Spce 609 quiz 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Quiz 1 - SPCE 609 A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an _______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. Reflex; operant According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), what is the difference between basic and applied behavior analysis? Basic research is likely to look at any behavior and and variable, and applied research looks at variables that could improve behavior Learning refers to: All of these The acquisition o...

SPCE 609 Quiz 1 Modules 1 & 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

Quiz 1 - SPCE 609 A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while a/an _______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. Reflex; operant According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), what is the difference between basic and applied behavior analysis? Basic research is likely to look at any behavior and and variable, and applied research looks at variables that could improve behavior Learning refers to: All of these The acquisition o...

SPCE 609 quiz 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

Inclusive It must account for a substantial quantity of behavior. An explanation has limited usefulness if it fails to account for the bulk of human behavior and thus makes prediction and systematic change of behavior impossible Verifiable We should be able to test in some way that it does account behavior Predictive utility It should provide reliable answers about what people are likely to do under certain circumstances, thereby giving the practitioner the opportunity to change behavior by...