, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS x
Chapter 1. Introduction x x
Type: Conceptual
x
1. A behavioral
x x excess is: x x
* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
b) too little of a particular type of behavior
x x x x x x x x x x xx x x
c) an appropriate
x x behavior occurring x x to thex x wrong stimulus
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Conceptual
x
2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a) hair color xx b) the color of someone’s eyes
x xx xx x x
c) the clothes someone is wearing
xx x x xx x x x x *d) dressing in the morning
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Factual
x
3. In behavior modification,
x x x x motivation and intelligence refer to:
x x x x
a) inner mental processes
x x x x * b) ways of behaving
x xx xx
c) causes of behavior
x x x x x x d) major sources of abnormality
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Conceptual
x
,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
xx x x x x x x x x x x x x
a) the neighborhood in
x x x x which a person x x x x is raised
x x
b) the natural habitat of an organism
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
x x x x x x x x
d) the general situation where one happens to be
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Factual
x
5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact
x x x x x x x x x x
with other x
children.These are examples of: x x x
a) behavioral excesses x x b) behavioral abnormalities
xx x x
* c) behavioral deficits
x x x x d) behavioral
x x characteristics
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptual
x
6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance
x x x x
of defining problems in terms ofspecific behavioral deficits or beh
x x x x x x x x x
avioral excesses because:
x x
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem x behaviors
rather than on x his oriiher strengths
x
* b) it
x is behavior that
x x causes concern, and x there are x
specific procedures now x x availableiito change behavior
x x
, c) labeling an individual implies that a x x particular treatment program will be x x helpful
d) labeling an individual is useful
x for quickly providing general
information about x how thatindividual might perform x x
Difficulty: Hard x
Type: Applied x
7. Which of the following x x x x x x is not
x x a characteristic of behavior modification?
x x x x x x x x
a) It defines problems in
xx x x x x terms of behavior. x x x x
b) Its treatment
x procedures and techniques are ways of
rearranging an x individual’senvironment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant an
x x x x x x x x x x
d Pavlovianiiconditioning.
x
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Applied x
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x xx
* a) a skier thinking, “I
x x x x x x x x hope I don’t fall”
x x x x x x b) a pitcher throwing a ball
xx x x x x x x x x
c) a student drinking
x x x coffee d) a child talking to her dog
x x x x x x
in the backyard
x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptualx
9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x
a) feelings of nervousness
x x x x * b) yelling at someone
x x xx xx
c) a x x boy on a date thinking, “I like this x x girl” d) imaginingx x a beautiful sunset
x x x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptualx
Chapter 1. Introduction x x
Type: Conceptual
x
1. A behavioral
x x excess is: x x
* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
b) too little of a particular type of behavior
x x x x x x x x x x xx x x
c) an appropriate
x x behavior occurring x x to thex x wrong stimulus
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Conceptual
x
2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a) hair color xx b) the color of someone’s eyes
x xx xx x x
c) the clothes someone is wearing
xx x x xx x x x x *d) dressing in the morning
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Factual
x
3. In behavior modification,
x x x x motivation and intelligence refer to:
x x x x
a) inner mental processes
x x x x * b) ways of behaving
x xx xx
c) causes of behavior
x x x x x x d) major sources of abnormality
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Conceptual
x
,4. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
xx x x x x x x x x x x x x
a) the neighborhood in
x x x x which a person x x x x is raised
x x
b) the natural habitat of an organism
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
x x x x x x x x
d) the general situation where one happens to be
x x x x x x x x
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Factual
x
5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact
x x x x x x x x x x
with other x
children.These are examples of: x x x
a) behavioral excesses x x b) behavioral abnormalities
xx x x
* c) behavioral deficits
x x x x d) behavioral
x x characteristics
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptual
x
6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance
x x x x
of defining problems in terms ofspecific behavioral deficits or beh
x x x x x x x x x
avioral excesses because:
x x
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem x behaviors
rather than on x his oriiher strengths
x
* b) it
x is behavior that
x x causes concern, and x there are x
specific procedures now x x availableiito change behavior
x x
, c) labeling an individual implies that a x x particular treatment program will be x x helpful
d) labeling an individual is useful
x for quickly providing general
information about x how thatindividual might perform x x
Difficulty: Hard x
Type: Applied x
7. Which of the following x x x x x x is not
x x a characteristic of behavior modification?
x x x x x x x x
a) It defines problems in
xx x x x x terms of behavior. x x x x
b) Its treatment
x procedures and techniques are ways of
rearranging an x individual’senvironment.
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant an
x x x x x x x x x x
d Pavlovianiiconditioning.
x
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
Difficulty: Easy x
Type: Applied x
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x xx
* a) a skier thinking, “I
x x x x x x x x hope I don’t fall”
x x x x x x b) a pitcher throwing a ball
xx x x x x x x x x
c) a student drinking
x x x coffee d) a child talking to her dog
x x x x x x
in the backyard
x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptualx
9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x
a) feelings of nervousness
x x x x * b) yelling at someone
x x xx xx
c) a x x boy on a date thinking, “I like this x x girl” d) imaginingx x a beautiful sunset
x x x x
Difficulty: Medium x
Type: Conceptualx
