The preferred strategy for treating a deceleration target behavior is to

The preferred strategy for treating a deceleration target behavior is to
 
  a. introduce a punishing consequence.
  b. remove maintaining antecedents.
  c. replace it with an acceleration target behavior
  d. remove maintaining consequences.

Question 2

In the treatment of bulimia nervosa, flooding therapy has been shown to
 
  a. shorten treatment times.
  b. mollify maintaining anxiety.
  c. weaken avoidance contingencies.
  d. decrease therapy effectiveness.

Question 3

Acceleration target behaviors are examples of
 
  a. behavioral excesses.
  b. behavioral deficits.
  c. initial treatment goals.
  d. maintaining conditions.

Question 4

In the treatment of bulimia nervosa, clients are taught problem solving skills to
 
  a. engender rationally-motivated dieting.
  b. identify the likely consequences of purging.
  c. help them cope with stress-inducing events.
  d. brainstorm possible competing behaviors.

Question 5

If tardiness was a target behavior, it would most likely be
 
  a. a behavioral excess.
  b. a behavioral deficit.
  c. resistant to change.
  d. targeted later on.