TEST BANK g
BehaviorgModificationgWhatgItgIsgandgHowgtogDogItgbygGarrygMartin
11thgEdition
TEST BANK g
,Chapterg1.gIntroduction
GarrygMartin:gBehaviorgModificationgWhatgItgIsgandgHowgtogDogItg11thgEdition
Multipleg Choiceg Questionsg Ong Maing Textg(Note:g *g indicatesg theg correctg answer)
1. Ag behavioralg deficitg is:
* a)gtoog littleg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
b) toog muchg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
c) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg tog theg wrongg stimulus
d) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg atg theg wrongg timeg org place
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
2. Ag behavioralg excessg is:
* a)g toog muchg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
b) toog littleg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
c) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg tog theg wrongg stimulus
d) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg atg theg wrongg timeg org place
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
3. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg behavior?
a)g hairg color b)gtheg colorg ofg someone’sg eyes
c)g theg clothesg someoneg isg wearing *d)g dressingg ing theg morning
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gFactual
4. Ing behaviorg modification,g motivationg andg intelligenceg referg to:
a)g innerg mentalg processes *gb)g waysg ofg behaving
c)g causesg ofg behavior d)g majorg sourcesg ofg abnormality
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
5. Ing behaviorg modification,g theg termg “environment”g refersg to:
a) theg neighborhoodg ing whichg ag persong isg raised
b) theg naturalg habitatg ofg ang organism
* c)g theg specificg physicalg variablesg ing one’sg immediateg surroundings
d)g theg generalg situationg whereg oneg happensg tog be
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gFactual
6. Agchildgdoesgnotgpronouncegwordsgclearlygandgdoesgnotginteractgwithgotherg children.g
Thesegaregexamplesgof:
a)g behavioralg excesses b)gbehavioralg abnormalities
* c)gbehavioralg deficits d)g behavioralg characteristics
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
7. Behaviorgmodifiersgstressgthegimportancegofgdefininggproblemsgingtermsgofg
specificgbehavioralgdeficitsgorgbehavioralgexcessesgbecause:
a)gtherapistsg cangtheng focusg ong theg individual’sgproblemg behaviorsgratherg thang ong hisg org
hergstrengths
,*
b)gitg isgbehaviorg thatgcausesg concern,gandgtheregareg specificg proceduresgnowg available
togchangegbehavior
g
, c) labelingg ang individualg impliesg thatg ag particularg treatmentg programg willg beg helpful
d) labelingg angindividualg isgusefulgforgquicklygprovidingggeneralginformationgaboutg howgthatgi
ndividualgmightgperform
Difficulty:g Hard
Type:gApplied
8. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg notg ag characteristicg ofg behaviorg modification?
a) Itg definesg problemsg ing termsg ofg behavior.
b) Itsgtreatmentgproceduresg andgtechniquesgaregwaysgofg rearrangingg ang individual’sg
environment.
c) ItsgtechniquesgdrawgextensivelygfromgthegprinciplesgofgoperantgandgPavloviang
conditioning.
* d)g Itg emphasizesg theg useg ofg summaryg labelsg forg classifyingg individuals.
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gApplied
9. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg covertg behavior?
* a)g ag skierg thinking,g “Ig hopeg Ig don’tg fall” b)g ag pitcherg throwingg ag ball
c)g ag studentg drinkingg coffee d)g ag childg talkingg tog herg dogg ing theg backyard
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
10. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg overtg behavior?
a)g feelingsg ofg nervousness *gb)gyellingg atg someone
c)g ag boyg ong ag dateg thinking,g “Ig likeg thisg girl”g d)g imaginingg ag beautifulg sunset
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
11. Behaviorg therapyg wasgfirstg usedgtog referg to:
a) behaviorgmodificationgingwhichgtheregisgtypicallygangattemptgtoganalyzegorgclearlyg
demonstrategcontrollinggvariables
b) theg scientificg studyg ofg lawsg thatg governg theg behaviorg ofg humang beingsg andg otherg animals
*c)g Josephg Wolpe’sg behavioralg treatmentg forg specificg phobias
d)g behaviorg modificationg thatg focusesg ong overtg behaviorsg thatg areg ofg socialg significance
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
12. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg ang outcomeg ofg behavior?
a) throwingg ag baseball
b) liftingg ag heavyg weight
*c)g scoringg ag goalg ing iceg hockey
d)gstandinggatgthegfreegthrowglinegingbasketball
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
13. Behaviorg modifiersg aregcautiousgaboutgusinggsummaryglabelsgtogreferg togindividualsgorgt
heirgactionsgbecause:
a) theg labelg forg theg behaviorg isg ofteng usedg asg ag pseudo-explanationg forg theg behavior
b) labelsg cang negativelyg affectg theg wayg ang individualg mightg beg treated
c) labelinggmayginfluencegusgtogfocusgongangindividual’sgproblemgbehaviorsgrathergthango
nghisgorghergstrengths
* d)g allg ofg theg above
BehaviorgModificationgWhatgItgIsgandgHowgtogDogItgbygGarrygMartin
11thgEdition
TEST BANK g
,Chapterg1.gIntroduction
GarrygMartin:gBehaviorgModificationgWhatgItgIsgandgHowgtogDogItg11thgEdition
Multipleg Choiceg Questionsg Ong Maing Textg(Note:g *g indicatesg theg correctg answer)
1. Ag behavioralg deficitg is:
* a)gtoog littleg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
b) toog muchg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
c) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg tog theg wrongg stimulus
d) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg atg theg wrongg timeg org place
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
2. Ag behavioralg excessg is:
* a)g toog muchg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
b) toog littleg ofg ag particularg typeg ofg behavior
c) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg tog theg wrongg stimulus
d) ang appropriateg behaviorg occurringg atg theg wrongg timeg org place
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
3. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg behavior?
