PSYCH 357 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

PSYCH 357 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A |behavior |excess |is |a |behavior |that: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |occurs |at |the |wrong |time

b. |needs |to |be |increased

c. |occurs |too |much**

d. |annoys |other |people



An |event |in |the |immediate |environment |that |controls |a |behavior |is |referred |to |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |reactive |variable

b. |an |extraneous |variable

c. |a |dependent |variable

d. |a |controlling |variable**



An |example |of |covert |behavior |would |be: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |thinking**

b. |frowning

c. |running

d. |writing



Behavior |modification |procedures |are |designed |to |change: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |all |of |these

b. |characteristics |of |people

c. |traits

d. |behavior**



Cindy |bites |her |nails |but |wants |to |stop. |The |behavior |she |wants |to |change |(biting |her |nails) |is |called |
the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |controlling |variable

b. |independent |variable

c. |target |behavior**

d. |negative |behavior

, Frequency, |duration, |intensity, |and |latency |are |__________________ |of |behavior. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |states

b. |phases

c. |dimensions**



In |behavior |modification, |measurement |of |behavior |is |taken: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |before |
intervention

b. |following |intervention

c. |during |intervention

d. |all |of |these**



In |which |area |do |individuals |use |behavior |modification |procedures |on |their |own |behaviors? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |developmental |disabilities

b. |mental |illness

c. |gerontology

d. |self-management**



Mark's |parents |are |trying |to |figure |out |why |he |hits |his |little |brother. |The |process |of |trying |to |identify |
the |functional |relationship |between |a |behavior |and |the |environment |is |referred |to |as: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |targeting

b. |analysis**

c. |exploration

d. |modification



Sam |gets |poor |grades |in |school |because |he |rarely |studies. |Sam's |lack |of |studying |is |an |example |of: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |poor |motivation

b. |avoidance

c. |a |behavioral |deficit**

d. |a |behavioral |excess