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A_________ratio schedule requires a specified number of responses before a
response produces reinforcement
Fixed
The word_______refers to a systematic approach for seeking and organizing
knowledge about the world
Science
Scientific investigations can yield information regarding the three levels of
understanding which are_______________
Description, prediction, and control
_______studies produce a collection of facts about the observed events that can
be qualified, classified, and examined for possible relations to other known facts
Scientific
When a systematic covariation occurs between two events, we are able to predict
the probability that one event will occur in conjunction with the other event. This
is called_______
Correlation
The highest level of scientific understanding is______
Control
,We specifically manipulate one event in order to produce a reliable change in
another event and the change in the dependent variable is not likely due to
extraneous factors or confounding variables. This relationship is called
a_______________
Functional relation
The________is the event in which we observe change
Dependent variable
The_______is the event in which we manipulate
Independent variable
The "behavior" we wish to change is known as the_________
Dependent variable
The "intervention" we employ is known as the_________
Independent variable
When we apply an intervention we are manipulating the______
Independent variable
The change we see in the target behavior is known as the_______
Dependent variable
A________is demonstrated when we manipulate the independent variable and see
a change in the dependent variable that is not likely due to confounding variables
Functional relation
__________is the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which phenomena occur as a result of other events
Determinism
, _______is the objective observation of the phenomena of interest
Empiricism
_________is the repeating of experiments to determine reliability and usefulness
of findings
Replication
The______is the natural science approach for discovering orderly and reliable
relations between behavior and various types of environmental variables of which
is the function
EAB
___________is the philosophy of the science of behavior
Behaviorism
__________attempts to explain all behavior including private events
Radical behaviorism
_________is the philosophical position that considers behavioral events that
cannot be publicly observed outside the realm of science
Methodological behaviorism
In the early 1900s the struggling field of psychology was based on introspection
and states of___________
Consciousness
The______dimension of ABA was summarized by Baer applied research is
constrained to examining behaviors which are socially significant
Applied