TEST BANK for Behavior Modification:
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ss What It Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J.
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ss Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ss
Chapter 1. Introduction ss ss
Type: ssConceptual
1. A ss behavioral ss excess ss is:
* a) s s too ss much ss of ss a ss particular ss type ss of ss behavior
b) too s s little ss of s s a s s particular s s type ss of ss behavior
c) an ss appropriate ss behavior ss occurring ss to ss the ss wrong ss stimulus
d) an ss appropriate ss behavior ss occurring ss at s s the ss wrong ss time ss or ss place
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssConceptual
2. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is ss an ss example ss of ss behavior?
a) s s hair s s color b) ss the s s color s s of s s someone’s s s eyes
c) s s the ss clothes s s someone ss is ss wearing *d) s s dressing ss in ss the ss morning
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssFactual
3. In s s behavior ss modification, ss motivation ss and ss intelligence ss refer ss to:
a) ss inner ss mental ss processes * ssb) s s ways s s of s s behaving
c) s s causes ss of ss behavior d) s s major ss sources ss of ss abnormality
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssConceptual
,4. In s s behavior ss modification, ss the ss term ss “environment” ss refers ss to:
a) the ss neighborhood ss in ss which ss a ss person ss is ss raised
b) the ss natural ss habitat ss of ss an ss organism
* c) ssthe ssspecific ssphysical ssvariables ssin ssone’s ssimmediate sssurroundings
d) ssthe ssgeneral sssituation sswhere ssone sshappens ssto ssbe
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssFactual
5. A ss child ss does ss not ss pronounce ss words ss clearly ss and ss does ss not ss interact
ss with ss other ss children.sThese ss are ss examples ss of:
a) s s behavioral ss excesses b) s s behavioral s s abnormalities
* c) s s behavioral s s deficits d) ss behavioral ss characteristics
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
6. Behavior ss modifiers ss stress ss the ss importance ss of ss defining ss problems
ss in ss terms ss ofsspecific ss behavioral ss deficits ss or ss behavioral ss excesses
ss because:
a) ss therapists ss can ss then ss focus ss on ss the ss individual’s ss problem ss behaviors ss rather
ss than ss on ss his ss orsher ss strengths
* b) ss it ss is ss behavior ss that ss causes ss concern, ss and ss there ss are ss specific
ss procedures ss now ss availablesto s s change ss behavior
, c) labeling ss an ss individual ss implies ss that ss a ss particular ss treatment ss program ss will ss be ss helpful
d) labeling ss an ss individual ss is ss useful ss for ss quickly ss providing ss general ss information
ss about ss how ss thatsindividual ss might ss perform
Difficulty: s s Hard
Type: ssApplied
7. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is ss not ss a ss characteristic ss of ss behavior ss modification?
a) It s s defines ss problems ss in ss terms ss of ss behavior.
b) Its ss treatment ss procedures ss and ss techniques ss are ss ways ss of ss rearranging
ss an ss individual’ssenvironment.
c) Its ss techniques ss draw ss extensively ss from ss the ss principles ss of ss operant
ss and ss Pavloviansconditioning.
* d) ss It ss emphasizes ss the ss use ss of ss summary ss labels ss for ss classifying ss individuals.
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssApplied
8. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is s s an s s example ss of s s covert s s behavior?
* a) ss a ss skier ss thinking, ss “I ss hope ss I ss don’t ss fall” b) s s a ss pitcher s s throwing ss a ss ball
c) ss a ss student ss drinking ss coffee d) ss a ss child ss talking ss to ss her ss dog ss in ss the
ss backyard
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
9. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is s s an ss example ss of ss overt s s behavior?
a) s s feelings ss of ss nervousness * s s b) s s yelling s s at s s someone
c) ss a ss boy ss on ss a ss date ss thinking, ss “I ss like ss this ss girl” s s d) ss imagining ss a ss beautiful ss sunset
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
ss ss ss ss
ss What It Is and How To Do It
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J.
