Acquisition Deck 2 Flashcards
The researcher keeps an attitude of ____ by checking for more simple explanations.
parsimony
Selectionism: all organisms ____ as a result of selection with respect to function.
evolve
Ontogeny is selection by ____ during the life of an individual organism.
consequences
Repeating independent variable conditions within an experiment
replication
An attitude of ___ ___ allows new discoveries to replace old findings
Philosophic doubt
Ontogeny is selection by consequences during the life of an ___ organism.
individual
Pragmatism is primary criterion by which behavior analysts judge the ___ of their findings.
value
Radical behaviorism seeks to understand all human behavior, both publicly observed and ___ observed
privately
Pragmatism is primary ___ by which behavior analysts judge the value of their findings
criterion
Philosophic doubt means scientific knowledge must always be regarded as ___.
tentative
Science relies on ____ as its fundamental assumption.
determinism
Selectionism: all organisms evolve as a result of selection with respect to ___.
function
Science is a(n) ___ approach.
systematic
All simple, logical explanations are ruled out before more complex explanations are considered.
parsimony
Methodological behaviorism considers private events outside the realm of science, while ___ ___ incorporates all human behavior as science.
radical behaviorism
The researcher does the same experiment more than once.
replication
Replication is when a(n) ___ ___ condition is repeated within an experiment
independent variable
A systematic approach to the understanding of natural phenomena
science
Science relies on ___ ___ as its guiding conscience
philosophic doubt
Radical behaviorism seeks to understand ___ human behavior, both publicly observed and privately observed.
all
the truth value of a statement is a function of how well the statement promotes effective action
pragmatism
Phylogeny is natural selection in the ___ history of a species.
evolutionary
All organisms evolve as a result of selection with respect to function.
selectionism
The repeating of experiments
replication
Natural selection in the evolutionary history of a species.
phylogeny
An attitude of parsimony requires ___ explanations be ruled out before more complex explanations are considered.
simple
Continually questioning the truthfulness of what is regarded as a fact
philosophic doubt
The attitude of parsimony is critical to ___ explanations.
scientific
Philosophical position that incorporates private events into an overall conceptual system of behavior
radical behaviorism
Selection by consequences during the life of an individual organism
ontogeny
Phylogeny is natural selection in the evolutionary history of a ____.
species
