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What It Is and How to Do It
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ss
Chapter 1. Introduction ss ss
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s correct s s answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is: s s s s s s
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b)too much of a particular type of behavior
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d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the
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Difficulty: Easy s s s s
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2. A behavioral excess is: s s s s s s
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c) an appropriate behavior occurring
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the
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3. Which of the following s s s s s s s s is example of behavior?
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c) the clothes someone is
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4. In behavior modification, s s s s s s motivation s s and intelligence refer to: s s s s s s
a) inner mental processes
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c) causes of behavior
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5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other
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* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral
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7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in ss ss ss ss s s ss ss ss
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a) therapists
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern,
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general s s s s s s ss ss s s s s s s
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant
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a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on a date thinking,
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11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
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or clearly
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12. Which of the following is an example s s s s s s s s s s s s s s of s s an s s outcome s s of s s behavior?
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b) lifting a heavy weight s s s s s s
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13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary s s s s s s s s s s s s
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a) the label for the behavior is often used s s as a pseudo-explanation s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s for s s the
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, b) labels can
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s s an individual might
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem
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* d) all of the above
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