5011 unit1 Flashcards
Behavior analysis
A natural science that studies functional relations between behavior and environmental events
Behavior
Behavior is everything that an organism does. The interaction of the muscles, glands, or other part of live organism with the environment.
Public behavior
Behavior that can be observed by others, even though special instrument may be required at times. Example heartbeat
Private behavior
Behavior that cannot be observed by others, it is only accessible to the organism who is engaging in the private event. Example thinking, feeling, sing, problem-solving.
Response
A specific instance of behavior
Response cycle
The beginning, middle, and end of a response.
Property
A fundamental quality of a natural phenomenon.
Fundamental properties of behavior
Temporal Locus
Temporal extent
Repeatability
Temporal locus
A single response occurs in time.
Lantency
Temporal extent
A response of occupies time. Duration
Repeatability
A response can be reoccur.
Countability = Frequency
Dimensional quantities
A quantifiable aspect of a property.
Latency
The amount of the time between a stimulus and response.
Duration
The amount of time between the beginning and the end of the response cycle
Countability
The number of responses or number of cycles of the respond class.