Ch.7

Question 1

Which of the following is not an assumption underlying the analysis of behavior

(a) determinism
(b) empiricism
(c) philosophic doubt
(d) pseudoscience

Answer 1

pseudoscience

Question 2

The assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place and that natural phenomena occur in relation to other events describes which assumption underlying the analysis of behavior

Answer 2

Determinism

Question 3

The three levels of scientific understanding include

Answer 3

Description, prediction, control

Question 4

___ science yields a collection of facts about the observed events-facts that can be quantified and classified

Answer 4

Descriptive

Question 5

The highest level of scientific understanding results from establishing

Answer 5

Experimental control

Question 6

An ____ of behavior has been achieved when a reliable functional relation between the behavior and the independent variable has been demonstrated convincingly

Answer 6

Analysis

Question 7

___ refers to the degree to which a study’s results are generalizable to other subjects, settings, and or behaviors

Answer 7

External validity

Question 8

An experiment has a high degree of ___ when the experiment shows convincingly that changes in behavior are a function of the independent variable and not the result of uncontrolled or unknown variables

Answer 8

Internal validity

Question 9

____ are variables known or suspected to exert an uncontrolled influence on the dependent variable

Answer 9

Confounding variables

Question 10

Behavior analysts believe variability is ____ to the organism

Answer 10

External

Question 11

____ is the “hallmark of applied behavior analysis”

Answer 11

Systematic repeated measurement of behavior

Question 12

____ is the interaction between an organism and its environment

Answer 12

Behavior

Question 13

Which of the following is not considered to be an essential component of experiments in applied behavior analysis

(a) at least one subject
(b) at least one setting
(c) at least one large group for statistical comparisons
(d) at least one independent variable

Answer 13

At least one large group for statistical comparisons

Question 14

A well-planned experiment begins with

Answer 14

A research questions

Question 15

As a general rule the independent variable should be introduced when ___ baseline responding has been achieved

Answer 15

Stable

Question 16

When the data show no evidence of an upward or downward trend and all the measures fall within a small range of values, the data pattern is referred to as

Answer 16

Stable

Question 17

The three elements of baseline logic include the following

Answer 17

Prediction, verification, and replication