Task List A-4
The philosophy of the science of behavior...
BEHAVIORISM
This scientist had scratches all over his hands from trying to stuff a cat into a locked box and he was first to describe the Law of Effect.
Edward Thorndyke
Selectionism, Determinism, Empiricism, Parsimony, and Pragmatism are the __________ __________ of Behaviorism.
Philosophical Assumptions
Refers to the belief that thoughts and feelings cause behavior
Mentalism
Whose contribution came first: Pavlov, Descartes, Skinner, Thorndyke or Watson
Rene Decartes
A branch of science focused on applying principles of behavior to benefit individuals and society
Applied Behavior Analysis!
This philosopher took a walk in the Garden of Versailles and had an epiphany about environmental influences on behavior.
Rene Descartes
The science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change.
ABA
Refers to the belief that thinking and feeling are behaviors and therefore should be considered the cause of behaviors
Radical Behaviorism
Who conducted the experiment with Baby Albert
JB Watson
A branch of natural science focused on identifying principles of behavior.
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
The Father of Behaviorism
John Watson
Erin paced back and forth because she was nervous. Is not consistent with Behaviorism. Instead, it is an example of
Mentalism
This fancy sounding science term is related to operant behavior and refers to how the environment changes a person's behavior over their lifetime.
Ontogeny
This philosophical assumption suggests there is no free will
Determinism
The delivery of interventions to consumers that are guided by the principles of behaviorism and the research of both the experimental analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis.
"The professional practice of behavior analysis"
This scientist studied the role of electricity in respondent behavior.
Sir Charles Sherrington
Radical Behaviorism includes these behaviors but Methodological Behaviorism does not
Internal events including think and feeling
This fancy sounding science term is related to respondent behavior and refers to the influence of evolutionary history of our species on behavior.
Phylogeny
This philosophical assumption refers to the idea that a good theory must be practical and useful
Pragmatism
This term describes a type of research that translates findings from the experimental analysis of behavior into procedures that can be applied to help people.
Translational Research
This scientist and philosopher extended behaviorism to include internal states, thinking, and feeling in his description of Radical Behaviorism.
BF. Skinner!
What are the four requirements of a useful theory?
Inclusive, Verifiable, Predictive Utility, & Parsimonious
A ______________ theory involves the fewest number of assumptions and variables necessary to describe a phenomenon.
Parsimony
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? (answer by impersonating the voice of a famous person)
A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood