ABA Basics

Question 1

applied

Answer 1

socially significant

Question 2

generality

Answer 2

change carries over to other behaviors, settings, etc.

Question 3

effective

Answer 3

change is significant

Question 4

technological

Answer 4

can be replicated, exact descriptions

Question 5

conceptually systematic

Answer 5

uses principles derived from EAB

Question 6

analytic

Answer 6

data based, shows functional relationship

Question 7

behavioral

Answer 7

measurable and observable

Question 8

EAB

Answer 8

animals, controlled, auto-recording, not socially significant, finds underlying rules of behavior

Question 9

ABA

Answer 9

socially significant, humans, limited control

Question 10

Radical Behahiorism

Answer 10

Skinner, all behavior is controlled by A’s and C’s, including covert behavior

Question 11

Determinism

Answer 11

world is lawful and orderly

Question 12

Empiricism

Answer 12

objective observation

Question 13

Experimentation/ Replication

Answer 13

carefully conducted comparison, controlling for extraneous variables, over and over again

Question 14

Parsimony

Answer 14

simplest answer

Question 15

Philosophical Doubt

Answer 15

always questioning

Question 16

Behavior

Answer 16

broad category, measurable movement across time

Question 17

Response

Answer 17

single instance of behavior

Question 18

Stimulus

Answer 18

anything in teh environment, can affect behavior

Question 19

Methodological Behaviorism

Answer 19

covert behavior is outside the realm of science

Question 20

Structuralism

Answer 20

only describes behavior, no scientific manipulations