Chapter 1

Question 1

What is determination

Answer 1

the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which phenomena occur as a result of other events

Question 2

Empiricism

Answer 2

FACTS. Data based decision making. the objective observation of the phenomena of interest. Actual data collection to make the decision

Question 3

Experimentation

Answer 3

the controlled comparison of some measure of the phenomenon of interest ( the dependent variable) under two or more different conditions in which only one factor at a time (the independent variable) differs from one condition to another

Question 4

Replication

Answer 4

repeating experiments ( and independent variable conditions within experiments) to determine the reliability and usefulness of findings

Question 5

Parsimony

Answer 5

simple logical explanations must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered. ( when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras)

Question 6

Philosophic doubt

Answer 6

continually questioning the truthfulness and validity of all scientific theory and knowledge

Question 7

3 branches of Behavior Analysis

Answer 7

Behaviorism, EAB ( experimental analysis of behavior) ABA

Question 8

Who founded EAB

Answer 8

Skinner

Question 9

Rate of response is the most common variable. Repeated or continuous measurement is made of carefully defined response classes. Within subject experimental comparisons. Visual data of graphs is preferred. A description of functional relations over formal theory testing

Answer 9

methodological features by which EAB is characterized

Question 10

The science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for the behavior change

Answer 10

ABA

Question 11

The four domains of Behavior Analysts

Answer 11

Behaviorism, experimental analysis of behavior, EAB (experimental analysis of behavior), ABA

Question 12

Goals of Behavioral analysis

Answer 12

Description, prediction, control

Question 13

Description

Answer 13

enables scientists to describe accurately. Collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified, and examined

Question 14

Prediction

Answer 14

repeated observations reveal that two events consistently covary with each other

Question 15

Covary

Answer 15

correlation between two or more variables

Question 16

Radical Behaviorism

Answer 16

a form of behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior including private events, such as thoughts and feelings, in terms of controlling variables i n the history of the person ( ontogeny) and species (phylogeny)

Question 17

Mentalism

Answer 17

assumes that an inner dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension. purports that factors in the inner dimension directly cause or influence behavior

Question 18

Pragmatism

Answer 18

philosophical position the truth value of a statement is a function of how well the statement promotes effective action ( Do what works, don’t do what doesn’t work)

Question 19

Goal of Behavior analysis as a science

Answer 19

Applied Behavior Analysis seeks to identify behavior as a functional relation with environmental events. Basic elements of science are used to identify such functional relations and demonstrate control while adhering to a central focus of improving behavior and skills in a way that is meaningful and sustainable.

Question 20

Selectionism

Answer 20

the theory that all forms of life naturally and continually evolve as a result of the interaction function and the survival value of that function. Variation, selection, and retention

Question 21

Skinners behaviorism makes 3 assumptions

Answer 21

Private events are behaviors (thoughts and feelings), Behavior that takes place within the skin (private event) is distinguished from other {public) behavior only by its inaccessibility, Private behavior is influenced by (is a function of) the same kinds of variables as publicly accessible behavior)