Unit 1 Flashcards
Behavior and the Enviroment
Behavior Analysis is:
A natural science
Which of the following would not fall within the subject matter of behavior analysis?
The cognitive-behavioral analysis of mental schemas in an adult with depression.
Which of the following is not a critical attribute of behavior?
Can be either observable or unobservable
Behavior is:
The interaction of the muscles and the glands of a live organism and the environment
Anne’s financial advisor, Willard, told her that the stock market was a good investment right now because it had begun to behave more predictably in recent months due to improving economic conditions. Which critical attribute of behavior did Willard’s statement violate, in terms of his description of the stock market?
Behavior can only be done by a living organism
Which of the following is a behavior because it passes the dead man’s test?
Lucy the dog barked and wagged her tail
Identify whether one, both, or neither of the following is a behavior.
X = Not answering a question
Y = Thinking about the right answer to a question
Y only is an example of behavior
Public behavior is…
Behavior which is possible to be observed by two or more individuals
Julia awoke with a headache. She thought she might be coming down with a cold. These occurrences (her headache and her thought) can best be described as…
Private events
The King and his family are provided a large table of food. Then the King is presented with various forms of entertainment at court. In terms of the King as the behaver, these events (being provided food, being presented with a show) are all…
Neither public nor private behavior.
A response is…
A single instance of behavior
Which of the following is an example of a response cycle
Carl’s “screams” begin when he starts to vocalize above conversational level, continue as he yells, and end when he has stopped vocalizing for 30 seconds
Which of the following is a fundamental property of behavior
Repeatability
A behavior repeats 15 times. The number 15 represents which dimensional quantity?
Frequency
A dimensional quantity is
The quantifiable aspect of a fundamental property