Section 1 Quiz (currently Only Chapter 2/3) Flashcards
- Why is it beneficial to be able to predict behavior?
To allow people to engage in adaptive behavior
To allow people to engage in adaptive behavior.
Behavior has a cause or multiple causes and we attribute these causes to our environment.
True/False Behavior has a cause or multiple causes and we attribute these causes to our environment.
True
As part of the scientific method, the term quantitative means that…
behavior analysts clearly define and measure behavior so that they are able to distinguish between instances and non-instances of behavior.
- The second goal of behavior analysis is to discover the _____________ ___________________ that can be used to positively influence behavior.
functional variables
True/False If a dead man can’t do it, then it is a behavior.
True
- Using the dead man’s test, which is a behavior?
a. Writing notes
b. Not eating
c. Laying down
d. Resting
A. writing notes
- Using the dead man’s test, which is not a behavior?
a. Talking
b. Not clapping
c. Wearing a hat
d. Staying still
e. Putting on a hat
b. Not clapping
c. Wearing a hat
d. Staying still
- Historical figures and their contributionsBF Skinner
i. Wrote the book “Verbal behavior”Ivan Pavlov
i. Discovered basic principles of respondent conditioningJohn Watson
i. Pioneered the behaviorism movement
Charles Darwin
i. responsible for the idea that species change over time due to natural selection
- Which is the best operational definition for aggression?
a. Child hits adults or peers with an open or closed first from 6 inches away or greater
b. Child never listens and always hits peer
c. Child yells at teacher
d. Child is always mad
A.
True/false The following are components of a good operational definition: objective, clear, and complete.
True
Partial-Interval Recording is best defined as:
Recording if behavior occurred at any time (even just a second) during the interval
True/FalseFrequency is the same as rate.
False
Which measurement system is George using? For each 30 second interval, George is recording if the behavior occurred at the end of the interval.
Momentary-time sampling
True/False In single subject research, there is no control group like in group research because the subject serves as their own control.
True
An independent variable is…
the variable changed in a study
the variable changed in a study
A dependent variable is…
the variable that is measured in the study
When we identify a function, we look to explain the behavior based on…
what we saw happened before and after the behavior occurred
Frequency/count defined
each instance a behavior occurs
Duration defined
interval of time between the start and end of a behavior
Latency defined
interval of time between the opportunity to respond and the response itself
Magnitude defined
force or intensity of a behavior
- Research designs and their descriptions
a. Comparison design (AB)
i. When there is a baseline (A) that is compared to an intervention condition (B)
b. Reversal design (ABA)
i. When there is a baseline (A) that is compared to an intervention (B) and the intervention (B) is removed and you return to baseline (A)
c. Alternating treatments design
i. When there are multiple treatments that you want to compare and rapidly switch between
d. Multiple baseline across participants
i. When there is a single intervention that you want to compare across multiple individuals
e. Multiple baseline across behaviors
i. When there is a single intervention that you want to compare across multiple behaviors
f. Multiple baseline across settings
i. When there is a single intervention that you want to compare across multiple settings
g. Changing criterion design
i. When you want to gradually increase or decrease a behavior in a step-wise fashion
