Which of the following are key components of the scientific method? (select all that are correct)
A. Systematic
B. Empirical
C. Peer Review
D. Falsifiable Predictions - ANSWERA, B, C, and D
Which of the following are components of the definition of behavior? (select all that are ...
Which of the following are key components of the scientific method? (select all that are correct)
A. Systematic
B. Empirical
C. Peer Review
D. Falsifiable Predictions - ANSWERA, B, C, and D
Which of the following are components of the definition of behavior? (select all that are correct)
A. is distinct from cognition
B. can be public or private
C. may be influenced by external or internal stimulation
D. the activity of a living organism - ANSWERB, C, and D
What are the broad categories of determinants of behavior? (select all that are correct)
A. behavior epigenetic
B. nurture
,C. nature
D. the mind - ANSWERB and D
Which of the following are activities of behavior analysts? (select all that are correct)
A. organizational behavior management
B. psychoanalysis
C. applied behavior analysis
D. the experimental analysis of behavior - ANSWERA, C, and D
Which of the following are assumptions of behavior analysis?
A. behavior is determined
B. the scientific method is a valid way to reveal the determinants of behavior
C. individuals determine their behavior using willpower
D. the causes of behavior are found in mentalistic explanations - ANSWERA and B
An individual living organism's activity, public or private, which may be influenced by external or
internal stimulation - ANSWERbehavior
Why explain behavior? - ANSWERto predict the behavior of self and others
positively influence behavior of others and self
, What are the 2 goals of behavior analysis? - ANSWER1. accurately predict behavior
2. to identify variables (therapeutic interventions) that may be used to positively influence behavior
A single instance of behavior - ANSWERresponse
something that everyone can observe it happening - ANSWERpublic behavior
you are the only person who can observe it - ANSWERprivate behavior
Thinking about changing your clothes or contemplating your career is an example of _______
(public/private) behavior - ANSWERprivate
Changing your clothes is an instance of _____________ (public/private) behavior. - ANSWERpublic
A fish is watching the current and looking for food. When something tasty floats by, the fish strikes.
The strike is an example of what? - ANSWERresponse
things you see, hear, taste, smell, or feel - ANSWERstimulus events
things on the inside
example: hunger in a fish increases the probability of searching for food and striking a bug when one
is encountered - ANSWERinternal stimulation
things on the outside
example: a bug on the outside of the fish's body and seen by the fish is a visual stimulus that
increases the probability of a striking action - ANSWERexternal stimulation
What are the assumptions of behavior analysis? - ANSWERBehavior is determined - has a cause or
multiple causes
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