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JKP Unit 2

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Assumptions/Characteristics of Science   1. Determinism 2.Parsimony 3. Manipulation 4. Empiricism 5. Philosophic Doubt 6. Replication  
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Determinism   Behavior is caused by some event.  
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Empiricism   Information is collected by objective observations  
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Law of Parsimony   simplest explanation, all else being equal  
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Philosophic Doubt   Conclusions are tentative and revised with data  
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Science   systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about the natural world  
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Goals of Science   Prediction; Control  
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Pragmatic Truth Criterion   truth is success of practical application.  
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Two Types of Science   Natural & Social  
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Examples of Social Sciences   Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science  
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Examples of Natural Science   Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Behavior analysis  
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Social Science   hypothetical Constructs; indirect measurement  
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Natural Science   Empirical; direct measurement; manipulates IVs  
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Functional Relation   one variable lawfully affects another  
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Replication   Repeating experiment, same experiment, specific conditions  
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Experimentation   Systematic manipulation of IVs  
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Determinants of Behavior   Behavior is determined by Organic and Environmental Variables  
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Process of Evolution   Natural Selection  
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Reflex   relation between specific stimulus and innate involuntary response.  
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US (Unconditioned Stimulus)   stimulus elicits behavior w/o history.  
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UR (Unconditioned Response)   response elicited by US  
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Elicit   strongly, consistently, and reliably evoke.  
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Basic Principle of Behavior   basic functional relation between behavior and controlling variables  
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Habituation   reduction in strength of reflex by repeated exposure to elicitor  
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Sensitization   stimulus elicits reflex following elicitation of that response by different stimulus.  
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2 Basic Types of Learning   Habituation & Sensitization  
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Examples of Reflexes (name 3)   Patellar; eye blink; salivation; swallowing; startle; activation  
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Operant   collection of responses with a common effect on the environment  
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Behavior-Altering   stimulus produces immediate and momentary change in frequency, magnitude, latency of response class.  
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Function-Altering   environmental event produces relatively permanent change in functional relation between environment and behavior  
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