Behavior Modification Chapter 1 Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!

What is Behavior? - ANSWERWhat people do or say provide an example of a description of behavior and the label applied to that behavior - ANSWERBehavior: screaming, ran upstairs, slammed the door label: angry Identify and describe the 4 dimensions of behavior that can be observed and recorded - ANSWERFrequency- # of times behavior occurs Duration- how long behavior occurs Intensity- force of behavior (usually on scale) Latency- how long before behavior occurs after some event Example of behavior has an impact on the physical environment; social environment - ANSWERPE: turning lights on and off SE: raising hand to answer/ask a question What does it mean to say a behavior is lawful? Functional relationship is? - ANSWERthe occurrence is systematically influenced by environmental events; a functional relationship mean one event depends on another Distinction of overt and covert behaviors. Provide and example of each. - ANSWERovert- can be observed or measured by someone else- biting nails covert- not observable by others- thinking Identify the 6 characteristics of human behavior - ANSWERovert or covert measurable dimensions say or do- action not label impact on environment lawful observed/described/recorded What does it mean to say that behavior modification procedures are based on behavioral principles - ANSWERapplication of basic principles originally derived from experimental research with lab animals. What causes human behavior? Describe how a label might be mistakenly identified as a cause of behavior - ANSWERevents in immediate environment; things you do when you are angry could be called anger as a behavior Why is it important to describe behavior modification procedures precisely - ANSWERso that procedure is effective each time, and others can use later Wh