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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
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
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d) labeling @ z e an @ z e individual @ z e is @zeuseful @zefor @ z e quickly @ z e providing @ z e general
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Difficulty: @ z e Hard
Type: @zeApplied
8. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e not @ z e a @ z e characteristic @ z e of @ z e behavior @ z e modification?
a) It @ z e defines @ z e problems @ z e in @ z e terms @ z e of @ z e behavior.
b) Its @zetreatment @ z e procedures @ z e and @ z e techniques @ z e are @ z e ways @ z e of
@ z e rearranging @ z e an @ z e individual’s @zeenvironment.
c) Its @zetechniques @zedraw @zeextensively @zefrom @zethe @zeprinciples @zeof @zeoperant
@zeand @zePavlovian @zeconditioning.
* d) @ z e It @ z e emphasizes @ z e the @ z e use @ z e of @ z e summary @ z e labels @ z e for @ z e classifying @ z e individuals.
Difficulty: @ z e Easy
Type: @zeApplied
9. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e covert @ z e behavior?
* a) @ z e a @ z e skier @ z e thinking, @ z e “I @ z e hope @ z e I @ z e don’t @ z e fall” b) @ z e a @ z e pitcher @ z e throwing @ z e a @ z e ball
c) @ z e a @ z e student @ z e drinking @ z e coffee d) @ z e a @ z e child @ z e talking @ z e to @ z e her @ z e dog @ z e in @ z e the
@ z e backyard
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
Type: @zeConceptual
10. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e overt @ze behavior?
a) @ z e feelings @ z e of @ z e nervousness * @ze b) @ze yelling @ z e at @ze someone
c) @ z e a @ z e boy @ z e on @ z e a @ z e date @ z e thinking, @ z e “I @ z e like @ z e this @ z e girl” @ z e d) @ z e imagining @ z e a @ z e beautiful
@ z e sunset
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
Type: @zeConceptual
11. Behavior @ z e therapy @ z e was @ze first @ z e used @ze to @ z e refer @ z e to:
a) behavior @zemodification @zein @zewhich @zethere @zeis @zetypically @zean @zeattempt @zeto
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b) the @ z e scientific @ z e study @ z e of @ z e laws @ z e that @ z e govern @ z e the @ z e behavior @ z e of @ z e human @ z e beings
@ z e and @ z e other @ z e animals
*c) @ z e Joseph @ z e Wolpe’s @ z e behavioral @ z e treatment @ z e for @ z e specific @ z e phobias
d) @ z e behavior @ z e modification @ z e that @ z e focuses @ z e on @ z e overt @ z e behaviors @ z e that @ z e are @ z e of @ z e social
@ z e significance
Difficulty: @ z e Easy
Type: @zeConceptual
12. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e an @ z e outcome @ z e of @ z e behavior?
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b) lifting @ z e a @ z e heavy @ z e weight
*c) @ z e scoring @ z e a @ z e goal @ z e in @ z e ice @ z e hockey
d) @zestanding @zeat @zethe @zefree @zethrow @zeline @zein @zebasketball
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
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Modification
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What It Is and How to
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@ze Do It Eleventh
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
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
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@ z e helpful
d) labeling @ z e an @ z e individual @ z e is @zeuseful @zefor @ z e quickly @ z e providing @ z e general
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Difficulty: @ z e Hard
Type: @zeApplied
8. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e not @ z e a @ z e characteristic @ z e of @ z e behavior @ z e modification?
a) It @ z e defines @ z e problems @ z e in @ z e terms @ z e of @ z e behavior.
b) Its @zetreatment @ z e procedures @ z e and @ z e techniques @ z e are @ z e ways @ z e of
@ z e rearranging @ z e an @ z e individual’s @zeenvironment.
c) Its @zetechniques @zedraw @zeextensively @zefrom @zethe @zeprinciples @zeof @zeoperant
@zeand @zePavlovian @zeconditioning.
* d) @ z e It @ z e emphasizes @ z e the @ z e use @ z e of @ z e summary @ z e labels @ z e for @ z e classifying @ z e individuals.
Difficulty: @ z e Easy
Type: @zeApplied
9. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e covert @ z e behavior?
* a) @ z e a @ z e skier @ z e thinking, @ z e “I @ z e hope @ z e I @ z e don’t @ z e fall” b) @ z e a @ z e pitcher @ z e throwing @ z e a @ z e ball
c) @ z e a @ z e student @ z e drinking @ z e coffee d) @ z e a @ z e child @ z e talking @ z e to @ z e her @ z e dog @ z e in @ z e the
@ z e backyard
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
Type: @zeConceptual
10. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e overt @ze behavior?
a) @ z e feelings @ z e of @ z e nervousness * @ze b) @ze yelling @ z e at @ze someone
c) @ z e a @ z e boy @ z e on @ z e a @ z e date @ z e thinking, @ z e “I @ z e like @ z e this @ z e girl” @ z e d) @ z e imagining @ z e a @ z e beautiful
@ z e sunset
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
Type: @zeConceptual
11. Behavior @ z e therapy @ z e was @ze first @ z e used @ze to @ z e refer @ z e to:
a) behavior @zemodification @zein @zewhich @zethere @zeis @zetypically @zean @zeattempt @zeto
@zeanalyze @ z e or @zeclearly @ z e demonstrate @zecontrolling @zevariables
b) the @ z e scientific @ z e study @ z e of @ z e laws @ z e that @ z e govern @ z e the @ z e behavior @ z e of @ z e human @ z e beings
@ z e and @ z e other @ z e animals
*c) @ z e Joseph @ z e Wolpe’s @ z e behavioral @ z e treatment @ z e for @ z e specific @ z e phobias
d) @ z e behavior @ z e modification @ z e that @ z e focuses @ z e on @ z e overt @ z e behaviors @ z e that @ z e are @ z e of @ z e social
@ z e significance
Difficulty: @ z e Easy
Type: @zeConceptual
12. Which @ z e of @ z e the @ z e following @ z e is @ z e an @ z e example @ z e of @ z e an @ z e outcome @ z e of @ z e behavior?
a) throwing @zea @zebaseball
b) lifting @ z e a @ z e heavy @ z e weight
*c) @ z e scoring @ z e a @ z e goal @ z e in @ z e ice @ z e hockey
d) @zestanding @zeat @zethe @zefree @zethrow @zeline @zein @zebasketball
Difficulty: @ z e Medium
Type: @zeConceptual
13. Behavior @ z e modifiers @ z e are @ z e cautious @ z e about @ z e using @ z e summary @ z e labels @ z e to
@ze refer @ z e to @zeindividuals @ z e or @zetheir @zeactions @zebecause:
a) the @ z e label @ z e for @ z e the @ z e behavior @ z e is @ z e often @ z e used @ z e as @ z e a @ z e pseudo-explanation @ z e for @ z e the
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, @ z e behavior
b) labels @ z e can @ z e negatively @ z e affect @ z e the @ z e way @ z e an @ z e individual @ z e might @ z e be @ z e treated
c) labeling @zemay @zeinfluence @zeus @zeto @zefocus @zeon @zean @zeindividual’s @zeproblem
@ z e behaviors @ z e rather @zethan @ z e on @zehis @zeor @zeher @zestrengths
* d) @ze all @ ze of @ ze the @ze above
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