TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It Is and How To Do It 12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear. All Chapters 1 - 29

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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