A Flashcards
Observed events that can be quantified or measured
Possible hypothesis
Description
Probability of an event occurring, correlation doesn’t mean causation
Prediction
Functional relation- manipulation of one event results in another event (x caused y)
Scientific manipulation
Control
Lawful, cause & effect
Determinism
Facts, objective
Empiricism
Predictions and controlling any phenomenon
Controlled comparison of a phenomenon under 2 or more conditions
Experimentation
Repeat, reliability, detect human error
Replication
Simplest explanation, fewest assumptions
Parsimony
Skepticism, questioning
Philosophic doubt
Practical approach or solution
Pragmaticism
Branch of behaviorism that studies observable behaviors
Radical Behaviorism
What does radical behaviorism emphasize
Scientific methods, environmental influences, objective measurement in understanding and predicting behavior
Branch of behaviorism that studies observable behaviors and their causes
Methological behaviorism
Which form of behaviorism includes both private and public events
Radical behaviorism
Who created the Experimental analysis of behavior (EAB)
Skinner
In EAB behavior is changed ____ by the stimuli that precede it and ____ by the consequence that follow
Less, more
What are the methodological features of EAB
Rate is the most common DV
Single case design
Visual analysis
Functional relations
Radical behavior was developed by
Skinner
Developing a technology for improving socially significant behavior is
Applied Behavior Analysis
What are the 4 domains of behavior analysis
ABA, EAB, philosophic and conceptual analysis, behavior service delivery.
What domain of behavior is theory and research driven
EAB
What domain of behavior analysis is applied
Aba
What domains underlying philosophy is radical behaviorism
Philosophy and conceptual analysis
What are the 7 dimensions of Aba
Applied, behaviors, analytic, technological, conceptually systematic, effective, generality
What dimension investigated socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the individual
Applied
For the dimension Behavioral, target behaviors must…
Need improvement, be measurable, observable, and clearly defined
What dimension must show a functional relation between the intervention and behavior change
Analytic
In what dimension do the behaviors and procedures have to be detailed so they can be replicated and have similar results
Technological
In what dimension is it important that the interventions are evidence based and rooted in the principles of behavior
Conceptually systematic
What dimension does the intervention need to improve the target behavior so it is socially or clinically significant
Effective
What dimension does the behavior change have to last over time, across groups, environments, and related behaviors
Generality
If changes in a targeted behavior occur in non-treatment settings, or situations as a function of treatment procedures what characteristics of ABA does that exemplify
Generality
The behavior analyst wrote the treatment plan for the client in a way that she and the technicians who work under her could repeat the procedures in the same way they were initially conducted. This example is related to which dimension of behavior analysis
Technological
What scientific goal
Two events are related or correlated
Prediction
