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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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS f
Chapter 1. Introduction f f
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b)too much of a particular type of behavior
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c)an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
2. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior f f f f f f f
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior? f f f f f f f f
a) hair color
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Factual f
4. 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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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
5. 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 natural habitat of an 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 f
Type: Factual f
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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a) behavioral excesses
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* c) behavioral deficits f d) behavioral characteristics f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of f f f f f f f f f f
specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his
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for her strengths
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* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now
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favailable to change behavior f f f
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
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d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how
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Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Applied f
8. 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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b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an
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findividual’s environment. f
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
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conditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Applied f
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? f f f f f f f f f
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
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c) a student drinking coffee
f f d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
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Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? f f f f f f f f f
a) feelings of nervousness
f * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
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Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: f f f f f f f
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
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fdemonstrate controlling variables f f
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
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*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
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d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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a) throwing a baseball f f
b) lifting a heavy weight f f f
*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 f
Type: Conceptual f
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals f f f f f f f f f f f
for their actions because:
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a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
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b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
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c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than
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fon his or her strengths
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* d) all of the above f f f f
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, Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Conceptual f
14. The people, objects, and events that make up a person’s environment are called:
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* a) stimuli f b) conditioned stimuli f f
c) unconditioned stimuli f d) reinforcing stimuli
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Factual f
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) Its treatment procedures are ways of altering an individual’s environment.
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b) Its methods and rationales can be described precisely.
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* c) Its techniques stem primarily from cognitive psychology.
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d) Its techniques are often applied by individuals in everyday life.
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
16. Behavioral assessment seeks to: f f f
a) determine the underlying mental disturbance responsible for behavioral symptoms f f f f f f f f
b) identify the type of mental disorder assumed to underlie particular patterns of
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fabnormal behavior f
* c) identify potential controlling variables of problem behaviors, and select behavioral
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treatment
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d) determine the necessary intelligence level of potential clients as a prerequisite to
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behavior modification programs
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Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Applied f
17. Which of the following is not a misconception about behavior modification?
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a) Behavior modifiers only deal with the observable and they don’t deal with the thoughts
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f and feelings of clients. f f f
* b) Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principles to
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improve covert and overt behaviors.
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c) Behavior modification involves the use of drugs, psychosurgery, and f f f f f f f f
felectroconvulsive therapy. f
d) Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.
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Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Applied f
18. Which of the following is an example of cognitive behavior? f f f f f f f f f
a) a child reading out loud for a parent
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b) a baseball player talking to her coach
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* c) a person on a hot day imagining that he is sitting at the ocean
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d) a student writing with a pen
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Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
19. Behaviors to be improved in a behavior modification program are frequently called: f f f f f f f f f f f
a) overt behaviors
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c) cognitive behaviors
f * d) target behaviors f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
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Modification
f
What It Is and How to Do It
f f f f f f f
f Eleventh Edition f
f Martin and Pear
f f
131
www.stuvia.com
, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS f
Chapter 1. Introduction f f
Multiple Choice Questions On Main Text (Note: * indicates the correct answer)
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1. A behavioral deficit is:
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* a) too little of a particular type of behavior
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b)too much of a particular type of behavior
f f f f f f f
c)an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d)an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
2. A behavioral excess is:
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* a) too much of a particular type of behavior
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b) too little of a particular type of behavior f f f f f f f
c) an appropriate behavior occurring to the wrong stimulus
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d) an appropriate behavior occurring at the wrong time or place
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
3. Which of the following is an example of behavior? f f f f f f f f
a) hair color
f f b) the color of someone’s eyes f f f f f
c) the clothes someone is wearing
f f *d) dressing in the morning f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Factual f
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes
f f * b) ways of behaving f f f f f
c) causes of behavior
f d) major sources of abnormality
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Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
5. In behavior modification, the term “environment” refers to:
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a) the neighborhood in which a person is raised
f f f f f f f
b) the natural habitat of an organism
f f f f f
* c) the specific physical variables in one’s immediate surroundings
f f f f f f f f
d) the general situation where one happens to be
f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Factual f
6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children.
