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-BASED59 QUESTIONS
Chapter591.59Introduction
Type:59Conceptual
1. A5 9 behavioral5 9 excess5 9 is:
* a)59 too5 9 much5 9 of5 9 a5 9 particular59 type59 of5 9 behavior
b) too59 little59 of59 a59 particular59 type59 of5 9 behavior
c) an5 9 appropriate5 9 behavior5 9 occurring5 9 to5 9 the5 9 wrong5 9 stimulus
d) an5 9 appropriate5 9 behavior5 9 occurring5 9 at5 9 the5 9 wrong5 9 time5 9 or5 9 place
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Conceptual
2. Which5 9 of59 the5 9 following5 9 is5 9 an5 9 example5 9 of5 9 behavior?
a)59 hair59 color b)59 the59 color59 of59 someone’s59 eyes
c)59 the5 9 clothes59 someone59 is5 9 wearing *d)59 dressing59 in5 9 the5 9 morning
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Factual
3. In59 behavior5 9 modification,5 9 motivation5 9 and5 9 intelligence5 9 refer5 9 to:
a)5 9 inner5 9 mental5 9 processes *59b)59 ways59 of59 behaving
c)59 causes5 9 of5 9 behavior d)59 major59 sources5 9 of5 9 abnormality
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Conceptual
,4. In59 behavior5 9 modification,5 9 the5 9 term5 9 “environment”59 refers5 9 to:
a) the5 9 neighborhood5 9 in5 9 which5 9 a5 9 person5 9 is5 9 raised
b) the5 9 natural5 9 habitat5 9 of5 9 an5 9 organism
* c)59the59specific59physical59variables59in59one’s59immediate59surroundings
d)59the59general59situation59where59one59happens59to59be
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Factual
5. A5 9 child5 9 does5 9 not5 9 pronounce5 9 words5 9 clearly5 9 and5 9 does5 9 not5 9 interact5 9
with5 9 other5 9 children.59These59 are5 9 examples5 9 of:
a)59 behavioral5 9 excesses b)59 behavioral59 abnormalities
* c)59 behavioral59 deficits d)5 9 behavioral5 9 characteristics
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Conceptual
6. Behavior5 9 modifiers5 9 stress5 9 the5 9 importance5 9 of5 9 defining5 9 problem
s5 9 in5 9 terms5 9 of59specific5 9 behavioral5 9 deficits5 9 or5 9 behavioral5 9 excesses5
9 because:
a)5 9 therapists5 9 can5 9 then5 9 focus5 9 on5 9 the5 9 individual’s5 9 problem5 9 behaviors5 9 rather
5 9 than5 9 on5 9 his5 9 or59her5 9 strengths
* b)5 9 it5 9 is5 9 behavior5 9 that5 9 causes5 9 concern,5 9 and5 9 there5 9 are5 9 specific5
9 procedures5 9 now5 9 available59to59 change5 9 behavior
, c) labeling5 9 an5 9 individual5 9 implies5 9 that5 9 a5 9 particular5 9 treatment5 9 program5 9 will5 9 be5 9 helpful
d) labeling5 9 an5 9 individual5 9 is5 9 useful5 9 for5 9 quickly5 9 providing5 9 general5 9 information
5 9 about5 9 how5 9 that59individual5 9 might5 9 perform
Difficulty:59 Hard
Type:59Applied
7. Which5 9 of5 9 the5 9 following5 9 is5 9 not5 9 a5 9 characteristic5 9 of5 9 behavior5 9 modification?
a) It59 defines5 9 problems5 9 in5 9 terms5 9 of5 9 behavior.
b) Its5 9 treatment5 9 procedures5 9 and5 9 techniques5 9 are5 9 ways5 9 of5 9 rearranging5
9 an5 9 individual’s59environment.
c) Its5 9 techniques5 9 draw5 9 extensively5 9 from5 9 the5 9 principles5 9 of5 9 operant5
9 and5 9 Pavlovian59conditioning.
* d)5 9 It5 9 emphasizes5 9 the5 9 use5 9 of5 9 summary5 9 labels5 9 for5 9 classifying5 9 individuals.
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Applied
8. Which5 9 of59 the5 9 following59 is59 an59 example59 of59 covert59 behavior?
* a)5 9 a5 9 skier5 9 thinking,5 9 “I5 9 hope5 9 I5 9 don’t5 9 fall” b)59 a59 pitcher59 throwing5 9 a59 ball
