ESSPED 5742 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Applied Behavior Analysis, Empiricism, Determinism
26 Feb 2019
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Systematic observation, consists of a collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified and examined for possible relations with other known facts. When repeated observations reveal that two events consistently co-vary with each other. In the presence of one event, another event occurs. Control: experimental manipulation of variables resulting in possible functional relations. Kids who exhibited problem behaviors also had: Presentation of some material or item to the child (79% of children) Escape from instructional tasks (33% of the children) Determinism: fundamental assumption of science, the belief that the universe is a lawful and orderly place and that all phenomena occur as the result of other events. Behavior is lawful. (it goes by rules) A-b-c- three term contingency, antecedent, behavior, consequence. Empiricism: the prime directive of science, the practice of objective observation based on thorough description and precise quantification of the phenomena of interest. Describe & define the phenomena under study.
