the level of investigation that involves the collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified,classified and examined for possible relations with other known facts. Often suggests hypothesis or question for additional research - ANSWER Description
The level of investigation in wh...
the level of investigation that involves the collection of facts about observed events that can be
quantified,classified and examined for possible relations with other known facts. Often suggests
hypothesis or question for additional research - ANSWER Description
The level of investigation in which functional relations can be derived is - ANSWER control
The overall goal of _________ is the achieve a thorough understanding of the phenomenon under study
- ANSWER science
This is the assumption upon which science is predicated, the idea that the universe is a lawful and
orderly place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events. - ANSWER Determinism
This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be rules out, experimentally or conceptually,
before more complex or abstract explanations are considered - ANSWER Parsimony
This is the branch of behavior analysis that focuses on basic research: - ANSWER Experimental analysis of
behavior
The S-R-S model of psychology is also known as: - ANSWER Three-term contingency
The person is considered to be the founder of experimental analysis of behavior - ANSWER B.F. Skinner
This is the approach to understanding behavior that assumes that a mental or "inner" dimension exists
that differs from a behavioral dimension and that phenomena in this dimension either directly cause or
at least mediate some forms of behavior. - ANSWER Mentalism
, These events marked the formal beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis. - ANSWER The
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some Current Dimensions of Applied
Behavior Analysis" by Baer, Wolf, and Risley was published
This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis hat focuses on investigating socially significant
behaviors with immediate importance to the participants - ANSWER Applied
This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior analysis that demonstrates experimental control
over the occurrence and non-occurrence of the behavior. - ANSWER Analytic
Name of attitude of science - ANSWER (DEERPP - determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication,
parsimony, philosophic doubt)
What is the philosophy of science of behavior? - ANSWER determinism
True or False: Radical behaviorism (Skinner) includes and seeks to understand all human behavior -
ANSWER True
List one of the seven defining dimensions of ABA as described by Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968) - ANSWER
(GETACAB- generality, effective, technological, applied, conceptual, analytic, behavioral)
Which of the following is NOT an example of operant behavior? - ANSWER A dog blinking its eyes after a
flash of light is presented
The controlling variables or primary importance in applied behavior analysis are located in : - ANSWER
The environment
Two functionally distinct types of behavior important to behavior analysis include: - ANSWER respondent
and operant behavior
Which of the following is considered a property of behavior amenable to measurement? - ANSWER
Temporal Locus
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