determinism, empirism, experimentation, replication, parisomy, philsphoic doubt
bx is lawful and orderly, things don't just happen
objective observation and accurate measurment of the bx of interest, free from bias, prejudices and opinion
to investigate possible relationships by systematically changing one event and observing for changes in another
repeating an expierement to see if you get simular results
using the most siple and logical explanation for bx
always question the truthfullness of facts and experiment results, healthy skeptisism
assumes an inner or mental dimension that is seperate from a behavioural dimension
S-R, father of behaviorism,
Father of classical conditioning, used dogs (salvation), respondent or reflexive bx
Skinners rat box, S-R-S (ABC), father of operant conditioning
applied, behavioral, analytic, technological, conceptually systematic, effective, generality
commitment to effecting improvments in bx that enhance and improve peoples lives
bx must be measurable, target bx must be socially signifigant
when an expirement has expierenced some sort of relation between the manipulated events and a reliable change ins ome measureable dimensions to the target bx
all of the procedures are explained in great detail and clarity
the procedure for changing bx and any interpretations of how or why the change occured should be described in relevant terms
study must produce bx changes that reach clinical or social signifigance
if it lasts over time, spreads to other bx not directly treated by intervention and appears in other enviroments
bx that can be observed by the person engaging in the bx
bx can be observed by others
neutral stimuli can aquire the abilty to elicit respondents through the learning process
any bx whose future frequency is determined by the history of consequences
respondent: bx is evoked by antecedent events
operant : bx is shaped and maintained by the consequences
signals availabilty for reinforcemnt. Ex. rat recieves food pellet after pressing lever when buzzer sounds (buzzer is discriminative stimulus)
the extent to which stimuli other than Sd acwuire stimulus control over the bx (child is reinforced for calling dad "daddy" but starts calling everyone who looks like dad "daddy")
the absence of reinforcment following a bx
involves the presentation of a stimulus to increase a bx
the elimination/absence of a stimlus to increase a bx
stimlus that signals the effectivness of a stimlus
reinforcer establishing effect (increases current effectivness of a reinforcer)
and reinfrocer aboloshing effect (decreases the current effectivness of a reinforcer)
unlearned, reflexive MO, ex. sex, food, oxygen
acquire value altering effects as a result of learning history
absence of social mediation, bx - stimulus change relation occurs without the presentation of consequences by other ppl
escape - responding terminates an ongoing aversice stimulus (scratching insect bite to relieve it)
avoidance - responding delays or prevents the presentation of an aversive stimlulus (child makes excuse before bed like needs a drink of water)
presentation of a stimlus immediatley followinf a behaviour results in a decrease in the frequency of the bx
termination of an already present stimlus immediatley after a bx and results in a decrease in frequency of bx