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Unit 1

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Term
Definition
Behavior Analysis   1. natural science 2. functional relations between behavior and environment 3. technological applications  
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Behavior   Everything that an organism does  
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Skinner's definition of behavior   movement of organism or its parts in a frame of reference provided by the organism or by various external objects or fields  
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Critical attributes of behavior   1. biological phenomenon 2. involves movement 3. can only be done by living organism 4. observable 5. measurable 6. involves interaction with environment  
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public behavior   can be observed by others even though special instrumentation may be required  
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private behavior   cannot be observed by others; can only be accessible to the organism who is engaging in the private event  
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examples of private events   1. sensed conditions 2. feelings 3. thoughts  
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Response   specific instance of behavior  
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Response cycle   beginning, middle, and end of a response  
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examples of response cycle   1. holding breath under water 2. screaming 3. face-slapping  
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Properties of Behavior   1. temporal locus 2. temporal extent 3. repeatability  
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Temporal locus   single response occurs in time  
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temporal extent   response occupies time  
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repeatability   response can reoccur  
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Dimensional quantity   quantifiable aspect of a property  
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types of dimensional quantities   1. latency 2. duration 3. countability 4. IRT 5. Rate 6. celeration  
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latency   time between stimulus and response  
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duration   time between beginning and end of response cycle  
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countability   number of cycles of the response class  
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interresponse time   time between 2 successive responses  
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rate   ratio of number of responses over period of time  
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celeration   change in one of the other quantities over time (acceleration or deceleration) in rate over time  
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topography   physical nature of responses  
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magnitude and intensity   topographical properties of a response class used to define behavior  
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function   effect of response on behavior  
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response class   grouping of individual actions or responses that share commonalities included in the class definition  
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topographical response class   collection of 2 or more responses which share common form  
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functional response class   collection of 2 or more topographically different responses that have the same effect on the environment usually producing a specific class of reinforcers  
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environment   total constellation of stimuli and conditions which can affect behavior  
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skin   only an artificial boundary  
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environmental context   situation in which behavior occurs at any given time  
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stimulus   change in environment which can affect behavior  
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physical characteristics stimuli can be classified by   **1. temporal relation to responses 2. effect on behavior 3. effects on other stimuli  
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antecedent   stimulus which precedes a response  
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consequence   stimulus which follows a response  
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stimulus class   group of stimuli that share certain characteristic  
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functional relations   changes in antecedent or consequent stimulus class consistently alter a dimension of a response class  
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critical attributes of functional relations   1. orderly relations exist between 2 classes of events 2. changes in IV result in changes in DV 3. Value of DV changes in orderly fashion 4. functional relations must be demonstrated through systematic manipulatoins  
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