Test Bank for Behavior Modification What It Is and How to Do It 11th Edition Martin and Pear

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, OPTION-BASED QUESTIONS gggg



Chapter 1. Introduction gggg gggg


Multiple Choice Questions On
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1. A behavioral deficit
g g g g is: g g g g g g g g

* a) too little of a particular
g g g g typeg g g gof behavior g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

b) too much of a particular
g g g g type of behavior
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

c) an appropriate behavior
g g g g occurring to the wrong stimulus
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

d) an appropriate behavior
g g g g occurring at the wrong time or
g g g g place g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: Easy gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




2. A behavioral excess
g g g g is: g g g g g g g g

* a) too much of a
g g g g particular type
g g g g of behavior g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g


b) too little of a particular
g g g g type of behavior g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

c) an appropriate behavior
g g g g occurring to the wrong stimulus
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

d) an appropriate behavior
g g g g occurring at the wrong time or
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Difficulty: Easy gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




3. Which g g g g of the following
g g g g g g g g g g g g is an
g g g g example of behavior?
g g g g g g g g g g g g

a) hair g g g g g g g g color b) the
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g g g g eyes g g g g g g g g g g g g

c) the g g g g g g g g clothes someone is g g g g g g g g g g g g wearing *d) dressing in the morning g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: gggg gggg Medium
Type: Factual gggg




4. In behavior modification,
g g g g g g g g g g g g motivation g g g g and g g g g intelligence refer to: g g g g g g g g

a) inner
g g g g mental processes g g g g g g g g * b) gggg g g g g ways g g g g of behaving g g g g

c) causes
g g g g of behavior g g g g g g g g d) g g g g major g g g g sources of abnormality g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: Easy gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




5. In behavior modification,
g g g g the term “environment” refers g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g to:
a) the neighborhood in
g g g gwhich a person is raised g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

b) the natural habitat of
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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 gggg gggg


Type: Factual gggg




6. A child does not pronounce words clearly and does not
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interact with other
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a) behavioral
g g g g excesses b) behavioral abnormalities
g g g g g g g g g g g g

* c) behavioral deficits d)
g g g g behavioral characteristics g g g g g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: Medium gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




7. Behavior modifiers stress the importance of defining
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problems in terms
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behavioral excesses because:
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a) therapists
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g g then
g focus on the g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g individual’s
problem
g g g g behaviors rather than on hisg g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g gggg g g g g or her
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strengths
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,* b) it
g g g g g g g is
g g g g gbehavior g g g that
g g causes
g g concern,
g and g g g g g g g g

g g g there
g g g g g are g g g g specific
g g g g procedures now available to change
g g g g gggg gggg gggg

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, c) labeling an individual implies
g g g g that a particular treatment
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

program
g g g g will be helpful g g g g g g g g g g g g


d) labeling an individual gis useful for
g g g quickly providing g g g g g g g g gggg gggg g g g g g g g g

g g general
g g information about how that individual might perform
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Difficulty: Hard g g g g


Type: Applied gggg



8. Which of the following
g g g g is not a characteristic
g g g g of g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g behavior
modification?
g g g g

a) It defines
g g g gproblems in terms of behavior.
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b) Its treatment gggg procedures and techniques are g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

g ways
g g g of rearranging g an individual’s environment.
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c) Its techniques draw extensively from the principles of
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ggggoperant and Pavlovian conditioning.
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* d) It emphasizes
g g g g the use of g summary
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classifying
g g g g individuals. g g g g


Difficulty: Easy gggg gggg


Type: Applied gggg




9. Which of the following
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g is g g g g an example
g g g g g g g g of g g g g covert g g g g behavior?
* a) a skier thinking,
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g “I g g g hope
g I g g g g g g g g don’t g g g g fall” gggg gggg b) a g g g g

pitcher throwing
g g g g a g g g g g g g g g g g g ball
c) a
g g g g student drinking
g g g g g g g g g g g g coffee d) g g g g a g g g g child g g g g talking g g g g to g g g g her g g g g dog
in
g g g g the backyard
g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: Medium gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




10. Which of the following
g g g gis an example g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g of overt
g g g g behavior? g g g g

a) feelings
g g g g of nervousness * b) yelling
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g at someone
g g g g

c) a boy
g g g g on a
g g g gdate thinking, “I g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g like this girl”
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g d)
imagining
g g g g a beautiful sunset g g g g g g g g g g g g


Difficulty: Medium gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




11. Behavior therapy was first used
g g g g to refer to: g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

a) behavior modification in which there is typically an attempt
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to analyze
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b) the scientificg g g gstudy of laws that govern the behavior
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g of
human
g g g g beings and other g animals g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

*c) Joseph
g g g g Wolpe’s behavioral treatment
g g g g for specific phobias g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

d) behavior
g g g g modification that focuses on overt
g g g g behaviors that g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g

are
g g g g of socialg g significance
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Difficulty: Easy gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




12. Which of the following
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g is g g g g an g g g g example g g g g of g g g g an g g g g outcome g g g g of
behavior?
g g g g

a) throwing a baseball gggg gggg


b) lifting a heavy weight
g g g g g g g g g g g g

*c) scoring
g g g g a goal in g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g ice g g g g hockey
d) standing at the free throw
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Difficulty: Medium gggg gggg


Type: Conceptual gggg




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