Question 1
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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of behavior?
Selected Answer: impact
Question 2
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In what area(s) can behavior modification procedures be used?
Selected Answer: all of these
Question 3
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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:
Selected Answer: analysis
Question 4
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Cindy bites her nails but wants to stop. The behavior she wants to change (biting her nails) is called the:
Selected Answer: target behavior
Question 5
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Watson started a movement in psychology known as:
Selected Answer: behaviorism
Question 6
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Alex likes to drive faster than the speed limit. Alex’s behavior of driving too fast is an example of a:
Selected Answer: behavioral excess
Question 7
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Sam gets poor grades in school because he rarely studies. Sam’s lack of studying is an example of:
Selected Answer: a behavioral deficit
Question 8
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Who is credited with laying the foundation of behavior modification?
Selected Answer: Skinner
Question 9
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of behavior?
Selected Answer: behavior is always overt
Question 10
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Behavior is defined as:
Selected Answer: what a person says and does
Question 11
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If an observation period is divided into a number of time periods, and the behavior is recorded during
only part of each interval it is called recording.
Selected Answer: time sample
Question 12
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Zach’s behavior of pushing other children typically occurs on the playground. The playground would be
a(n) setting for Zach’s behavior.
Selected Answer: natural
Question 13
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Jerry wants to improve his studying. He observes and records the times when he studies. Observing and
recording your own behavior is called:
Selected Answer: self-monitoring
Question 14
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In behavior modification, measurement of the target behavior is called:
Selected Answer: behavioral assessment
Question 15
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Which of the following is NOT used in direct assessment?
Selected Answer: questionnaires
Question 16
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An observer divides an observation period into a number of consecutive time periods, and then records
whether the target behavior occurred during each period. This is called:
Selected Answer: interval recording
Question 17
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A track coach records how long it takes a sprinter to run 100 meters. The track coach is recording what
dimension of behavior?
Selected Answer: duration
Question 18
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A teacher records the number of math homework problems a student has correctly completed in order
to determine the student’s performance. The teacher is using recording.
Selected Answer: time sample
Question 19
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A teacher observes and records instances of misbehavior by a student. This is an example of:
Selected Answer: direct assessment
Question 20
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A parent records how loudly her child screams. The parent is recording the of the
screams.
Selected Answer: intensity
Question 21
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Billy has trouble sitting still in class, so his teacher implements a program in which she praises Billy for
staying in his seat. Billy’s sitting behavior increases, and the teacher concludes her praise was
responsible. The teacher does not realize Billy has started taking medication that causes fatigue. The
medication would be an example of a(n) variable.
Selected Answer: extraneous
Question 22
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To determine whether a new drug decreases self-injurious behavior, the researcher measures the self-
injurious behavior of 3 children, and then gives the drug to the first child after one week. After two
weeks of baseline, the second child gets the drug and after 3 weeks of baseline, the third child gets the
drug. This is an example of a(n) design.
Selected Answer:
a. multiple baseline across subjects
Question 23
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Which of the following is a type of multiple-baseline design?
Selected Answer: across-subjects
Question 24
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Which research design is referred to as a reversal design?
Selected Answer: A-B-A-B
Question 25
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The horizontal axis in a graph is used to record:
Selected Answer: time
Question 26
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On a graph is indicated on the Y axis and is indicated on the X axis.
Selected Answer: behavior, time
Question 27
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The research design in which there are increasing (or decreasing) goal levels for the target behavior is
referred to as a(n) design.
Selected Answer:
a. alternating-treatments
Question 28
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In a(n) research design, baseline and treatment conditions are conducted in rapid
succession and compared to each other.
Selected Answer: multiple-baseline
Question 29
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A data point on a graph tells you:
Selected Answer: A and B
Question 30
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In an A-B-A-B design, B refers to and A refers to .
Selected Answer: baseline; treatment
Question 31
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Tom’s supervisor tells him that for every 10 cars Tom sells he will get a $500 bonus. This is an example of
a reinforcement schedule.
Selected Answer: fixed ratio
Question 32
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The stimulus presented following the behavior in positive reinforcement is called:
Selected Answer: a positive reinforcer
Question 33
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Mary takes out the garbage and, as a result, her parents let her watch her favorite television show. Mary
is then more likely to take out the garbage when asked. Being able to watch her favorite television show
is a for her behavior of taking out the garbage.
Selected Answer: contingency
Question 34
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Which of the following are factors that influence the effectiveness of reinforcement?
Selected Answer: A and B
Question 35
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A behavior occurs and is immediately followed by a consequence that results in the increased likelihood
of the behavior occurring in the future. This process is called:
Selected Answer: reinforcement
Question 36
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Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends. Before Andrew can play, his parents tell him that he has
to clean his room, which he hates to do. Requiring Andrew to clean his room before he can play baseball
with his friends is an example of:
Selected Answer: the Premack Principle
Question 37
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Andy answers a question in class, and is praised by the teacher. As a result, Andy is more likely to answer
questions in class. Andy’s behavior of answering questions in class is referred to as
behavior.
Selected Answer: operant
Question 38
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All the reinforcement schedules that are in effect for a person’s behavior at one time are referred to as
schedules of reinforcement.
Selected Answer: concurrent
Question 39
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On weekends, Laura comes home on time so that she is not grounded by her parents. Coming home on
time in order to avoid being grounded is an example of:
Selected Answer: avoidance behavior
Question 40
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John just ate a big Thanksgiving dinner. When John is offered a piece of his favorite pie he declines. The
decrease in the reinforcing value of pie for John is an example of:
Selected Answer: satiation
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