Chapter 1. Introduction
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Type: Conceptual
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1. A behavioral
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior
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c) an appropriate
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Type: Conceptual
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2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color 00 b) the color of someone’s eyes
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Type: Factual
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3. In behavior modification,
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a) inner mental processes
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c) causes of behavior
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Type: Conceptual
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,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Factual
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5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact
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with other 0
children.These are examples of: 0 0 0
a) behavioral excesses 0 0 b) behavioral abnormalities
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Type: Conceptual
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance
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of defining problems in terms ofspecific behavioral deficits or be
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havioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem 0 behaviors
rather than on 0 his oriiher strengths
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* b) it
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specific procedures now
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, c) labeling an individual implies that a 0 0 particular treatment program will be0 0 helpful
d) labeling an individual is useful
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information about 0 how thatindividual might perform 0 0
Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Applied 0
7. Which of the following 0 0 0 0 0 0 is not
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a) It defines problems in
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b) Its treatment 0 procedures and techniques are ways of
rearranging an 0 individual’senvironment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant a
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nd Pavlovianiiconditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I
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c) a student drinking
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in the backyard
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness0 0 0 0 * b) yelling at someone
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c) a 0 0 boy on a date thinking, “I like this0 0 girl” d) imagining
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0