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

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

, 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:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other
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a) behavioral excesses
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures
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7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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