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 #
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Type:#Conceptual
1. A# behavioral# excess# is:
* a)# too# much# of# a# particular# type# of# behavior
b) too# little# 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
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Conceptual
2. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# behavior?
a)# hair# color b)# the# color# of# someone’s# eyes
c)# the# clothes# someone# is# wearing *d)# dressing# in# the# morning
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Factual
3. In# behavior# modification,# motivation# and# intelligence# refer# to:
a)# inner# mental# processes *#b)# ways# of# behaving
c)# causes# of# behavior d)# major# sources# of# abnormality
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Conceptual
,4. In# behavior# modification,# the# term# “environment”# refers# to:
a) the# neighborhood# 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
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Factual
5. A# child# does# not# pronounce# words# clearly# and# does# not# interact# with# other# childr
en.#These# are# examples# of:
a)# behavioral# excesses b)# behavioral# abnormalities
* c)# behavioral# deficits d)# behavioral# characteristics
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
6. Behavior# modifiers# stress# the# importance# of# defining# problems# in# terms#
of#specific# behavioral# deficits# or# behavioral# excesses# because:
a)# therapists# can# then# focus# on# the# individual’s# problem# behaviors# rather# than# on# his# or
her# strengths
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* b)# it# is# behavior# that# causes# concern,# and# there# are# specific# procedures# now
# available#to# change# behavior
, c) labeling# an# individual# implies# that# a# particular# treatment# program# will# be# helpful
d) labeling# an# individual# is# useful# for# quickly# providing# general# information# about# how# t
hat#individual# might# perform
Difficulty:# Hard
Type:#Applied
7. Which# of# the# following# is# not# a# characteristic# of# behavior# modification?
a) It# defines# problems# in# terms# of# behavior.
b) Its# treatment# procedures# and# techniques# are# ways# of# rearranging# an# individua
l’s#environment.
c) Its# techniques# draw# extensively# from# the# principles# of# operant# and# Pavlovi
an#conditioning.
* d)# It# emphasizes# the# use# of# summary# labels# for# classifying# individuals.
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Applied
8. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# covert# behavior?
* a)# a# skier# thinking,# “I# hope# I# don’t# fall” b)# a# pitcher# throwing# a# ball
c)# a# student# drinking# coffee d)# a# child# talking# to# her# dog# in# the# backyard
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
9. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# overt# behavior?
a)# feelings# of# nervousness *# b)# yelling# at# someone
c)# a# boy# on# a# date# thinking,# “I# like# this# girl”# d)# imagining# a# beautiful# sunset
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
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It Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
# # # # # # # #
All Chapters 1 - 29
# # # # #
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS #
Chapter 1. Introduction
# #
Type:#Conceptual
1. A# behavioral# excess# is:
* a)# too# much# of# a# particular# type# of# behavior
b) too# little# 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
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Conceptual
2. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# behavior?
a)# hair# color b)# the# color# of# someone’s# eyes
c)# the# clothes# someone# is# wearing *d)# dressing# in# the# morning
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Factual
3. In# behavior# modification,# motivation# and# intelligence# refer# to:
a)# inner# mental# processes *#b)# ways# of# behaving
c)# causes# of# behavior d)# major# sources# of# abnormality
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Conceptual
,4. In# behavior# modification,# the# term# “environment”# refers# to:
a) the# neighborhood# 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
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Factual
5. A# child# does# not# pronounce# words# clearly# and# does# not# interact# with# other# childr
en.#These# are# examples# of:
a)# behavioral# excesses b)# behavioral# abnormalities
* c)# behavioral# deficits d)# behavioral# characteristics
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
6. Behavior# modifiers# stress# the# importance# of# defining# problems# in# terms#
of#specific# behavioral# deficits# or# behavioral# excesses# because:
a)# therapists# can# then# focus# on# the# individual’s# problem# behaviors# rather# than# on# his# or
her# strengths
#
* b)# it# is# behavior# that# causes# concern,# and# there# are# specific# procedures# now
# available#to# change# behavior
, c) labeling# an# individual# implies# that# a# particular# treatment# program# will# be# helpful
d) labeling# an# individual# is# useful# for# quickly# providing# general# information# about# how# t
hat#individual# might# perform
Difficulty:# Hard
Type:#Applied
7. Which# of# the# following# is# not# a# characteristic# of# behavior# modification?
a) It# defines# problems# in# terms# of# behavior.
b) Its# treatment# procedures# and# techniques# are# ways# of# rearranging# an# individua
l’s#environment.
c) Its# techniques# draw# extensively# from# the# principles# of# operant# and# Pavlovi
an#conditioning.
* d)# It# emphasizes# the# use# of# summary# labels# for# classifying# individuals.
Difficulty:#Easy
Type:#Applied
8. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# covert# behavior?
* a)# a# skier# thinking,# “I# hope# I# don’t# fall” b)# a# pitcher# throwing# a# ball
c)# a# student# drinking# coffee d)# a# child# talking# to# her# dog# in# the# backyard
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
9. Which# of# the# following# is# an# example# of# overt# behavior?
a)# feelings# of# nervousness *# b)# yelling# at# someone
c)# a# boy# on# a# date# thinking,# “I# like# this# girl”# d)# imagining# a# beautiful# sunset
Difficulty:#Medium
Type:#Conceptual
