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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
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
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Difficulty: @ z t Easy
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19. Behaviors @zt to @zt be @zt improved @zt in @ z t a @zt behavior @ z t modification @ z t program @ z t are @ z t frequently
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Behavior Modification What It Is and How to
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Do It by Garry Martin, Joseph J. Pear
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12th Edition
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FULL TEST BANK!!! @zt @zt
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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
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
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Difficulty: @ z t Hard
Type: @ztApplied
8. Which @ z t of @ z t the @ z t following @ z t is @ z t not @ z t a @ zt characteristic @ z t of @ z t behavior @ z t modification?
a) It @zt defines @ z t problems @ z t in @ z t terms @ z t of @ z t behavior.
b) Its @zttreatment @ z t procedures @ z t and @ z t techniques @ z t are @ z t ways @ z t of @ z t rearranging @ z t an @ z t individual’s
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c) Its @zttechniques @ztdraw @ztextensively @ztfrom @ztthe @ztprinciples @ztof @ztoperant
@ztand @ztPavlovian @ztconditioning.
* d) @ z t It @ z t emphasizes @ z t the @ z t use @ z t of @ z t summary @ z t labels @ z t for @ z t classifying @ z t individuals.
Difficulty: @ z t Easy
Type: @ztApplied
9. Which @zt of @zt the @zt following @ z t is @zt an @ z t example @zt of @ z t covert @zt behavior?
* a) @ z t a @ z t skier @ z t thinking, @ z t “I @ z t hope @ z t I @ z t don’t @ z t fall” b) @zt a @ z t pitcher @ zt throwing @ z t a @ z t ball
c) @ z t a @zt student @ z t drinking @ z t coffee d) @ z t a @ z t child @ z t talking @ z t to @ z t her @ z t dog @ z t in @ z t the
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Difficulty: @ z t Medium
Type: @ztConceptual
10. Which @zt of @ z t the @zt following @ z t is @zt an @ z t example @z t of @ z t overt @zt behavior?
a) @zt feelings @ z t of @ z t nervousness * @ztb) @ztyelling @ z t at @zt someone
c) @ z t a @ z t boy @ z t on @ z t a @ z t date @ z t thinking, @ z t “I @ z t like @ z t this @ z t girl” @ z t d) @ z t imagining @ z t a @ z t beautiful
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11. Behavior @zt therapy @ z t was @ztfirst @zt used @ztto @zt refer @zt to:
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b) the @ z t scientific @ z t study @ z t of @ z t laws @ z t that @ z t govern @ z t the @ z t behavior @ z t of @ z t human @ z t beings @ z t and
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*c) @ z t Joseph @ z t Wolpe’s @ z t behavioral @ z t treatment @ z t for @ z t specific @ z t phobias
d) @ z t behavior @ z t modification @ z t that @ z t focuses @ z t on @ z t overt @ z t behaviors @ z t that @ z t are @ z t of @ z t social
@ z t significance
Difficulty: @ z t Easy
Type: @ztConceptual
12. Which @zt of @ z t the @ z t following @ z t is @ z t an @ z t example @zt of @ z t an @ z t outcome @ z t of @ z t behavior?
a) throwing @ z t a @zt baseball
b) lifting @zt a @ zt heavy @ z t weight
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Type: @ztConceptual
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b) labels @ z t can @ z t negatively @ z t affect @ z t the @ z t way @ z t an @ z t individual @ z t might @ z t be @ zt treated
c) labeling @ztmay @ztinfluence @ztus @ztto @ztfocus @zton @ztan @ztindividual’s @ztproblem
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Difficulty: @ z t Easy
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b) Its @ztmethods @ztand @ztrationales @ztcan @ztbe @ztdescribed @ztprecisely.
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