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