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29 Cards in this Set
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Appetitive Stimulus |
An event an organism will seek out. |
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Aversive stimulus |
An event an organism will avoid. |
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Changing-criterion Design |
Single subject, effect of treatment is determined by how closely the Bx matches the criterion that is altered. (Gradual) |
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Comparative Design |
A type of group with more than one species and one independent variable that is suited to each species. |
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Contingency |
A predictive relationship between who events, when one event occurs, the other is likely or occur as well. |
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Control Group Design |
Random assignment of control and experimental groups |
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Covert Behavior |
Behavior that is not obserable. Also Private Events or private Bx |
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Cumulative Recorder |
Device that records total # of responses over time and provides a graph. |
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Descriptive Research |
Research that focuses on describing Bx and the circumstances in which it occurs. |
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Duration |
The total amount of time an individual repeatedly or continuously performs a certain Bx |
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Experiemental Research |
One of more independent variables are manipulated t determine their effect of the dependent variable. |
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Functional Relationship |
Cause-and-effect relationship |
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Factorial Design |
Group design that examines the effects of two or more independent variables across groups of subjects |
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Group Design |
Manipulating Independent variables across groups of subjects |
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Intensity |
Magnitude of Bx |
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Interval Recording |
Measurement of whether or not a Bx occurs withing a series of continuous intervals. (# of times Bx occurs is irrelevant) |
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Latency |
Length of time for Bx to begin |
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Multiple-baseline Design |
Single-subject, treatment instituted at succesive points in time for two or more persons, settings or Bx |
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Naturalist Observation |
Observing and recording Bx in its natural Environment |
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Overt Bx |
Bx that is potentially observable my another individual |
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Rate of Response |
Frequency in which a Bx occurs in a certain period of time. |
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Repsonse |
A particular instance of a Bx |
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Revesral Design |
Single subject, repeated alterations between baseline and treatment phases. (ABAB) |
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Simple- Comparison Design |
Comparing Baseline data to Treatment Phase. (AB) |
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Single-subject Design |
Requires one or a few people to conduct entire experiment |
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Spatial Contiguity |
Events are situated close to each other in space |
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Temporal Contiguity |
Events are situated close to each other in time |
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Topogrpahy |
Physical form of Bx |
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Variable |
Characteristic of a person place or thing that can change over time or form one situation to another. |
