TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It Is
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and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS =
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Type:=Conceptual
1. A= behavioral= excess= is:
* a)= too= much= of= a= particular= type= of= behavior
b) too= little= of= a= particular= type= of= behavior
c) an= appropriate= behavior= occurring= to= the= wrong= stimulus
d) an= appropriate= behavior= occurring= at= the= wrong= time= or= place
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Conceptual
2. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= behavior?
a)= hair= color b)= the= color= of= someone’s= eyes
c)= the= clothes= someone= is= wearing *d)= dressing= in= the= morning
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Factual
3. In= behavior= modification,= motivation= and= intelligence= refer= to:
a)= inner= mental= processes *=b)= ways= of= behaving
c)= causes= of= behavior d)= major= sources= of= abnormality
Difficulty:=Easy
,Type:=Conceptual
4. In= behavior= modification,= the= term= “environment”= refers= to:
a) the= neighborhood= in= which= a= person= is= raised
b) the= natural= habitat= of= an= organism
* c)=the=specific=physical=variables=in=one’s=immediate=surroundings
d)=the=general=situation=where=one=happens=to=be
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Factual
5. A= child= does= not= pronounce= words= clearly= and= does= not= interact= with= other= children.=Th
ese= are= examples= of:
a)= behavioral= excesses b)= behavioral= abnormalities
* c)= behavioral= deficits d)= behavioral= characteristics
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Conceptual
6. Behavior= modifiers= stress= the= importance= of= defining= problems= in= terms= of=sp
ecific= behavioral= deficits= or= behavioral= excesses= because:
a)= therapists= can= then= focus= on= the= individual’s= problem= behaviors= rather= than= on= his= or=her= st
rengths
* b)= it= is= behavior= that= causes= concern,= and= there= are= specific= procedures= now= avail
able=to= change= behavior
, c) labeling= an= individual= implies= that= a= particular= treatment= program= will= be= helpful
d) labeling= an= individual= is= useful= for= quickly= providing= general= information= about= how= that=indi
vidual= might= perform
Difficulty:= Hard
Type:=Applied
7. Which= of= the= following= is= not= a= characteristic= of= behavior= modification?
a) It= defines= problems= in= terms= of= behavior.
b) Its= treatment= procedures= and= techniques= are= ways= of= rearranging= an= individual’s=env
ironment.
c) Its= techniques= draw= extensively= from= the= principles= of= operant= and= Pavlovian=con
ditioning.
* d)= It= emphasizes= the= use= of= summary= labels= for= classifying= individuals.
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Applied
8. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= covert= behavior?
* a)= a= skier= thinking,= “I= hope= I= don’t= fall” b)= a= pitcher= throwing= a= ball
c)= a= student= drinking= coffee d)= a= child= talking= to= her= dog= in= the= backyard
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Conceptual
9. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= overt= behavior?
a)= feelings= of= nervousness *= b)= yelling= at= someone
c)= a= boy= on= a= date= thinking,= “I= like= this= girl”= d)= imagining= a= beautiful= sunset
Difficulty:=Medium
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and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
= = = = = = = =
All Chapters 1 - 29
= = = = =
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS =
Chapter 1. Introduction
= =
Type:=Conceptual
1. A= behavioral= excess= is:
* a)= too= much= of= a= particular= type= of= behavior
b) too= little= of= a= particular= type= of= behavior
c) an= appropriate= behavior= occurring= to= the= wrong= stimulus
d) an= appropriate= behavior= occurring= at= the= wrong= time= or= place
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Conceptual
2. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= behavior?
a)= hair= color b)= the= color= of= someone’s= eyes
c)= the= clothes= someone= is= wearing *d)= dressing= in= the= morning
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Factual
3. In= behavior= modification,= motivation= and= intelligence= refer= to:
a)= inner= mental= processes *=b)= ways= of= behaving
c)= causes= of= behavior d)= major= sources= of= abnormality
Difficulty:=Easy
,Type:=Conceptual
4. In= behavior= modification,= the= term= “environment”= refers= to:
a) the= neighborhood= in= which= a= person= is= raised
b) the= natural= habitat= of= an= organism
* c)=the=specific=physical=variables=in=one’s=immediate=surroundings
d)=the=general=situation=where=one=happens=to=be
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Factual
5. A= child= does= not= pronounce= words= clearly= and= does= not= interact= with= other= children.=Th
ese= are= examples= of:
a)= behavioral= excesses b)= behavioral= abnormalities
* c)= behavioral= deficits d)= behavioral= characteristics
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Conceptual
6. Behavior= modifiers= stress= the= importance= of= defining= problems= in= terms= of=sp
ecific= behavioral= deficits= or= behavioral= excesses= because:
a)= therapists= can= then= focus= on= the= individual’s= problem= behaviors= rather= than= on= his= or=her= st
rengths
* b)= it= is= behavior= that= causes= concern,= and= there= are= specific= procedures= now= avail
able=to= change= behavior
, c) labeling= an= individual= implies= that= a= particular= treatment= program= will= be= helpful
d) labeling= an= individual= is= useful= for= quickly= providing= general= information= about= how= that=indi
vidual= might= perform
Difficulty:= Hard
Type:=Applied
7. Which= of= the= following= is= not= a= characteristic= of= behavior= modification?
a) It= defines= problems= in= terms= of= behavior.
b) Its= treatment= procedures= and= techniques= are= ways= of= rearranging= an= individual’s=env
ironment.
c) Its= techniques= draw= extensively= from= the= principles= of= operant= and= Pavlovian=con
ditioning.
* d)= It= emphasizes= the= use= of= summary= labels= for= classifying= individuals.
Difficulty:=Easy
Type:=Applied
8. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= covert= behavior?
* a)= a= skier= thinking,= “I= hope= I= don’t= fall” b)= a= pitcher= throwing= a= ball
c)= a= student= drinking= coffee d)= a= child= talking= to= her= dog= in= the= backyard
Difficulty:=Medium
Type:=Conceptual
9. Which= of= the= following= is= an= example= of= overt= behavior?
a)= feelings= of= nervousness *= b)= yelling= at= someone
c)= a= boy= on= a= date= thinking,= “I= like= this= girl”= d)= imagining= a= beautiful= sunset
Difficulty:=Medium
