Unit 1 Test Flashcards
1
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3 levels of scientific approach
A
Observation
Control
Prediction
2
Q
Scientific attitude
A
Determinism Empiricism Experimentation Replication Parsimony Philosophical doubt
3
Q
Determinism
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Bx is lawful and orderly
4
Q
Empiricism
A
Objective observation of behavior
5
Q
Parsimony
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That which makes the fewest assumptions.
6
Q
Branches of behavior analysis
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Behaviorism- philosophical branch, radical behaviorism.
EAB- experimentation
ABA
7
Q
Explanatory fiction
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Evidence for the explanation is the same as the behavior to be explained.
8
Q
Conceptually systematic
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R+ P+ Discrimination Generalization Extinction
9
Q
Behavior
A
Must be defined in context of its environment. “The behavior of…”
10
Q
Environment
A
All stimuli that effect Bx at a given time.
11
Q
Stimulus
A
Energy change that affects behavior.
12
Q
Automacy of operant conditioning
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Operant Bx is being being trained whether we know it or not.
