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 n
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Type:nConceptual
1. An behavi oral n exces s n is :
* a)n toon much n ofn an p articul a rn ty pe n ofn behavi or
b) toon littl en ofn an parti cul arn ty pen ofn be havi or
c) ann appropri aten behav iorn occurri ng n ton the n wrongn s ti mul us
d) ann appropri a ten behavi orn occurri ng n atn the n wrong n ti men or n pl ace
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:nConceptual
2. Whichn ofn the n foll owi ng n is n an n exam pl en ofn be havi or?
a)n hairn col or b)nthen col orn ofn s omeon e’s n ey es
c)n then cl othes n som eon en is n weari n g *d)n dressi ng n i nn the n morni ng
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:n Factual
3. Inn behavi orn modi fica tion, n motiv a tion n an dn i ntelli g ence n refern to:
a)n innern mental n p roces s es * nb)n ways n ofn behavi ng
c)n causes n of n behavi or d)n majorn s ources n ofn abnorm ali ty
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:nConceptual
,4. Inn behavi orn modi ficati on, n then term n “envi ronm ent” n refers n to:
a) then nei ghborhood n i nn w hich n a n pers on n is n rais e d
b) then natural n habi tat n ofn an n org anis m
* c) nthenspecific nphysical nvariables ninnone’s nimmediatensurroundings
d) nthengeneral nsituationn wherenonenhappens nton be
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:n Factual
5. An childn does n not n pronounce n words n cl earl y n and n does n notn i nte ract n wi th n othern chil dre
n.nThes en aren ex ampl es n of:
a)n behavi oral n exces s es b)n behav ioral n abnormali ti es
* c)n behavi oral n defi ci ts d)n behavi oral n cha racteris tics
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
6. Behavi orn modi fi ers n s tres s n the n i mportancen ofn defi ni ng n probl ems n i n n terms n
ofnspecific n behav ioral n defici ts n orn beh avi oral n e xcess es n becaus e:
a)n therapis ts n cann thenn focus n onn then i ndi vi dual’s n probl em n be havi ors n rather n th ann onn his n or n
hern strengths
* b)n itn is n behavi orn that n caus es n concern, n andn there n aren s pecifi c n procedures n now n
availabl enton cha nge n behav ior
, c) labelingn ann i ndivi d ual n i mpli es n tha tn an parti cul arn treatmen tn prog ramn will n ben hel pful
d) labelingn ann i ndivi d ual n is n us eful n forn qui ckly n provi di n gn general n i nformati on n aboutn how n th
atnindivi dual n mi ght n perform
Difficulty:n Hard
Type:n Applied
7. Whichn ofn the n foll owi n gn i s n not n an ch aracteris tic n of n behav ior n modificati on?
a) Itn defi nes n probl ems n i nn te rms n ofn behavi or.
b) Its n treatmentn proce dures n an dn techni ques n aren ways n ofn rearra ngi ng n ann i ndivi d ual
’s nenvironm ent.
c) Its n techni ques n draw n exte nsi v ely n fromn the n pri nci pl es n ofn oper antn an dn Pavl ovi a
nncondi ti oni ng.
* d)n Itn emphasi zes n then us en ofn s ummary n l abels n forn cl assi fyi ngn i n divi du als.
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:n Applied
8. Whichn ofn then foll owi n gn is n a nn exampl en ofn cov ertn behavior?
* a)n an ski ern thi nki n g, n “I n hope n I n don’tn fall ” b)n an pitchern throwi ng n an ball
c)n an studen tn dri nki n gn coffee d)n an chil d n tal ki ngn ton h ern dogn i n n then backy ard
