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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Natural science

Studies functional relations between behavior and environmental events

Includes technological applications of our science

A

Behavior analysis

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What is behavior?

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Everything an organism does

The interaction of the muscles and glands of a live organism and the environment

Includes thinking and feeling

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Is it behavior? tests:

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“What am I doing?” and Dead Man’s test

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Non-examples of behavior

A 
If a dead man can do it, it’s not behavior (does not pass test)
Examples: NOT BEHAVIOR
Non compliance
Ignoring your brother
Not making eye contact
Static states
Laying on the floor
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5
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The interaction of the muscles and glands of a live organism and the environment

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Behavior

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6
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Public behavior

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Can be observed by others

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Private behavior

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Can only be observed by the behaver

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Public or private behavior?

Perspiring

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Public

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9
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Public or private behavior?

Looking at a book

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Public

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Public or private behavior?

Feeling nervous

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Private

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Public or private behavior?

Reading a book

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Private

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Public or private behavior?

Thinking about tomorrow

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Private

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13
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Public or private behavior?

Blushing when you see a cute boy

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Public

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14
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Public or private behavior?

Salivating when you see a commercial for cheese

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Public

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15
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Specific instance of behavior

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Response

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16
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“Behavior” refers to _____ while “response” refers to _______

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More than one response

a single instance of behavior

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17
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A characteristic of a phenomenon

A feature of behavior

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Fundamental property

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18
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A quantifiable aspect of a property.

How you measure

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Dimensional quantity

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19
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Temporal Locus

A

Fundamental property

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20
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Latency

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Dimensional quantity

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21
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Temporal extent

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Fundamental property

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22
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Repeatability

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Fundamental property

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23
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Repeatability and temporal locus

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Fundamental property

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24
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Duration

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Dimensional quantity

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25
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

Countability (frequency)

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Dimensional quantity

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26
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Dimensional quantity or fundamental property?

IRT, Rate, Celeration

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Dimensional quantity

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27
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A response occurs in time

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Temporal locus

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28
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Amount of time between stimulus and response

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Latency

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29
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A response occupies time

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Temporal extent

30
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Amount of time between beginning and end of response cycle

31
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A response can reoccur

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Repeatability

32
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Number of responses

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countability (rate)

33
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Time between two successive responses

34
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Count/time

35
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Change in rate over time

A

Celeration

36
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Rate and IRT are inversely proportionate, i.e. as one increases, the other ________.

A

decreases

Example: I observe a child for one hour every day. He engages in face slapping 3 times on the first day, 4 times on the second day, and 10 times on the third day. (rate: 3x/hr, 4x/hr,10x/hr)
The average IRT for these days is: 20 min, 15 min, 6 min.

37
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A response occurs at a certain point in time in relation to a preceding
environmental event, thus one of the fundamental properties of a single response is

A

temporal locus

38
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The fundamental property that refers to the fact that a response can reoccur

A

Repeatability

39
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The dimensional quantity associated with repeatability

40
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It takes you 20 minutes to wash the dishes but it only takes you 5 minutes to put them in the dishwasher. This is an example of

41
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People are complaining that you take too long to reply to emails. You take some data on the amount of time between receiving an email and replying.

42
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Your personal trainer recommended you do 300 sit ups every time you go to the gym. You begin counting and can only do 50. You’re measuring…

43
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You keep your phone on silent at work but you are constantly checking to see if you have a new text message. Your coworker informs you that you check your phone 2x per min.

44
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You’ve been in the class for 3 weeks. The 1st week you typed 50 words per min, the 2nd week you increased to 75 words per min, and this week you are typing 100 words per min.

A

celeration

45
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What a response looks like,

form

A

topography

46
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a group of two or more responses which share common form

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topographic response class

47
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the effects or results of a response

A 
function
function=effect
48
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A group of two or more topographically different responses that all have the same effect on the environment, usually producing a specific class of reinforcers

A

functional response class

49
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You blow dry your hair and get straight hair. You go to the hair salon and get straight hair. You put on a wig and get straight hair.

A) Topographic Response Class
B) Functional Response Class

A

Functional Response Class

50
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You say “water,” someone brings you water. You see water on the floor, you say “water.” You see “water” written in a book, you say “water.”
A) Topographic Response Class
B) Functional Response Class

A

Topographic response class

51
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Anything that can be detected by the senses
Sounds, smells, sights…
Not behavior!

52
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“an energy change that
affects an organism
through it’s senses”

53
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A group of stimuli that share a certain characteristic (formal, temporal, functional)
Have similar effects on behavior

A

stimulus class

54
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A sound of thunder startles you. The fire alarm goes off and you get startled. A plate in your kitchen falls and shatters. You get startled. The sound of thunder, fire alarm, and shattering plate are
A) A Stimulus Class
B) Not a Stimulus Class
C) Functional Response Class
D) Topographical Response Class
A

A) A Stimulus Class

55
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You are cold and put on a sweater.  You see a spider and say “eeewww.” You see purple sunglasses at the store and buy them. The sweater, the spider, and the sunglasses are…
A) Stimulus Class
B) Not a Stimulus Class
C) Functional Response Class
D) Topographical Response Class
A

B) Not a Stimulus Class

56
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A stimulus which occurs before a response

A

Antecedent

57
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True or false?

One’s behavior cannot be an antecedent for one’s behavior

58
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A stimulus which occurs after a response

A

consequence

59
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True or false?

One’s behavior cannot be a consequence for one’s behavior

60
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Johnny rocks back and forth before he begins to it his head. Rocking back and forth is…
A) Antecedent
B) Consequence
C) Neither

A

C) Neither

61
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Megan flipped the switch and the lights turned on. The light is…
A) Antecedent
B) Consequence
C) Neither
D) Behavior
A

B) Consequence

62
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When changes in an antecedent or consequent stimulus class consistently alter a dimension of a response class, a ______ relation is said to exist.

A

functional

63
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We determine functional relations through _________ manipulations.

A

systematic

64
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Functional relations: Changes in one variable (the independent variable or IV) result in changes in a _____ variable (the______ variable or DV).

A

second; dependent

65
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Critical Attributes of Behavior

A 
Behavior is a biological phenomenon. 
Involves movement (actions)
Can only be done by a living organism
Observable
Measurable
Involves interaction with the environment
66
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Critical Attributes of Functional Relations

A
  1. Orderly relations exist between two classes of events.
    In behavior analysis, stimulus classes and response classes.
  2. Changes in one variable (the independent variable or IV) result in changes in a second variable (the dependent variable or DV).
    In behavior analysis, environmental events are the IVs (as manipulated) and behavioral dimensions (as measured) are the DVs.
  3. The value of the behavioral dimensions (DV) changes in an orderly fashion.
  4. Functional relations must be demonstrated through systematic manipulations.
  5. Non-linear mathematical relation
  6. Probabilistic
67
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The ________ is the total constellation of stimuli and conditions which can affect behavior.

A

environment

68
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The ______ context consists of the situation (set of circumstances) in which behavior occurs at any given time.
ex. this room, the bar, the party and the people

A

environmental

69
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refers to the beginning, middle, and end of a response.

A

A response cycle

70
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“A _____ is a fundamental quality of a natural phenomenon.” For example, an object moving in space has the _______ of motion.

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