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What ppl do and say
actions, with action verbs
is observable
not static
impacts the environment
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Frequency
Duration
Intensity
Latency |
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field of psych concerned with analyzing and modifying human behavior
focus on behavior, not personal characteristics |
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| Experimental Analysis of behavior |
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| scientific study of behavior |
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| Applied behavior analysis |
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| scientific study of behavior to help ppl change behavior in meaningful ways |
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| BM treatment implemented by |
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| everyday ppl, teachers, parents, etc. |
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law of effect
a behavior that produces a favorable effect on the environment is more likely to be repeated in the future
His experiment, cat in cage w/ food outside |
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started behaviorism, emphasized observable behavior and that all behavior is controlled by environmental events
stimulus elicits response |
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expanded behaviorism
differentiated bw respondent and operant |
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| consequence of behavior controls the future occurence of the behavior (LoE) |
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measurement of target behavior in BM
is treatment necessary?
what is the best treatment?
What is the change before and after? |
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Indirect - interviews, surveys and rating scales
direct - direct observation of TB |
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Defining target behavior
determining logistics of recording
choosing recording method
choosing a recording instrument |
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| natural vs analogue setting |
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| analogue is a non-normal setting |
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| record throughout obs period each instance of behavior |
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| frequency over obs. period time |
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record exact time of each onset and offset of TB
shows frequency, duration and exact time of occurence |
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indirect assessment method used when a behavior results in a certain tangible outcome
toys at toy manufacturer |
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| no-treatment phase, usually A |
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| whether behaviors occurred during consecutive time periods |
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| divide obs. period into intervals but observe and record behavior only during part of each interval |
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process of recording behavior causes behavior to change before any treatment is implemented
can be minimized when part. becomes accustomed to observer presence, or by not letting part. know they are being observed |
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x and y axis
labels of x and y axis
numbers on x and y axis |
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| y axis, level of behavior |
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| vertical line on graph indicating change in treatment |
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| in interval recording, y axis is always the |
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| Percentage of Intervals of (Behavior) |
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| when a researcher shows that a BM procedure (IV change) causes a TB to change, there is a functional relationship between the procedure and the TB |
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a = baseline
b = treatment
does not control for extraneous vars |
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| after 1st treatment phase, researcher removes treatment and reverses back to baseline, then replicates |
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across subjects - A B for 2+ subjects on same behavior
across behaviors - A B for 2+ behaviors on same subject
across settings - A B for 2+ settings in which same behavior of same subject is measured |
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| Alternating Treatment Design |
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Multielement design
A B are conducted in rapid succession (A on day 1, B on day 2, etc.) and compared with each other
helps eliminate extraneous vars |
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| Changing-criterion design |
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A and B, but during each phase their is a goal
effectiveness is measured as whether the subjects behavior changed to meet the changing performance criteria |
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