Applied Behavior Analysis Exam 1 Revision
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behavior analysis - Answer the science of behavior change; study of the functional relations between
behavior and environmental events
functional relation - Answer the tendency of one event to vary in a regular way with one or more other
events
behavior - Answer anything a person does that can be observed
overt behavior - Answer behavior that can be observed by someone other than the person performing it
covert behavior - Answer behavior that can be observed only by the person performing it
respondent behavior - Answer behavior that is most readily influenced by events that precede it;
reflexive behavior
operant behavior - Answer behavior that is readily influenced by events that follow it
behavioral repertoire - Answer all the things an individual is capable of doing at any given moment
environmental event - Answer any event in a person's environment that can be observed
temporal relation - Answer the relationship, in time, of environmental events to behavior
antecedents - Answer environmental events that occur before a behavior
consequences - Answer environmental events that occur after a behavior; any event that follows
behavior
, learning history - Answer all the environmental events (antecedents and consequences) that have
affected a person's behavior up to the present
applied behavior analysis - Answer the attempt to solve behavior problems by providing antecedents
and/or consequences that change behavior; concerned with understanding how environmental events
change behavior
medical model - Answer the view that behavior problems are merely symptoms of an underlying
psychological disorder
symptom substition - Answer the idea that if a behavior problem is solved without resolving the
underlying psychological disorder, another behavior problem will take its place
behavioral assessment - Answer the attempt to define the target behavior; identify functional relations
between the target behavior and its antecedents and consequences; and identify an effective
intervention for changing the target behavior
target behavior - Answer behavior to be changed by an intervention
functional anaylsis - Answer the process of testing hypotheses about the functional relations among
antecedents, target behavior, and consequences
continuous recording - Answer recording each and every occurrence of a behavior during a prescribed
behavior
interval recording - Answer recording whether a behavior occurs during each of a series of short
intervals within an observation period
inter-observer reliability - Answer a measure of the degree of agreement in data tallies made by two or
more observers
Questions and Answers Verified A+
behavior analysis - Answer the science of behavior change; study of the functional relations between
behavior and environmental events
functional relation - Answer the tendency of one event to vary in a regular way with one or more other
events
behavior - Answer anything a person does that can be observed
overt behavior - Answer behavior that can be observed by someone other than the person performing it
covert behavior - Answer behavior that can be observed only by the person performing it
respondent behavior - Answer behavior that is most readily influenced by events that precede it;
reflexive behavior
operant behavior - Answer behavior that is readily influenced by events that follow it
behavioral repertoire - Answer all the things an individual is capable of doing at any given moment
environmental event - Answer any event in a person's environment that can be observed
temporal relation - Answer the relationship, in time, of environmental events to behavior
antecedents - Answer environmental events that occur before a behavior
consequences - Answer environmental events that occur after a behavior; any event that follows
behavior
, learning history - Answer all the environmental events (antecedents and consequences) that have
affected a person's behavior up to the present
applied behavior analysis - Answer the attempt to solve behavior problems by providing antecedents
and/or consequences that change behavior; concerned with understanding how environmental events
change behavior
medical model - Answer the view that behavior problems are merely symptoms of an underlying
psychological disorder
symptom substition - Answer the idea that if a behavior problem is solved without resolving the
underlying psychological disorder, another behavior problem will take its place
behavioral assessment - Answer the attempt to define the target behavior; identify functional relations
between the target behavior and its antecedents and consequences; and identify an effective
intervention for changing the target behavior
target behavior - Answer behavior to be changed by an intervention
functional anaylsis - Answer the process of testing hypotheses about the functional relations among
antecedents, target behavior, and consequences
continuous recording - Answer recording each and every occurrence of a behavior during a prescribed
behavior
interval recording - Answer recording whether a behavior occurs during each of a series of short
intervals within an observation period
inter-observer reliability - Answer a measure of the degree of agreement in data tallies made by two or
more observers
