Terminology

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Science

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

Question 2

What is the purpose of science?

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To achieve a thorough understanding of the phenomena under study.

Question 3

Applied Behaviour Analysis studies what?

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Socially significant behaviours

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What are the 3 different types of investigations of science that provide different levels of understanding?

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Description, Prediction, and control

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This is a collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified, and examined for possible relations with other known facts. it often suggests possible hypotheses or questions for additional research.

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Description

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this states that there is relative probability that when one event occurs, another even will or will not occur. Its based on repeated observation revealing covariance between various events. Correlations. Enables preparation.

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Prediction

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This is the highest level of scientific understanding. Functional relations can be derived. Events can only be “co-related”. Nearly impossible to factor out all other possible causes.

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Control

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According to Skinner, 1953, science is…

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A set of attitudes

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The definition of science lies within the ___ of scientists, not the instrumentation or materials they use.

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Behaviour

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All scientists share fundamental assumptions about the ____

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Nature of events

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What are the 6 attitudes of science?

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Determinism
Empiricism
Experimental 
Replication
Parsimony
Philosophic Doubt

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The presumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place

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Determinism

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All scientific knowledge is based on this. It is the practice of objective observation.

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Empiricism

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

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Experiment

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The repeating of experiments to determine the reliability and usefullness of findings

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Replication

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The idea that all simple, logical explanations must be rules out, before complex explanations are considered

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Parsimony

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The continuing questioning of the truthfulness and validity of all scientific theory and knowledge

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Philosophic Doubt

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What are the 3 major branches of behaviour analysis

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Behaviourism, Experimental, and ABA

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Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

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A stim in the presence of which a given response is reinforce

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Stimulus Delta (SΔ)

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A stim in the presence of which a response is not reinforced

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Respondent

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Response elicited by stimuli that precede them

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Operant

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Response influenced by stimuli that followed them in the past

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Tabula Rasa

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Theory that when you’re born your brain is a blank state and as you grow and learn you start to develop rules and morals

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Behavioural

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Intervention deals with measurable behaviours

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Analytic

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Intervention requires a objective demonstration that the procedure caused the effect

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Technological

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Interventions described well enough that they can be implemented by anyone with training and resources

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Conceptual System

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Interventions arise from specific and identifiable theoretical base rather than being a set of packages or tricks

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Effective

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Intervention produce a strong, social effect

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Generality

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Interventions are described well enough that they can be used in a new environment after the treatment is finished

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Applied

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Interventions deal with problems of social importance

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what are the dimensions of ABA

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Generality
Effective
Technological
Analytic
Conceptual system
Applied
Behavioural