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Behavior Modification What It Is And How To Do It By Garry Martin
11th Edition
,Table of Contents
Part I: The Behavior Modification Approach
1. Introduction
2. Areas of Application: An Overview
3. Defining, Measuring, and Recording Target Behavior
4. Doing Behavior Modification Research
Part II: Basic Behavioral Principles and Procedures
5. Respondent (Classical, Pavlovian) Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior
6. Increasing a Behavior with Positive Reinforcement
7. Increasing Behavior with Conditioned Reinforcement
8. Decreasing a Behavior with Operant Extinction
9. Getting a New Behavior to Occur with Shaping
10. Developing Behavioral Persistence with Schedules of Reinforcement
11. Responding at the Right Time and Place: Operant Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization
12. Changing the Control of a Behavior with Fading
13. Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur with Behavior Chaining
14. Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior
15. Decreasing Behavior with Punishment
16. Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning
17. Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together
18. Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Programming of Generality of Behavior Change
Part III: Capitalizing on Operant Antecedent Control Procedures
19. Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals
20. Antecedent Control: Modeling, Physical Guidance, and Situational Inducement
21. Antecedent Control: Motivation
Part IV: Putting It All Together to Develop Effective Behavioral Programs
22. Functional Assessment of Causes of Problem Behavior
23. Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program
24. Token Economies
25. Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control
Part V: Behavior Therapy for Psychological Disorders
26. Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy: Cognitive Restructuring, Self-Directed Coping Methods, and Mindfulness and
Acceptance Procedures
27. Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
Part VI: A Historical Perspective and Ethical Issues
28. Giving it All Some Perspective: A Brief History
29. Ethical Issues
,Chapter 1. Introduction
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is And How To Do It 11th Edition
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (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
2. 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
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
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
6. A Child Does Not Pronounce Words Clearly And Does Not Interact With
Other Children. These Are Examples Of:
A) Behavioral Excesses B) Behavioral Abnormalities
* C) Behavioral Deficits D) Behavioral Characteristics
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
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
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
9. 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
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
D) Behavior Modification That Focuses On Overt Behaviors That Are Of Social Significance
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
12.Which Of The Following Is An Example Of An Outcome Of Behavior?
a)Throwing A Baseball
b)Lifting A Heavy Weight
*C) Scoring A Goal In Ice Hockey
D) Standing At The Free Throw Line In Basketball
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
13. Behavior Modifiers Are Cautious About Using Summary Labels To Refer To
Individuals Or Their Actions Because:
a) The Label For The Behavior Is Often Used As A Pseudo-Explanation For The Behavior
b) Labels Can Negatively Affect The Way An Individual Might Be Treated
Behavior Modification What It Is And How To Do It By Garry Martin
11th Edition
,Table of Contents
Part I: The Behavior Modification Approach
1. Introduction
2. Areas of Application: An Overview
3. Defining, Measuring, and Recording Target Behavior
4. Doing Behavior Modification Research
Part II: Basic Behavioral Principles and Procedures
5. Respondent (Classical, Pavlovian) Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior
6. Increasing a Behavior with Positive Reinforcement
7. Increasing Behavior with Conditioned Reinforcement
8. Decreasing a Behavior with Operant Extinction
9. Getting a New Behavior to Occur with Shaping
10. Developing Behavioral Persistence with Schedules of Reinforcement
11. Responding at the Right Time and Place: Operant Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization
12. Changing the Control of a Behavior with Fading
13. Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur with Behavior Chaining
14. Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior
15. Decreasing Behavior with Punishment
16. Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning
17. Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together
18. Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Programming of Generality of Behavior Change
Part III: Capitalizing on Operant Antecedent Control Procedures
19. Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals
20. Antecedent Control: Modeling, Physical Guidance, and Situational Inducement
21. Antecedent Control: Motivation
Part IV: Putting It All Together to Develop Effective Behavioral Programs
22. Functional Assessment of Causes of Problem Behavior
23. Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program
24. Token Economies
25. Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control
Part V: Behavior Therapy for Psychological Disorders
26. Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy: Cognitive Restructuring, Self-Directed Coping Methods, and Mindfulness and
Acceptance Procedures
27. Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
Part VI: A Historical Perspective and Ethical Issues
28. Giving it All Some Perspective: A Brief History
29. Ethical Issues
,Chapter 1. Introduction
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is And How To Do It 11th Edition
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (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
2. 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
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
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
6. A Child Does Not Pronounce Words Clearly And Does Not Interact With
Other Children. These Are Examples Of:
A) Behavioral Excesses B) Behavioral Abnormalities
* C) Behavioral Deficits D) Behavioral Characteristics
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
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
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
9. 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
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
D) Behavior Modification That Focuses On Overt Behaviors That Are Of Social Significance
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Conceptual
12.Which Of The Following Is An Example Of An Outcome Of Behavior?
a)Throwing A Baseball
b)Lifting A Heavy Weight
*C) Scoring A Goal In Ice Hockey
D) Standing At The Free Throw Line In Basketball
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Conceptual
13. Behavior Modifiers Are Cautious About Using Summary Labels To Refer To
Individuals Or Their Actions Because:
a) The Label For The Behavior Is Often Used As A Pseudo-Explanation For The Behavior
b) Labels Can Negatively Affect The Way An Individual Might Be Treated
