SAFMEDS 1

Question 1

Demonstrates experimental control over the occurrences and non-occurrences of the behavior- that is if a functional relation is demonstrated

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Analytic

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investigates socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the subject(s)

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Applied

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The design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior.

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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

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

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Behavioral

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The philosophy of the science of behavior.

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Behaviorism

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behavior change interventions are derived from basic principles of behavior

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Conceptually Systematic

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Behavior is lawful. The universe is an orderly and lawful place. All phenomena occur as the result of other events. Behavior is a function of genetics and the environment.

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Determinism

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improves behavior sufficiently to produce practical results for the participant/client

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Effective

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The objective observation with thorough description and quantification of the phenomena of interest. Behavior can be studied scientifically. Induction is used to derive scientific facts.

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Empiricism

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A carefully controlled comparison of some measure of the phenomenon of interest (the DV) under two or more conditions in which only one factor at a time (the IV) differs from one condition to another.

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Experiment

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Founded by Skinner. Study of behavior that uses rate, repeated or continuous measurement, single-subject design, and graphs (e.g. cumulative record). The behavior studied is chosen for ease of measurement for basic research.

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Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)

Question 12

A hypothetical explanation of behavior that leads to circular reasoning.

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Explanatory Fiction

Question 13

The demonstration of the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.

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Functional Relation

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produces behavior changes that last over time, appear in other environments, or spread to other behaviors.

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Generality

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A presumed but unobserved inner process or entity, (e.g., Freud’s id, ego, and superego).

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Hypothetical Construct

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Assumes an inner dimension separate from behavior that influences behavior.

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Mentalism

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Philosophy of the science of behavior that does NOT include private events.

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Methodological Behaviorism

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Requires that all simple, logical explanations for the phenomena of interest be ruled out experimentally or conceptually before more complex or abstract explanations are considered.

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Parsimony

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Requires the scientist to continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact. All knowledge is viewed as tentative.

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Philosophic Doubt

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Philosophy of the science of behavior developed by Skinner. Includes private events as behavior.

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Radical Behaviorism

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Repeating the same experiment, or repeating any part of an experiment, or repeating an experiment while varying other conditions (type of participant, setting, etc).

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Replication

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A systematic approach to seeking and organizing knowledge about the natural world.

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Science

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

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Technological

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description, prediction, and control.

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Three Levels of Understanding