SPCE 611 - EXAM 1 -
CHAPTER 1 - 4 Questions
and Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Description - Correct Answers: The level of investigation that involves the collection of facts about
observed events that can be quantified, classified, and examined for possible relations with other known
facts, and often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research is
Prediction - Correct Answers: The level of investigation that demonstrates correlation between events
and is based on repeated observation is
Control - Correct Answers: The level of investigation in which functional relations can be derived is
Science - Correct Answers: The overall goal of _________ is to achieve a thorough understanding of the
phenomenon under study
Determinism - Correct Answers: 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
Parsimony - Correct Answers: This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out,
experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Experimental analysis of behavior - Correct Answers: This is the branch of bx analysis that focuses on
basic research
Three term contingency - Correct Answers: The S-R-S model of psychology is also known as
B.F. Skinner - Correct Answers: This person is considered to be the founder of experimental analysis of
behavior
Mentalism - Correct Answers: This is the approach to understanding bx that assumes that a mental or
"inner" dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension and that phenomena in this dimension
either directly cause or at least mediate some forms of bx
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some current Dimensions of Applied
Behavior Analysis," by Baer, Wolf, and Risley, was published - Correct Answers: These events marked the
formal beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis
CHAPTER 1 - 4 Questions
and Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Description - Correct Answers: The level of investigation that involves the collection of facts about
observed events that can be quantified, classified, and examined for possible relations with other known
facts, and often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research is
Prediction - Correct Answers: The level of investigation that demonstrates correlation between events
and is based on repeated observation is
Control - Correct Answers: The level of investigation in which functional relations can be derived is
Science - Correct Answers: The overall goal of _________ is to achieve a thorough understanding of the
phenomenon under study
Determinism - Correct Answers: 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
Parsimony - Correct Answers: This is the idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out,
experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Experimental analysis of behavior - Correct Answers: This is the branch of bx analysis that focuses on
basic research
Three term contingency - Correct Answers: The S-R-S model of psychology is also known as
B.F. Skinner - Correct Answers: This person is considered to be the founder of experimental analysis of
behavior
Mentalism - Correct Answers: This is the approach to understanding bx that assumes that a mental or
"inner" dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension and that phenomena in this dimension
either directly cause or at least mediate some forms of bx
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some current Dimensions of Applied
Behavior Analysis," by Baer, Wolf, and Risley, was published - Correct Answers: These events marked the
formal beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis
