TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It
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t 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 t
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Type: tConceptual
1. A t behavioral t excess t is:
* a) t too t much t of t a t particular t type t of t behavior
b) too t little t of t a t particular t type t of t behavior
c) an t appropriate t behavior t occurring t to t the t wrong t stimulus
d) an t appropriate t behavior t occurring t at t the t wrong t time t or t place
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tConceptual
2. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t behavior?
a) t hair t color b) t the t color t of t someone’s t eyes
c) t the t clothes t someone t is t wearing *d) t dressing t in t the t morning
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tFactual
3. In t behavior t modification, t motivation t and t intelligence t refer t to:
a) t inner t mental t processes * tb) t ways t of t behaving
c) t causes t of t behavior d) t major t sources t of t abnormality
Difficulty: tEasy
,Type: tConceptual
4. In t behavior t modification, t the t term t “environment” t refers t to:
a) the t neighborhood t in t which t a t person t is t raised
b) the t natural t habitat t of t an t organism
* c) tthe tspecific tphysical tvariables tin tone’s timmediate tsurroundings
d) tthe tgeneral tsituation twhere tone thappens tto tbe
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tFactual
5. A t child t does t not t pronounce t words t clearly t and t does t not t interact t with t other
t children.tThese t are t examples t of:
a) t behavioral t excesses b) t behavioral t abnormalities
* c) t behavioral t deficits d) t behavioral t characteristics
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tConceptual
6. Behavior t modifiers t stress t the t importance t of t defining t problems t in
t terms t oftspecific t behavioral t deficits t or t behavioral t excesses t because:
a) t therapists t can t then t focus t on t the t individual’s t problem t behaviors t rather t than t on
t his t orther t strengths
* b) t it t is t behavior t that t causes t concern, t and t there t are t specific t procedures
t now t availabletto t change t behavior
, c) labeling t an t individual t implies t that t a t particular t treatment t program t will t be t helpful
d) labeling t an t individual t is t useful t for t quickly t providing t general t information t about t how
t thattindividual t might t perform
Difficulty: t Hard
Type: tApplied
7. Which t of t the t following t is t not t a t characteristic t of t behavior t modification?
a) It t defines t problems t in t terms t of t behavior.
b) Its t treatment t procedures t and t techniques t are t ways t of t rearranging t an
t individual’stenvironment.
c) Its t techniques t draw t extensively t from t the t principles t of t operant t and
t Pavloviantconditioning.
* d) t It t emphasizes t the t use t of t summary t labels t for t classifying t individuals.
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tApplied
8. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t covert t behavior?
* a) t a t skier t thinking, t “I t hope t I t don’t t fall” b) t a t pitcher t throwing t a t ball
c) t a t student t drinking t coffee d) t a t child t talking t to t her t dog t in t the t backyard
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tConceptual
9. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t overt t behavior?
a) t feelings t of t nervousness * t b) t yelling t at t someone
c) t a t boy t on t a t date t thinking, t “I t like t this t girl” t d) t imagining t a t beautiful t sunset
Difficulty: tMedium
t t t t t t
t Is and How To Do It
t t t t t
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
t t t t t t t t
All Chapters 1 - 29
t t t t t
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS t
Chapter 1. Introduction
t t
Type: tConceptual
1. A t behavioral t excess t is:
* a) t too t much t of t a t particular t type t of t behavior
b) too t little t of t a t particular t type t of t behavior
c) an t appropriate t behavior t occurring t to t the t wrong t stimulus
d) an t appropriate t behavior t occurring t at t the t wrong t time t or t place
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tConceptual
2. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t behavior?
a) t hair t color b) t the t color t of t someone’s t eyes
c) t the t clothes t someone t is t wearing *d) t dressing t in t the t morning
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tFactual
3. In t behavior t modification, t motivation t and t intelligence t refer t to:
a) t inner t mental t processes * tb) t ways t of t behaving
c) t causes t of t behavior d) t major t sources t of t abnormality
Difficulty: tEasy
,Type: tConceptual
4. In t behavior t modification, t the t term t “environment” t refers t to:
a) the t neighborhood t in t which t a t person t is t raised
b) the t natural t habitat t of t an t organism
* c) tthe tspecific tphysical tvariables tin tone’s timmediate tsurroundings
d) tthe tgeneral tsituation twhere tone thappens tto tbe
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tFactual
5. A t child t does t not t pronounce t words t clearly t and t does t not t interact t with t other
t children.tThese t are t examples t of:
a) t behavioral t excesses b) t behavioral t abnormalities
* c) t behavioral t deficits d) t behavioral t characteristics
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tConceptual
6. Behavior t modifiers t stress t the t importance t of t defining t problems t in
t terms t oftspecific t behavioral t deficits t or t behavioral t excesses t because:
a) t therapists t can t then t focus t on t the t individual’s t problem t behaviors t rather t than t on
t his t orther t strengths
* b) t it t is t behavior t that t causes t concern, t and t there t are t specific t procedures
t now t availabletto t change t behavior
, c) labeling t an t individual t implies t that t a t particular t treatment t program t will t be t helpful
d) labeling t an t individual t is t useful t for t quickly t providing t general t information t about t how
t thattindividual t might t perform
Difficulty: t Hard
Type: tApplied
7. Which t of t the t following t is t not t a t characteristic t of t behavior t modification?
a) It t defines t problems t in t terms t of t behavior.
b) Its t treatment t procedures t and t techniques t are t ways t of t rearranging t an
t individual’stenvironment.
c) Its t techniques t draw t extensively t from t the t principles t of t operant t and
t Pavloviantconditioning.
* d) t It t emphasizes t the t use t of t summary t labels t for t classifying t individuals.
Difficulty: tEasy
Type: tApplied
8. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t covert t behavior?
* a) t a t skier t thinking, t “I t hope t I t don’t t fall” b) t a t pitcher t throwing t a t ball
c) t a t student t drinking t coffee d) t a t child t talking t to t her t dog t in t the t backyard
Difficulty: tMedium
Type: tConceptual
9. Which t of t the t following t is t an t example t of t overt t behavior?
a) t feelings t of t nervousness * t b) t yelling t at t someone
c) t a t boy t on t a t date t thinking, t “I t like t this t girl” t d) t imagining t a t beautiful t sunset
Difficulty: tMedium
