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UWF: EDF6225-FOUNDATIONS OF ABA(EXAM 1)
Although3most3of3you3are3preparing3for3the3BACB3certification3exam,3please3know3that3th
e3material3is3based3on3the3work3of3________3and3his3science3and3philosophy3of3human3
behavior.3There3are3occasions3where3we3may3spend3time3on3items3that3are3no3longer3sp
ecifically3required3for3the3exam,3but3we3feel3are3required3to3be3an3excellent3behavior3scie
ntist.3-3ans--B.F.3Skinner
The3________3is3the3only3standardized3form3of3data3measurement3in3our3science.3In3this
3course,3you3will3be3charting3your3own3behavior3-
3specifically3your3daily3study3of3ABA3terminology.3-3ans--
Standard3Celeration3Chart3(SCC)
The3Behavior3Analyst3Certification3Board3(BACB)3is3the3single3governing3body3for3profes
sionals3in3the3field3of3_______.3The3BACB3was3established3in319983to3provide3certificatio
n3to3professionals3in3an3effort3to3establish3minimum3criteria3to3be3a3reactionary3in3the3fiel
d.3-3ans--Applied3Behavior3Analysis
The3standard3celeration3chart3is3the3only3standardized3form3of3data3______3in3our3scienc
e.3-3ans--measurement
The3word3_______3refers3to3a3systematic3approach3for3seeking3and3organizing3knowled
ge3about3the3natural3world.3-3ans--systematic3approach
Scientific3investigations3can3yield3information3regarding3the3three3levels3of3understandin
g,3which3are3_____3,_______3,3and3_______.3-3ans--description,3prediction,3control.
What3is3the3purpose3for3this3systematic3approach?3-3ans---
To3achieve3a3thorough3understanding3of3the3phenomena3under3study.
-To3seek3to3discover3the3real3truths.
--so3no3bias3by3groups3or3organizations
--or3by3the3scientists3themselves.
_______3studies3produce3a3collection3of3facts3about3the3observed3events3that3can3be3qu
antified,3classified,3and3examined3for3possible3relations3with3other3known3facts.
(Can3also3suggest3hypothesis,3questions,3or3additional3research3ideas.)3-3ans--
Description
,The3highest3level3of3scientific3understanding3is3________3.3In3this3regard,3we3specifically
3manipulate3one3event3(the3independent 3variable)3in3order3to3produce3a3reliable3change3i
n3another3event3(the3dependent3variable),3and3the3change3in3the3dependent3variable3is3n
ot3likely3due3to3other3extraneous3factors3(known3as3confounding3variables).3This3relation
ship3is3referred3to3as3a3_______.3-3ans--Control;3functional3relationship
The3_________3is3the3event3in3which3we3observe3change.3-3ans--dependent3variable
What3is3a3functional3relationship?3-3ans--It3exists3when3a3well-
controlled3experiment3demonstrates3that3a3specific3change3in3one3event3(the3dependent3
variable)3is3reliably3produced3by3specific3manipulations3of3another3event3(the3independe
nt3variable),3and3that3the3change3in3the3dependent3variable3was3unlikely3to3be3the3result3
of3other3extraneous3factors3(confounding3variables).
The3_______3is3the3event3in3which3we3manipulate.3-3ans--independent3variable
The3"behavior"3we3wish3to3change3in3behavior3analysis3is3known3as3the3_________.3(2)3-
3ans--dependent 3variable3(2)
The3"intervention"3we3employ3in3behavior3analysis3is3known3as3the3________.3(2)3-3ans--
independent3variable3(2)
When3we3apply3an3intervention,3we3are3manipulating3the3_______3.3The3change3we3see3
in3the3target3behavior3is3known3as3the3________.3-3ans--
independent3variable;3dependent3variable
A3_______3is3demonstrated3when3we3________3the3independent3variable3and3see3a3__
__3in3the3dependent3variable3and3that3change3is3not3likely3due3to______.3-3ans--
functional3relationship;3manipulate;3change;3extraneous3variables
______3is3the3assumption3that3the3universe3is3a3lawful3and3orderly3place3in3which3pheno
mena3occur3as3a3result3of3other3events.3_______3is3the3objective3observation3of3the3phe
nomena3of3interest.3_______3is3the3repeating3of3experiments3to3determine3the3reliability3
and3usefulness3of3the3findings.3-3ans--Determinism;3Empiricism;3Replication
What3is3Determinism?3-3ans---
The3idea3that3scientists3follow3that3the3universe3is3a3lawful3and3orderly3place3in3which3all3
phenomena3occur3as3the3result3of3other3events.3
-Events3do3not3occur3at3will.
-Events3are3related3in3systematic3ways.
What3is3Accidentalism?3-3ans--The3idea3that3events3occur3by3accident3or3without3cause.
What3is3Fatalism?3-3ans--
the3belief3that3all3events3are3predetermined3and3therefore3inevitable.3The3scientific3disco
, very3of3functional3relations3and3use3of3these3discoveries3to3improve3things3would3be3imp
ossible.
Can3Accidentalism3and3Fatalism3occur3concurrently3with3Determinism?3-3ans--
NO.3They3are3actually3antithetical3(opposite)3to3determinism.
What3is3Empiricism?3-3ans--
The3practice3of3object3observation3of3the3phenomena3or3interest.3The3basis3on3which3all3
scientific3knowledge3is3built3from.
_______3is3ensuring3we3consider3the3simplest,3most3logical3explanation3of3a3phenomeno
n3before3more3complex3explanations3are3considered.3-3ans--Parsimony
What3is3parsimony?3-3ans--
all3simple3explanations3are3ruled3out3before3more3complex3or3abstract3explanations3are3
considered.
Why3is3parsimony3important?3-3ans--
Parsimonious3interpretations3help3scientists3assess3and3fit3new3findings3within3the3field's
3existing3knowledge3base.3A3fully3parsimonious3interpretation3consists3only3of3those3ele
ments3that3are3necessary3and3sufficient3to3explain3the3phenomenon3at3hand.
In3other3words,3given3a3choice3between3two3competing3and3compelling3explanations3for3
the3same3phenomenon,3one3should3shave3off3extraneous3variables3and3choose3the3sim
plest3explanation,3the3one3that3requires3the3fewest3assumptions.
What3is3an3experiment?3-3ans--
A3controlled3comparison3of3some3measure3of3the3phenomena3of3interest3(DV)3under3two
3or3more3different3conditions3in3which3only3one3factor3at3a3time3(IV)3differs3from3one3cond
ition3to3another.
What3is3replication?3-3ans--The3exact3repeating3of3scientific3experiments.
Why3is3replication3important?3-3ans--
It3is3the3primary3method3with3which3scientist3determine3the3reliability3and3usefulness3of3t
heir3findings3and3discover3their3mistakes.3Replication3is3the3primary3reason3science3is3se
lf-
correcting3Enterprise3that3ultimately3gets3it3right3(not3the3infallibility3or3inherent3honesty3o
f3scientists).
(in3ABA3replication3to3be3done3with3the3exact3same3experiment,3or3reintroducing3the3sam
e3condition3more3than3one3time3to3see3if3you3get3the3same3results3each3time.3This3is3ess
entially3using3someone3as3their3own3control3group3doing3a3single3subject3design3we3can3
get3that3replication3using3the3same3person3over3and3over3again)
What3is3philosophic3doubt?3-3ans---
The3Continuous3questioning3of3the3truthfulness3and3the3validity3of3all3scientific3theory3an
d3knowledge.
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