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A definition of behavior is... correct answers 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 ___________. correct answers stiumulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical setting, they are considered to
be ___________. correct answers Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should have two answers) correct
answers 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 _____________. correct answers 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
_________. correct answers behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an example of... correct answers private
behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound, smell, taste, or tactile sensation are
called _________. correct answers private behavior
Explaining a public behavior (I went to the dance with my partner...) by appealing to a
private behavior (...because I felt like going to a dance) is a _____________ explanation. The
"explanation" tries to explain a public behavior with a private behavior. correct answers
mentalistic
A behavior is reliably and systematically changed when behavior analysts change a(n)
_____________ variable. correct answers functional
A single instance of behavior is referred to as a(n)... correct answers response
The idea that _________ is a reliable way to identify the determinants of behavior is one of
the assumptions of behavior analysts. correct answers the scientific method
When he was 6, Iliad asked is mother whether or not the Tooth Fairy existed. His mother (a
scientist) asked him to develop a(n) ___________________ prediction. Iliad replied, "The
Tooth Fairy lives in a fairy hole in the woods behind our house and if we go there we will
find her home." His mother replied, "And if we go there and we find no fairy home, no fairy
dust, no coins, and no Tooth Fairy, will that mean that the Tooth Fairy does not exist as a
human, and only as a mythical spirit of giving?" Iliad agreed, "Yes, that is what it would
mean". correct answers falsifiable
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A definition of behavior is... correct answers 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 ___________. correct answers stiumulus
If a behavior analyst conducts scientific research in a clinical setting, they are considered to
be ___________. correct answers Applied
Select the two goals of behavior analysis. (Note: you should have two answers) correct
answers 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 _____________. correct answers 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
_________. correct answers behavioral service delivery
Thinking about how you will save money for a gift is an example of... correct answers private
behavior
The things (plural) one experiences through sight, sound, smell, taste, or tactile sensation are
called _________. correct answers private behavior
Explaining a public behavior (I went to the dance with my partner...) by appealing to a
private behavior (...because I felt like going to a dance) is a _____________ explanation. The
"explanation" tries to explain a public behavior with a private behavior. correct answers
mentalistic
A behavior is reliably and systematically changed when behavior analysts change a(n)
_____________ variable. correct answers functional
A single instance of behavior is referred to as a(n)... correct answers response
The idea that _________ is a reliable way to identify the determinants of behavior is one of
the assumptions of behavior analysts. correct answers the scientific method
When he was 6, Iliad asked is mother whether or not the Tooth Fairy existed. His mother (a
scientist) asked him to develop a(n) ___________________ prediction. Iliad replied, "The
Tooth Fairy lives in a fairy hole in the woods behind our house and if we go there we will
find her home." His mother replied, "And if we go there and we find no fairy home, no fairy
dust, no coins, and no Tooth Fairy, will that mean that the Tooth Fairy does not exist as a
human, and only as a mythical spirit of giving?" Iliad agreed, "Yes, that is what it would
mean". correct answers falsifiable
