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17 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is not an assumption underlying the analysis of behavior?
a) Determinism b) Empiricism c) Philosophic doubt d) Pseudoscience |
d) Pseudoscience
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The assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place and that natural phenomena occur in relation to other events describes which assumption underlying the analysis of behavior?
a) Empiricism b) Determinism c) Parsimony d) Philosophic doubt |
b) Determinism
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The three levels of scientific understanding include:
a) Empiricism, determinism, and philosophic doubt b) Verification, prediction, and replication c) Group designs, single-subject designs, and correlations d) Description, prediction, control |
d) Description, prediction, control
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____ science yields a collection of facts about the observed events-facts that can be quantified and classified.
a) Replicated b) Experimental c) Predictive d) Descriptive |
d) Descriptive
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The highest level of scientific understanding results from establishing:
a) Experimental control b) Prediction c) Replication d) Analysis |
a) Experimental control
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An ________ of behavior has been achieved when a reliable functional relation between the behavior and the independent variable has been demonstrated convincingly.
a) Application b) Investigation c) Analysis d) Experimental design |
c) Analysis
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________ refers to the degree to which a study's results are generalizable to other subjects, settings, and/or behaviors.
a) Internal validity b) External validity c) Experimental control d) Prediction |
b) External validity
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An experiment has a high degree of _______ when the experiment shows convincingly that changes in behavior are a function of the independent variable and not the result of uncontrolled or unknown variables.
a) Internal validity b) External validity c) Replication d) Prediction |
a) Internal validity
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________ are variables known or suspected to exert an uncontrolled influence on the dependent variable.
a) Independent variables b) Investigated variables c) Confounding variables d) Specified variables |
c) Confounding variables
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Behavior analysts believe behavioral variability is ________ to the organism.
a) Internal b) External c) Inevitable d) Confined |
b) External
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_________ is the "hallmark of applied behavior analysis."
a) Internal and external validity b) Replication, prediction, and control c) Single-measurement d) Systematic repeated measurement of behavior |
d) Systematic repeated measurement of behavior
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_________ is the interaction between an organism and its environment
a) Measurement b) Independent variable c) Behavior d) Science |
c) Behavior
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Which of the following is not considered to be an essential component of experiments in applied behavior analysis?
a) At least one subject b) At least one setting c) At least one large group for statistical comparisons d) At least one independent variable |
c) At least one large group for statistical comparisons
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A well-planned experiment begins with
a) A research question b) Selection of participants c) Selection of a setting d) Selection of an experimental design |
a) A research question
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As a general rule the independent variable should be introduced when ________ baseline responding has been achieved.
a) Variable b) Replicable c) Stable d) Complete |
c) Stable
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When the data show no evidence of an upward or downward trend and all the measures fall within a small range of values, the data pattern is referred to as
a) Ascending b) Descending c) Level d) Stable |
d) Stable
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The three elements of baseline logic include the following:
a) Prediction, verification, and replication b) Ascending, descending, and stable c) Internal validity, external validity, and reliability d) Dependent variable, independent variable, baseline |
a) Prediction, verification, and replication
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