Chapterw s 1.w s Introduction
Type:wsConceptual
1. Aw s w s behavioral excessw s w s is:
* a)w s w s toow s w s muchw s w s ofw s w s aw s w s particularw s w s typew s w s ofw s w s behavior
b) toow s w s littlew s w s ofw s w s aw s w s particularw s w s typew s w s ofw s w s behavior
c) anw s w s appropriate behaviorw s w s occurring tow s w s the wrong stimulus
d) anw s w s appropriatew s w s behaviorw s w s occurringw s w s atw s w s thew s w s wrongw s w s timew s w s orw s w s place
Difficulty:w s Easy
Type:wsConceptual
2. Whichw s w s ofw s w s thew s w s followingw s w s isw s w s anw s w s examplew s w s ofw s w s behavior?
a) hairw s w s color b)w s thew s w s colorw s w s ofw s someone’sw s eyes
c)w s w s thew s w s clothesw s w s someonew s w s isw s w s wearing *d)w s w s dressingw s w s inw s w s thew s w s morning
Difficulty:w s Medium
Type:w s Factual
3. Inw s w s behaviorw s w s modifica motivation andw s w s intelligen referw s w s
tion, ce to:
a) innerw s w s mentalw s w s proc *w s b)w s w s waysw s behaving
esses w s of
c)w s w s causesw s w s ofw s w s behavior d)w s w s majorw s w s sourcesw s w s ofw s w s abnormality
Difficulty:w s Easy
Type:wsConceptual
,4. Inw s w s behaviorw s w s modification,w s w s thew s w s termw s w s “environment”w s w s refersw s w s to:
a) thew s w s neighborhoodw s w s in whichw s w s aw s w s person isw s w s raised
b) the natural habitat of an organism
* c)w s thew s specificw s physicalw s variablesw s inw s one’sw s immediatew s surroundings
d)w s thew s generalw s situationw s wherew s onew s happensw s tow s be
Difficulty:w s Easy
Type:w s Factual
5. Aw s childw s doesw s notw s pronouncew s wordsw s clearlyw s andw s doesw s notw s
interact
withwsother
children.Thesew s arew s examplesw s of:
a) behavioralw s w s excesses b)w s w s behavioralw s w s abnormalities
* c)w s w s behavioralw s w s deficits d)w s w s behavioral characteristics
Difficulty:w s Medium
Type:wsConceptual
6. Behaviorw s modifiersw s stressw s thew s importance
ofw s definingw s problemswsinw s termsw s ofspecificw s behavioralw s
deficitsw s orw s behavioralw s excessesw s because:
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’sw s problem behaviors
ratherwsthanon his oriiherw s strengths
* b)w s it isw s behaviorw s that causes concern,w s and
therew s are specificwsproceduresw s now
availableiitow s changew s behavior
, c) labeling an individual implies thatw s w s a particular treatment program willw s w s be
helpful
d) labeling an individual isw s useful for quickly providing general
informationwsabout how thatindividualw s mightw s perform
Difficulty:w s Hard
Type:w s Applied
7. Whichw s w s ofw s w s thew s w s following isw s w s not
aw s w s characteristicw s w s ofw s w s behaviorw s w s modification?
a) Itw s w s definesw s w s problemsw s w s in termsw s w s ofw s w s behavior.
b) Itsw s treatment procedures and techniques are ways of
rearrangingwsan individual’senvironment.
c) Itsw s techniquesw s draww s w s extensivelyw s fromw s thew s principles
w s ofw s operantw s andw s Pavlovianiiconditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
Difficulty:w s Easy
Type:w s Applied
8. Whichw s w s ofw s w s thew s w s followingw s w s isw s w s anw s w s examplew s w s ofw s w s covertw s w s behavior?
* a)w s w s aw s w s skierw s w s thinking,w s w s “I hopew s w s Iw s w s don’tw s w s fall”
b)w s w s aw s w s pitcherw s w s throwingw s w s aw s w s ball
c)w s aw s studentw s drinking coffee
d)w s aw s childw s talkingw s tow s herw s dog
inw s thewsbackyard
Difficulty:w s Medium
Type:wsConceptual
9. Whichw s w s ofw s w s thew s w s followingw s w s isw s w s anw s w s examplew s w s ofw s w s overtw s behavior?
a) feelingsw s w s ofw s w s nervousness *w s b)w s yellingw s w s atw s w s someone
c)w s w s a boy on a date thinking, “I likew s w s this girl” d)w s w s imagining
aw s w s beautifulw s w s sunset
Difficulty:w s Medium