BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION ACTUAL TEST
SCRIPT WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What are the defining features of behavior modification?
Answer: Focuses on behavior, uses applied behavior analysis,
emphasizes current environmental events, and measures behavior
change over time.
●● What is the relationship between behavior and the environment?
Answer: Behavioral principles describe how our behavior is influenced
by environmental events.
●● What are the measurable dimensions of behavior?
Answer: Frequency, duration, intensity, and latency.
●● What are overt behaviors?
Answer: Observable actions that can be seen by others, such as playing
guitar or talking to a friend.
●● What are covert behaviors?
Answer: Private events that are only observable by the individual, such
as thinking or feeling anxious.
, ●● What is a target behavior?
Answer: A behavior that is identified for modification, which can be
either a behavioral excess or deficit.
●● What is a behavioral excess?
Answer: An undesirable target behavior that a person wants to decrease.
●● What is a behavioral deficit?
Answer: A desirable target behavior that a person wants to increase.
●● What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events and
behavior to understand the reasons for the behavior.
●● What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of procedures to change
behavior based on analysis.
●● What are the historical roots of behavior modification?
Answer: Behavior modification is guided by the theory and philosophy
of behaviorism and has evolved from early psychological practices.
SCRIPT WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What are the defining features of behavior modification?
Answer: Focuses on behavior, uses applied behavior analysis,
emphasizes current environmental events, and measures behavior
change over time.
●● What is the relationship between behavior and the environment?
Answer: Behavioral principles describe how our behavior is influenced
by environmental events.
●● What are the measurable dimensions of behavior?
Answer: Frequency, duration, intensity, and latency.
●● What are overt behaviors?
Answer: Observable actions that can be seen by others, such as playing
guitar or talking to a friend.
●● What are covert behaviors?
Answer: Private events that are only observable by the individual, such
as thinking or feeling anxious.
, ●● What is a target behavior?
Answer: A behavior that is identified for modification, which can be
either a behavioral excess or deficit.
●● What is a behavioral excess?
Answer: An undesirable target behavior that a person wants to decrease.
●● What is a behavioral deficit?
Answer: A desirable target behavior that a person wants to increase.
●● What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events and
behavior to understand the reasons for the behavior.
●● What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of procedures to change
behavior based on analysis.
●● What are the historical roots of behavior modification?
Answer: Behavior modification is guided by the theory and philosophy
of behaviorism and has evolved from early psychological practices.
