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BCBA 5th Edition ExamGoal of ABA as a science - correct answer Description, Prediction, Control Description - correct answer Lowest level, describing what happened that is observable. Ex. repeated movements of the hand up and down for more than 5 seconds. Prediction - correct answer predicting what will happen in something in the environment changes. Repeated observations that show these events correlate with each other (no causal relation). One of your main jobs, you need to be a good predictor of behavior. Control - correct answer Highest level of understanding. When we have control, we know for a fact what stimuli are controlling our behavior. We have now demonstrated a functional relationship. Ex. you know if you add pepper to your fries, your bf wont eat them, even though he always does. So you change the DV (pepper) and the IV (BF eating fries) changes. 5 Philosophical Assumptions underlying the science of behavior. - correct answer Determinism, Empiricism, Pragmatism, Parsimony, Selectionism Determinism - correct answer -Upon what Science is based The universe is lawful and orderly, nothing happens by accident, there is always an explanation. You can always explain why something happened. Empiricism - correct answer -Upon what Knowledge is built. Objective observation of events based on data. We make decisions based on data. Ex. we don't say " I think the behavior happens in 5 minutes." We take out a stopwatch and time it exactly. We need to use empirically based interventions. Parsimony - correct answer The simplest and most logical explanation should be considered first. Ex. if your mom doesn't call you back that doesn't mean she doesn't love you. Rule out the simple explanations first.