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Modification: What It Is and
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How To Do It 12th Edition
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by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear
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All Chapters 1-30| Expert Verified Answers (*)
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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
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2. A behavioral excess is:
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b) too little 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
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3. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color v b) the color of someone’s eyes
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Difficulty: Medium
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4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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c) causes of behavior
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Difficulty: Easy
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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
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6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. These are examples
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of:
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*c) behavioral deficits d) behavioral characteristics
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Difficulty: Medium
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7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of specific behavioral deficits
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or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or her strengths
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*b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available to change behavior
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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 that individual
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might perform
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Difficulty: Hard v
Type: Applied
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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 individual’s environment.
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, c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian conditioning.
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*d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy
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9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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*a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium
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10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness v v * 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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a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly demonstrate
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controlling variables
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d) behavior modification that focuses on overt behaviors that are of social significance
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Difficulty: Easy
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12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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b) lifting a heavy weight v v v
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Modification: What It Is and
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How To Do It 12th Edition
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by Garry Martin & Joseph J. Pear
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All Chapters 1-30| Expert Verified Answers (*)
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, Chapter 1. Introduction v v
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
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Type: Conceptual v
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
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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
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3. Which of the following is an example of behavior?
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a) hair color v b) the color of someone’s eyes
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c) the clothes someone is wearing
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Difficulty: Medium
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Type: Factual v
4. In behavior modification, motivation and intelligence refer to:
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a) inner mental processes v v * b) ways of behaving
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c) causes of behavior
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Difficulty: Easy
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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
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6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not interact with other children. These are examples
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of:
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a) behavioral excesses v v v b) behavioral abnormalities
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Difficulty: Medium
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7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining problems in terms of specific behavioral deficits
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or behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists can then focus on the individual’s problem behaviors rather than on his or her strengths
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*b) it is behavior that causes concern, and there are specific procedures now available to change behavior
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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 that individual
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might perform
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Difficulty: Hard v
Type: Applied
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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 individual’s environment.
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, c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of operant and Pavlovian conditioning.
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*d) It emphasizes the use of summary labels for classifying individuals.
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Difficulty: Easy
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9. Which of the following is an example of covert behavior?
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*a) a skier thinking, “I hope I don’t fall” b) a pitcher throwing a ball
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c) a student drinking coffee
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Difficulty: Medium
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10. Which of the following is an example of overt behavior?
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a) feelings of nervousness v v * 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 v
Type: Conceptual
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11. Behavior therapy was first used to refer to:v v v v v v v
a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt to analyze or clearly demonstrate
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controlling variables
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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
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12. Which of the following is an example of an outcome of behavior?
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