Deck 2: Areas of Application: an Overview

Question 1

Define organizational behavior management (OBM).

Answer 1

Organizational behavior management is the application of behavioral principles and methods to the study and control of individual or group behavior within organizational settings.

Question 2

List four behaviors of people with schizophrenia that have been modified using behavior modification.

Answer 2

Social skills, communication skills, assertiveness, and job finding skills.Other behaviors listed might also be acceptable.

Question 3

List four elementary school students' behaviors that have been modified with behavior modification techniques.

Answer 3

Any four of the following: oral reading, reading comprehension, spelling, handwriting, mathematics, English composition, creativity, science concepts, out-of-seat behavior, tantruming, aggressive behavior, and excessive socializing.Other behaviors might also be acceptable.

Question 4

List four behaviors in the area of behavioral community psychology that have been modified by behavior modification.

Question 5

List five areas of application within health psychology.

Question 6

List four behaviors of children with autism that have been modified using behavior modification.

Question 7

List four children's behaviors that have been improved by parents' application of behavior modification.

Question 8

List four behaviors of persons with intellectual disabilities that have been modified using behavior modification.

Question 9

List four psychological problems that have been effectively treated with behavior therapy.

Question 10

Describe three characteristics common to behavioral approaches in university teaching.

Question 11

List four areas of application of behavioral sport psychology related to athletes.

Question 12

What is currently the preferred term for the disability previously referred to as "mental retardation"?

Question 13

What is health psychology?

Question 14

What is CAPSI?

Question 15

List four behaviors in business, industry, or government that have been modified by behavior modification.

Question 16

What is PSI, and who was its founder?

Question 17

Define behavioral sport psychology.

Question 18

List four behaviors in the area of self-management of personal problems that have been modified by behavior modification techniques.

Question 19

List three behaviors of elderly persons that have been improved with behavior modification techniques.

Question 20

Define behavioral community psychology.

Question 21

Describe how knowledge of a cultural characteristic might be helpful for applied behavior analysts/behavior therapists working with individuals from different cultures

Question 22

What are two important research needs in EIBI programs for children with autism?

Question 23

Describe the characteristics of discrete-trials teaching.