UWF EDF6225 Foundations of ABA Exam 2 2026 |
Actual Exam with Complete Questions and Answers |
University of West Florida | Applied Behavior
Analysis||Newest Exam!!!
The level of investigation that involves the collection of
facts about observed events that can be
quantified,classified and examined for possible relations
with other known facts. Often suggests hypothesis or
question for additional research - Answer-Description
The level of investigation in which functional relations can
be derived is - Answer-control
The overall goal of _________ is the achieve a thorough
understanding of the phenomenon under study - Answer-
science
This is the assumption upon which science is predicated,
the idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which all phenomena occur as the result of other events. -
Answer-Determinism
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This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be
rules out, experimentally or conceptually, before more
complex or abstract explanations are considered -
Answer-Parsimony
This is the branch of behavior analysis that focuses on
basic research: - Answer-Experimental analysis of
behavior
The S-R-S model of psychology is also known as: -
Answer-Three-term contingency
The person is considered to be the founder of
experimental analysis of behavior - Answer-B.F. Skinner
This is the approach to understanding behavior that
assumes that a mental or "inner" dimension exists that
differs from a behavioral dimension and that phenomena
in this dimension either directly cause or at least mediate
some forms of behavior. - Answer-Mentalism
These events marked the formal beginning of
contemporary applied behavior analysis. - Answer-The
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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication
and "Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior
Analysis" by Baer, Wolf, and Risley was published
This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis hat
focuses on investigating socially significant behaviors with
immediate importance to the participants - Answer-Applied
This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior
analysis that demonstrates experimental control over the
occurrence and non-occurrence of the behavior. - Answer-
Analytic
Name of attitude of science - Answer-(DEERPP -
determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication,
parsimony, philosophic doubt)
What is the philosophy of science of behavior? - Answer-
determinism
True or False: Radical behaviorism (Skinner) includes and
seeks to understand all human behavior - Answer-True