BCBA Exam Domain A Questions With
Correct Answers
What are the 3 levels of scientific understanding? Describe each. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Description-1st level, describes the facts that are derived from
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observing behavior. quantify and classify these observed events to test for
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possible relationships.
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2. Prediction- 2nd level, a primary goal of the science of behavior. looking at the
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description can make a hypothesis about the function, identify probability of one
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event occurring after another.
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3. Control-3rd and highest level, test of prediction, primary goal, establishes the
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functional relationship. |
What are the 5 philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior
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analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Determinism
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2. Empiricism
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3. Parsimony
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4. Pragmatism
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5. Selectionism
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that the world is an orderly, predictable and lawful place where
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all events occur as a result of cause and effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Determinism
, Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption knowledge is built on objective observation and measurement
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(data). Reliance on a detailed description of events and objective quantification. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Empiricism
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that the simplest and already-established theory, requiring the
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fewest assumptions, must be ruled out before considering more complex
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explanations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Parsimony
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that what is discovered in research is only useful when there are
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practical positive outcomes. Relying on outcomes in an applied setting to verify
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the effectiveness of a procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pragmatism
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that behavior evolves and is maintained by consequences. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Selectionsim
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Who developed Radical Behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BF skinner
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Describe Radical Behaviorism. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Seeks to understand all
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human behavior, both public and private events
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Correct Answers
What are the 3 levels of scientific understanding? Describe each. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Description-1st level, describes the facts that are derived from
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observing behavior. quantify and classify these observed events to test for
| | | | | | | | | | |
possible relationships.
| |
2. Prediction- 2nd level, a primary goal of the science of behavior. looking at the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
description can make a hypothesis about the function, identify probability of one
| | | | | | | | | | | |
event occurring after another.
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3. Control-3rd and highest level, test of prediction, primary goal, establishes the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
functional relationship. |
What are the 5 philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior
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analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Determinism
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2. Empiricism
|
3. Parsimony
|
4. Pragmatism
|
5. Selectionism
|
Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that the world is an orderly, predictable and lawful place where
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
all events occur as a result of cause and effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Determinism
, Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption knowledge is built on objective observation and measurement
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(data). Reliance on a detailed description of events and objective quantification. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Empiricism
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that the simplest and already-established theory, requiring the
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fewest assumptions, must be ruled out before considering more complex
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explanations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Parsimony
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that what is discovered in research is only useful when there are
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
practical positive outcomes. Relying on outcomes in an applied setting to verify
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the effectiveness of a procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pragmatism
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Which of the 5 philosophical assumptions is defined as
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The assumption that behavior evolves and is maintained by consequences. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Selectionsim
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Who developed Radical Behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-BF skinner
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Describe Radical Behaviorism. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Seeks to understand all
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human behavior, both public and private events
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