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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. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’s environment.
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c)s1as1students1drinkings1coffee
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ficances1Difficulty:s1Easy
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12. Whichs1ofs1thes1followings1iss1ans1examples1ofs1ans1outcomes1ofs1behavior?
a) throwings1as1baseball
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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
Page | 2
,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. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an individual’s environment.
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*d)s1Its1emphasizess1thes1uses1ofs1summarys1labelss1fors1classifyings1individ
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Type:s1Applied
9. Whichs1ofs1thes1followings1iss1ans1examples1ofs1coverts1behavior?
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c)s1as1students1drinkings1coffee
d)s1as1childs1talkings1tos1hers1dogs1ins1thes1
backyards1Difficulty:s1Medium
Type:s1Conceptual
10. Whichs1ofs1thes1followings1iss1ans1examples1ofs1overts1behavior?
a) feelingss1ofs1nervousness *s1b)s1yellings1ats1someone
c)s1as1boys1ons1as1dates1thinking,s1“Is1likes1thiss1girl”s1d)s1imaginings1as1beautifuls1sunset
Difficulty:s1Mediu
ms1Type:s1Concept
ual
11. Behaviors1therapys1wass1firsts1useds1tos1refers1to:
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demonstrates1controllings1variables
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d)s1behaviors1modifications1thats1focusess1ons1overts1behaviorss1thats1ares1ofs1socials1signi
ficances1Difficulty:s1Easy
Type:s1Conceptual
12. Whichs1ofs1thes1followings1iss1ans1examples1ofs1ans1outcomes1ofs1behavior?
a) throwings1as1baseball
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