Part 1
Cuddles only growls at Grover when she has food in a bowl and Grover is near Cuddles’ food bowl. The fact that the growling behavior occurs at a higher rate in this condition compared to others indicates that there is a _________ __________.
Functional Relation
Mikala doesn't read as well as you would expect from her reading aptitude scores because she is an under-achiever in reading. This represents _____ _____.
Explanatory Fiction
The Camp Counselor had her young campers observe the changes in the lake in a systematical approach for a better understanding of the natural phenomena.
Science
The __________ ___________ denies the exists of "inner" events or considers them outside the realm of science.
Methodological Behaviorism
The reason why the comedian is funny is because the comedian thinks very quickly. This isn’t observable and is a _____ _____.
Hypothetical Construct
Dr. Hollingsworth is a BCBA-D. Dr. Hollingsworth is developing a program for a 3 year old boy that often screams and tantrums to get preferred items. This program will target increasing functional communication skills and decreasing inappropriate vocalization. What scientific approach is Dr. Hollingsworth’s executing?
ABA
Mom always says that a simple explanation is always better than a complexed one.
Parsimony
The Medical Doctor conducted a study and the data yields allow the MD to draw accurate conclusions about the cause-and-effect relationships between the variables.
Internal Validity
The assignment called for the students to list the organisms in order, as they evolved, with respect to function
Selectionism
The researcher repeated the experiment and the results from the original were consistently reproduced.
Replication
During this course, you will examine how your study skills impacts your test score. Your test score is being measured. Your test score is the __________ _________.
Dependent Variable
Mrs. Garcia decided to reward her students/class with a party or a special treat at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. What theory is Mrs. Garcia using?
Behaviorism
The Professor said that we can only understand 1+1=2 because we’ve seen it in action throughout our lives. What theory is the Professor speaking of?
Empiricism
The baby blinked when the wind hit his face.
Phylogeny
The researcher said that cognitive processes were the cause and function of the observable behavior. This is _____.
Mentalism
If the volleyball player knows that the opponent is somewhat weak at defending their left side, this may be useful knowledge that isn't at all certain or concrete.
Pragmatism
The Attorney continually questioned the truthfulness of my story even though the evidence/facts supported my statement.
Philosophic Doubt
The Psychologist has been working with a client/patient for a year. The Psychologist is helping the client understand cause and effect of his behaviors and to better understand that the world operates by lawfulness that is orderly and predicable. What theory is this?
Determinism
The graduate student was so excited about her internship. She wanted to seek and understand all human behavior that are both publicly and privately observed.
Radical Behaviorism
The researcher systematically manipulated the variable.
Independent Variable
Mariah is conducting a study of work behaviors in a factory environment. The observations are being conducted in a “real” work environment rather than a lab. The study's findings can possibly be generalized to other subjects, settings, and/or behaviors.
External Validity
The BCBA suspects illness may be influencing the dependent variable. Illness is a(n) _____ _____.
Confounding Variable
The Therapist keeps the same colored shirt on during each condition to keep this _____ _____ constant.
Extraneous Variable
The lab assistance followed the protocol to prevent factors other than those being studied from affecting the outcome.
Experimental Control
The researchers wanted to determine if changes in one variable might lead to changes in another variable—in other words, to establish cause-and-effect.
Experiment