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BCBA TASK LIST A (PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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BCBA TASK LIST A (PHILOSOPHICALUNDERPINNINGS) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
What are the goals of behavior analysis as a science? - ANSWER Description, prediction, control
Description - ANSWER A collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified,
and examined for possible relations with other known facts. (observation)
Prediction - ANSWER When repeated observations reveal that two events consistently covary with each
other. (correlation)
Control - ANSWER The ability to predict with a certain degree of confidence. Independent variable is
controlling the dependent variable (functional relation)
What are the assumptions and attitudes of science - ANSWER Determinism
Empiricism
Experimentation
Replication
Parsimony
Philosophical doubt
Determinism - ANSWER The universe is a lawful and orderly place in which al phenomena occur as the
result of other events.
Science is predicated on the assumption of this.
Empiricism - ANSWER The practice of objective observation and measurement of the phenomena of
interest.
(Think of empirical research)
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