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  

TEST BANK for Behavior Modification: What It
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Is and How To Do It
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12th Edition by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear.
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All Chapters 1 - 29 IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll

, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS IIll




Chapter 1. Introduction IIll IIll




Type: Conceptual
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1. A behavioral IIll I I ll excess is: IIll




* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior
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c) an appropriate
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy IIll




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2. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Type: Factual
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3. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
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c) causes of behavior
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4. 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 I I l l natural I I l l habitat I I l l of I I l l an I I l l organism

* 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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5. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits
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6. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in
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a) therapists
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I I l l on I I l l his I I ll orher strengths
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific
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, c) labeling an individual I I ll I I ll I I l l implies that a particular I I l l IIll I I ll I I l l treatment I I l l program I I l l will be IIll I I l l helpful

d) labeling an individual I I ll I I ll I I l l is useful for quickly
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7. 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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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and
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8. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
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9. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness
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c) a boy on
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