SPCE 611 Final Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025 Updates
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Verified Answers| Grade A
Purpose of Science - ANSWERDescription, Prediction, Control
Description - ANSWERSystematic observation that enhances the understanding of a
given phenomenon by enabling scientists to describe it accurately (yield a collection
of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified and examined
for possible relations)
Prediction - ANSWERWhen repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently co-vary with each other (i.e., correlation)
Control - ANSWERThe ability to predict with a certain degree of confidence (see
functional relation)
Functional relation - ANSWERExists when a well controlled experiment reveals that a
specific change in one event (DV) can reliably produced by specific manipulations of
another event (IV), and the change in the DV was unlikely to be the result of the
other extraneous factors
Attitudes of Science - ANSWERDeterminism, Empiricism, Experimentation,
Replication, Parsimony, Philosophic Doubt
Determinism - ANSWERThe assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly
place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events
Empiricism - ANSWERThe objective observation of the phenomena of intereset
Experimentation - ANSWERThe basic strategy of most sciences (experiment = a
carefully conducted comparison of some measure f the phenomenon of interest
under two or more different conditions in which only one factor at a time differs
from one condition to another)
Replication - ANSWERThe repeating of experiments (as well as repeating
independent variable conditions within experiments) to determine the reliability and
usefulness of findings
Parsimony - ANSWERRequires that all simple, logical explanations for the
phenomenon under investigation be ruled out before more complex explanations
are considered
Philosophic Doubt - ANSWERRequires a scientist to continually question the
truthfulness of what is regarded as fact
, Science - ANSWERA systematic approach to the understanding of natural
phenomena - as evidenced by description, prediction, control - that relies on
determinism as it's fundamental assumption, empiricism as its prime directive,
experimentation as its basic strategy, replication as its necessary requirement for
believably, parsimony as its conservative value, and philosophic doubt as its guiding
conscience
Behaviorism - ANSWERThe philosophy of the science of behavior
Experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) - ANSWERThe name given to the school of
psychology founded on B. F. Skinner's philosophy of radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism - ANSWERPioneered by B. F. Skinner; includes and seeks to
understand all human behavior
Mentalism - ANSWERAn approach to study of behavior which assumes that a mental
or "inner" dimension exists that differs from a behavioral definition
Explanatory fiction - ANSWERA fictitious variable that often is simply another name
for the observed behavior that contributes nothing to the understanding of the
variables responsible for developing or maintaining the behavior (i.e., circular way of
thinking)
Methodological behaviorism - ANSWERA philosophical position that considers
behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed to be outside the realm of
science
Seven dimensions of ABA - ANSWERApplied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological,
Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality
Applied - ANSWERThe commitment to affecting improvements in behaviors that
enhance and improve people's lives
Behavioral - ANSWERThe behavior chosen must be the behavior in need of
improvement, must be measurable, and must ask whose behavior changed
Analytic - ANSWERWhen the experimenter has demonstrated a functional relation
between the manipulated events and a reliable change in some measurable
dimension of the targeted behavior
Technological - ANSWERWhen all of the operative procedures are identified and
described with sufficient detail and clarity
Conceptually systematic - ANSWERThe procedures for changing behavior and any
interpretations of how or why those procedures were effective should be described
in terms of the relevant principles from which they were derived
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE) 100% Correct Questions and
Verified Answers| Grade A
Purpose of Science - ANSWERDescription, Prediction, Control
Description - ANSWERSystematic observation that enhances the understanding of a
given phenomenon by enabling scientists to describe it accurately (yield a collection
of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified and examined
for possible relations)
Prediction - ANSWERWhen repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently co-vary with each other (i.e., correlation)
Control - ANSWERThe ability to predict with a certain degree of confidence (see
functional relation)
Functional relation - ANSWERExists when a well controlled experiment reveals that a
specific change in one event (DV) can reliably produced by specific manipulations of
another event (IV), and the change in the DV was unlikely to be the result of the
other extraneous factors
Attitudes of Science - ANSWERDeterminism, Empiricism, Experimentation,
Replication, Parsimony, Philosophic Doubt
Determinism - ANSWERThe assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly
place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events
Empiricism - ANSWERThe objective observation of the phenomena of intereset
Experimentation - ANSWERThe basic strategy of most sciences (experiment = a
carefully conducted comparison of some measure f the phenomenon of interest
under two or more different conditions in which only one factor at a time differs
from one condition to another)
Replication - ANSWERThe repeating of experiments (as well as repeating
independent variable conditions within experiments) to determine the reliability and
usefulness of findings
Parsimony - ANSWERRequires that all simple, logical explanations for the
phenomenon under investigation be ruled out before more complex explanations
are considered
Philosophic Doubt - ANSWERRequires a scientist to continually question the
truthfulness of what is regarded as fact
, Science - ANSWERA systematic approach to the understanding of natural
phenomena - as evidenced by description, prediction, control - that relies on
determinism as it's fundamental assumption, empiricism as its prime directive,
experimentation as its basic strategy, replication as its necessary requirement for
believably, parsimony as its conservative value, and philosophic doubt as its guiding
conscience
Behaviorism - ANSWERThe philosophy of the science of behavior
Experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) - ANSWERThe name given to the school of
psychology founded on B. F. Skinner's philosophy of radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism - ANSWERPioneered by B. F. Skinner; includes and seeks to
understand all human behavior
Mentalism - ANSWERAn approach to study of behavior which assumes that a mental
or "inner" dimension exists that differs from a behavioral definition
Explanatory fiction - ANSWERA fictitious variable that often is simply another name
for the observed behavior that contributes nothing to the understanding of the
variables responsible for developing or maintaining the behavior (i.e., circular way of
thinking)
Methodological behaviorism - ANSWERA philosophical position that considers
behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed to be outside the realm of
science
Seven dimensions of ABA - ANSWERApplied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological,
Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality
Applied - ANSWERThe commitment to affecting improvements in behaviors that
enhance and improve people's lives
Behavioral - ANSWERThe behavior chosen must be the behavior in need of
improvement, must be measurable, and must ask whose behavior changed
Analytic - ANSWERWhen the experimenter has demonstrated a functional relation
between the manipulated events and a reliable change in some measurable
dimension of the targeted behavior
Technological - ANSWERWhen all of the operative procedures are identified and
described with sufficient detail and clarity
Conceptually systematic - ANSWERThe procedures for changing behavior and any
interpretations of how or why those procedures were effective should be described
in terms of the relevant principles from which they were derived
