Unit 1

Question 1

Science is a systematic approach to:

Answer 1

Understanding natural phenomena

Question 2

Description, prediction and control:

Answer 2

Goals of science

Question 3

Behavior analysis is a:

Answer 3

Natural science

Question 4

Behavior analysis studies:

Answer 4

Effects of environmental variables on behavior

Question 5

Learning is a:

Answer 5

Relatively permanent change in behavior

Question 6

Learning occurs through:

Answer 6

Experience

Question 7

Behavior: interaction between…

Answer 7

Living organism’s actions and the environment

Question 8

Behavior:

Answer 8

Organisms whose behavior is being observed

Question 9

Two types of behavior:

Answer 9

Public and private

Question 10

Public behavior:

Answer 10

Behavior that can be observed by others

Question 11

Private behavior:

Answer 11

Behavior only observable by the organism engaging in it

Question 12

Response:

Answer 12

Single instance of behavior

Question 13

Topography:

Answer 13

Physical nature of the response

Question 14

Function:

Answer 14

Effect of a response on the environment

Question 15

Response class:

Answer 15

Responses with different topographies but the same effect on environment

Question 16

Duration:

Answer 16

Measure of time between the beginning and end of a response

Question 17

Rate:

Answer 17

Number of responses over a period of time

Question 18

Environment:

Answer 18

Events, stimuli, and conditions that can affect behavior

Question 19

Public environmental events are:

Answer 19

Observed by others

Question 20

Private environmental events are:

Answer 20

Only observable by the organism itself

Question 21

Stimulus:

Answer 21

Environmental change affecting the organism through its receptors