SPCE 609 SIMPLIFIED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A definition of behavior is...
an individual living organism's activity, public or private, which
may be influenced by internal or external stimulation.
A singular thing that you experience through your senses
(sight, smell, sound, taste, or tactile sensation) is called a
___________.
stimulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical
setting, they are considered to be ___________.
Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should
have two answers)
to predict behavior
to discover the functional variables that may be used to
positively influence behavior.
Behavior analysts believe that behavior has a knowable cause
(or causes). This assumption is known as _____________.
determinism
, 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
_________.
behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an
example of...
private behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound,
smell, taste, or tactile sensation are called _________.
private behavior
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.
mentalistic
A behavior is reliably and systematically changed when
behavior analysts change a(n) _____________ variable.
functional
A single instance of behavior is referred to as a(n)...
response
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A definition of behavior is...
an individual living organism's activity, public or private, which
may be influenced by internal or external stimulation.
A singular thing that you experience through your senses
(sight, smell, sound, taste, or tactile sensation) is called a
___________.
stimulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical
setting, they are considered to be ___________.
Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should
have two answers)
to predict behavior
to discover the functional variables that may be used to
positively influence behavior.
Behavior analysts believe that behavior has a knowable cause
(or causes). This assumption is known as _____________.
determinism
, 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
_________.
behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an
example of...
private behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound,
smell, taste, or tactile sensation are called _________.
private behavior
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.
mentalistic
A behavior is reliably and systematically changed when
behavior analysts change a(n) _____________ variable.
functional
A single instance of behavior is referred to as a(n)...
response
