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Description
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, and often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research is
Prediction
The level of investigation that demonstrates correlation between events and is based on repeated observations is
Control
The level of investigation in which functional relations can be derived is
Science
The overall goal is to achieve a thorough understanding of the phenomenon under study
Functional Relation
Specific change in the dependent variable can reliably be produced by specific manipulations in the independent variable, and the change in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of confounding variables.
Determinism
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.
Parsimony
This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered.
Experimental analysis of behavior
This is the branch of behavior analysis that focuses on basic research
The S-R-S model of psychology is also known as
Three-term contingency
B.F. Skinner
This person is considered to be the founder of experimental analysis of behavior
Mentalism
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
Interview questions should avoid "why" questions because these tend to encourage explanations of behavior.
These events marked the formal beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis," by Baer, Wolf, and Risley, was published.
Applied
This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis that focuses on investigating socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the participant(s)
Analytic
This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior analysis that demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and non-occurrence of the behavior.
Environment
The controlling variables of primary importance in applied behavior analysis
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