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Chapter 1. Introduction 0 0
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b)too much of a particular type of behavior
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c)an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
2. A behavioral excess is:
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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 behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Factual 0
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
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c) causes of behavior
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* 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 0
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. T
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hese are examples of:
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of s
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pecific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or h
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er strengths
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b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available
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0to change behavior
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,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 how that
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individual might perform 0 0
Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Applied 0
8. 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 individual’s
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environment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian c
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onditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Applied 0
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
10. 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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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly d
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emonstrate controlling variables 0 0
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball 0 0
b) lifting a heavy weight 0 0 0
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
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d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals or
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their actions because:
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a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
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b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than on
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his or her strengths
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* d) all of the above 0 0 0 0
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Type: Conceptual 0
14. The people, objects, and events that make up a person’s environment are called:
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* a) stimuli 0 b) conditioned stimuli 0 0
c) unconditioned stimuli 0 d) reinforcing stimuli
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Factual 0
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) Its treatment procedures are ways of altering an individual’s environment.
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b) Its methods and rationales can be described precisely.
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* c) Its techniques stem primarily from cognitive psychology.
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d) Its techniques are often applied by individuals in everyday life.
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Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
16. Behavioral assessment seeks to: 0 0 0
a) determine the underlying mental disturbance responsible for behavioral symptoms
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b) identify the type of mental disorder assumed to underlie particular patterns of abnormal
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behavior
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c) identify potential controlling variables of problem behaviors, and select behavioral
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0treatment
d) determine the necessary intelligence level of potential clients as a prerequisite to behav
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ior modification programs
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Applied 0
17. Which of the following is not a misconception about behavior modification?
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a) Behavior modifiers only deal with the observable and they don’t deal with the thoughts
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0 and feelings of clients.
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*
b) Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principles to
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improve covert and overt behaviors.
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c) Behavior modification involves the use of drugs, psychosurgery, and electroconvulsive
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0therapy.
d) Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.
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Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Applied 0
18. Which of the following is an example of cognitive behavior?
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a) a child reading out loud for a parent
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b) a baseball player talking to her coach
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* c) a person on a hot day imagining that he is sitting at the ocean
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d) a student writing with a pen
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
19. Behaviors to be improved in a behavior modification program are frequently called:
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Difficulty: Easy 0
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What It Is and How to Do It El
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eventh Edition Martin a
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nd Pear
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131
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS 0
Chapter 1. Introduction 0 0
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b)too much of a particular type of behavior
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c)an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
2. A behavioral excess is:
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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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
0 0 *d) dressing in the morning
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Factual 0
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
0 0 * b) ways of behaving
0 0 0 0 0
c) causes of behavior
0 0 0d) major sources of abnormality 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) the natural habitat of an organism
0 0 0 0 0
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) the general situation where one happens to be
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Factual 0
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. T
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hese are examples of:
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a) behavioral excesses
0 b) behavioral abnormalities
0 0 0
* c) behavioral deficits
0 d) behavioral characteristics 0 0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of s
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pecific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
0 0 0 0 0 0
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or h
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
er strengths
0
*
b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0to change behavior
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how that
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
individual might perform 0 0
Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Applied 0
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
0 0 0 0 0 0
b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’s
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
environment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian c
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
onditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Applied 0
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
0 0 d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
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Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness
0 0 * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly d
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
emonstrate controlling variables 0 0
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball 0 0
b) lifting a heavy weight 0 0 0
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
0 0 0 0 0 0
d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals or
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
their actions because:
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a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than on
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
his or her strengths
0 0 0
* d) all of the above 0 0 0 0
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, Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Conceptual 0
14. The people, objects, and events that make up a person’s environment are called:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* a) stimuli 0 b) conditioned stimuli 0 0
c) unconditioned stimuli 0 d) reinforcing stimuli
0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Factual 0
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) Its treatment procedures are ways of altering an individual’s environment.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) Its methods and rationales can be described precisely.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* c) Its techniques stem primarily from cognitive psychology.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) Its techniques are often applied by individuals in everyday life.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
Type: Conceptual 0
16. Behavioral assessment seeks to: 0 0 0
a) determine the underlying mental disturbance responsible for behavioral symptoms
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) identify the type of mental disorder assumed to underlie particular patterns of abnormal
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
behavior
*
c) identify potential controlling variables of problem behaviors, and select behavioral
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0treatment
d) determine the necessary intelligence level of potential clients as a prerequisite to behav
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ior modification programs
0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Applied 0
17. Which of the following is not a misconception about behavior modification?
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a) Behavior modifiers only deal with the observable and they don’t deal with the thoughts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 and feelings of clients.
0 0 0
*
b) Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principles to
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
improve covert and overt behaviors.
0 0 0 0
c) Behavior modification involves the use of drugs, psychosurgery, and electroconvulsive
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0therapy.
d) Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Hard 0
Type: Applied 0
18. Which of the following is an example of cognitive behavior?
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a) a child reading out loud for a parent
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) a baseball player talking to her coach
0 0 0 0 0 0
* c) a person on a hot day imagining that he is sitting at the ocean
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) a student writing with a pen
0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Medium 0
Type: Conceptual 0
19. Behaviors to be improved in a behavior modification program are frequently called:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Difficulty: Easy 0
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