A. Philosophical Underpinnings

Question 1

BACB’s Definition if ABA

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Applied Behavior Analysis is a science based on
the use of learning principles to improve lives.
The practice of ABA focuses on assessing
the environmental influences on behavior,
assessment-based intervention, and data-based
decision making. ABA has been used to address
the behavioral needs of consumers in multiple
areas, including general and special education,
organizational management and safety, gerontology,
and many more. ABA is best known as being the
leading evidence-based treatment approach for
autism and other developmental disabilities

Question 2

Science: definition and purpose

Question 3

3 Levels of scientific understanding

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5 philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior

Question 5

Determinism

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Empiricism

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Parsimony

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Pragmatism

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Selectionism

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Experimentation

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Replication

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Philosophical doubt

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7 Dimensions of ABA

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Behavioral

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Applied

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Technological

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Conceptually Systematic

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Analytical

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Generality

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Effective

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Hypothetical Construct

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Circular Reasoning

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4 Branches of Behavior Analysis

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Behaviorism

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Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)

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Professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis

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Darwinian selectionism and pragmatism

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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

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John Broadus Watson

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner

Question 31

Experimentation