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Jesse's teacher says that he keeps acting out in class. The
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teacher approaches the behavior analyst and explains that
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Jesse's behavior is likely the result of his diet, that he eats way
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too much sugar and processed foods, causing problem behaviors.
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As a behavior analyst, which attitude of science must be
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considered in this scenario? |\ |\ |\




A)Parsimony.B)Philosophic doubt.C)Empiricism.D)Determinism - |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Parsimony means that the simplest,
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most logical explanations must be ruled out before more complex
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explanations are considered. In this example, the teacher should
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rule out other variables that could be responsible for the problem
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behavior before making the assumption that something more
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complex is responsible for controlling the behavior. "Philosophic
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doubt" is continually questioning the truthfulness of scientific
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knowledge. "Determinism" is the assumption that the universe is|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


lawful and orderly. "Empiricism" is the objective observation of
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the phenomena of interest.
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Louis is designing an intervention for his client. He makes sure
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that the techniques making up the intervention are completely
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identified and described, so that other ABA practitioners may
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replicate his intervention. Which dimension of behavior analysis
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(according to Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968) is described in this
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scenario? A)GeneralityB)EffectiveC)BehavioralD)Technological -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. The technological dimension of ABA
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means that the techniques making up a particular behavioral
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application are completely identified and described. This means
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that behavior analysts should write their interventions clearly and
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, concisely so that other ABA practitioners can replicate their
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intervention.


This approach to psychology restricts the science of psychology
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to only those independent and dependent variables that two
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independent people can directly observe: |\ |\ |\ |\




A)Radical Behaviorism B)Experimental Analysis of
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BehaviorC)Applied Behavior AnalysisD)Methodological |\ |\ |\


Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Methodological |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


behaviorism is the approach to psychology restricts the science
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of psychology to only those independent and dependent
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variables that two independent people can directly observe.
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Radical behaviorism is incorrect because it includes thoughts and
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feelings (methodological behaviorism does not). Applied
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behavior analysis is the science in which tactics derived from the
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principles of behavior are systematically to improve socially
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significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the
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variables responsible for behavior change. Experimental analysis
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of behavior focuses on analyzing the basic principles that explain
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behavior.
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This philosophical assumption of science states that scientific
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knowledge is built on the practice of objective observation of the
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phenomena of interest: |\ |\




A)Parsimony.B)Empiricism.C)Selectionism.D)Determinism. - |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Empiricism means that we observe
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behaviors objectively and do not make any assumptions about
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why the behavior is occurring. "Determinism" is incorrect
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because it is the general assumption that the entire universe is
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orderly and that all phenomena occur as the result of some other
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event. "Parsimony" is using the simplest and most logical
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explanations to explain why a behavior is occurring. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,"Selectionism" is incorrect because it is the philosophical
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assumption that all behavior, in all living organisms, is the result
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of an interaction with the environment.
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Which explanation of behavior would most likely be made by a
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radical behavior analyst? |\ |\




A)Jimmy gets frustrated when the other children don't play with
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him.B)Jimmy runs around the classroom because he eats too |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


much sugar at breakfast time. C)Jimmy enjoys reading over math
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because he engages in fewer problem behaviors during reading
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time. D)Jimmy's environment does not provide enough
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reinforcement and he engages in the problem behavior to receive |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


attention. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. This is the most correct
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choice for the explanation of behavior from the perspective of a
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radical behavior analyst. |\ |\




Jerry is a behavior analyst who is a veteran in the field of ABA.
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He has been using a procedure to teach his clients how to wash
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their hands for the past 20 years. Mallory is a recently certified
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behavior analyst who discovered a more beneficial way to teach
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clients how to wash their hands. Even though Jerry has been
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using the same method to teach hand washing for the past 20
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years, he starts using Mallory's strategy instead because the
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data show it is more effective. What attitude of science does this
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describe?
A)DeterminismB)ParsimonyC)EmpiricismD)Philosophic doubt - |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Philosophic doubt means that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


scientists are willing to set aside their beliefs and strategies
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when an experiment scientifically proves that a better strategy is
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available. "Determinism" is incorrect since this refers to the
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belief that behavior is lawful and will remain unchanged if
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nothing in the environment changes. "Parsimony" is incorrect
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, since this means that scientists explain phenomena with the
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easiest explanation available. "Empiricism" is incorrect since this
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refers to the idea that scientists should remain unbiased and
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objective during experiments. |\ |\




Which explanation of behavior would a behavior analyst most
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likely use to describe why a student is physically aggressive
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towards his teacher? |\ |\




A)"He hits his teacher because he likes getting out of math
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assignments."B)"He hits his teacher because in the past it has |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


resulted in him not having to complete his math
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assignment."C)"He hits his teacher because he is diagnosed with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


dyslexia which makes math more difficult for him compared to
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his typically-developing peers."D)"He hits his teacher because he
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knows he will get out of having to do his math assignment." -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. This is the least mentalistic of all the
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answer choices. "He knows" and "He likes" are mentalistic terms.
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Blaming it on an inner-identity or diagnosis involves circular
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reasoning and is mentalistic. |\ |\ |\




A behavior analyst is writing a treatment program for a client to
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learn how to use a city bus route. This particular client, however,
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lives in a rural area with limited access to the city busses. Which
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dimension of applied behavior analysis did the analyst fail to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


consider?
A)AppliedB)GeneralityC)Technological D)Conceptual Systems - |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Because this client lives in a rural area
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with limited access to the city bus route, teaching the client to
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ride the bus will have little impact on their life. The "Effective"
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dimension of ABA means that procedures developed by behavior |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


analysts must aim to cause a meaningful effect in the client's
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life.

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