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Applied Behavior Analysis
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Science in which procedures derived from principles of behavior are systematically applied to improve socially significant behavior to meaningful degree and demonstrate experimentally that procedures employed are responsible for improvement of behavior
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Behaviorism
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philosophy of the science of behavior - behavior is influenced by events in enviroment
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Determinism
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What happens is a result of movements in states of matter that have previously occurred
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Empiricism
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Knowledge gained through senses objectively
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Dimensions of ABA (7)
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Applied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality
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Applied
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Social Significance of behavior
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Behavioral
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behavior chosen for study must be the behavior in need of improvement
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Analytic
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demonstration of a functional relation between the manipulated events and the behavior of interest
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Technological
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all procedures are identified and precisely described
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Conceptually Systematic
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Describing the procedures for behavior under investigation and must produce clinical or social significance
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Generality
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Behavior change that lasts over time, appears in multiple environments or spreads to other behaviors not treated by the behavior change techniques
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Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)
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Lab Based Research; Properties of experiments; Controlled studies in which factors suspected of having casual status are systematically controlled and manipulated while effects are under careful study; Not looking at social significance
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Explanatory Fiction
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description becomes explanation for behavior; Circular Argument; "Johnny cant read - b/c hes dyslexic - how do you know? - b/c he can't read"
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Mentalism
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Attributing behavioral things to psychological ideas - "Why did Johnny display the behavior? Becuase he wanted to." - Not recognizing the contingency
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Parsimony
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Start with the simplest explanation for behavior; rule that out first before looking at more complicated explanations
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Philosophical Doubt
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all knowledge is subject to change if evidence changes
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Phylogenic History
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Way to explain the relationship b/w environment and behavior; Evolutionary, peculiarity, and genetics
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Private Events
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thinking or sensing stimuli; only measurable by individual (ex. frequency of negative thoughts, hunger, thirst)
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Public Events (behavior)
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observed and measured by others
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Scientific Manipulation
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IV; DV; Control Group
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