Four branches of behavior analysis - ANSbehaviorism, experimental analysis of behavior,
applied behavior analysis, professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis
BACB's definition of ABA - ANSa science based on the use of learning principles to improve
socially important behavior.
What does the BACB state ABA focuses on? - ANSassessing the environmental influences of
behavior, assessment-based intervention, and data based decision making.
Science definition - ANSan organized approach for collecting knowledge and understanding
about the natural world
Purposes of science - ANSto find truths in nature, which are universally understood and
independent of any group's beliefs or opinions, and to understand the subject that is being
studied
1. Description
2. Prediction
3. Control - ANS3 Levels of Scientific Understanding
Description - ANSfacts that are derived from systematically observed events, that can be
quantified and classified to help us test for possible relationships, and that can help us identify a
hypothesis for further exploration.
Correlation, Covariation - ANSPrediction AKAs
Prediction - ANSwhen repeat observations show that there is a consistent relationship between
the occurrence of two events
False - ANSTrue/False: Prediction=Cause
Control - ANSa functional relation is established when science confirms what has been
predicted (an experimental demonstration has been conducted)
lowest: Description, Mid: prediction, highest: control - ANSOrder of three levels of scientific
understanding
Causation - ANSControl AKA
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