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PSYCH 282 Exam- Intro to Behaviour Modification with Correct Solutions
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PSYCH 282 Exam- Intro to BehaviourModification with Correct Solutions
ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) - ANSWER using knowledge of behaviour to help
people change in meaningful ways
- some consider it to be the same as B-mod
- some consider it to be a replacement
- others see b-mod as a larger category including ABA and pavlovian conditioning and
behaviour therapy
frequency - ANSWER the number of times a behaviour occurs
duration - ANSWER the time from when an instance of the behaviour starts until it stops
overt behaviour - ANSWER an an action that can be observed and recorded by
a person other than the one engaging in the behaviour
covert behaviours - ANSWER behaviour that is not observable to others
- also called private events
- eg thinking
, behavioural excess - ANSWER an undesirable target behaviour the person wants
to decrease in frequency, duration or intensity - eg smoking
behavioural deficit - ANSWER a desirable target behaviour the person wants
to increase in frequency, duration or intensity - exercise, studying
behaviourism - ANSWER philosophy of the science of behaviour
- founded by JB Watson
- Behaviour is lawful and controlled by environmental events occurring in
close temporal relation to the behaviour
law of effect - ANSWER behaviour that produces a favorable effect on the environment
is more likely to be repeated in the future
- cat in a cage
- EL Thorndike
methodological behaviourism - ANSWER The study of behaviour alone, not of any
internal mental state or event
- JB Watson
radical behaviourism - ANSWER BF Skinner
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