj individualsj inj everydayj life.
Difficulty:jEasy
Type:jConceptual
16. Behavioraljassessmentjseeksjto:
a) determinej thej underlyingj mentalj disturbancej responsiblej forj behavioralj symptoms
b) identifyj thej typej ofj mentalj disorderj assumedj toj underliej particularj patternsj ofj abnormaljbe
havior
* c)jidentifyjpotentialjcontrollingjvariablesjofjproblemjbehaviors,jandjselectjbehavioraljtr
eatment
d)j determinej thej necessaryj intelligencej levelj ofj potentialj clientsj asj aj prerequisitej tojbehaviorj
modificationj programs
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jApplied
17. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj notj aj misconceptionj aboutj behaviorj modification?
a)j Behaviorj modifiersj onlyj dealj withj thej observablej andj theyj don’tj dealj withj thej thoughtsjandj
feelingsj ofj clients.
* b)j Behaviorj modificationj involvesj thej systematicj applicationj ofj learningj principlesj toji
mprovej covertj andj overtj behaviors.
c) Behaviorj modificationj involvesj thej usej ofj drugs,j psychosurgery,j andj electroconvulsivejth
erapy.
d) Behaviorj modificationj onlyj changesj symptoms;j itj doesn’tj getj atj thej underlyingj problems.
Difficulty:j Hard
Type:jApplied
18. Whichj ofj thej followingj isj anj examplej ofj cognitivej behavior?
a) aj childj readingj outj loudj forj aj parent
b) ajbaseballjplayerjtalkingjtojherjcoach
* c)j aj personj onj aj hotj dayj imaginingj thatj hej isj sittingj atj thej ocean
d)j aj studentj writingj withj aj pen
Difficulty:jMedium
Type:jConceptual
19. Behaviorsj toj bej improvedj inj aj behaviorj modificationj programj arej frequentlyj called:
a)jovertj behaviors b)jcovertjbehaviors
c)j cognitivej behaviors *jd)jtargetj behaviors
Difficulty:j Easy
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