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psyc 3610 chapter 1 questions
a behavioural excess is:
a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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 -
answer-b) too much of a particular type of behavior
a behavioural deficit is:
a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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 -
answer-a) too little of a particular type of behavior
which of the following is an example of behavior?
a) hair colour
b) the clothes someone is wearing
c) the colour of someone's eyes
d) dressing in the morning - answer-d) dressing in the morning
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in behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
a) inner mental processes
b) causes of behavior
c) ways of behaving
d) major sources of abnormality - answer-c) ways of behaving
in behavior modification, the term "environment" refers to:
a) the neighbourhood 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 - answer-c) the
specific physical variables in one's immediate surroundings
a child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with
other children. these are examples of:
a) behavioural excesses
b) behavioural abnormalities
c) behavioural deficits
d) behavioural characteristics - answer-c) behavioural deficits
behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
of specific behavioural deficits or behavioural excesses because:
psyc 3610 chapter 1 questions
a behavioural excess is:
a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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 -
answer-b) too much of a particular type of behavior
a behavioural deficit is:
a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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 -
answer-a) too little of a particular type of behavior
which of the following is an example of behavior?
a) hair colour
b) the clothes someone is wearing
c) the colour of someone's eyes
d) dressing in the morning - answer-d) dressing in the morning
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in behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
a) inner mental processes
b) causes of behavior
c) ways of behaving
d) major sources of abnormality - answer-c) ways of behaving
in behavior modification, the term "environment" refers to:
a) the neighbourhood 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 - answer-c) the
specific physical variables in one's immediate surroundings
a child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with
other children. these are examples of:
a) behavioural excesses
b) behavioural abnormalities
c) behavioural deficits
d) behavioural characteristics - answer-c) behavioural deficits
behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
of specific behavioural deficits or behavioural excesses because:
