Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do
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It by Garry Martin, Joseph J. Pear
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12th Edition
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Multiple Choice Questions on Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is:
* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b)too much 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. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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 available
to change behavior
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