EDU 665 Chapter 1 Assignment: Roots of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Briefly define the 4 components below that result in a viable explanation of behavior (why we behave the way we do):
- Inclusiveness
- Verifiability
- Predictive utility
- Parsimony
- Give an example of each of the following “explanations” for behavior covered in chapter 1. Place a star (*) by the one that the authors support as having all 4 components needed to be a valid explanation.
- Biophysical (& Biochemical)
- Developmental
- Cognitive
- Behavioral
- Describe the contributions to applied behavior analysis made by the following:
- Ivan Pavlov
- Edward Thorndike
- John Watson
- B.F. Skinner
- Using your textbook and the article “Behaviorism” by Melissa Standridge
found under Content, define the following terms and give an example of each:
- consequences
- positive reinforcement
- negative reinforcement
- punishment
- Refer to the section, “The Task of the Behaviorist”, on page 15 of the textbook and to page 1 of Standridge’s article. A behaviorist explains the development of behavior in terms of learning principles or theories. Therefore, a behaviorist is primarily concerned with observable and measurable aspects of human behavior. Explain these two aspects.