Question 1

The following definition of behavior identifies features that are essential for behavior analyst researchers and practitioners:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior is an organism's interaction with themselves and their biological features 
B)  behavior is an organism's interaction with its environment and involves functional relations between biological features of the organism and the environment 
C)  behavior is an organism's biological features and interaction between biological processes 
D)  behavior is an organism's functional relations with the environment 
A)  behavior is an organism's interaction with themselves and their biological features 
B)  behavior is an organism's interaction with its environment and involves functional relations between biological features of the organism and the environment 
C)  behavior is an organism's biological features and interaction between biological processes 
D)  behavior is an organism's functional relations with the environment B

Question 2

Is "being hungry" behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, the biology of the organism being hungry interacts with the environment 
B)  Yes, any private event is behavior 
C)  No, it does not involve meaningful interactions between organism and environment 
D)  No, a dead man can be hungry 
A)  Yes, the biology of the organism being hungry interacts with the environment 
B)  Yes, any private event is behavior 
C)  No, it does not involve meaningful interactions between organism and environment 
D)  No, a dead man can be hungry C

Question 3

In what ways are researchers and practitioners similar in their approach to defining behavior? In what ways do they differ?

Accepted Answer

Both researchers and practitioners approach defining behavior in the same way. They focus on behavior of a live organism that has an interaction with the environment and both must define their target behaviors in ways to be most meaningful or useful. The main difference is the purpose of their definition. A researcher's goal is to discover behavior-environment relations - often in new or innovative ways. The researcher's definition of behavior will guide research decisions that can affect the overall results of a study. On the other hand, a practitioner's goal is to improve lives and change behavior for the benefit of a client. The definition is equally as important to the practitioner, only the end goal differs.

Question 4

______ refers to the full set of physical circumstances in which any behavior occurs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Environment 
B)  Antecedent 
C)  Observability 
D)  Consequence 
A)  Environment 
B)  Antecedent 
C)  Observability 
D)  Consequence

Question 5

What does "behavior as interface" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  That interactions between behavior and environment must be only public 
B)  That behavior involving only movement can still be interchangeable with behavior 
C)  That behavior is something an organism possesses 
D)  There must be functional relations between the behavior of a living organism and the environment 
A)  That interactions between behavior and environment must be only public 
B)  That behavior involving only movement can still be interchangeable with behavior 
C)  That behavior is something an organism possesses 
D)  There must be functional relations between the behavior of a living organism and the environment

Question 6

What does "a definition is a bit of verbal behavior" mean and how does our cultural language affect how we define behavior?

Accepted Answer

A definition is verbal behavior, because

Question 7

______ is the subject matter for all behavior analysts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Service delivery 
B)  Behavior 
C)  Applied psychology 
D)  Biology 
A)  Service delivery 
B)  Behavior 
C)  Applied psychology 
D)  Biology

Question 8

Why is it important to understand that the environment is not restricted to events outside the skin?

Accepted Answer

Physiological events inside the skin are

Question 9

When defining behavior we should have a clear understanding about the nature and limits of behavior (what it is and what it isn't) because

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior includes both what is real and what is fictional 
B)  our colloquial history is embedded with mentalism 
C)  behavior includes only what is outside the skin 
D)  there are certain behaviors we cannot define 
A)  behavior includes both what is real and what is fictional 
B)  our colloquial history is embedded with mentalism 
C)  behavior includes only what is outside the skin 
D)  there are certain behaviors we cannot define

Question 10

Why is it problematic to refer to group behavior?

Accepted Answer

When referring to group behavior, it is

Question 11

Other approaches to studying and explaining behavior (not behavior-analytic) tend to be based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the biological basis of behavior 
B)  group behavior 
C)  hypothesized inner processes 
D)  direct measurement and controlled experimentation 
A)  the biological basis of behavior 
B)  group behavior 
C)  hypothesized inner processes 
D)  direct measurement and controlled experimentation

Question 12

What is the major problem with how behavior is viewed in psychology and the social sciences?

Accepted Answer

Instead of being the primary subject mat

Question 13

Why does the definition of behavior exclude "events for which the sole evidence is their effect on a measuring instrument?"

Accepted Answer

The score on the measurement instrument

Question 14

What is it important to have a good definition of behavior?

Accepted Answer

Researchers and practitioners have a sha

Question 15

Why can behavior not be a property or attribute of an organism?

Accepted Answer

Behavior is not something that an organi

Question 16

Jane is a BCBA practitioner interested in understanding her client's engagement in skin picking. John is a behavior analysis researcher looking at skin picking at a university research lab. In what ways will Jane and John be similar to their approach in defining skin picking? In what ways will they differ?

