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The science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior.Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Mrs. Garcia decided to reward her students/class with a party or a special treatment at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. What theory is Mrs.Garcia using?Behaviorism The attorney continually questioned the truthfulness of my story even though the evidence/facts supported my statement.Philosophical Doubt The BCBA suspects illness may be influencing the dependent variable. Illness is a Confounding Variable The camp counselor had her young campers observe the changes in the lake in a systematical approach for a better understanding of the natural phenomena.Science The medical doctor conducted a study and the data yields allow the MD to draw accurate conclusions about the cause-and-effect relationships between the variables.Internal Validity The professor said that we can only understand 1+1 because we've seen it in action throughout our lives. What theory is the Professor speaking of?Empiricism The psychologist has been working with a client/patient for a year. The psychologist is helping the client understand cause and effect of his behaviors and 1 / 3
pg. 2 to better understand that the world operates by lawfulness that is orderly and predicable. What theory is this?Determinism The therapist keeps the same-colored shirt on during each condition to keep this __ constant.Extraneous Variable The ___ denies the exists of "inner" events or considers them outside the realm of science.Methodological Behaviorism The assignment called for the students to list the organisms in order, as they evolved, with respect to function.Selectionism The baby blinked when the wind hit his face.Phylogeny The graduate student was so excited about her internship. She wanted to seek and understand all human behavior that are both publicly and privately observed.Radical Behaviorism The lab assistance followed the protocol to prevent factors other than those being studied from affecting the outcome.Experimental Control Cuddles only growls at Grover when she has food in a bowl and Grover is near Cuddle's food bowl. The fact that the growling behavior occurs at a higher rate in this condition compared to others indicate that there is a Functional Relation Dr. Hollingsworth is BCBA-D. Dr. Hollingsworth is developing a program for a 3- year-old boy that screams and tantrums to get preferred items. This program will target increasing functional communication skills and decreasing inappropriate vocalization. What scientific approach is Dr. Hollingsworth executing?Applied Behavior Analysis 2 / 3
pg. 3 During this course, you will examine how your study skills impact your test scores.Your test score is being measured. Your test score is the Dependent Variable If the volleyball player knows that the component is somewhat weak at defending their left side, this may be useful knowledge that isn't at all certain or concrete.Pragmatism Mariah is conducting a study of work behaviors in a factory environment. The observations are being conducted in a "real" work environment rather than a lab.The study's findings can possibly be generalized to other subjects, settings, and/or behaviors.External Validity Mikala doesn't read as well as you would expect from her reading aptitude scores because she is an underachiever in reading. This represents Explanatory Fiction Mom always says that a simple explanation is always better than a complexed one.Parsimony The reason why the comedian is funny is because the comedian thinks very quickly. This isn't observable and is a __.Hypothetical Construct The researcher repeated the experiment and the results from the original were consistently reproduced.Replication The researcher said that cognitive processes were the cause and function of the observable behavior. This is Mentalism The researcher systematically manipulated the variable.Independent Variable The researcher wants to determine if changes in one variable might lead to changes in another variable - in other words, to establish cause-and-effect.
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