BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION MARTIN
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ What are the defining features of behavior modification?
Answer: Guided by behaviorism, focuses on behavior, designed to
change target behaviors, based on applied behavior analysis
principles.
◉ 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 is the difference between overt and covert behaviors?
Answer: Overt behaviors are observable by others, while covert
behaviors are private events only observable by the actor.
◉ What is a target behavior?
, Answer: A behavior that can be modified, which may be 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.
◉ Give an example of an overt behavior.
Answer: Playing guitar, jumping rope, or talking to a friend.
◉ Give an example of a covert behavior.
Answer: Thinking about the past or feeling anxiety about the future.
◉ What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events
and a behavior to understand its reason.
◉ What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of behavior-
changing procedures based on analysis.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ What are the defining features of behavior modification?
Answer: Guided by behaviorism, focuses on behavior, designed to
change target behaviors, based on applied behavior analysis
principles.
◉ 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 is the difference between overt and covert behaviors?
Answer: Overt behaviors are observable by others, while covert
behaviors are private events only observable by the actor.
◉ What is a target behavior?
, Answer: A behavior that can be modified, which may be 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.
◉ Give an example of an overt behavior.
Answer: Playing guitar, jumping rope, or talking to a friend.
◉ Give an example of a covert behavior.
Answer: Thinking about the past or feeling anxiety about the future.
◉ What does the analysis in behavior modification involve?
Answer: Identifying the relationship between environmental events
and a behavior to understand its reason.
◉ What is the modification aspect of behavior modification?
Answer: The development and implementation of behavior-
changing procedures based on analysis.
