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Behavior Modification: What It Is and
How To Do It 12th Edition
by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear
All Chapters 1-30| Expert Verified Answers (*)
Page | 1
, 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
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,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 individual
might perform
Difficulty: Hard
Type: Applied
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a) Ita4definesa4problemsa4ina4termsa4ofa4behavior.
b) Itsa4treatmenta4proceduresa4anda4techniquesa4area4waysa4ofa4rearranginga4ana4individual’sa4environment.
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, c) Itsa4techniquesa4drawa4extensivelya4froma4thea4principlesa4ofa4operanta4anda4Pavloviana4conditioning.
*d)a4Ita4emphasizesa4thea4usea4ofa4summarya4labelsa4fora4classifyinga4indivi
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Type:a4Applied
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c)a4aa4studenta4drinkinga4coffee
d)a4aa4childa4talkinga4toa4hera4doga4ina4thea4
backyarda4Difficulty:a4Medium
Type:a4Conceptual
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a) feelingsa4ofa4nervousness *a4b)a4yellinga4ata4someone
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4demonstratea4controllinga4variables
b) thea4scientifica4studya4ofa4lawsa4thata4governa4thea4behaviora4ofa4humana4beingsa4anda4othera4animals
*c)a4Josepha4Wolpe’sa4behaviorala4treatmenta4fora4specifica4phobias
d)a4behaviora4modificationa4thata4focusesa4ona4overta4behaviorsa4thata4area4ofa4sociala4sig
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12. Whicha4ofa4thea4followinga4isa4ana4examplea4ofa4ana4outcomea4ofa4behavior?
a) throwinga4aa4baseball
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Behavior Modification: What It Is and
How To Do It 12th Edition
by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear
All Chapters 1-30| Expert Verified Answers (*)
Page | 1
, 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
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,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 individual
might perform
Difficulty: Hard
Type: Applied
8. Whicha4ofa4thea4followinga4isa4nota4aa4characteristica4ofa4behaviora4modification?
a) Ita4definesa4problemsa4ina4termsa4ofa4behavior.
b) Itsa4treatmenta4proceduresa4anda4techniquesa4area4waysa4ofa4rearranginga4ana4individual’sa4environment.
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, c) Itsa4techniquesa4drawa4extensivelya4froma4thea4principlesa4ofa4operanta4anda4Pavloviana4conditioning.
*d)a4Ita4emphasizesa4thea4usea4ofa4summarya4labelsa4fora4classifyinga4indivi
duals.a4Difficulty:a4Easy
Type:a4Applied
9. Whicha4ofa4thea4followinga4isa4ana4examplea4ofa4coverta4behavior?
*a)a4aa4skiera4thinking,a4“Ia4hopea4Ia4don’ta4fall”a4b)a4aa4pitchera4throwinga4aa4ball
c)a4aa4studenta4drinkinga4coffee
d)a4aa4childa4talkinga4toa4hera4doga4ina4thea4
backyarda4Difficulty:a4Medium
Type:a4Conceptual
10. Whicha4ofa4thea4followinga4isa4ana4examplea4ofa4overta4behavior?
a) feelingsa4ofa4nervousness *a4b)a4yellinga4ata4someone
c)a4aa4boya4ona4aa4datea4thinking,a4“Ia4likea4thisa4girl”a4d)a4imagininga4aa4beautifula4sunset
Difficulty:a4Mediu
ma4Type:a4Concept
ual
11. Behaviora4therapya4wasa4firsta4useda4toa4refera4to:
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4demonstratea4controllinga4variables
b) thea4scientifica4studya4ofa4lawsa4thata4governa4thea4behaviora4ofa4humana4beingsa4anda4othera4animals
*c)a4Josepha4Wolpe’sa4behaviorala4treatmenta4fora4specifica4phobias
d)a4behaviora4modificationa4thata4focusesa4ona4overta4behaviorsa4thata4area4ofa4sociala4sig
nificancea4Difficulty:a4Easy
Type:a4Conceptual
12. Whicha4ofa4thea4followinga4isa4ana4examplea4ofa4ana4outcomea4ofa4behavior?
a) throwinga4aa4baseball
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