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, A_________ratio schedule requires a specified number of responses before a response
produces reinforcement - with answers:Fixed
The word_______refers to a systematic approach for seeking and organizing
knowledge about the world - with answers:Science
Scientific investigations can yield information regarding the three levels of
understanding which are_______________ - with answers: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 - with
answers: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_______ - with answers:Correlation
The highest level of scientific understanding is______ - with answers: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_______________ - with
answers:Functional relation
The________is the event in which we observe change - with answers:Dependent
variable
The_______is the event in which we manipulate - with answers:Independent variable
The "behavior" we wish to change is known as the_________ - with
answers:Dependent variable
The "intervention" we employ is known as the_________ - with answers:Independent
variable
When we apply an intervention we are manipulating the______ - with
answers:Independent variable
The change we see in the target behavior is known as the_______ - with
answers: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 - with
answers:Functional relation
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