Unit 1

Question 1

Natural science that studies functional relations between behavior and environmental events

Answer 1

Behavior analysis

Question 2

Behavior according to Skinner

Answer 2

Behavior is the movement of an organism or its parts in a frame of reference provided by the organism or by various external objects or fields

Question 3

Behavior according to Pennypacker

Answer 3

Portion of the organism’s interaction with the environment characterized by detectable displacement in space through time of some part of the organism and that results in a measurable change in at least one aspect of the environment

Question 4

Critical attributes of behavior

Answer 4

1. Bx is a biological phenomenon
2. Bx involves movement
3. Can only be done by a living organism
4. Observable
5. Measurable
6. Involves interaction with the environment

Question 5

Bx that can be observed by others eve though special instrumentation may be required at times

Answer 5

Public Bx

Question 6

Bx that cannot be observed by others and only accessible to the organism who is engaging in the private event

Answer 6

Private Bx/ private events

Note: Private events is broader as it includes private bx and private environmental events

Question 7

Technical term in our discipline that refers to the specific instance of bx

Answer 7

Response

Question 8

Refers to the beginning, middle, and end of a response

Answer 8

Response cycle

Question 9

Bx is a collective term

Answer 9

Bx refers to more than one occurrence of a specific bx (multiple responses)

Question 10

Fundamental quality of a natural phenomenon

Answer 10

Property

Question 11

Fundamental properties

Answer 11

Temporal Locus
Temporal Extent
Repeatability

Question 12

A single response occurs in time

Answer 12

Temporal locus

Question 13

A response occupies time

Answer 13

Temporal extent

Question 14

A response can reoccur

Answer 14

Repeatability

Question 15

A quantifiable aspect of a property

Answer 15

Dimensional quantities

Question 16

Dimensional Quantities of BX

Answer 16

Latency
Duration
Countability
IRT
Rate
Celeration

Question 17

The amount of time between a stimulus and a response

Answer 17

Latency

Question 18

The amount of time between the beginning and the end of the response cycle

Answer 18

Duration

Question 19

The number of responses or the number of cycles of the response class

Answer 19

Countability

Question 20

Time between two successive responses

Answer 20

IRT

Question 21

The ratio of number of responses over some period time

Answer 21

Rate

Question 22

Change in one of the other dimensional quantities of behavior over time

Answer 22

Celeration

Question 23

Fundamental datum in the study of operant bx

Answer 23

Rate

Question 24

Configuration, form, or shape of a response; the exact form, configuration, or shape of the response, the appearance of the response, the force involved, and the actual movements involved

Answer 24

Topography

Question 25

The effects or results of a response on the environment

Answer 25

Function

Question 26

Topographical properties of a response class

Answer 26

Magnitude and intensity

Question 27

A grouping of individual actions or responses that share those commonalities included in the class definition

Answer 27

Response class

Question 28

Types of Response Class

Answer 28

Topographical Response Class | Functional Response Class

Question 29

A collection of two or more responses which share a common form

Answer 29

Topographical Response Class

Question 30

A collection of two or more topographically different responses that all have the same effect on the environment, usually producing a specific class of reinforcers

Answer 30

Functional Response Class

Question 31

The total constellation of stimuli and conditions which can affect bx; any physical events that is not part of a bx and may include other parts of the organism

Answer 31

Environment

Question 32

Consists of the situation (set of circumstances) in which behavior occurs at any given time.

Answer 32

Environmental Context

Question 33

A change in the environment which can affect behavior; an environmental event

Answer 33

Stimuli

Question 34

An energy change that affects an organism through its receptors

Answer 34

Stimulus according to Jack Michael

Question 35

Classifying Stimuli

Answer 35

Physical characteristics Temporal relation to responses Effect on bx Effects on other stimuli

Question 36

Two type of stimuli based on temporal relation to responses

Answer 36

Antecedent | Consequence

Question 37

A stimulus which precedes or occurs before a response

Answer 37

Antecedent

Question 38

A stimulus which follows or occurs after a response

Answer 38

Consequence

Question 39

A group of stimuli that share specified common elements along formal, temporal, and or functional dimensions

Answer 39

Stimulus Class

Question 40

Changes in an antecedent or consequent stimulus class consistently alter a dimension of a response class

Answer 40

Functional Relations

Question 41

Critical Attributes of Functional Relations

Answer 41

1. Orderly relations exist between two classes of events 2. Changes in IV result in changes in DV. 3. Value of behavioral dimensions change in an orderly fashion. 4. Fx relations must be demonstrated through systematic manipulations.