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Q: Rule-governed Behavior
Answer:
Behavior that is controlled by a description of contingency without
direct contact with that contingency. Allows for human behavior to come under the
influence
of remote or improbable but potentially significant consequences. Ex) Putting on a
seatbelt to
avoid injury in an accident.
Q: Operant behavior (2 kinds)
Answer:
Contingency shaped and rule governed
Q: Operant behavior
Answer:
The ABC model; behavior that is shaped by its consequences over time;
EVOKED
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Q: Respondent Behavior
Answer:
Behavior elicited by antecedent stimuli; The response component of a
reflex
Q: S delta
Answer:
A stimulus in the presence of which a response has not been reinforced
Q: x axis
Answer:
abcissa; passage of time; value
Q: y axis
Answer:
ordinate; dependent variable
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Q: Informed consent (3)
Answer:
When the potential recipient of services/research gives explicit
permission before assessment/treatment. 1.) voluntariness 2.) mental capacity 3.)
information
Q: Voluntariness
Answer:
No coercion, no penalty for not consenting, no termination penalty
Q: Mental Capacity
Answer:
Age (18+), mentally fit, or determined so by court of law
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Q: Information
Answer:
Procedure explained, risk/benefit assessed, alternative treatments offered,
done in a language that can be understood (primary language, at their reading level)
Q: Stimulus prompt
Answer:
Movement, position, and redundancy of antecedent stimuli;
Q: Response prompt
Answer:
Verbal instructions, modeling, physical guidance;
Q: Cultural
Answer:
Set of customs, traditions, or values of a society or community.
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Q: Rule-governed Behavior
Answer:
Behavior that is controlled by a description of contingency without
direct contact with that contingency. Allows for human behavior to come under the
influence
of remote or improbable but potentially significant consequences. Ex) Putting on a
seatbelt to
avoid injury in an accident.
Q: Operant behavior (2 kinds)
Answer:
Contingency shaped and rule governed
Q: Operant behavior
Answer:
The ABC model; behavior that is shaped by its consequences over time;
EVOKED
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Q: Respondent Behavior
Answer:
Behavior elicited by antecedent stimuli; The response component of a
reflex
Q: S delta
Answer:
A stimulus in the presence of which a response has not been reinforced
Q: x axis
Answer:
abcissa; passage of time; value
Q: y axis
Answer:
ordinate; dependent variable
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Update
Q: Informed consent (3)
Answer:
When the potential recipient of services/research gives explicit
permission before assessment/treatment. 1.) voluntariness 2.) mental capacity 3.)
information
Q: Voluntariness
Answer:
No coercion, no penalty for not consenting, no termination penalty
Q: Mental Capacity
Answer:
Age (18+), mentally fit, or determined so by court of law
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Q: Information
Answer:
Procedure explained, risk/benefit assessed, alternative treatments offered,
done in a language that can be understood (primary language, at their reading level)
Q: Stimulus prompt
Answer:
Movement, position, and redundancy of antecedent stimuli;
Q: Response prompt
Answer:
Verbal instructions, modeling, physical guidance;
Q: Cultural
Answer:
Set of customs, traditions, or values of a society or community.
