SPCE 611 Exam 1 Questions With
Answers.
The levels of understanding science includes: - ANSWER- prediction, description,
control
Science is predicated on which assumption? - ANSWER- determinism
When we repeat experiments, what are we hoping to establish? - ANSWER- Replication
When we assume that inner causes or phenomena directly cause/mediate some forms
of behavior, what is our approach? - ANSWER- mentalism
Philosophic doubt does not require that the simplest most logical explanation for a
phenomenon be ruled out before a more complex explanation is considered. -
ANSWER- True
Why do we provide examples and non-examples in our operational definition? -
ANSWER- Help data collectors carefully discriminate between occurrence of the target
behavior and non-occurrences
Which one is not one of the fundamental dimensions of behavior? - ANSWER- Locus of
behavior
Repeatability aspect of behavior can be accessed via: - ANSWER- Frequency
Which one is not a challenge with derivative measures? - ANSWER- Criterion definition
The most appropriate time-sampling procedure when a person must collect data and
engage in another activity simultaneously is: - ANSWER- Momentary time sampling with
longer intervals
The magnitude of a behavior is often underused because: - ANSWER- measuring
magnitude is not needed
To determine the cost of using an intervention to teach multi-step skills, which
measurement system would work? - ANSWER- trials-to-criterion
This formally began the experimental branch of behavior analysis - ANSWER- Skinner's
publication of The Behavior of Organisms
Temporal locus is not associated with: - ANSWER- Duration
Answers.
The levels of understanding science includes: - ANSWER- prediction, description,
control
Science is predicated on which assumption? - ANSWER- determinism
When we repeat experiments, what are we hoping to establish? - ANSWER- Replication
When we assume that inner causes or phenomena directly cause/mediate some forms
of behavior, what is our approach? - ANSWER- mentalism
Philosophic doubt does not require that the simplest most logical explanation for a
phenomenon be ruled out before a more complex explanation is considered. -
ANSWER- True
Why do we provide examples and non-examples in our operational definition? -
ANSWER- Help data collectors carefully discriminate between occurrence of the target
behavior and non-occurrences
Which one is not one of the fundamental dimensions of behavior? - ANSWER- Locus of
behavior
Repeatability aspect of behavior can be accessed via: - ANSWER- Frequency
Which one is not a challenge with derivative measures? - ANSWER- Criterion definition
The most appropriate time-sampling procedure when a person must collect data and
engage in another activity simultaneously is: - ANSWER- Momentary time sampling with
longer intervals
The magnitude of a behavior is often underused because: - ANSWER- measuring
magnitude is not needed
To determine the cost of using an intervention to teach multi-step skills, which
measurement system would work? - ANSWER- trials-to-criterion
This formally began the experimental branch of behavior analysis - ANSWER- Skinner's
publication of The Behavior of Organisms
Temporal locus is not associated with: - ANSWER- Duration
