6 Attitudes of Science
Which of the following is NOT an attitude of science? - Empiricism
- Determinism
- Anarchism
- Parsimony
Anarchism
True or false: Phylogenic selectionism is the selection that occurs over a long period of time often due to evolution and natural selection.
True
What are the seven dimensions of ABA?
1. Generality
2. Effective
3. Technological
4. Conceptually Systematic
5. Applied
6. Behavior
7. Analytical
You focus on teaching your client how to shovel snow since he lives with his parents in Massachusetts.
You are focusing on what dimension of ABA?
Applied.
The six attitudes serve as a ________ which all scientists share.
(3 letter answer)
Set of values
Radical behaviorism is a type of behaviorism that was developed by John B. Watson.
False.
B. F Skinner
What is a common acronym we use to remember the 7 dimensions of ABA?
GET A CAB
BAT CAGE
You explain that your client's tantrum in a grocery store is not a result of their "bad" personality, but as a direct response to their environment.
You are focusing on what type of behaviorism?
Radical behaviorism.
What is the definition of philosophic doubt?
Philosophic doubt is the attitude of a scientist which involves questioning what is accepted to be fact (in order words, skepticism.
True or False: Methodological behaviorism focuses on both internal and external observations of behavior.
False.
Radical behaviorism
You have finished reviewing your behavior intervention plan with your client's mother hoping to decrease the number of tantrums a day.
The mother tells you that there will certain terms that she didn't understand on the plan.
This scenario reflects is a lack in which dimension of ABA?
Technological.
Your client's father says, “No, you can’t buy a toy.” You note down that the child screams, and the father gives the child a snack. This sequence happens five times.
You are focusing on which basic level of understanding of science in behavior analysis?
Description
The experimenter begins with baseline and continues observing behavior until there is steady state responding. Then, the experimenter can implement the intervention and if behavior changes, affirm the consequent – that something other than behavior remaining the same occurred. Once behavior becomes stable during intervention, the experimenter can repeat a baseline condition. If behavior returns to the same level as the initial baseline, the experimenter has demonstrated verification of the baseline prediction. That is, the experimenter gathered evidence that the initial prediction was a good prediction. Last, the experimenter repeats intervention.
This description is representing which attitude of science?
Replication
True or False:
For one of the dimensions of ABA, generality, below are some questions to consider.
- Does the behavior change last?
- Does the behavior change maintain around different people?
- Does the behavior change maintain in different settings?
- Does the behavior change extend to other relevant behaviors?
- Does the behavior change continue under different contexts?
True.
Create your own acronym OR phrase to remember the 7 dimensions of ABA.
Your client enjoys playing with cars so you have his parents use car-themed activities as rewards for completing tasks or use toy cars as part of his visual schedule.
You are focusing on which philosophical assumption of science?
Pragmatism.
Please give an example of parsimony.
Remember!
-You would need to rule out the most logical, simple explanation.
True or False:
For another dimension of ABA, behavioral, below are questions to consider:
-Do I know which principles the interventions are based on?
- Is it a behavior being measured (i.e. is a behavior the dependent variable)?
- Has the behavior being operationally defined?
- Has the research subject been correctly identified and is their behavior actually changing or is someone else's behavior changing?
False.
-"Do I know which principles the interventions are based on? " is a question to consider for the dimension, conceptually systematic.
Give an example of what effective looks like in practice.
Remember:
- Effective means that you are creating real, meaningful changes in an individual's life.
DOUBLE WHAMMY!!
1. Your client's grandmother mentions that her grandchild is going to the bathroom and putting her stars on the potty chart. You go in to observe the bathroom routine and find that this is true.
You are focusing on what kind of philosophical assumption of behavior analysis?
2. Your client is asked to complete tasks with her behavior technician however, she is distracted and is making incorrect responses. You realize that the TV is on and tell the behavior technician to turn it off.
You are focusing on what kind of philosophical assumption of behavior analysis?
1. Empiricism
2. Parsimony