ABA Lecture 1 and 2

Question 1

Who was the father of behaviourism

Answer 1

John B. Watson

Question 2

“Make what we can observe the real field of psychology”
who said this

Answer 2

John B. Watson

Question 3

Definition of Environment

Answer 3

the entirety of the context in which
we exist in a given moment (e.g., your body, this
lecture theatre, the university)

Question 4

Define Stimulus

Answer 4

Something we perceive or experience

Question 5

Define Responce

Answer 5

An instance of behaviour

Question 6

What is S-R psychology

Answer 6

Stimulus response

Question 7

What aspect of behaviour did Skinner study in depth
A- Stimulus Response
B- The environments impact on behaviour
C- Social behaviour

Answer 7

B

Question 8

Define Behaviourism

Answer 8

The philosophy of the science of behaviour

Question 9

Define Mentalism

Answer 9

the assumption of an “inner” dimension that causes/mediates behavior

Question 10

Example of radical behaviourism

Answer 10

believing that any action of man is mostly due to external factors and specifiable conditions, making behaviour predictable

Question 11

Example of S-R psychology

Answer 11

Pavolvs dog

Question 12

Explain Edward Thorndike’s Law of Effect

Answer 12

Examines the relationship between behaviour and its consequences
Named the Law of Effect because behaviour becomes more or less
likely based on the effect it has i.e., produces desirable or
undesirable consequences

Question 13

Who defined the dimensions of ABA and therefore became the founding fathers of the discipline

Answer 13

Donald M. Baer, Montrose M. Wolf & Todd R.
Risley

Question 14

What are the 7 dimensions of ABA

Answer 14

Generality,
Effective,
Technological,
Analytic,
Conceptually systematic,
Applied,
Behavioural
(GETACAB)

Question 15

Purpose of Science

Answer 15

Description
Prediction
Control

Question 16

Empiricism

Answer 16

Objective observation and measurement of the phenomena

Question 17

Parsimoney

Answer 17

identifying the simplest and most accurate explanation for brain processes and human behaviours

Question 18

What is science

Answer 18

A systematic approach to understanding natural phenomena

Question 19

ABA as a science, definition

Answer 19

Science of behaviour change

Question 20

What are the DV’s in ABA

Answer 20

the behaviours being changed

Question 21

What are the IV’s in ABA

Answer 21

External factors functionally related to these behaviours

Question 22

Define pragmatism

Answer 22

the utility of a concept

Question 23

What is the focus of behavioural psychology

Answer 23

Meaningful change in measurable behaviours of social importance

Question 24

what are the fur domains of behaviour analysis

Answer 24

1. Radical Behaviourism
2. Applied Behaviour Analysis
3. Practice Guided by Behaviour Analysis
4. Experimental Analysis of Behaviour

Question 25

What is the goal of Radical Behaviourism

Answer 25

theoretical account of all behaviour consistent with existing data

Question 26

Who developed the experimental analysis of behaviour

Answer 26

BF Skinner

Question 27

Goal of experimental analysis of behaviour

Answer 27

discover, extend, and clarify the fundamental principles of behaviour

Question 28

Goals of applied behaviour analysis

Answer 28

identifying the relationship between socially significant behaviour and the environment in order to develop strategies for meaningful behaviour change

Question 29

Goal of practice guided behaviour change

Answer 29

improve people's lives as a result of behaviour change

Question 30

examples of practice guided by behaviour analysis

Answer 30

Behaviour support plans group based learning programs Training for other individual

Question 31

what are the two main learning processes

Answer 31

Classical conditioning operant conditioning

Question 32

explain classical conditioning

Answer 32

previously neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus and after continuous pairing together the neutral stimulus on its own can elicit the same response

Question 33

purpose of reflexive behaviours

Answer 33

Protection and Regulation

Question 35

describe respondent extinction

Answer 35

conditioned reflex weakens if the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus

Question 36

what is operant behaviour

Answer 36

behaviour whose future frequency is determined primarily by its history of consequences

Question 37

describe the ABC contingency in relation to operant behaviour

Answer 37

Antecedent> behaviour> consequence

Question 38

3 contingencies of a behaviour

Answer 38

reinforcement, punishment and extinction

Question 39

describe negative reinforcement

Answer 39

something is taken away from the environment contingent on a behaviour which increases the likelihood of it being repeated

Question 40

what is 2 term contingencies

Answer 40

behaviour> consequence

Question 41

3 term contingencies

Answer 41

Antecedent> Behaviour> Consequence

Question 42

What is the antecedent

Answer 42

motivating factors to engage in behaviour