Spce 611 Exam 1 Questions And Answers

Replication by other scientists Accurate and reliable measurement of behavior Comparison of data across studies {Ans: Explicit behavior definitions are important in research of applied behavior analysis for all of the following except:}Punishment {Ans: A response is followed by a stimulus change, the effect of which is a decrease in the future frequency of behavior. Which type of stimulus-change operation most likely occurred?}Determinism {Ans: This is the assumption upon which science is predicated, the idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events. P. 5}Philosophic Doubt {Ans: Requires the scientist to continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact. P. 6}Parsimony {Ans: This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered. P.6}Experimental analysis of behavior {Ans: This is the branch of behavior analysis that focuses on basic research. P.11}