c)5 9 a5 9 student5 9 drinking5 9 coffee
d)5 9 a5 9 child5 9 talking5 9 to5 9 her5 9 dog5 9 in5 9 the5 9 bac
kyard
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Conceptual
9. Which59 of59 the59 following5 9 is59 an5 9 example59 of59 overt59 behavior?
a)59 feelings5 9 of5 9 nervousness *59 b)59 yelling59 at59 someone
c)5 9 a5 9 boy5 9 on5 9 a5 9 date5 9 thinking,5 9 “I5 9 like5 9 this5 9 girl”5 9 d)5 9 imagining5 9 a5 9 beautiful5 9 sunset
Difficulty:59Medium
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED59 QUESTIONS
Chapter591.59Introduction
Type:59Conceptual
1. A5 9 behavioral5 9 excess5 9 is:
* a)59 too5 9 much5 9 of5 9 a5 9 particular59 type59 of5 9 behavior
b) too59 little59 of59 a59 particular59 type59 of5 9 behavior
c) an5 9 appropriate5 9 behavior5 9 occurring5 9 to5 9 the5 9 wrong5 9 stimulus
d) an5 9 appropriate5 9 behavior5 9 occurring5 9 at5 9 the5 9 wrong5 9 time5 9 or5 9 place
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Conceptual
2. Which5 9 of59 the5 9 following5 9 is5 9 an5 9 example5 9 of5 9 behavior?
a)59 hair59 color b)59 the59 color59 of59 someone’s59 eyes
c)59 the5 9 clothes59 someone59 is5 9 wearing *d)59 dressing59 in5 9 the5 9 morning
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Factual
3. In59 behavior5 9 modification,5 9 motivation5 9 and5 9 intelligence5 9 refer5 9 to:
a)5 9 inner5 9 mental5 9 processes *59b)59 ways59 of59 behaving
c)59 causes5 9 of5 9 behavior d)59 major59 sources5 9 of5 9 abnormality
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Conceptual
,4. In59 behavior5 9 modification,5 9 the5 9 term5 9 “environment”59 refers5 9 to:
a) the5 9 neighborhood5 9 in5 9 which5 9 a5 9 person5 9 is5 9 raised
b) the5 9 natural5 9 habitat5 9 of5 9 an5 9 organism
* c)59the59specific59physical59variables59in59one’s59immediate59surroundings
d)59the59general59situation59where59one59happens59to59be
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Factual
5. A5 9 child5 9 does5 9 not5 9 pronounce5 9 words5 9 clearly5 9 and5 9 does5 9 not5 9 interact5 9
with5 9 other5 9 children.59These59 are5 9 examples5 9 of:
a)59 behavioral5 9 excesses b)59 behavioral59 abnormalities
* c)59 behavioral59 deficits d)5 9 behavioral5 9 characteristics
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Conceptual
6. Behavior5 9 modifiers5 9 stress5 9 the5 9 importance5 9 of5 9 defining5 9 problem
s5 9 in5 9 terms5 9 of59specific5 9 behavioral5 9 deficits5 9 or5 9 behavioral5 9 excesses5
9 because:
a)5 9 therapists5 9 can5 9 then5 9 focus5 9 on5 9 the5 9 individual’s5 9 problem5 9 behaviors5 9 rather
5 9 than5 9 on5 9 his5 9 or59her5 9 strengths
* b)5 9 it5 9 is5 9 behavior5 9 that5 9 causes5 9 concern,5 9 and5 9 there5 9 are5 9 specific5
9 procedures5 9 now5 9 available59to59 change5 9 behavior
, c) labeling5 9 an5 9 individual5 9 implies5 9 that5 9 a5 9 particular5 9 treatment5 9 program5 9 will5 9 be5 9 helpful
d) labeling5 9 an5 9 individual5 9 is5 9 useful5 9 for5 9 quickly5 9 providing5 9 general5 9 information
5 9 about5 9 how5 9 that59individual5 9 might5 9 perform
Difficulty:59 Hard
Type:59Applied
7. Which5 9 of5 9 the5 9 following5 9 is5 9 not5 9 a5 9 characteristic5 9 of5 9 behavior5 9 modification?
a) It59 defines5 9 problems5 9 in5 9 terms5 9 of5 9 behavior.
b) Its5 9 treatment5 9 procedures5 9 and5 9 techniques5 9 are5 9 ways5 9 of5 9 rearranging5
9 an5 9 individual’s59environment.
c) Its5 9 techniques5 9 draw5 9 extensively5 9 from5 9 the5 9 principles5 9 of5 9 operant5
9 and5 9 Pavlovian59conditioning.
* d)5 9 It5 9 emphasizes5 9 the5 9 use5 9 of5 9 summary5 9 labels5 9 for5 9 classifying5 9 individuals.
Difficulty:59Easy
Type:59Applied
8. Which5 9 of59 the5 9 following59 is59 an59 example59 of59 covert59 behavior?
* a)5 9 a5 9 skier5 9 thinking,5 9 “I5 9 hope5 9 I5 9 don’t5 9 fall” b)59 a59 pitcher59 throwing5 9 a59 ball
c)5 9 a5 9 student5 9 drinking5 9 coffee
d)5 9 a5 9 child5 9 talking5 9 to5 9 her5 9 dog5 9 in5 9 the5 9 bac
kyard
Difficulty:59Medium
Type:59Conceptual
9. Which59 of59 the59 following5 9 is59 an5 9 example59 of59 overt59 behavior?
a)59 feelings5 9 of5 9 nervousness *59 b)59 yelling59 at59 someone
c)5 9 a5 9 boy5 9 on5 9 a5 9 date5 9 thinking,5 9 “I5 9 like5 9 this5 9 girl”5 9 d)5 9 imagining5 9 a5 9 beautiful5 9 sunset
Difficulty:59Medium
