EDF6225 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Empiricism
The objective observation of the phenomena of interest
3 major branches of behavior analysis
Behaviorism
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
natural science approach for discovering orderly and reliable relations between
behaviors and various types of environmental variables of which it functions.
Behaviorism
the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
Radical Behaviorism
Attempts to study all behavior, including private events, such as thoughts/feelings, in
terms of controlling variables in the history of the person and species.
methodological behaviorism
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed
as outside the realm of science.
The Behavior of Organisms
,- skinner describes some of his most important research in ____
- describes experiments that demonstrated orderly and reliable relationships between
behavior and the environment
Behavioral dimension of ABA
behaviors that are observable and measurable
Analytic dimension of ABA
defines how we arrive to our decision as to whether or not behavior change occurred as
we predicted
Effective (Dimension of ABA)
shows that the behavior we selected was objectively measures and it demonstrated a
reliable change
structural theories
means all of its components are defined by their structure (how they look)
delay of reinforcement
diminishes the intended effects of a stimulus because it allows for another, unintended
stimulus to happen prior to the intended stimulus
Motivating Operation (MO)
- increases (EO) or decreases (AO) the current effectiveness of a reinforcer
- does not signal the availability of a reinforcer
- preference/adverseness of skittles
, Establishing Operation (EO)
- A motivating operation that establishes (increases) the effectiveness of some stimulus,
object, or event as a reinforcer
- food deprivation establishes food as an effective reinforcer
- your hunger is not contingent of the availability of the refrigerator (you can be hungry
in the absence of a fridge) in this instance your hunger is an _____________
Unconditioned Reinforcer
- stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior learning
- its effect is due to phylogenic provenance (all members of species are susceptible to
the same properties of stimuli)
- food, shelter, water, warmth
contrived reinforcers
as Skinner (1989) pointed out, the powerful reinforcer "does not need to be contrived for
instructional purposes; it is unrelated to any particular kind of behavior and hence
always available
discredited avoidance
responding in the presence of a signal prevents stimulus presentation
free-operant avoidance
Responding at any time prevents stimulus presentation
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Empiricism
The objective observation of the phenomena of interest
3 major branches of behavior analysis
Behaviorism
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
natural science approach for discovering orderly and reliable relations between
behaviors and various types of environmental variables of which it functions.
Behaviorism
the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
Radical Behaviorism
Attempts to study all behavior, including private events, such as thoughts/feelings, in
terms of controlling variables in the history of the person and species.
methodological behaviorism
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed
as outside the realm of science.
The Behavior of Organisms
,- skinner describes some of his most important research in ____
- describes experiments that demonstrated orderly and reliable relationships between
behavior and the environment
Behavioral dimension of ABA
behaviors that are observable and measurable
Analytic dimension of ABA
defines how we arrive to our decision as to whether or not behavior change occurred as
we predicted
Effective (Dimension of ABA)
shows that the behavior we selected was objectively measures and it demonstrated a
reliable change
structural theories
means all of its components are defined by their structure (how they look)
delay of reinforcement
diminishes the intended effects of a stimulus because it allows for another, unintended
stimulus to happen prior to the intended stimulus
Motivating Operation (MO)
- increases (EO) or decreases (AO) the current effectiveness of a reinforcer
- does not signal the availability of a reinforcer
- preference/adverseness of skittles
, Establishing Operation (EO)
- A motivating operation that establishes (increases) the effectiveness of some stimulus,
object, or event as a reinforcer
- food deprivation establishes food as an effective reinforcer
- your hunger is not contingent of the availability of the refrigerator (you can be hungry
in the absence of a fridge) in this instance your hunger is an _____________
Unconditioned Reinforcer
- stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior learning
- its effect is due to phylogenic provenance (all members of species are susceptible to
the same properties of stimuli)
- food, shelter, water, warmth
contrived reinforcers
as Skinner (1989) pointed out, the powerful reinforcer "does not need to be contrived for
instructional purposes; it is unrelated to any particular kind of behavior and hence
always available
discredited avoidance
responding in the presence of a signal prevents stimulus presentation
free-operant avoidance
Responding at any time prevents stimulus presentation
