TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It 12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear. All Chapters Covered||Complete A+ Guide

1

www.stuvia.com

, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS vv




Chapter 1. Introduction vv vv



Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text
v v vv vv vv vv v v (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
vv vv vv vv vv



1. A behavioral deficit is:
vv vv vv


* a) too little of a particular type
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv of behavior
vv


b)too much of a particular type of
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv behavior
c)an appropriate behavior occurring
vv vv vv vv to the wrong stimulus
vv vv vv


d)an appropriate behavior occurring
vv vv vv vv at the wrong time or place
vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Conceptual vv




2. A behavioral excess is:
vv vv vv


* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



b) too little of a particular type of behavior
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Conceptual vv




3. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) hair color
vv vv b) the color of someone’s eyes vv vv vv vv vv


c) the clothes someone is wearing
vv vv *d) dressing in the morning vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Medium v v



Type: Factual vv




4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) inner mental processes
vv vv * b) ways of behaving vv vv vv vv vv


c) causes of behavior
vv vv d) major sources of abnormality
vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Conceptual vv




5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


b) the natural habitat of an organism
v v v v v v v v v v


* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


d) the general situation where one happens to be
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Factual vv




6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


vvchildren. These are examples of: v v vv vv vv


a) behavioral excesses
vv b) behavioral abnormalities
vv vv vv


* c) behavioral deficits vv d) behavioral characteristics vv vv vv



Difficulty: Medium v v



Type: Conceptual vv




7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


of specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than
vv v v v v v v vv vv vv vv v v vv v v


on his or her strengths
v v v v v v vv vv


* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now
vv vv vv vv vv v v vv vv vv vv vv vv




2

www.stuvia.com

,vv available to change behavior
vv vv vv




3

www.stuvia.com

, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
vv vv v v vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about
v v vv v v vv vv v v vv vv v v vv


how that individual might perform
v v vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Hard v v



Type: Applied vv




8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
vv vv vv vv vv vv


b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an
vv vv v v vv vv vv v v v v v v


individual’s environment.
v v vv


c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


Pavlovian conditioning.
vv vv


* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
vv vv vv vv v v vv vv vv v v v v



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Applied vv




9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing a ball
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


c) a student drinking coffee
vv vv d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Medium v v



Type: Conceptual vv




10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) feelings of nervousness
vv * b) yelling at someone
vv vv vv vv vv vv


c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
vv vv vv vv vv vv v v vv vv vv v v vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Medium v v



Type: Conceptual vv




11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


clearly demonstrate controlling variables
vv v v vv vv


b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
vv vv v v vv vv vv vv v v vv vv vv vv vv v v


*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Easy v v



Type: Conceptual vv




12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


a) throwing a baseball vv vv


b) lifting a heavy weight vv vv vv


*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
vv vv vv vv vv vv


d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv



Difficulty: Medium v v



Type: Conceptual vv




13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to
v v vv vv vv v v vv vv vv vv v v


individuals or their actions because:
vv vv vv vv vv


a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv


b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv v v vv


c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather
vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv v v v v


than on his or her strengths
vv v v vv vv vv vv


* d) all of the above vv vv vv vv




4

www.stuvia.com