ABA FIT Quiz Questions
and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Science - Answer: Science is a systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about the
natural world
Goals of Science - Answer: Prediction and Control
Natural Science - Answer: Empirical phenomena; direct observation & measurement of Phenomena or
its permanent products
Determinism - Answer: The universe is a lawful and orderly place
Empiricism - Answer: Objective observation with thorough description and quantification of the
phenomena of interest, behavior
, Experimentation - Answer: Systematic manipulation of the independent variable
Replication - Answer: Repeating any part of the experiment
Parsimony - Answer: Requires that all simple, logical explanations for the phenomena of interest be
ruled out experimentally before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Philosophical doubt - Answer: Continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded fact (Data
guides our understanding)
Pragmatism - Answer: Assesses the truth of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical
application
Behaviorism - Answer: The philosophy or world view underlying behavior analysis. Posits that behavior is
the subject matter of our science.
Radical Behaviorism - Answer: B.F. Skinner's philosophy of the science of human behavior. Most
influential type of behaviorism for guiding the science and practice of behavior analysis
Determinants of behavior - Answer: Causes of behavior; probabilistic
Selection - Answer: The process in which repeated cycles occur of variation, interaction with the
environment, and differential replication as a function of the interaction
Natural Selection - Answer: The environment selects which variations survive and are passed on
Cultural Selection - Answer: Cultural practices evolve as the contribute to the success of the practicing
group
Temporal contiguity - Answer: The nearness of events in time
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