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Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It. 12th Edition
by Garry Martin & Joseph Pear
All Chapters| Latest Edition| ISBN-13 978-1032233154
C
LE
ST
BE
1
,Chapter 1. Introduction
(Note: * indicates the correct answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is:
* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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
C
2. A behavioral excess is:
*
b)
LE
a) too much of a particular type of behavior
too little of a particular type of behavior
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
ST
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
BE
3. 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
4. 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
2
,Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
5. 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
C
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. These
are examples of:
LE
a) behavioral excesses b) behavioral abnormalities
ST
* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral characteristics
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
BE
7. 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 that
individual might perform
Difficulty: Hard
3
, Type: Applied
8. 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 individual’s
environment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
conditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Applied
C
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
*
LE
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
ST
Type: Conceptual
BE
10. 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
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
demonstrate controlling variables
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It. 12th Edition
by Garry Martin & Joseph Pear
All Chapters| Latest Edition| ISBN-13 978-1032233154
C
LE
ST
BE
1
,Chapter 1. Introduction
(Note: * indicates the correct answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is:
* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
b) too much 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
C
2. A behavioral excess is:
*
b)
LE
a) too much of a particular type of behavior
too little of a particular type of behavior
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
ST
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
BE
3. 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
4. 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
2
,Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
5. 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
C
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. These
are examples of:
LE
a) behavioral excesses b) behavioral abnormalities
ST
* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral characteristics
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
BE
7. 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 that
individual might perform
Difficulty: Hard
3
, Type: Applied
8. 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 individual’s
environment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
conditioning.
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Applied
C
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
*
LE
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
ST
Type: Conceptual
BE
10. 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
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
demonstrate controlling variables
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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