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| In terms of finding an object that is missing or hidden |
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(a) a structural account points to stages of development and object permanence
(b) a behavioral account points to a particular history of reinforcement. |
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| The term _____ refers to behavior that is elicited, and the term _____ refers to behavior that is emitted. |
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| Any stimulus (or event) that follows a response and increases its frequency is said to have a _____. |
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| In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of _____. |
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These are used to:
(b) increase the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement
(d) increase momentarily responses that produce reinforcement |
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| The variable being manipulated by the experimenter is the _____, and the measured effect is the _____. |
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| Reversal Design and behavioral experiments |
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(a) A-phase is called the baseline
(b) B-phase is the experimental manipulation
(c) used in single-subject experiments |
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| Behavior is sensitive to a low dose of drug |
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| Trend in Baseline Measures |
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(a) refers to systematic rise or decline in the baseline value
(b) is problematic when the treatment is expected to produce a change in the direction of the trend. |
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| response competition; history of reinforcement |
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| In terms of the Stroop effect, behavior analysts point to _____ and _____ as reasons for hesitation. |
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| A _____ function refers to what the response does for the organism. |
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| More likely to happen right now. |
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| More likely to happen in the future. |
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| Responses per unit of time |
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| Strengthens the effectiveness of the sD |
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| Weakens the effectiveness of the sD. |
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| Baseline (or return to Baseline) |
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| Experimental Manipulation |
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| Claude Bernard's Central Objective for Experimental Analysis |
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- Dissociates all complex phenomena into more simple phenomena
- reduce, if possible, to just two elementary conditions
- considers only the definite conditions necessary to produce phenomena |
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| Conducted study with rabbit urine and type of diet. |
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| Three conditions for causation |
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- Covariation of X(IV) and Y(DV)
- Change in IV precedes a change in the DV
- Must not be attributable to other variables (confounds) |
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Conducted study with dyslexic Bob.
-Digit reversals inadvertently maintained by teacher-attention. |
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Pilot flight-simulation & visual acuity.
- Motivational conditions together with contingencies of discrimination and punishment often regulate how well we see objects in the world. |
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