Exam 1 Flashcards
What is the goal of basic research?
To determine the fundamental principles of behavior.
What does EBA stand for?
Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
Which of the following is a difference between EAB and traditional Psychology?
- One subject/small number versus large groups of subjects.
- Graphical representation of data versus statistical analysis
- Direct measure versus indirect measure
- All of the above
All of the above
T/F: A study is said to have generality if the data results in change across time, setting and subject.
False - Generality refers to whether or not a functional relationship is present.
Which scientist popularized the field of EAB?
Skinner (Experimental Analysis of Behavior)
According to White and McBurney, science is NOT __
a) Empirical
b) Self-correcting
c) Parsimonious
d) Subjective
Science is not subjective.
Science results from very objective, carefully calculated experiments.
All of the following are considered empirical methods except for ____
a) Logic
b) Common sense
c) Intuition
d) Science
Empirical: verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory. -Observed, verifiable, pragmatic.
B, Common sense is not empircal
What are the assumptions of science?
Rationality
Discoverability
Causality
Scienctific theories MUST be ____?
Falsifiable
What time are clarification question due? What day?
Thursday at 11:59pm
A brief but specific statement of what the researcher wants to learn from conducting an experiment is called the _______?
Experimental Question
What is the group that does not receive the independent variable called?
The control group does not receive the independent variable.
Explain the Within-subject design-
Subjects experience control and experimental conditions
Ethical considerations must be addressed when dealing with which type of subject?
Both human AND non-human subjects!
“Can similar results be produced under conditions essentially equivalent to those of the original study,” is an issue of ______________?
Reliability (repeatability)
The goal of an operation definition is to what?
Clearly state the exact definition of the target behavior
What does IOA stand for?
Inter-observer agreement
Testing differing levels of an independent variable can be important to ____?
Testing differing variables can be important to Maximize the likelihood of an effect.
One of Skinner’s informal rules states that if you find something cool, you __what?__
DROP EVERYTHING AND INVESTIGATE IT
How do we know our research is important?
Only history can decide that
What is one main benefit of single subject research?
Experimental control obtained for each subject
Steady states are determined by evaluating what?
Stability criterion (‘Ste’dy + ‘Sta’bility)
In a multiple baseline design, which of the following happens?
a) All subjects are moved into treatment at the same time
b) Treatment is not delivered to all subjects
c) Each subject can be moved into new phases independently
d) No baseline is needed
Each subject can be moved into new phases independently
What is significant and unique about the Independent Variable in a Reversal design?
The independent (treatment phase) is both given and taken away.
A periodic measurement of the dependent variable is referred to as what?
Probe
Functional definitions specify the _____ of a response?
Consequence (product/contingency)
Operant response classes contain all forms of behavior that _____ the same kind of _____?
Produce - Reinforcers
What is the goal of a Topographical definition?
Specifies the form, or physical features, of a response.
Which of the following IS NOT a dimension of a behavior?
- Frequency
- Rate
- Latency
- Function
Function
According to Poling, Methot, and LeSage, which of the following styles of measurement is considered superior?
- Continuous
- Intermediate
- Sporadic
- Self-report
Continuous
