Download Behavior and Behavior Analysis: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Behavior DEFINITION 1 a muscle, glandular, or neuro-electrical activityBehavior = Response TERM 2 Be Concrete DEFINITION 2 Always pinpoint specific behaviorsWhen you deal with a behavioral (psychological) problem TERM 3 Behavior Analysis DEFINITION 3 The study of the principles of behavior of human beings and other animalsGeneral scientific approach that includes assumptions of study, techniques, body of knowledge, and practical implications TERM 4 Reinforcer (Positive) DEFINITION 4 A stimulus that increases the frequency of a response it follows TERM 5 Repertoire DEFINITION 5 A set of skillsLearned skills TERM 6 Dead-man Test DEFINITION 6 If a dead man do it, it probably isn't behaviorAction of the organism TERM 7 General Rule: check the presumed reinforcer first DEFINITION 7 Before spending much time trying to reinforcer behavior, make sure you have a true reinforcer TERM 8 Learning DEFINITION 8 Refers to acquisition, maintenance, and change of an organsims behavior as result of lifetime events with environment TERM 9 Human Behavior Causes DEFINITION 9 Internal: ranged from metaphysical to hypothetical structures of nervous system (unable to observe or study)External: moon and tides, arrangement of stars, gods, etc. (unscientific) TERM 10 Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB) DEFINITION 10 Is natural science approach to understanding behavior regulationConcerned with controlling and changing factors affection behavior of humans and animals TERM 21 Principle DEFINITION 21 Is finding or result of which can be and has been repeated TERM 22 Immediate Reinforcement DEFINITION 22 Delayed no longer than zero seconds TERM 23 Delayed Reinforcement DEFINITION 23 Between one and sixty seconds TERM 24 Delayed Delivery of Reinforecer DEFINITION 24 Is after the sixty seconds, which iwll not reinforce response TERM 25 Experimental Behavior Analysts DEFINITION 25 Studies basic principles of behaviorUsually PsychologistTo uncover, discover behavior analysis TERM 26 Theoretical Behavior Analysts DEFINITION 26 Principles and concepts of behavior analysis, how relate to each other, and how relate to rest of the worldThinker TERM 27 Types of Behavior Analyst DEFINITION 27 Experimental Bhv AnalystsTheoretical Bhv AnalystsApplied Bhv AnalystsService Providers (Practitioners) TERM 28 Applied Behavior Analysts DEFINITION 28 Studying applications of the principles of behavior to socially significant problemsResearcherApplied where behavior occurs TERM 29 Service Providers (Practitioners) DEFINITION 29 Principles of behavior to solve socially significant problemsSolve problems of living, fix functioning TERM 30 Reinforcer Assessment Procedures DEFINITION 30 Procedures which makes sure the assumed reforcer is the most effective reinforcer available TERM 31 Behavior Therapy DEFINITION 31 Out patient intervention using principles of behavior (in the office) TERM 32 Applied Behavior Analysis DEFINITION 32 Out patient intervention for socially significant problems where they occur TERM 33 Antecedent DEFINITION 33 Occurs before the behavior TERM 34 Consequent DEFINITION 34 Occurs after the behavior TERM 35 Reinforcement Principle DEFINITION 35 A response will occur more frequently if reinforcer or increase in reinforcer has followed it in the past, in similar setting
