SPE 563 ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which term refers to the philosophy of. a science based on observable and
measurable phenomena? - ✔✔Behaviorism
✔✔This is the science in which the principles of behavior are used to improve socially
important behaviors and experimental analysis is used to determine which variables are
responsible for improvement. - ✔✔Applied Behavior Analysis
✔✔Which term is described as a fictitious variable, often another name for an
observable behavior, which implies an inner cause for the behavior? - ✔✔Explanatory
Fiction
✔✔Which term represents Skinner's "far-reaching" and "thoroughgoing" form of
behaviorism that includes both public and private behaviors? - ✔✔Radical Behaviorism
✔✔The assumption of two different types of existence. An inner-world and an outer-
world is known as: - ✔✔Dualism
✔✔The term that refers to how the environment changes a person over their lifetime is
known as what? - ✔✔Ontogenic Selectionism
✔✔The term which refers to the natural evolution of a species and characteristics that
are passed down through generations is known a what? - ✔✔Phylogenic Selectionism
✔✔The passing of behavior from one person to another through imitation and modeling
is known as what? - ✔✔Cultural Selectionism
✔✔Which term describes behaviors that can only be observed and verified by the
individual performing the behavior? - ✔✔Private Event
✔✔Which term refers to the philosophy of. a science based on observable and
measurable phenomena? - ✔✔Behaviorism
✔✔This is the science in which the principles of behavior are used to improve socially
important behaviors and experimental analysis is used to determine which variables are
responsible for improvement. - ✔✔Applied Behavior Analysis
✔✔Which term is described as a fictitious variable, often another name for an
observable behavior, which implies an inner cause for the behavior? - ✔✔Explanatory
Fiction
✔✔Which term represents Skinner's "far-reaching" and "thoroughgoing" form of
behaviorism that includes both public and private behaviors? - ✔✔Radical Behaviorism
✔✔The assumption of two different types of existence. An inner-world and an outer-
world is known as: - ✔✔Dualism
✔✔The term that refers to how the environment changes a person over their lifetime is
known as what? - ✔✔Ontogenic Selectionism
✔✔The term which refers to the natural evolution of a species and characteristics that
are passed down through generations is known a what? - ✔✔Phylogenic Selectionism
✔✔The passing of behavior from one person to another through imitation and modeling
is known as what? - ✔✔Cultural Selectionism
✔✔Which term describes behaviors that can only be observed and verified by the
individual performing the behavior? - ✔✔Private Event
