EDF 6222 Midterm Guided Notes 2023/2024 passed

EDF 6222 Midterm Guided Notes "__________ is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in _________ to other events (Skinner, 1953, p.6)." - correct answer Science; lawful relations Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is ____________ available, assumptions should not be made. - correct answer evidence In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we can follow a few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This includes reducing __________ by ensuring interobserver agreement, examining for actual ___________ (as opposed to effects that could have produced changes without the intervention), ___________ , and self-correction. - correct answer observer bias; experimental control; replication With ___________, we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive mentalistic explanations. - correct answer parsimony "Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the ___________ of that science" (Skinner, 1974. p.3). - correct answer philosophy Structuralism relied on __________, which looked inward to describe sensations, images, and feelings. - correct answer introspection _____________ behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or operationism. - correct answer Methodological While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental states, they have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a new concept and was once referred to as ____________. - correct answer psychophysical parallelism