Test Bank for Behavior
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Modification
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What It Is and How to Do It
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Eleventh Edition ss
Martin and Pear
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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ss
Chapter 1. Introduction ss ss
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s correct s s answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is: s s s s s s
* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b)too much of a particular type of behavior
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c)an appropriate behavior occurring
s to the
s wrong stimulus s s s s s s s s s s s s
d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the
s s wrong time or place s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
2. A behavioral excess is: s s s s s s
* a) too much of a particular type of behaviors s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b) too little of a particular type of behavior s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c) an appropriate behavior occurring
s sto the wrong stimulus s s s s s s s s s s s s
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the
s s wrong time or s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s place
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
3. Which of the following s s s s s s s s is example of behavior?
s s an s s s s s s
a) hair color
s s s s b) the color of someone’s eyes s s s s s s s s s s
c) the clothes someone is
s s s s s s s s s s wearing *d) dressing in the morning s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Factual ss
4. In behavior modification, s s s s s s motivation s s and intelligence refer to: s s s s s s
a) inner mental processes
s s s s s s * b) ways of behaving
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c) causes of behavior
s s s s s s d) major sources of abnormality
s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which s a person is raised
s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b) the natural habitat of an
s s 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 s s s s
Type: Factual ss
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other
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children.
s s These are examples of: s s ss ss s s
a) behavioral excesses
s s b) behavioral abnormalities s s s s s s
* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral
s s characteristics s s s s s s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in ss ss ss ss s s ss ss ss
ssterms of specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists
s cans then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
s rather
s than on his or her strengths s s s s ss s s ss ss
* b) it is behavior that causes concern,
s s and there are s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
s specific
s procedures now available to change behavior s s s s ss ss ss ss
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s will s s be s s helpful
d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general s s s s s s ss ss s s s s s s
information about how
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Difficulty: Hard s s
Type: Applied ss
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment procedures and sstechniques are ways of s s s s s s s s s s s s
rearranging
s s an individual’s environment. s s ss ss
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant
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and Pavlovian conditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels
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Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Applied ss
9. Which of the following is s s s s s s s s s s an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I s s s s s s s s s s hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s a ball s s
c) a student drinking
s coffee
s s s s s s s d) a child talking to her dog s s s s s s s s s s s s s s in the s s
s backyard
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Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) feelings of nervousness
s s * b) yelling at someone s s s s s s s s s s s s
c) a boy on a date thinking,
s s “I like this girl”
s d) imagining
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s a s s beautiful
s sunset
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Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
or clearly
s s demonstrate controlling variables
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b) the scientific study of laws that s govern the
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other animals
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*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral
s s treatment for specific phobias s s s s s s s s s s s s
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s are s s of s s social
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Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
12. Which of the following is an example s s s s s s s s s s s s s s of s s an s s outcome s s of s s behavior?
a) throwing a baseball ss ss
b) lifting a heavy weight s s s s s s
*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 s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary s s s s s s s s s s s s
labels
s to refer
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a) the label for the behavior is often used s s as a pseudo-explanation s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s for s s the
behavior s s
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, b) labels can
s s negatively affect the way
s s an individual might
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s be s s treated
c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem
ss ss ss ss behaviors
ss ss ss ss ss s s
s rather than
s s s on his or her strengths
s s ss ss s s ss
* d) all of the above
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Modification
ss
What It Is and How to Do It
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Eleventh Edition ss
Martin and Pear
ss ss
131
www.stuvia.com
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS ss
Chapter 1. Introduction ss ss
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s correct s s answer)
1. A behavioral deficit is: s s s s s s
* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b)too much of a particular type of behavior
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c)an appropriate behavior occurring
s to the
s wrong stimulus s s s s s s s s s s s s
d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the
s s wrong time or place s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
2. A behavioral excess is: s s s s s s
* a) too much of a particular type of behaviors s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b) too little of a particular type of behavior s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
c) an appropriate behavior occurring
s sto the wrong stimulus s s s s s s s s s s s s
d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the
s s wrong time or s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s place
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
3. Which of the following s s s s s s s s is example of behavior?
s s an s s s s s s
a) hair color
s s s s b) the color of someone’s eyes s s s s s s s s s s
c) the clothes someone is
s s s s s s s s s s wearing *d) dressing in the morning s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Factual ss
4. In behavior modification, s s s s s s motivation s s and intelligence refer to: s s s s s s
a) inner mental processes
s s s s s s * b) ways of behaving
ss s s s s s s
c) causes of behavior
s s s s s s d) major sources of abnormality
s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) the neighborhood in which s a person is raised
s s s s s s s s s s s s s
b) the natural habitat of an
s s organism
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
d) the general situation where one happens to be
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Factual ss
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
children.
s s These are examples of: s s ss ss s s
a) behavioral excesses
s s b) behavioral abnormalities s s s s s s
* c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral
s s characteristics s s s s s s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in ss ss ss ss s s ss ss ss
ssterms of specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
s s ss ss s s ss ss ss ss
a) therapists
s cans then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
s rather
s than on his or her strengths s s s s ss s s ss ss
* b) it is behavior that causes concern,
s s and there are s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
s specific
s procedures now available to change behavior s s s s ss ss ss ss
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s will s s be s s helpful
d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general s s s s s s ss ss s s s s s s
information about how
s s that individual might perform ss ss s s ss ss ss
Difficulty: Hard s s
Type: Applied ss
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
s s s s s s s s s s s s
b) Its treatment procedures and sstechniques are ways of s s s s s s s s s s s s
rearranging
s s an individual’s environment. s s ss ss
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
and Pavlovian conditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels
s sfor classifying individuals. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Applied ss
9. Which of the following is s s s s s s s s s s an example of covert behavior?
s s s s s s s s
* a) a skier thinking, “I s s s s s s s s s s hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s a ball s s
c) a student drinking
s coffee
s s s s s s s d) a child talking to her dog s s s s s s s s s s s s s s in the s s
s backyard
s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) feelings of nervousness
s s * b) yelling at someone s s s s s s s s s s s s
c) a boy on a date thinking,
s s “I like this girl”
s d) imagining
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s a s s beautiful
s sunset
s
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
or clearly
s s demonstrate controlling variables
s s s s ss ss
b) the scientific study of laws that s govern the
s behavior of s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s human s s beings s s and
other animals
s s s s
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral
s s treatment for specific phobias s s s s s s s s s s s s
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s are s s of s s social
s significance
s
Difficulty: Easy s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
12. Which of the following is an example s s s s s s s s s s s s s s of s s an s s outcome s s of s s behavior?
a) throwing a baseball ss ss
b) lifting a heavy weight s s s s s s
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
s s s s s s s s s s s s
d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Difficulty: Medium s s s s
Type: Conceptual ss
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary s s s s s s s s s s s s
labels
s to refer
s to individuals or their actions because:s s ss s s ss s s ss ss ss
a) the label for the behavior is often used s s as a pseudo-explanation s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s for s s the
behavior s s
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, b) labels can
s s negatively affect the way
s s an individual might
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s be s s treated
c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem
ss ss ss ss behaviors
ss ss ss ss ss s s
s rather than
s s s on his or her strengths
s s ss ss s s ss
* d) all of the above
s s s s s s s s
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