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
9. Whichn ofn then foll owi n gn is n an n exam pl en ofn ov e rtn be havi or?
a)n feeli ngs n ofn nerv ous ness * n b)n yellingn atn s omeone
c)n an boy n onn a n daten thi nki ng, n “In li ken thi s n gi rl”n d)n i m agi ni n gn an beautiful n s uns e t
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
n n n n n n
It Is and How To Do It
n n n n n n
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
n n n n n n n n
All Chapters 1 - 29
n n n n n
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS n
Chapter 1. Introduction
n n
Type:nConceptual
1. An behavi oral n exces s n is :
* a)n toon much n ofn an p articul a rn ty pe n ofn behavi or
b) toon littl en ofn an parti cul arn ty pen ofn be havi or
c) ann appropri aten behav iorn occurri ng n ton the n wrongn s ti mul us
d) ann appropri a ten behavi orn occurri ng n atn the n wrong n ti men or n pl ace
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:nConceptual
2. Whichn ofn the n foll owi ng n is n an n exam pl en ofn be havi or?
a)n hairn col or b)nthen col orn ofn s omeon e’s n ey es
c)n then cl othes n som eon en is n weari n g *d)n dressi ng n i nn the n morni ng
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:n Factual
3. Inn behavi orn modi fica tion, n motiv a tion n an dn i ntelli g ence n refern to:
a)n innern mental n p roces s es * nb)n ways n ofn behavi ng
c)n causes n of n behavi or d)n majorn s ources n ofn abnorm ali ty
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:nConceptual
,4. Inn behavi orn modi ficati on, n then term n “envi ronm ent” n refers n to:
a) then nei ghborhood n i nn w hich n a n pers on n is n rais e d
b) then natural n habi tat n ofn an n org anis m
* c) nthenspecific nphysical nvariables ninnone’s nimmediatensurroundings
d) nthengeneral nsituationn wherenonenhappens nton be
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:n Factual
5. An childn does n not n pronounce n words n cl earl y n and n does n notn i nte ract n wi th n othern chil dre
n.nThes en aren ex ampl es n of:
a)n behavi oral n exces s es b)n behav ioral n abnormali ti es
* c)n behavi oral n defi ci ts d)n behavi oral n cha racteris tics
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
6. Behavi orn modi fi ers n s tres s n the n i mportancen ofn defi ni ng n probl ems n i n n terms n
ofnspecific n behav ioral n defici ts n orn beh avi oral n e xcess es n becaus e:
a)n therapis ts n cann thenn focus n onn then i ndi vi dual’s n probl em n be havi ors n rather n th ann onn his n or n
hern strengths
* b)n itn is n behavi orn that n caus es n concern, n andn there n aren s pecifi c n procedures n now n
availabl enton cha nge n behav ior
, c) labelingn ann i ndivi d ual n i mpli es n tha tn an parti cul arn treatmen tn prog ramn will n ben hel pful
d) labelingn ann i ndivi d ual n is n us eful n forn qui ckly n provi di n gn general n i nformati on n aboutn how n th
atnindivi dual n mi ght n perform
Difficulty:n Hard
Type:n Applied
7. Whichn ofn the n foll owi n gn i s n not n an ch aracteris tic n of n behav ior n modificati on?
a) Itn defi nes n probl ems n i nn te rms n ofn behavi or.
b) Its n treatmentn proce dures n an dn techni ques n aren ways n ofn rearra ngi ng n ann i ndivi d ual
’s nenvironm ent.
c) Its n techni ques n draw n exte nsi v ely n fromn the n pri nci pl es n ofn oper antn an dn Pavl ovi a
nncondi ti oni ng.
* d)n Itn emphasi zes n then us en ofn s ummary n l abels n forn cl assi fyi ngn i n divi du als.
Difficulty:n Easy
Type:n Applied
8. Whichn ofn then foll owi n gn is n a nn exampl en ofn cov ertn behavior?
* a)n an ski ern thi nki n g, n “I n hope n I n don’tn fall ” b)n an pitchern throwi ng n an ball
c)n an studen tn dri nki n gn coffee d)n an chil d n tal ki ngn ton h ern dogn i n n then backy ard
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
9. Whichn ofn then foll owi n gn is n an n exam pl en ofn ov e rtn be havi or?
a)n feeli ngs n ofn nerv ous ness * n b)n yellingn atn s omeone
c)n an boy n onn a n daten thi nki ng, n “In li ken thi s n gi rl”n d)n i m agi ni n gn an beautiful n s uns e t
Difficulty:n Medium
Type:nConceptual
