BACB 4th Edition Task List 2023.

BACB 4th Edition Task List 2023.Determinism - ANSWERThe assumption that the universe is a logical and orderly place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events Empiricism - ANSWERThe practice of objective observation Experimental Analysis - ANSWEREmploys the methods of natural science to discover general principles of behavior Parsimony - ANSWERSimpler, more logical explanations be ruled out before a more complex or abstract explanation is considered Simpler = requiring the fewest assumptions Mentalism - ANSWERany psychological theory that accepts a mental basis for human behavior "unconscious" "subconsciuous" Environmental Explanations - ANSWERthe examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states More objective, stays away form ideas that can be neither proven nor disproven Experimental Analysis of Behavior - ANSWERRepeated observations of well-defined behavior of a single subject in a controlled and standardized experimental chamber. Basic principles of behavior, not as concerned with social significance Behavioral Technology - ANSWERthe behavior change methods of ABA and the scientific knowledge base from which they are derived. Applied Behavior Analysis - ANSWERThe science in which procedures derived from the principles of behavior are systematically applied to improve socially significant behavior to a meaningful degree and demonstrate experimentally that the procedures employed were responsible for the improvement in behavior Applied Behavioral Analytic Technological Conceptually systematic Effective Generalization - ANSWERDimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis