Regarding the classical studies on the efficacy of behavior therapy, the vast majority of desensitization studies have been conducted on:
a. clinical populations and involved everyday phobias.
b. clinical populations and involved non-everyday phobias.
c. college students and involved everyday phobias.
d. college students and involved non-everyday phobias.
Q. 2Regarding the efficacy of behavior therapy, the major concern with institutional contingency management is:
a. competency of chronic inpatients. c. segmentation.
b. generalization. d. token economies.
Q. 3The text's review of meta-analyses on self-statement modification for children suggests which of the following?
a. A small effect size c. A large effect size
b. A moderate effect size d. Insufficient research to answer
Q. 4The text's review of meta-analyses of behavior therapies on OCD treatment suggests which of the following?
a. A small effect size c. A large effect size
b. A moderate effect size d. Insufficient research to answer
Q. 5When applied to the treatment of bulimia, the text authors report on three meta-analytic studies that have revealed that cognitive-behavioral therapy:
a. is more effective than behavior or medication therapy.
b. is less effective than behavior therapy, but more effective than medication therapy.
c. reduces purging, but has a much smaller impact on binge frequency.
d. is equivalent to behavior therapy and raises the question as to what is really different between cognitive-behavioral and behavioral therapy approaches.
Q. 6The most recent meta-analytic studies of various treatments for panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, in general, concluded that:
a. medication treatments were less effective than cognitive-behavioral and exposure therapies.
b. cognitive-behavioral therapy was inferior to medication treatments and exposure therapies.
c. combined medication and exposure therapy treatments were more effective than cognitive behavior therapy or medication treatment alone.
d. medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and combined medication-exposure therapy treatments were not different from each other and all were superior to control conditions.
Q. 7The text authors loosely distinguish between several behavioral therapy systems, and suggest that those most likely to be comfortable being called behavior therapists will:
a. use counterconditioning techniques.
b. focus on operant conditioning and behavior modification.
c. deny cognitive influences on behavior.
d. conduct highly detailed functional behavioral assessments.
Q. 8A recent study of the effectiveness of contingency management treatment interventions (i.e., positive reinforcement for abstinence such as earning prizes) for people with substance abuse problems documented:
a. that antecedent and stimulus control procedures were generally more effective.
b. that contingency management was superior to counterconditioning.
c. considerable success.
d. the benefits of a punishment over positive reinforcement.
Q. 9All of the following are behavioral views of the therapeutic relationship EXCEPT:
a. the relationship in cognitive-behavior modification is more important than that of systematic desensitization.
b. the relationship is important in some of the behavioral treatments.
c. the therapist is more concerned with observing accurately than with responding empathically.
d. the value of the relationship lies in establishing a secure precondition for psychotherapy.
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