Unit 1 Flashcards
Terms
A technical term for the effect of a response on the environment.
Function
A student escapes task demands when he engages in behaviors like hitting himself, crying, or flopping on the ground.
Function
Getting relief from an itch regardless of what Manuel does (scratching his arm, asking someone else to scratch it, or rubbing itch cream on his arm).
Function
People backing away when someone shouts out, “Hey!”
Function
The natural science approach to studying the effects of environmental variables on behavior.
Behavior Analysis
A researcher teaches a child how to read by breaking down the task of reading into smaller, more manageable steps.
Behavior Analysis
A therapist uses behavior analysis to help a client overcome a fear of heights.
Behavior Analysis
A teacher uses behavior analysis to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
Behavior Analysis
A collection of two or more topographically different responses that all have the same effect on the environment. Responses look different, but the effect is the same.
Response Class
Saying, “Coke please,” and getting a Coke
Response Class
Saying, “I want a Coke,” and getting a Coke
Response Class
Pointing to a Coke and getting a Coke
Response Class
The amount of time between the beginning and the end of a response.
Duration
A dog holds its breath for 74 seconds.
Duration
A student stares at a book for 153 seconds.
Duration
A person learns to drive a car by practicing on the road.
Learning
A student learns to play the piano by taking lessons.
Learning
A child learns to read by practicing with a book.
Learning
A dog learns to sit when its owner says “sit” because it has been rewarded for sitting in the past.
Learning
A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience.
Learning
A Student
Behaver
The individual who is behaving, or the organism whose behavior we are observing.
Behaver
Slaps Face: 14 per min
Rate
The number of responses divided by some period of time.
Rate