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fThese are examples of: f f f
a) behavioral excesses
f b) behavioral abnormalities f f f
* c) behavioral deficits f d) behavioral characteristics f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of f f f f f f f f f f
specific behavioral deficits or behavioral excesses because:
f f f f f f f
a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
for her strengths
f f
* b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now
f f f f f f f f f f f f
favailable to change behavior f f f
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,c) labeling an individual implies that a particular treatment program will be helpful
f f f f f f f f f f f
d) labeling an individual is useful for quickly providing general information about how
f f f f f f f f f f f
fthat individual might perform
f f f
Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Applied f
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) It defines problems in terms of behavior.
f f f f f f
b) Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging an
f f f f f f f f f
findividual’s environment. f
c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian
f f f f f f f f f f
conditioning.
f
* d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Applied f
9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior? f f f f f f f f f
* a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall”
f b) a pitcher throwing a ball
f f f f f f f f f f f f
c) a student drinking coffee
f f d) a child talking to her dog in the backyard
f f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior? f f f f f f f f f
a) feelings of nervousness
f * b) yelling at someone
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c) a boy on a date thinking, “I like this girl” d) imagining a beautiful sunset
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to: f f f f f f f
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly
f f f f f f f f f f f f
fdemonstrate controlling variables f f
b) the scientific study of laws that govern the behavior of human beings and other animals
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
*c) Joseph Wolpe’s behavioral treatment for specific phobias
f f f f f f f
d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
f f f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
f f f f f f f f f f f
a) throwing a baseball f f
b) lifting a heavy weight f f f
*c) scoring a goal in ice hockey
f f f f f f
d) standing at the free throw line in basketball
f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
13. Behavior modifiers are cautious about using summary labels to refer to individuals f f f f f f f f f f f
for their actions because:
f f f
a) the label for the behavior is often used as a pseudo-explanation for the behavior
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
b) labels can negatively affect the way an individual might be treated
f f f f f f f f f f
c) labeling may influence us to focus on an individual’s problem behaviors rather than
f f f f f f f f f f f f
fon his or her strengths
f f f f
* d) all of the above f f f f
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, Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Conceptual f
14. The people, objects, and events that make up a person’s environment are called:
f f f f f f f f f f f f
* a) stimuli f b) conditioned stimuli f f
c) unconditioned stimuli f d) reinforcing stimuli
f f
Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Factual f
15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of behavior modification?
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a) Its treatment procedures are ways of altering an individual’s environment.
f f f f f f f f f
b) Its methods and rationales can be described precisely.
f f f f f f f
* c) Its techniques stem primarily from cognitive psychology.
f f f f f f f
d) Its techniques are often applied by individuals in everyday life.
f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
Type: Conceptual f
16. Behavioral assessment seeks to: f f f
a) determine the underlying mental disturbance responsible for behavioral symptoms f f f f f f f f
b) identify the type of mental disorder assumed to underlie particular patterns of
f f f f f f f f f f f
fabnormal behavior f
* c) identify potential controlling variables of problem behaviors, and select behavioral
f f f f f f f f f f
treatment
f
d) determine the necessary intelligence level of potential clients as a prerequisite to
f f f f f f f f f f f f
behavior modification programs
f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Applied f
17. Which of the following is not a misconception about behavior modification?
f f f f f f f f f f
a) Behavior modifiers only deal with the observable and they don’t deal with the thoughts
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f and feelings of clients. f f f
* b) Behavior modification involves the systematic application of learning principles to
f f f f f f f f f f
improve covert and overt behaviors.
f f f f f
c) Behavior modification involves the use of drugs, psychosurgery, and f f f f f f f f
felectroconvulsive therapy. f
d) Behavior modification only changes symptoms; it doesn’t get at the underlying problems.
f f f f f f f f f f f
Difficulty: Hard f
Type: Applied f
18. Which of the following is an example of cognitive behavior? f f f f f f f f f
a) a child reading out loud for a parent
f f f f f f f
b) a baseball player talking to her coach
f f f f f f
* c) a person on a hot day imagining that he is sitting at the ocean
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
d) a student writing with a pen
f f f f f f
Difficulty: Medium f
Type: Conceptual f
19. Behaviors to be improved in a behavior modification program are frequently called: f f f f f f f f f f f
a) overt behaviors
f b) covert behaviors
f f f
c) cognitive behaviors
f * d) target behaviors f f f f
Difficulty: Easy f
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