CH 1 Flashcards
Define behavior
An individual living organisms activity, public or private, which may be influenced by external or internal stimulation
Define response
A single instance of behavior
Define stimulus events
Things you see, hair, smell, taste, feel
What is the first goal of behavior analysis?
Accurately predict behavior
What is the second goal of behavior analysis?
Discover functional variables that may be used to positively influence behavior.
Define functional variable
Variable that, when changed, reliably and systematically influences behavior
What does it mean to say behavior is determined?
Behavior has a cause, or multiple causes
What is the first assumption of behavior
Behavior is determined
What is the second assumption about behavior
The scientific method is a valid way to reveal the determinants of behavior
Define independent variable
A publicly observable change, controlled by the experimenter, which is anticipated to influence behavior in a specific way
What are the two meanings of the word objective?
Humans are susceptible to biased that cloud how we evaluate evidence and our current understanding will be changed in the future
Define empirical evidence
Evidence that is directly observable or observable with the aid of an unbiased measurement device
Describe falsifiable predictions
Scientist make a prediction about behavior and it is shown to be incorrect
Define environmental events
All of the things you experience through your senses
Behavioral epigenetic‘s examines how ________ shapes________
Nurture nature
Behavior analysis is defined by its goals, its assumptions, and its major activities. Describe each of them
Goals: predict behavior, positively influence behavior
Assumptions: determinism and the scientific method
Major activities: experimental and applied behavior analysis, behavioral service delivery