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
ss ss ss ss ss
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ss
Chapter 1. Introduction ss ss
Type: ssConceptual
1. A ss behavioral ss excess ss is:
* a) s s too ss much ss of ss a ss particular ss type ss of ss behavior
b) too s s little ss of s s a s s particular s s type ss of ss behavior
c) an ss appropriate ss behavior ss occurring ss to ss the ss wrong ss stimulus
d) an ss appropriate ss behavior ss occurring ss at s s the ss wrong ss time ss or ss place
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssConceptual
2. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is ss an ss example ss of ss behavior?
a) s s hair s s color b) ss the s s color s s of s s someone’s s s eyes
c) s s the ss clothes s s someone ss is ss wearing *d) s s dressing ss in ss the ss morning
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssFactual
3. In s s behavior ss modification, ss motivation ss and ss intelligence ss refer ss to:
a) ss inner ss mental ss processes * ssb) s s ways s s of s s behaving
c) s s causes ss of ss behavior d) s s major ss sources ss of ss abnormality
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssConceptual
,4. In s s behavior ss modification, ss the ss term ss “environment” ss refers ss to:
a) the ss neighborhood ss in ss which ss a ss person ss is ss raised
b) the ss natural ss habitat ss of ss an ss organism
* c) ssthe ssspecific ssphysical ssvariables ssin ssone’s ssimmediate sssurroundings
d) ssthe ssgeneral sssituation sswhere ssone sshappens ssto ssbe
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssFactual
5. A ss child ss does ss not ss pronounce ss words ss clearly ss and ss does ss not ss interact
ss with ss other ss children.sThese ss are ss examples ss of:
a) s s behavioral ss excesses b) s s behavioral s s abnormalities
* c) s s behavioral s s deficits d) ss behavioral ss characteristics
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
6. Behavior ss modifiers ss stress ss the ss importance ss of ss defining ss problems
ss in ss terms ss ofsspecific ss behavioral ss deficits ss or ss behavioral ss excesses
ss because:
a) ss therapists ss can ss then ss focus ss on ss the ss individual’s ss problem ss behaviors ss rather
ss than ss on ss his ss orsher ss strengths
* b) ss it ss is ss behavior ss that ss causes ss concern, ss and ss there ss are ss specific
ss procedures ss now ss availablesto s s change ss behavior
, c) labeling ss an ss individual ss implies ss that ss a ss particular ss treatment ss program ss will ss be ss helpful
d) labeling ss an ss individual ss is ss useful ss for ss quickly ss providing ss general ss information
ss about ss how ss thatsindividual ss might ss perform
Difficulty: s s Hard
Type: ssApplied
7. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is ss not ss a ss characteristic ss of ss behavior ss modification?
a) It s s defines ss problems ss in ss terms ss of ss behavior.
b) Its ss treatment ss procedures ss and ss techniques ss are ss ways ss of ss rearranging
ss an ss individual’ssenvironment.
c) Its ss techniques ss draw ss extensively ss from ss the ss principles ss of ss operant
ss and ss Pavloviansconditioning.
* d) ss It ss emphasizes ss the ss use ss of ss summary ss labels ss for ss classifying ss individuals.
Difficulty: ssEasy
Type: ssApplied
8. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is s s an s s example ss of s s covert s s behavior?
* a) ss a ss skier ss thinking, ss “I ss hope ss I ss don’t ss fall” b) s s a ss pitcher s s throwing ss a ss ball
c) ss a ss student ss drinking ss coffee d) ss a ss child ss talking ss to ss her ss dog ss in ss the
ss backyard
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
9. Which ss of ss the ss following ss is s s an ss example ss of ss overt s s behavior?
a) s s feelings ss of ss nervousness * s s b) s s yelling s s at s s someone
c) ss a ss boy ss on ss a ss date ss thinking, ss “I ss like ss this ss girl” s s d) ss imagining ss a ss beautiful ss sunset
Difficulty: ssMedium
Type: ssConceptual
