SPCE 609 Review (2025/2026)
questions with correct answers
A definition of behavior is... - ANS ✔✔an individual living organism's activity, public or private,
which may be influenced by internal or external stimulation.
A singular thing that you experience through your senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, or tactile
sensation) is called a ___________. - ANS ✔✔stimulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical setting, they are considered to be
___________. - ANS ✔✔Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should have two answers) - ANS ✔✔to
predict behavior
to discover the functional variables that may be used to positively influence behavior.
Behavior analysts believe that behavior has a knowable cause (or causes). This assumption is
known as _____________. - ANS ✔✔determinism
Some behavior analysts provide behavioral services which are informed by prior research
conducted in laboratory and/or clinical settings. These individuals work in the field of
_________. - ANS ✔✔behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an example of... - ANS ✔✔private behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound, smell, taste, or tactile sensation are
called _________. - ANS ✔✔private behavior
questions with correct answers
A definition of behavior is... - ANS ✔✔an individual living organism's activity, public or private,
which may be influenced by internal or external stimulation.
A singular thing that you experience through your senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, or tactile
sensation) is called a ___________. - ANS ✔✔stimulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical setting, they are considered to be
___________. - ANS ✔✔Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should have two answers) - ANS ✔✔to
predict behavior
to discover the functional variables that may be used to positively influence behavior.
Behavior analysts believe that behavior has a knowable cause (or causes). This assumption is
known as _____________. - ANS ✔✔determinism
Some behavior analysts provide behavioral services which are informed by prior research
conducted in laboratory and/or clinical settings. These individuals work in the field of
_________. - ANS ✔✔behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an example of... - ANS ✔✔private behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound, smell, taste, or tactile sensation are
called _________. - ANS ✔✔private behavior
