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EDF 6222 Final Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
- is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an
attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in to other
events (Skinner, 1953, p.6).”
ANS science, lawful relations
2.Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is available,
assump- tions should not be made.
ANS evidence
3.In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we
can follow a few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This
includes reducing by ensuring interobserver agreement, examining for
actual (as opposed to effects that could have produced changes
without the intervention), and self-correction.
ANS bias, evidence, replication
4.With we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive
men- talistic explanations.
ANS parsimony
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5.”Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the of that
science” (Skinner, 1974)
ANS philosophy
6.Structuralism relied on which looked inward to describe
sensations, images, and feelings.
ANS introspection
7.behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of
logical positivism or operationism.
ANS methodological
8.While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental
states, they have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a
new concept and was once referred to as
ANS psychophysical parallelism
9.In Pavlov’s early research, he did not jump to conclusions to suggest that
the dog was “thinking” of food, and therefore salivating. Instead, he
carefully controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular
stimuli can “acquire” the ability to elicit secretion. His careful analysis of thescientific method allowed him to avoid both and fictions
ANS mentalistic, explanatory
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evolutionary explanation for reflexes indicates that they are for the survival
of the organism. However, we know all too well that sometimes responses
can be conditioned that serve no purpose – even add a purpose- to our complex lives.
ANS debilitating
11.Skinner (1953) informed us “Although the process of greatly extends
the scope of the eliciting stimulus, it does not bring all the behavior of the
organism within such “(p. 56). Conditioning can add numerous different
eliciting stimuli, but it will never fashion a response.
ANS conditioning, stimulus control, novel - According to Skinner, contingencies of reinforcement have an
edge over contingencies of survival because contingencies of
reinforcement “Have the edge with and and the conditions under which a
species acquires