UWF Foundations Exam 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
the 3 levels of scientific understanding are: - ANSWER>>description, Prediction,
Control
collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified and
examined for possible relations - ANSWER>>description
relative probability that when 1 event occurs, another event will or will not occur-
- ANSWER>>prediction
highest level of understanding - ANSWER>>control
functional relations can be derived from the manipulation of independent
variable to see change in dependent variable - ANSWER>>control
the philosophy that holds that every event, action, and decision results from
something independent of the human will - ANSWER>>determinism
practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest (no bias) -
ANSWER>>Empricism
the variable that changes - ANSWER>>dependent variable
the variable being manipulated - ANSWER>>independent variable
systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about the natural
world - ANSWER>>science
the behavior we wish to change in BA - ANSWER>>dependent variable
, the intervention we employ in BA - ANSWER>>independent variable
demonstrated when we manipulate the independent variable and see a change in
the dependent variable - ANSWER>>functional relation
extraneous factors - ANSWER>>confounding variables
the repeating of experiments to determine the reliability and usefulness of the
findings - ANSWER>>replication
ensuring we consider the simplest, most logical explanations of phenomena
become more complex explanations - ANSWER>>parsimony
three branches of behavior analysis - ANSWER>>behaviorism, experimental
analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis
the philosophy of the science of behavior - ANSWER>>behaviorism
the natural science approach for discovering orderly and reliable relations
between behavior and various types of environmental variables of which is the
function - ANSWER>>experimental analysis of behavior
Attempts to study all behavior, including private events, such as
thoughts/feelings, in terms of controlling variables in the history of the person
and species. - ANSWER>>radical behaviorism
philosophical position that considers behavioral event that cannot be publicly
observed outside the realm of science - ANSWER>>Methodical behaviorism
in the early 1900s the struggling field of psychology was based on introspection
and states of _______ - ANSWER>>Conscousness
AND ANSWERS
the 3 levels of scientific understanding are: - ANSWER>>description, Prediction,
Control
collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified and
examined for possible relations - ANSWER>>description
relative probability that when 1 event occurs, another event will or will not occur-
- ANSWER>>prediction
highest level of understanding - ANSWER>>control
functional relations can be derived from the manipulation of independent
variable to see change in dependent variable - ANSWER>>control
the philosophy that holds that every event, action, and decision results from
something independent of the human will - ANSWER>>determinism
practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest (no bias) -
ANSWER>>Empricism
the variable that changes - ANSWER>>dependent variable
the variable being manipulated - ANSWER>>independent variable
systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about the natural
world - ANSWER>>science
the behavior we wish to change in BA - ANSWER>>dependent variable
, the intervention we employ in BA - ANSWER>>independent variable
demonstrated when we manipulate the independent variable and see a change in
the dependent variable - ANSWER>>functional relation
extraneous factors - ANSWER>>confounding variables
the repeating of experiments to determine the reliability and usefulness of the
findings - ANSWER>>replication
ensuring we consider the simplest, most logical explanations of phenomena
become more complex explanations - ANSWER>>parsimony
three branches of behavior analysis - ANSWER>>behaviorism, experimental
analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis
the philosophy of the science of behavior - ANSWER>>behaviorism
the natural science approach for discovering orderly and reliable relations
between behavior and various types of environmental variables of which is the
function - ANSWER>>experimental analysis of behavior
Attempts to study all behavior, including private events, such as
thoughts/feelings, in terms of controlling variables in the history of the person
and species. - ANSWER>>radical behaviorism
philosophical position that considers behavioral event that cannot be publicly
observed outside the realm of science - ANSWER>>Methodical behaviorism
in the early 1900s the struggling field of psychology was based on introspection
and states of _______ - ANSWER>>Conscousness