a)g hairg color b)gtheg colorg ofg someone’sg eyes
c)g theg clothesg someoneg isg wearing *d)g dressingg ing theg morning
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gFactual
4. Ing behaviorg modification,g motivationg andg intelligenceg referg to:
a)g innerg mentalg processes *gb)g waysg ofg behaving
c)g causesg ofg behavior d)g majorg sourcesg ofg abnormality
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
5. Ing behaviorg modification,g theg termg “environment”g refersg to:
a) theg neighborhoodg ing whichg ag persong isg raised
b) theg naturalg habitatg ofg ang organism
* c)g theg specificg physicalg variablesg ing one’sg immediateg surroundings
d)g theg generalg situationg whereg oneg happensg tog be
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gFactual
6. Agchildgdoesgnotgpronouncegwordsgclearlygandgdoesgnotginteractgwithgotherg children.g
Thesegaregexamplesgof:
a)g behavioralg excesses b)gbehavioralg abnormalities
* c)gbehavioralg deficits d)g behavioralg characteristics
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
7. Behaviorgmodifiersgstressgthegimportancegofgdefininggproblemsgingtermsgofg
specificgbehavioralgdeficitsgorgbehavioralgexcessesgbecause:
a)gtherapistsg cangtheng focusg ong theg individual’sgproblemg behaviorsgratherg thang ong hisg org
hergstrengths
,*
b)gitg isgbehaviorg thatgcausesg concern,gandgtheregareg specificg proceduresgnowg available
togchangegbehavior
g
, c) labelingg ang individualg impliesg thatg ag particularg treatmentg programg willg beg helpful
d) labelingg angindividualg isgusefulgforgquicklygprovidingggeneralginformationgaboutg howgthatgi
ndividualgmightgperform
Difficulty:g Hard
Type:gApplied
8. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg notg ag characteristicg ofg behaviorg modification?
a) Itg definesg problemsg ing termsg ofg behavior.
b) Itsgtreatmentgproceduresg andgtechniquesgaregwaysgofg rearrangingg ang individual’sg
environment.
c) ItsgtechniquesgdrawgextensivelygfromgthegprinciplesgofgoperantgandgPavloviang
conditioning.
* d)g Itg emphasizesg theg useg ofg summaryg labelsg forg classifyingg individuals.
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gApplied
9. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg covertg behavior?
* a)g ag skierg thinking,g “Ig hopeg Ig don’tg fall” b)g ag pitcherg throwingg ag ball
c)g ag studentg drinkingg coffee d)g ag childg talkingg tog herg dogg ing theg backyard
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
10. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg overtg behavior?
a)g feelingsg ofg nervousness *gb)gyellingg atg someone
c)g ag boyg ong ag dateg thinking,g “Ig likeg thisg girl”g d)g imaginingg ag beautifulg sunset
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
11. Behaviorg therapyg wasgfirstg usedgtog referg to:
a) behaviorgmodificationgingwhichgtheregisgtypicallygangattemptgtoganalyzegorgclearlyg
demonstrategcontrollinggvariables
b) theg scientificg studyg ofg lawsg thatg governg theg behaviorg ofg humang beingsg andg otherg animals
*c)g Josephg Wolpe’sg behavioralg treatmentg forg specificg phobias
d)g behaviorg modificationg thatg focusesg ong overtg behaviorsg thatg areg ofg socialg significance
Difficulty:g Easy
Type:gConceptual
12. Whichg ofg theg followingg isg ang exampleg ofg ang outcomeg ofg behavior?
a) throwingg ag baseball
b) liftingg ag heavyg weight
*c)g scoringg ag goalg ing iceg hockey
d)gstandinggatgthegfreegthrowglinegingbasketball
Difficulty:g Medium
Type:gConceptual
13. Behaviorg modifiersg aregcautiousgaboutgusinggsummaryglabelsgtogreferg togindividualsgorgt
heirgactionsgbecause:
a) theg labelg forg theg behaviorg isg ofteng usedg asg ag pseudo-explanationg forg theg behavior
b) labelsg cang negativelyg affectg theg wayg ang individualg mightg beg treated
c) labelinggmayginfluencegusgtogfocusgongangindividual’sgproblemgbehaviorsgrathergthango
nghisgorghergstrengths
* d)g allg ofg theg above