Accepted Answer

As behavior analysts, both Jane and John

Question 17

A good definition of behavior will deny behavior status to events that

Accepted Answer

A)  involve a live organism 
B)  involve the physical environment 
C)  do not involve any evidence other than effect on a measuring instrument 
D)  do not involve an interaction between organism and environment 
A)  involve a live organism 
B)  involve the physical environment 
C)  do not involve any evidence other than effect on a measuring instrument 
D)  do not involve an interaction between organism and environment

Question 18

Why is it important to acknowledge that scientific definitions of a phenomenon are limited by what we do not know?

Accepted Answer

Any definition of behavior or any natura

Question 19

At what level does behavior occur and how does this impact measurement of behavior?

Accepted Answer

Behavior occurs at the level of the indi

Question 20

According to the intra-organism nature of behavior, the term "group behavior" is misleading because:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is not a strict definition of how many organisms are required to form a "group" 
B)  a group may perform multiple behaviors at the same time 
C)  group behavior may be very brief or occur in very small movements, and therefore go unnoticed 
D)  a group is not a biological organism and therefore cannot behave 
A)  there is not a strict definition of how many organisms are required to form a "group" 
B)  a group may perform multiple behaviors at the same time 
C)  group behavior may be very brief or occur in very small movements, and therefore go unnoticed 
D)  a group is not a biological organism and therefore cannot behave

The following definition of behavior identifies features that are essential for behavior analyst researchers and practitioners:

Is "being hungry" behavior?

In what ways are researchers and practitioners similar in their approach to defining behavior? In what ways do they differ?

______ refers to the full set of physical circumstances in which any behavior occurs.

What does "behavior as interface" mean?

What does "a definition is a bit of verbal behavior" mean and how does our cultural language affect how we define behavior?

______ is the subject matter for all behavior analysts.

Why is it important to understand that the environment is not restricted to events outside the skin?

When defining behavior we should have a clear understanding about the nature and limits of behavior (what it is and what it isn't) because

Why is it problematic to refer to group behavior?

Other approaches to studying and explaining behavior (not behavior-analytic) tend to be based on:

What is the major problem with how behavior is viewed in psychology and the social sciences?

Why does the definition of behavior exclude "events for which the sole evidence is their effect on a measuring instrument?"

What is it important to have a good definition of behavior?

Why can behavior not be a property or attribute of an organism?

A good definition of behavior will deny behavior status to events that

Why is it important to acknowledge that scientific definitions of a phenomenon are limited by what we do not know?

At what level does behavior occur and how does this impact measurement of behavior?

According to the intra-organism nature of behavior, the term "group behavior" is misleading because:

Discovery in Research and Practice

Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors

Dimensions of Behavior and Units of Measurement

Observing and Recording

Behavior Analytic Assessment

Assessing Measurement

Behavioral Variability

Steady States and Transitions

Designing Behavioral Comparisons

Single Baseline Designs

Multiple Baseline Designs

Graphical Analysis of Behavioral Data

Group Research Design and Statistical Analyses

Interpreting Research and Practical Projects

Behavior Analysis Research Methods

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Exam 2: Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

The following definition of behavior identifies features that are essential for behavior analyst researchers and practitioners:

Is "being hungry" behavior?

In what ways are researchers and practitioners similar in their approach to defining behavior? In what ways do they differ?

______ refers to the full set of physical circumstances in which any behavior occurs.

What does "behavior as interface" mean?

What does "a definition is a bit of verbal behavior" mean and how does our cultural language affect how we define behavior?

______ is the subject matter for all behavior analysts.

Why is it important to understand that the environment is not restricted to events outside the skin?

When defining behavior we should have a clear understanding about the nature and limits of behavior (what it is and what it isn't) because

Why is it problematic to refer to group behavior?

Other approaches to studying and explaining behavior (not behavior-analytic) tend to be based on:

What is the major problem with how behavior is viewed in psychology and the social sciences?

Why does the definition of behavior exclude "events for which the sole evidence is their effect on a measuring instrument?"

What is it important to have a good definition of behavior?

Why can behavior not be a property or attribute of an organism?

A good definition of behavior will deny behavior status to events that

Why is it important to acknowledge that scientific definitions of a phenomenon are limited by what we do not know?

At what level does behavior occur and how does this impact measurement of behavior?

According to the intra-organism nature of behavior, the term "group behavior" is misleading because:

Discovery in Research and Practice

Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors

Dimensions of Behavior and Units of Measurement

Observing and Recording

Behavior Analytic Assessment

Assessing Measurement

Behavioral Variability

Steady States and Transitions

Designing Behavioral Comparisons

Single Baseline Designs

Multiple Baseline Designs

Graphical Analysis of Behavioral Data

Group Research Design and Statistical Analyses

Interpreting Research and Practical Projects

Behavior Analysis Research Methods

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