Questions and Answers
What is a collection of facts about an observed event?
What does prediction involve?
Repeated observations revealing that observing other events can consistently result in accurately anticipating an outcome.
What is control in a scientific context?
A specific change in one event can be reliably produced by scientific manipulation of variables.
What branch of behaviorism includes thoughts and feelings in addition to observable events?
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What does generality refer to in behavior change?
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What does effective behavior change imply?
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What is meant by technological in behavior analysis?
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What does applied behavior analysis focus on?
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What does conceptually systematic mean in behavior analysis?
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What does analytic refer to in behavior analysis?
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How is behavior defined in behavior analysis?
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What constitutes a response in behavior analysis?
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What is a stimulus?
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What is a stimulus class?
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What is respondent conditioning?
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What is operant conditioning?
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What is positive reinforcement?
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What is negative reinforcement?
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What characterizes a fixed ratio (FR) schedule?
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What is a fixed interval (FI) schedule?
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What does a variable ratio (VR) schedule entail?
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What is positive punishment?
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What is negative punishment?
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What are automatic contingencies?
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Study Notes
Behavioral Concepts and Definitions
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Description: A collection of facts about an observed event reflects its characteristics and features.
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Prediction: Consistent patterns observed from repeated events enable accurate anticipation of outcomes.
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Control: Scientific manipulation of variables results in a reliable change in one event.
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Radical Behaviorism: Encompasses thoughts and feelings alongside observable events in understanding behavior.
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Generality/Generalization: Behavior changes are maintained over time, applicable in various environments, and can influence other behaviors beyond the targeted ones.
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Effective: Behavioral changes should yield practical clinical or social significance.
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Technological: Intervention procedures and research results should be clearly detailed for comprehension and replication.
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Applied: Focused on improving individuals' behaviors to enhance quality of life.
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Conceptually Systematic: Practice procedures must connect to fundamental behavioral principles of analysis.
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Analytic: Establishes a reliable change and functional relationship between manipulated events and target behavior.
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Behavioral: Focuses on observable and measurable behavior necessitating improvement.
Behavioral Terminology
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7 Dimensions of Behavior: Acronym "GET A CAB" represents the seven dimensions relevant to behavior analysis.
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Behavior: Defined as an organism's interaction with its environment; "Dead man's test" emphasizes an activity's living nature.
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Response: A single, specific instance of behavior.
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Stimulus: Environmental events that influence individual behavior.
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Stimulus Class: Groups of stimuli sharing similar characteristics that affect behavior similarly.
Learning Processes
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Respondent Conditioning: Involves a previously neutral stimulus acquiring the capability to elicit a response through learning.
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Operant Conditioning: Behavior frequency alters based on the consequences (reinforcements or punishments) experienced in similar contexts.
Reinforcement and Punishment Types
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Positive Reinforcement: Increases behavior through the presentation of a stimulus after a response.
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Negative Reinforcement: Increases behavior by removing a stimulus following a response.
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Fixed Ratio (FR): Reinforcement occurs after a set number of responses.
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Fixed Interval (FI): Reinforcement is delivered after a specific time has elapsed.
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Variable Ratio (VR): Reinforcement occurs after an average number of responses, variable in timing.
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Positive Punishment: Presentation of a stimulus following a behavior decreases the behavior's future frequency.
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Negative Punishment: Removal of a stimulus post-response leads to a decrease in future frequency of behavior.
Contingencies
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Automatic Contingencies: Behaviors generate their consequences without external intervention.
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Socially Mediated Contingencies: Contingencies delivered partially or entirely by another individual.
Types of Reinforcers
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Unconditioned Reinforcer: Natural reinforcers required for survival without prior learning.
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Conditioned Reinforcer: Reinforcers that acquire their value through learning or association with unconditioned reinforcers.
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