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

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-BASED QUESTIONS

Chapter 1. Introduction


Type: Conceptual



1. A behavioral excess is:

* a) too much of a particular type of behavior

b) too little of a particular type of behavior

c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus

d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place

Difficulty: Easy

Type: Conceptual



2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?

a) hair color b) the color of someone’s eyes

c) the clothes someone is wearing *d) dressing in the morning

Difficulty: Medium

Type: Factual



3. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:

a) inner mental processes * b) ways of behaving

c) causes of behavior d) major sources of abnormality

Difficulty: Easy

Type: Conceptual

,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:

a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised

b) the natural habitat of an organism

* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings

d) the general situation where one happens to be

Difficulty: Easy

Type: Factual



5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.

These are examples of:

a) behavioral excesses b) behavioral abnormalities

* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral characteristics

Difficulty: Medium

Type: Conceptual



6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of

specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:

a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or

her strengths

* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now

availableto change behavior

, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about
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Difficulty: Hard m




Type: Appliedm




7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Type: Appliedm




8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium m




Type: Conceptual
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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