BSU SPCE 609 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by asking patients in a psychiatric
hospital to count the number of positive self-statements they make each day before
noon, that practitioner's request would be consistent with - Answers - Mentalism
A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention into place with the intention of reducing a
2nd grader's disruptive vocal stereotype. After 2 weeks, the child is emitting vocal
stereotypy in 87% of intervals rather than 92%. The practitioner reasonably decided that
the treatment was not - Answers - Conceptually systematic
The levels of understanding science include - Answers - prediction, description, control
Psychology in the early 1900s was dominated by the study of behavior through
measurable and observable means. - Answers - False
If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on energy use neglects to mention that
points were awarded in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold, the paper
could be criticized for failing to be - Answers - analytic
Empiricism is the assumption upon which science is predicted, that the universe is a
lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result of other events. - Answers -
false
A behavior analyst who studies schedules of reinforcement invade games with college
students in his lab is probably an - Answers - experimental analyst
A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the room. A clinician claims that
the reason for this is that they have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause
their mother to return. This interpretation reflects - Answers - Methodological
behavioralism
The highest level of scientific understanding is the prediction or the ability to establish a
correlation between events - Answers - false
The philosophical position that the truth or valse of a scientific statement is determined
by the extent to which it promotes effective action is known as pragmatism - Answers -
true
The basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant behavior is the - Answers - three
term contingency
A reflex is an - Answers - unconditioned response elicited by a stimulus
ACCURATE ANSWERS
If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by asking patients in a psychiatric
hospital to count the number of positive self-statements they make each day before
noon, that practitioner's request would be consistent with - Answers - Mentalism
A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention into place with the intention of reducing a
2nd grader's disruptive vocal stereotype. After 2 weeks, the child is emitting vocal
stereotypy in 87% of intervals rather than 92%. The practitioner reasonably decided that
the treatment was not - Answers - Conceptually systematic
The levels of understanding science include - Answers - prediction, description, control
Psychology in the early 1900s was dominated by the study of behavior through
measurable and observable means. - Answers - False
If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on energy use neglects to mention that
points were awarded in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold, the paper
could be criticized for failing to be - Answers - analytic
Empiricism is the assumption upon which science is predicted, that the universe is a
lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result of other events. - Answers -
false
A behavior analyst who studies schedules of reinforcement invade games with college
students in his lab is probably an - Answers - experimental analyst
A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the room. A clinician claims that
the reason for this is that they have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause
their mother to return. This interpretation reflects - Answers - Methodological
behavioralism
The highest level of scientific understanding is the prediction or the ability to establish a
correlation between events - Answers - false
The philosophical position that the truth or valse of a scientific statement is determined
by the extent to which it promotes effective action is known as pragmatism - Answers -
true
The basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant behavior is the - Answers - three
term contingency
A reflex is an - Answers - unconditioned response elicited by a stimulus
