Psy 406

Question 1

What is the 4th step in the process of behavior therapy?

Answer 1

Identify maintaining conditions

Question 2

What is the 6th step in the process of behavior therapy?

Answer 2

Implement treatment plan

Question 3

Identify a ___ & ____ behavioral aspects of the problem that can be easily measured and clearly defined

Answer 3

narrow, discreet

Question 4

Identify a narrow and discreet behavioral aspects of the problem that can be _______ and __________

Answer 4

easily measured, clearly defined

Question 5

It can be helpful to replace a ______ target behavior with a ______ target behavior

Answer 5

deceleration, competing acceleration

Question 6

Behavior assessment identifies ______ and consequences

Answer 6

maintaining antecedents

Question 7

What is a target behavior?

Answer 7

a narrow, discrete aspect of the problem that can be clearly defined and easily measured

Question 8

A treatment plan specifies the therapy procedures that will be used to change the ______ ______ of the target behavior, including the details of how they will be individualized for the particular client

Answer 8

maintaining conditions

Question 9

What five viable alternative therapy procedures are included in therapy?

Answer 9

the underlying rationale, (2) what the therapy entails, (3) what the client is expected to do, (4) an estimate of how long the therapy will take, and (5) the general success rate of the therapy for the client’s problem

Question 10

Behavior therapists focus on two types of research:

Answer 10

outcome and process

Question 11

Outcome and process are the two types of ______ that behavior therapists focus on

Answer 11

research

Question 12

To what does the term individualized refer in regard to behavior therapy?

Answer 12

Therapy and assessment procedures are tailored to each client’s unique problems

Question 13

What are antecedents?

Answer 13

Events that occur or are present before the person performs the behavior

Question 14

What does social learning theory emphasize?

Answer 14

The critical role that cognitions play in psychological functioning

Question 15

For which behavioral assessment technique is having precise definitions of the behaviors particularly essential?

Answer 15

Systematic naturalistic observation

Question 16

What is NOT a benefit of direct self-report inventories?

Answer 16

Provides specifically how often the target behavior is occurring

Question 17

Dependent variable

Answer 17

Variable affected by the change, is observed

Question 18

Independent variable

Answer 18

Variable that is changed or manipulated

Question 19

What is NOT a function or benefit of the initial interview?

Answer 19

Determining the treatment plan

Question 20

What is the main difference between time-out and extinction?

Answer 20

The maintaining reinforcer is identified for extinction but not for time-out

Question 21

Which process is typically responsible for maintaining people’s fears?

Answer 21

operant conditioning

Question 22

A boy can earn a check mark on his chart each time he completes a listed choir. If he does not complete at least one choir in a day, he loses a check mark. At the end of the week, he can exchange his check marks for one of three prizes: 20 minutes extra game time, staying up 20 minutes later, or a new video game. Which aspect of a token economy is missing from this example?

Answer 22

How much the backup reinforcers cost

Question 23

Which type of therapy variation uses pleasant thoughts to counter anxiety?

Answer 23

emotive imagery