Intro

Question 1

Behavior Analysis

Answer 1

scientific study of principles of learning and behavior

Question 2

Applied

Answer 2

focuses of the social significance of behavior studies

Question 3

ABA

Answer 3

the science of analyzing and improving socially significant behavior and using experimentation to identify variables of behavior changes

Question 4

Behavior

Answer 4

anything a person says or does

Question 5

Determinism

Answer 5

assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which phenomena occurs in relation to other events

(philosophical attitudes and assumptions associated with EAB and modern day behavior analysis)

Question 6

Lawfulness

Answer 6

behavior occurs in relation to specific conditions and variables

(philosophical attitudes and assumptions associated with EAB and modern day behavior analysis)

Question 7

Empiricism

Answer 7

objective observation of the phenomena of interest (voids individual prejudices, tastes, and private opinions)

(philosophical attitudes and assumptions associated with EAB and modern day behavior analysis)

Question 8

Parsimony

Answer 8

all simple logical explanations for a phenomenon under investigation should be ruled out before complex/abstract explanations are considered

(philosophical attitudes and assumptions associated with EAB and modern day behavior analysis)

Question 9

Overt

Answer 9

can be observed and recorded by others

Question 10

Covert

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internal activities not observable by others

Question 11

Analytic

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demonstration of functional relations between manipulated events and reliable changes in some measurable dimension of the targeted behavior (has to do with experimental control)

(defining characteristics of ABA)

Question 12

Technological

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procedures and techniques of studies must be conducted and described in sufficient detail for the purpose of replication

(defining characteristics of ABA)

Question 13

conceptually systematic

Answer 13

procedures utilized for behavior change that are based on basic principles associated with EAB/behavior analysis

(defining characteristics of ABA)

Question 14

Effective

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strive for quantifiable change in behaviors of focus that have significant clinical social significance to the subject

(defining characteristics of ABA)

Question 15

Generality

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behavior change is not only significant but is durable overtime in the absence of treatment procedures- appears in many environments and has impact on other behaviors NOT directly treated by intervention

(defining characteristics of ABA)

Question 16

Basic Principles of Modern Day Behaviorism

Answer 16

• operant conditioning
• stimulus control
• reinforcement
• punishment
• extinction

Question 17

Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)

Answer 17

natural science/research branch of behavior analysis that addressed basic principles

focuses on :
- rate of response
- clearly defined measurements of such response
- single subjects
- visual analysis of graphed data
- functional relations between responses and controlled variables

Question 18

Philosophical Attitudes and Assumptions associated with EAB and modern day behaviorism

Answer 18

• determinism
• lawfulness
• empiricism
• parsimony

Question 19

Defining Characteristics of ABA

Answer 19

• analytic
• technological
• conceptually systematic
• effective
• generality

Question 20

Mentalistic/Mentalism

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assumes that some mental (inner) dimension either directly cause or mediate some or all behaviors

Question 21

Environmental

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observable behavior is impacted by changes in observable variables within ones environment

Question 22

Methodological Behaviorism

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behaviorism that does NOT account for private events within the analysis of behavior

Question 23

Radical Behaviorism

Answer 23

a pragmatic approach to understanding human behavior