Midterm

Question 1

6 attitudes of science are

Answer 1

Determinism
Empiricism
Experimentation
Replication
Parsimony
Philosophical Doubt

Question 2

Determinism

Answer 2

The assumption that the world is a lawful and orderly place.

Question 3

Empiricism

Answer 3

Objective observation of the phenomena of interest.

Question 4

Experimentation

Answer 4

The controller comparison of some measure of phenomena of interest the dependent variable under two or more conditions in which only one factor at a time the independent variable differs from one condition to another.

Question 5

Independent variable

Answer 5

The variable that is systematically manipulated in an experiment to see whether changes in the independent variable produce reliable changes in the dependent variable

Question 6

Independent variable

Answer 6

The variable in an experiment measured to determine if it changes as a result of independent variable

Question 7

Replication

Answer 7

Repeating conditions in an experiment to determine reliability and increase internal validity

Question 8

Philosophical doubt

Answer 8

Continually questioning the truthfulness and validity of all scientific knowledge in theory

Question 9

Parsimony

Answer 9

The simple logical explanations must be rolled out before more complex abstract explanations are looked at

Question 10

7 dimensions of a BA

Answer 10

Generalized
Effective
Technological
Applied
Conceptually systematic
Analytic
Behavioral

Question 11

Applied

Answer 11

Investigate socially significant behavior with immediate importance to the subject

Question 12

Behavioral

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A precise measurement of the actual behavior in need of improvement and documents that it was the subjects behavior that changed

Question 13

Analytic

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Demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the behavior

Question 14

Technological

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The written description of all procedures used in the study is sufficiently complete and detailed enough to enable others to replicate it.

Also known as a method section.

Question 15

Conceptually systematic

Answer 15

Behavior change interventions are derived from the basic principles of behavior

Question 16

Affective

Answer 16

Improve his behavior sufficiently enough to produce practical results for the participant

Question 17

Generality

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Produces behavior changes that last over time, can be seen in other environments, or spread to other behaviors

Question 18

9 types of measurement

Answer 18

Rate
Frequency
Duration
Latency
Inter-response time
Percentage
Topography
Magnitude
Trials to criterion

Question 19

Rate

Answer 19

Frequency over time

Question 20

Frequency

Answer 20

Number of times a behavior occurs

Question 21

Duration

Answer 21

Length of time a behavior lasts

Question 22

Latency

Answer 22

The time between the stimulus and response

Question 23

Inter-response time

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The amount of time between offset of one behavior in onset of the next

Question 24

Percentage

Answer 24

Ratio times one hundred

Latency/Latency x 100

Number/Number x 100

Question 25

Topography

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What a behavior looks like. The shape of behavior.

Question 26

Magnitude

Answer 26

The intensity of behavior. How loud it or how hard.

Question 27

Trials to criterion

Answer 27

The number of responses needed to achieve a target behavior