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Unit 1 BEH 5041
Term | Definition |
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Topography | Physical nature of the response |
Function | The effect of a response on the environment |
Stimulus | Environmental change affecting the organism through its receptors |
Environment | Events, stimuli, and conditions that can affect behavior |
Response | Single instance of behavior |
Behavior: Interaction between: | Living organisms actions and the environment |
Behavior Analysis studies | Effects of environmental variables on behavior |
Private environmental events are: | Those that are only observable by the organism itself |
Description, prediction, & control: | Goals of Science |
Science is a systematic approach to: | Understanding natural phenomena |
Learning occurs through: | Experience |
Two types of behavior: | Public and Private |
Behavior analysis is a: | Natural science |
Duration: | Measure of time between the beginning and end of a response |
Rate: | Number of responses over a period of time |
Public environmental events are: | Observable by others |
Private behavior: | Behavior only observable by the organism engaging in it |
Behaver: | Organism whose behavior is being observed |
Public behavior: | Behavior that can be observed by others |
Response class: | Responses with different topographies but same effect on environment |
Learning is a: | Relatively permanent change in behavior |