TESTBANK b
Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It by Garry Martin
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11th Edition
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TESTBANK b
,Chapter 1. Introduction b b
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It 11th Edition
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Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b) too much of a particular type of behavior
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c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
2. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior b b b b b b b
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior? b b b b b b b b
a) hair color
b b b) the color of someone’s eyes b b b b b
c) the clothes someone is wearing
b b *d) dressing in the morning b b b b b b b
Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Factual b
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
b b * b) ways of behaving b b b b b
c) causes of behavior
b bd) major sources of abnormality
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Factual b
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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These are examples of:
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a) behavioral excesses
b b) behavioral abnormalities b b b
* c) behavioral deficits b d) behavioral characteristics b b b
Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of b b b b b b b b b b
specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or
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her strengths
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,* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available
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to change behavior
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, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how that
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individual might perform
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Difficulty: Hard b
Type: Applied b
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’s
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environment.
b
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
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conditioning.
b
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Applied b
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? b b b b b b b b b
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
b b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
b b d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? b b b b b b b b b
a) feelings of nervousness
b * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: b b b b b b b
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
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demonstrate controlling variables
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b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball b b
b) lifting a heavy weight b b b
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
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d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals orb b b b b b b b b b b b
their actions because:
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a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
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b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than on
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his or her strengths
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* d) all of the above b b b b
Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It by Garry Martin
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11th Edition
b
TESTBANK b
,Chapter 1. Introduction b b
Garry Martin: Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It 11th Edition
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Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b) too much of a particular type of behavior
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c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
2. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior b b b b b b b
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior? b b b b b b b b
a) hair color
b b b) the color of someone’s eyes b b b b b
c) the clothes someone is wearing
b b *d) dressing in the morning b b b b b b b
Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Factual b
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
b b * b) ways of behaving b b b b b
c) causes of behavior
b bd) major sources of abnormality
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
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b) the natural habitat of an organism
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* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
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d) the general situation where one happens to be
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Factual b
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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These are examples of:
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a) behavioral excesses
b b) behavioral abnormalities b b b
* c) behavioral deficits b d) behavioral characteristics b b b
Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of b b b b b b b b b b
specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or
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her strengths
b b
,* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available
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to change behavior
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, c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how that
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individual might perform
b b b
Difficulty: Hard b
Type: Applied b
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’s
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environment.
b
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
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conditioning.
b
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Applied b
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? b b b b b b b b b
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
b b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
b b d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? b b b b b b b b b
a) feelings of nervousness
b * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: b b b b b b b
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
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demonstrate controlling variables
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b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
b b b b b b b
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy b
Type: Conceptual b
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball b b
b) lifting a heavy weight b b b
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
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d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
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Difficulty: Medium b
Type: Conceptual b
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals orb b b b b b b b b b b b
their actions because:
b b b
a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
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b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than on
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his or her strengths
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* d) all of the above b b b b
