Approaches Flashcards
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Hypo-deductive approach
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- Begins with initial promise
- second more developed premise
- Then a hypothesis is developed
- study is designed
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Hypothesis
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- Informal prediction of what will happen under a certain set of conditions
- Further support is sought
- Even if a hypothesis is true the theory may not be
- Usually developed after data collection in behavioural analysis
3
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Induction
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- Data is collected and used to develop a hypothesis rather than a theory
- Therefore, accidental discoveries can lead to further research
4
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Experimental tactics
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- individual assessments are used to create unique interventions
- Experimental tactics can be combines to find what fits best which is flexible
5
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Experimental design
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- arrangement of conditions in a study
- only change one variable at a time
- New designs help the field grow
6
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Principle
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Describe the functional relationship between behavior and its controlling variables
-They are used instead of theories and are generalisable
7
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Tactic
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-Method for changing behavior based on a principle
8
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Behaviour
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- Describes the way an organism interacts with the environment continuously
- Measured using systematic repeated measures across time to establish general laws
9
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Variability
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- Peaked or stable data
- Assumed to be specific, randomly distributed and due to environmental factors
- Measured using range
10
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Functional relations
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-The way behaviour is impacted by environmental variables
11
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Visual analysis
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-Continuously checking the data path of your graph allows you to intervene if there is too much variability.
12
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Trend
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-Does the phase change line increase or decrease
13
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Level
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-Where the data path cuts the Y axis
14
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Small end design
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-Small sample size as each person is their own control
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Large sample size
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- more likely to be significant
- easier to identify participant variables that influence effectiveness
- more generalisable
