TEST BANK for Behavior Modification:
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Type: Conceptual
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
Type: Conceptual
,4. 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)thespecific physicalvariables inone’simmediate surroundings
* * * * * * * *
d)thegeneralsituation where onehappenstobe
* * * * * * * *
Difficulty:Easy *
Type:Factual *
5. 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 *
6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
* * * * * * * * *
* ofspecific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
* * * * * * *
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his orher
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* strengths
* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now
* * * * * * * * * * * *
* availableto 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
* * * * * * * * * * *
* thatindividual might perform
* * *
Difficulty: Hard *
Type:Applied *
7. 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’senvironment. *
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
* * * * * * * * *
* Pavlovianconditioning. *
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
* * * * * * * * * *
Difficulty:Easy *
Type:Applied *
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
* * * * * * * * *
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
* * * * * * * * b) a pitcher throwing a ball
* * * * *
c) a student drinking coffee
* * * * d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
* * * * * * * * *
Difficulty: Medium *
Type:Conceptual *
9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
* * * * * * * * *
a) feelings of nervousness
* * * * b) yelling at someone
* * * *
c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Difficulty: Medium *
Type:Conceptual *
What It Is and How To Do It
12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
All Chapters 1 - 29
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Introduction
Type: Conceptual
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
Type: Conceptual
,4. 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)thespecific physicalvariables inone’simmediate surroundings
* * * * * * * *
d)thegeneralsituation where onehappenstobe
* * * * * * * *
Difficulty:Easy *
Type:Factual *
5. 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 *
6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms
* * * * * * * * *
* ofspecific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
* * * * * * *
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his orher
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* strengths
* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now
* * * * * * * * * * * *
* availableto 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
* * * * * * * * * * *
* thatindividual might perform
* * *
Difficulty: Hard *
Type:Applied *
7. 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’senvironment. *
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
* * * * * * * * *
* Pavlovianconditioning. *
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
* * * * * * * * * *
Difficulty:Easy *
Type:Applied *
8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
* * * * * * * * *
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
* * * * * * * * b) a pitcher throwing a ball
* * * * *
c) a student drinking coffee
* * * * d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
* * * * * * * * *
Difficulty: Medium *
Type:Conceptual *
9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
* * * * * * * * *
a) feelings of nervousness
* * * * b) yelling at someone
* * * *
c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Difficulty: Medium *
Type:Conceptual *
