TEST BANK FOR BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO DO IT -12TH EDITION
BY GARRY MARTIN, JOSEPH J. PEAR: ISBN-
13;978-1032233147 | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS & HOW TO DO IT -12TH EDITION
,BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS & HOW TO DO IT -12TH EDITION
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS & HOW TO DO IT -12TH EDITION
, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WHAT IT IS & HOW TO DO IT -12TH EDITION
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
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
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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
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