Chapter 1 Flashcards
Behavior Analysis
The science that studies environmental events that change behavior
Behaviorism
The philosophy of the science of behavior
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Basic research of behavioral principles (done in labs)
Applied Behavior Analysis
The application of behavioral principles to socially important problems and behaviors
Determinism
Assumption that the universe is a lawful place in which phenomena occur in relation to other events and not willy nilly
Empiricism
The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest objectivity “independent of the individual prejudices, tasks, private opinions
Experimentation
To investigate the possible existence of a functional relation, an experiment must be performed in which the factors suspected of having causal status are systematically controlled and manipulated
Replication
The repeating of experiments
Parsimony
Simple, logical explanations for the phenomenon under investigation be ruled out, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Philosophic Doubt
Requires the scientist to continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact
Hypothetical construct
Presumed but not unobserved entities that could not be manipulated in an experiment
Explanatory fiction
Observed behavior that contributes nothing to an understanding of the the variables responsible maintaining behavior
Methodological Behaviorism
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science
Radical Behaviorism
Thoroughgoing of Behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior, including private events such as thoughts and feelings, controlling variables in the history of the person
Applied
The behaviors targeted are socially significant to the client
