Chapter 1 Flashcards
Behavior is…
Individual living organisms activity, public or private, which is influenced by external or internal stimulus
Response
A single instance of behavior( the product of behavior)
Behavior can be..
Public or private
Stimulus event
Things you can see,hear,smell,taste,feel
Behavior can be influenced by…
External or internal stimulus
Predictability allows for..
Adaptive behavior
The two goals of behavioral analysis
- Accurately predict behavior
- Discover factors that can be positively influenced behavior
Behavior analysis is..
Goals, assumptions, and major activities
Functional variable
Variable that when changed can influence behavior
Mentalistic behavior is
Explaining one behavior with a feeling
Ex: I ate because I felt like it
Constructs
Tool to use to facilitate understanding of human behavior
Examples of behavior:
- walking
-thinking
-smiling
Covert behavior
Private behavior such as anxious thoughts, stomach cramps
Overt behavior
Public behavior such as smiling, yawning
Internal stimulus
Everything that goes beneath the skin like organs
External stimulus
Everything that occurs outside the body
Two Assumptions of behavior analysis
- Behavior is determined
- The scientific method is a valid way to reveal the determinants of behavior
Steps of scientific method
- Objective: unbiased
- Quantitative: can be counted
- Systematic: implemented exactly as it is suppose to be
- Empirical: must be observable
- Falsifiable predictions: the theories can be proven wrong
- Experimentation
- Peer review
- Replication: can be replicated
What are the two determinants of behavior..
Nature and nurture
Nurture is..
All events during an individual living, experiences
Nature is…
Biological, genes
Behavioral service delivery (researchers)
Behavior analysis who used the discoveries of laboratory and applied Behavior analysts to address the patients
Experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) practicers
Laboratory research that discovers underlying processes that affect behavior
Applied Behavior analysis (ABA) researchers
Implementing and developing procedures to change behavior for the better
