Portfolio Part B: Comprehensive Study Guide: Final Submission
SPCE_609_: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
BACB 6th Edition Test Content Outline Items to Cover
A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e.,
description, prediction, control)."
A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of
behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony,
pragmatism)
A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
A.4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of
behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by
the science of behavior analysis.
A.5. Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
B.1. Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response
class.
B.3. Identify and distinguish between respondent and
operant conditioning.
B.4. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement
contingencies.
B.5. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative punishment
contingencies.
B.6. Identify and distinguish between automatic and socially mediated
contingencies.
B.7. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and
generalized reinforcers.
B.10. Identify and distinguish among concurrent, multiple, mixed, and
chained schedules of reinforcement.
B.11. Identify and distinguish between operant and respondent extinction
as operations and processes.
B.12. Identify examples of stimulus control.
B.16. Identify examples of motivating operations.
, B.17. Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control.
B.18. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-
shaped behavior
B.19. Identify and distinguish among verbal operants
B.20. Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior
C.1. Create operational definitions of behavior.
Outline
In this section, provide a comprehensive outline for the BACB Test Content Outline items
above. You may only use content from this course. You may use your textbook, assigned
articles, lectures, or instructional materials. You may not use content from outside of this
course.
A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description,
prediction, control)."
Description: The most basic level of understanding of science,
collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified,
classified, and examined.
Prediction: Repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently covary with each other. It indicates a correlation
between two events.
Control: A specific change in one event can be produced by
scientific manipulation of another event. Control is the highest level
of scientific understanding.
A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of
behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony,
pragmatism)
Selectionism: This theory posits that all life forms naturally and
continuously evolve through the interaction between their functions
and the survival value those functions provide.
Determinism: belief that the universe operated according to
consistent laws, where events unfold in relation to one another
rather than by chance.
Empiricism: The objective observation of the phenomena of interest.
Parsimony: ruling out simple, logical explanations before
considering more complex explanations.
Pragmatism: The true value of a statement is determined by how
well it promotes effective action.
A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
Behavior includes both internal and external observations and
SPCE_609_: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
BACB 6th Edition Test Content Outline Items to Cover
A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e.,
description, prediction, control)."
A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of
behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony,
pragmatism)
A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
A.4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of
behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by
the science of behavior analysis.
A.5. Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
B.1. Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response
class.
B.3. Identify and distinguish between respondent and
operant conditioning.
B.4. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement
contingencies.
B.5. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative punishment
contingencies.
B.6. Identify and distinguish between automatic and socially mediated
contingencies.
B.7. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and
generalized reinforcers.
B.10. Identify and distinguish among concurrent, multiple, mixed, and
chained schedules of reinforcement.
B.11. Identify and distinguish between operant and respondent extinction
as operations and processes.
B.12. Identify examples of stimulus control.
B.16. Identify examples of motivating operations.
, B.17. Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control.
B.18. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-
shaped behavior
B.19. Identify and distinguish among verbal operants
B.20. Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior
C.1. Create operational definitions of behavior.
Outline
In this section, provide a comprehensive outline for the BACB Test Content Outline items
above. You may only use content from this course. You may use your textbook, assigned
articles, lectures, or instructional materials. You may not use content from outside of this
course.
A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description,
prediction, control)."
Description: The most basic level of understanding of science,
collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified,
classified, and examined.
Prediction: Repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently covary with each other. It indicates a correlation
between two events.
Control: A specific change in one event can be produced by
scientific manipulation of another event. Control is the highest level
of scientific understanding.
A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of
behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony,
pragmatism)
Selectionism: This theory posits that all life forms naturally and
continuously evolve through the interaction between their functions
and the survival value those functions provide.
Determinism: belief that the universe operated according to
consistent laws, where events unfold in relation to one another
rather than by chance.
Empiricism: The objective observation of the phenomena of interest.
Parsimony: ruling out simple, logical explanations before
considering more complex explanations.
Pragmatism: The true value of a statement is determined by how
well it promotes effective action.
A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
Behavior includes both internal and external observations and
