The levels of understanding science provides includes:
A. Prediction, description & control
B. Prediction, description & calculation
C. Prediction, depiction & illustration
D. Picture, description & control - Precise Answer ✔✔A. Prediction,
description & control
A __________ ________ is a group of responses of varying topography,
all of which produce the same effect on the environment. - Precise
Answer ✔✔Response class
A reflex is a ___________ _________ relation consisting of an
antecedent stimulus and the respondent behavior it elicits (e.g., knee-jerk
to tap just below a patella) - Precise Answer ✔✔Stimulus response
Operant conditioning, which encompasses __________________ and
_____________, refers to the process and selective effects of
consequences on behavior. - Precise Answer ✔✔Reinforcement,
punishment
,Determine whether each of the following is
A - An attitude of science
B - A defining characteristic of applied behavior analysis
C - Neither an attitude of science nor a defining characteristic of ABA
A principle of behavior describes a ____________ __________ between
behavior and one or more of its controlling variables. - Precise Answer
✔✔Functional relation
A ____________ ___________ is a group of stimuli that share specified
common elements along formal, temporal, and/or functional dimensions.
A. Stimulus class
B. Response class
C. Antecedent class
,D. Stimulus change - Precise Answer ✔✔A. Stimulus class
______________ and _____________ are two functionally distinct
types of behavior important to behavior analysis. - Precise Answer
✔✔Operant, respondent
The controlling variables of primary importance in applied behavior
analysis are located in the _________________. - Precise Answer
✔✔Environment
The idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out,
experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract
explanations are considered.
A. Experimentation
B. Parsimony
C. Prediction
D. Philosophic doubt - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Parsimony
A ____________ definition designates responses in terms of their effect
on the environment. - Precise Answer ✔✔Functional
Explicit behavior definitions are important to the practitioner of applied
behavior analysis for which of the following reasons
A. Ease of evaluation
B. Increased likelihood of behavior change
, C. Accurate measurement of behavior
D. Demonstration of effectiveness - Precise Answer ✔✔A. Ease of
evaluation
C. Accurate measurement of behavior
D. Demonstration of effectiveness
A good behavior definition should be ___________, _____________,
and ___________. - Precise Answer ✔✔Objective, clear, and complete
Behaviors have _________________ if they affect a person's life in a
positive and meaningful manner. - Precise Answer ✔✔Social validity
A behavior that produces corresponding modifications or co-variations
in other adaptive, untrained behaviors is a ___________.
A. Behavior cusp
B. Critical behavior
C. Initiating behavior
D. Pivotal behavior - Precise Answer ✔✔D. Pivotal behavior
If you are interested in the amount of time it takes a student to begin a
task after the teacher has given an instruction you would measure
______________________. - Precise Answer ✔✔Response latency
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