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| “The physical setting and circumstances in which the organism or referenced part of the organism exists.” |
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| “An energy change that affects an organism through its receptors.” |
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| “An organ that converts energy changes in its environment into nerve impulses.” |
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| The human receptor system |
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• Vision
• Hearing
• Smell
• Taste
• Cutaneous sense
· Organic sense |
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| “The action of an organism’s effector.” |
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| “That portion of the organism’s interaction with the environment that is characterized by detectable displacements in space through time of some part of the organism and that result in a measurable change in at least one aspect of the environment.” |
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| “An organ at the end of an efferent nerve fiber that is specialized for altering its environment mechanically, chemically, or in terms of other energy changes.” |
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• Muscles (stripped & smooth)
• Glands (duct & ductless) |
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| “The physical form or shape of a response.” |
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| “The beginning, middle, and end of a response.” |
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| Functional response class |
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| “A group of responses of varying topography, all of which produce the same effect on the environment.” |
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| Topographical response class |
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| “A group of two or more responses that share a common form.” |
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| “A group of stimuli that share specified common elements along formal, temporal, and/or functional dimensions.” |
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| “When changes in an antecedent or consequent stimulus class consistently alter a dimension of a response class.” |
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| “All of the behaviors a person can do or a set of behaviors relevant to a particular setting or task.” |
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| “Describes a functional relation between behavior and one or more of its controlling variables that has thorough generality across organisms, species, settings, and behaviors.” |
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| “The effect of a response on the environment.” |
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| “A fundamental quality of a phenomenon.” |
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| “A quantifiable aspect of a property.” |
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| Fundamental properties of behavior |
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| Temporal locus, Temporal extent, Repeatability, The combination of temporal locus and temporal extent |
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| Dimensional quantities of behavior |
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| Latency, Duration, Countability, Inter-response time, Rate, Celeration (acceleration or deceleration) |
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| “A response occurs at a certain point in time in relation to a preceding environmental event.” |
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| “A response occupies time.” |
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| “A response can reoccur.” |
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| “The amount of time between a stimulus and a response.” |
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| “The amount of time between the beginning and the end of the response cycle.” |
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| “The number of responses or the number of cycles of the response class.” |
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| Inter-response time (IRT) |
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| “The time between two successive responses; Usually, the time elapsed between the end of a response cycle and the beginning of the next response cycle.” |
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| “The ratio of the number of responses over some period of time.” |
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| Changes in rate over time. Usually, increases (acceleration) or decreases (deceleration) in rate over time. |
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Organic variables (genetics, physical attributes, bio-chemistry, and neurological factors).
Environmental variables (current environmental events and previous history with or similar events).B34 |
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| “Behavior that can be observed by others, even though special instrumentation may be required at times.” |
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| Private behavior (private events) |
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| “Behavior that cannot be observed by others; it is only accessible to the organism that is engaging in the private event.” |
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| Classification of responses |
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· Topographical
· Functional |
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| Classification of stimuli |
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· Formal
· Temporal
· Functional |
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cannot be observed by others, ONLY accessible to the person
experiencing the private event |
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the physical nature of a response, what it
looks like (including force, intensity, or magnitude) |
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refers to the effect of a response on the
environment |
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| when changes in a stimulus class consistently alters a dimension of a response class |
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| Functional response class |
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A group of two or more topographically
different responses that have the same effect on the environment
– Responses look different (diff topography)
– Effect or outcome is the same (same function) |
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| Topographical Response Class |
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Two or more responses that share a common
form occur in different contexts and have
different effects on the environment.
– Same topography, different function or effect |
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A change in the environment that can affect
behavior
• *An energy change that affects an organism
through its receptors |
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group of stimuli that physically resemble one
another and have similar effects on behavior
• *When a function altering change with
respect to one stimulus results in the other
stimulus having been at least partially
changed in the same way two stimuli are said
to be members of the same stimulus class |
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the amount of time between a
stimulus and a response |
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the amount of time between the
beginning and end of a response |
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| Frequency or countability |
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the number of
response cycles of a response |
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| Inter-response time (IRT) |
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the time between
two successive responses (FP= repeatability &
temporal locus) |
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the count over time (FP= repeatability
& temporal locus) |
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change in rate over time
(acceleration or deceleration) (FP=
repeatability & temporal locus) |
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| the time between two successive responses |
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| the ratio of the Number of responses over some period of Time |
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