EDF 6225 Exam #2
Functional Relationship - ANS-the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence
of the phenomena under study as a function of the operation of one or more specified
and controlled variables in the experiment in which specific change in one event
(dependent variable) can be produced by manipulating another event (the independent
variable) and that the change in the dependent variable was unlikely the result of other
factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship - ANS-It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce
a change in other events (DV) and that change in the DV was unlikely the result of
extraneous factors (confounding variables)- this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) - ANS-The variable that is systematically manipulated by the
researcher in an experiment to see whether changes in the independent variable
produce reliable changes in the dependent variable. In applied behavior analysis, it is
usually an environment event or condition antecedent or consequent to the dependent
variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) - ANS-The measured behavior in an experiment to determine
if it changes as a result of manipulations of the independent variable; in applied
behavior analysis, it represents some measure of a socially significant behavior. (Target
behavior)
antecedent - ANS-is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to the behavior of interest.
Behavior - ANS-An organism's interaction with the environment.
Consequence - ANS-is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are
interested.
Stimulus Class - ANS-A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions
(for example, they look or sound similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or
they occur at similar times relative to the response).
, Stimulus Class - ANS-You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask
the student, "What are these?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all
different fruits.
Response Class - ANS-is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the
environment. (in other words, several behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class - ANS-A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff
which all produce the same effect on the environment; the patient can escape their
non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions - ANS-Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement,
Reinforcer Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement - ANS-is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement - ANS-how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar
reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay - ANS-refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate
or delayed.
Response Effort - ANS-the amount of effort a person must put forth to successfully
complete a specific behavior and can have a direct impact on the frequency with which
the person will engage in that behavior
Hernstein's Matching Law - ANS-says that we (animals including humans) perform
behaviors in a ratio that matches the ratio of available reinforcement for those
behaviors.
The matching law - ANS-suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are
available at the same time for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their
behavior according to the relative rates of reinforcement available for each option.
Time-out - ANS-The immediate response-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to earn
positive reinforcement or the immediate loss of access to positive reinforcers for a
specified time; a form of negative punishment.
Non-exclusion - ANS-student remains in the time-in setting.
Functional Relationship - ANS-the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence
of the phenomena under study as a function of the operation of one or more specified
and controlled variables in the experiment in which specific change in one event
(dependent variable) can be produced by manipulating another event (the independent
variable) and that the change in the dependent variable was unlikely the result of other
factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship - ANS-It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce
a change in other events (DV) and that change in the DV was unlikely the result of
extraneous factors (confounding variables)- this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) - ANS-The variable that is systematically manipulated by the
researcher in an experiment to see whether changes in the independent variable
produce reliable changes in the dependent variable. In applied behavior analysis, it is
usually an environment event or condition antecedent or consequent to the dependent
variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) - ANS-The measured behavior in an experiment to determine
if it changes as a result of manipulations of the independent variable; in applied
behavior analysis, it represents some measure of a socially significant behavior. (Target
behavior)
antecedent - ANS-is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to the behavior of interest.
Behavior - ANS-An organism's interaction with the environment.
Consequence - ANS-is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are
interested.
Stimulus Class - ANS-A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions
(for example, they look or sound similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or
they occur at similar times relative to the response).
, Stimulus Class - ANS-You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask
the student, "What are these?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all
different fruits.
Response Class - ANS-is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the
environment. (in other words, several behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class - ANS-A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff
which all produce the same effect on the environment; the patient can escape their
non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions - ANS-Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement,
Reinforcer Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement - ANS-is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement - ANS-how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar
reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay - ANS-refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate
or delayed.
Response Effort - ANS-the amount of effort a person must put forth to successfully
complete a specific behavior and can have a direct impact on the frequency with which
the person will engage in that behavior
Hernstein's Matching Law - ANS-says that we (animals including humans) perform
behaviors in a ratio that matches the ratio of available reinforcement for those
behaviors.
The matching law - ANS-suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are
available at the same time for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their
behavior according to the relative rates of reinforcement available for each option.
Time-out - ANS-The immediate response-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to earn
positive reinforcement or the immediate loss of access to positive reinforcers for a
specified time; a form of negative punishment.
Non-exclusion - ANS-student remains in the time-in setting.
