SAFMEDS Flashcards
Deck 1
demonstrating a functional relationship
analytic
procedures are written clearly so others can replicate
technological
procedures and results are described in terms of basic principals
conceptually systematic
changing behavior to a pratical degree
effective
lasts over time
generality
appears in other enviornments
generality
spreads to other behvaiors
generality
objective observation that quantafies and classifies information
description
repeated obervations yields consistency or covariation
prediction
demonstrating a functional relation
control
the universe is lawful and orderly
determinism
the practice of objective observation
empiricism
a carefully conducted comparison of control and test conditions
experiment
changes in the dependent variable were due to the independent variable
functional relation
assumes that a mental or inner dimension exisits
mentalism
all simple explanations are ruled out
parsimony
continually questions the truthfullness
philosophical doubt
repeating experiments to determine reliability
replication
a science devoted to a human behavior
aba
a systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge
science
natural selection of a species
phylogeny
natural selection of a behavior
ontogeny
natural selection of unifed values
cultural selection
behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli
respondent behavior
