SPCE 609 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Private behavior - Answers - The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound,
smell, taste, or tactile sensation are called
Public behavior - Answers - Saying that you ate too much for lunch is an example of
Mentalistic - Answers - Explaining a public behavior (I went to the dance with my
partner...) by appealing to a private behavior (because I felt like going to a dance) is a --
----- explanation. The explanation tries to explain a public behavior with a private
behavior.
falsifiable - Answers - When he was 6, Iliad asked his mother whether or not the tooth
fairy existed. His mother (a scientist) asked him to develop a(n) --------------- prediction.
Iliad replied "the tooth fairy lives in a fairy hole in the woods behind our house and if wer
go there we will find her home" His mother replied "And if we go there we find no fairy
home, no fairy dust, no coins, no Tooth Fairy, will that mean the tooth fairy does not
exist as a human, and only as a mythical spirit of giving? Iliad agreed, yes that is what it
would mean.
Replicated - Answers - If an experiement was repeated next week, or with new
participants, or in a different setting, or by different researchers and the results were the
same, we would say the experiment was -----------
The experimental analysis of behavior - Answers - Some behavior analysts conduct
research in controlled laboratory settings, where confounding variables are prevented
from occurring. These individuals work in ------------------------------
Behavioral service delivery - Answers - Some behavior analysts provide behavioral
services which are informed by prior research conducted in laboratory and/or clinical
settings. These individuals work in the field of ------------.
To predict behavior, to discover functional variables that may be used to positively
influence behavior - Answers - Select the two goals of behavior analysis.
Determinism - Answers - Behavioral analysts believe that behavior has a knowable
cause (or causes). The assumption is known as ----------------
Stimulus - Answers - A singular thing that you experience through your senses (sight,
smell, sound, taste, or tactile sensation) is called a ----------
, None of the above - Answers - Some behavior analysts conduct their research and
interventions in workplace settings; targeting behaviors related to employee
performance and satisfaction. These individuals work in -------------
An individual living organisms activity, public or private, which may be influenced by
internal or external stimulation. - Answers - The definition of behavior is...
Private behavior - Answers - Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an
example of....
Epiginetics - Answers - Behavioral ------------- examines how nurture (experiences during
an individuals lifetime) can shape nature (the biology of an individual and its offspring)
which, in turn, influences behavior.
The scientific method - Answers - The idea that ---------- is a reliable way to identify the
determinants of behavior is one of the assumptions of behavior analysts.
Correlated - Answers - When two variables tend to occur together (e.g., rate of sexual
activity and personal income) they are...
Functional variable - Answers - The change in a ------------- will systematically and
reliably influence behavior.
Biological, environmental - Answers - what are the two broad categories of functional
variables in behavior anaylsis?
Social validity - Answers - a behavioral definition has --------- when the consumer of the
intervention, or an expert in the field indicated that the definition accurately reflects the
behavior of interest.
Causation - Answers - just because two variables tend to occur together (e.g. rate of
sexual activity and personal income), does not imply...
Self reports rely on flawed human memories- we often cannot recall whether or how
often we engaged in a behavior and sometimes people will stretch the truth in their self-
reports, often to make themselves look better than they are. - Answers - What are the
two problems of self-reported measures of behavior?
Behavioral definition - Answers - A ------------ is a precise specification of the topography
of the target behavior, allowing observers to reliably identify instances and instances of
that behavior.
Partial Interval - Answers - When using the direct-observation technique known as -------
------- recording, we will record if the behavior does or does not occur during any portion
of the contiguous observation periods.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Private behavior - Answers - The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound,
smell, taste, or tactile sensation are called
Public behavior - Answers - Saying that you ate too much for lunch is an example of
Mentalistic - Answers - Explaining a public behavior (I went to the dance with my
partner...) by appealing to a private behavior (because I felt like going to a dance) is a --
----- explanation. The explanation tries to explain a public behavior with a private
behavior.
falsifiable - Answers - When he was 6, Iliad asked his mother whether or not the tooth
fairy existed. His mother (a scientist) asked him to develop a(n) --------------- prediction.
Iliad replied "the tooth fairy lives in a fairy hole in the woods behind our house and if wer
go there we will find her home" His mother replied "And if we go there we find no fairy
home, no fairy dust, no coins, no Tooth Fairy, will that mean the tooth fairy does not
exist as a human, and only as a mythical spirit of giving? Iliad agreed, yes that is what it
would mean.
Replicated - Answers - If an experiement was repeated next week, or with new
participants, or in a different setting, or by different researchers and the results were the
same, we would say the experiment was -----------
The experimental analysis of behavior - Answers - Some behavior analysts conduct
research in controlled laboratory settings, where confounding variables are prevented
from occurring. These individuals work in ------------------------------
Behavioral service delivery - Answers - Some behavior analysts provide behavioral
services which are informed by prior research conducted in laboratory and/or clinical
settings. These individuals work in the field of ------------.
To predict behavior, to discover functional variables that may be used to positively
influence behavior - Answers - Select the two goals of behavior analysis.
Determinism - Answers - Behavioral analysts believe that behavior has a knowable
cause (or causes). The assumption is known as ----------------
Stimulus - Answers - A singular thing that you experience through your senses (sight,
smell, sound, taste, or tactile sensation) is called a ----------
, None of the above - Answers - Some behavior analysts conduct their research and
interventions in workplace settings; targeting behaviors related to employee
performance and satisfaction. These individuals work in -------------
An individual living organisms activity, public or private, which may be influenced by
internal or external stimulation. - Answers - The definition of behavior is...
Private behavior - Answers - Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an
example of....
Epiginetics - Answers - Behavioral ------------- examines how nurture (experiences during
an individuals lifetime) can shape nature (the biology of an individual and its offspring)
which, in turn, influences behavior.
The scientific method - Answers - The idea that ---------- is a reliable way to identify the
determinants of behavior is one of the assumptions of behavior analysts.
Correlated - Answers - When two variables tend to occur together (e.g., rate of sexual
activity and personal income) they are...
Functional variable - Answers - The change in a ------------- will systematically and
reliably influence behavior.
Biological, environmental - Answers - what are the two broad categories of functional
variables in behavior anaylsis?
Social validity - Answers - a behavioral definition has --------- when the consumer of the
intervention, or an expert in the field indicated that the definition accurately reflects the
behavior of interest.
Causation - Answers - just because two variables tend to occur together (e.g. rate of
sexual activity and personal income), does not imply...
Self reports rely on flawed human memories- we often cannot recall whether or how
often we engaged in a behavior and sometimes people will stretch the truth in their self-
reports, often to make themselves look better than they are. - Answers - What are the
two problems of self-reported measures of behavior?
Behavioral definition - Answers - A ------------ is a precise specification of the topography
of the target behavior, allowing observers to reliably identify instances and instances of
that behavior.
Partial Interval - Answers - When using the direct-observation technique known as -------
------- recording, we will record if the behavior does or does not occur during any portion
of the contiguous observation periods.
