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Doing Behavioral Research

Doing Behavioral Research. Chapter 2 Powell, et al. Doing Behavioral Research. I.Causation A. Variables 1. Independent 2. Dependent 3. Extraneous B. J.S. Mill “If X is present and then Y occurs, and if X is absent and Y does not occur, all else being equal, then X causes Y.”

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Doing Behavioral Research

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  1. Doing Behavioral Research Chapter 2 Powell, et al.

  2. Doing Behavioral Research I.Causation A. Variables 1. Independent 2. Dependent 3. Extraneous B. J.S. Mill “If X is present and then Y occurs, and if X is absent and Y does not occur, all else being equal, then X causes Y.” C. Functional relationships

  3. Doing Behavioral Research II. Responses A. Overt B. Covert III. Stimuli A. Origin of term B. Types 1. Appetitive 2. Aversive C. Establishing operations 1. Deprivation 2. Satiation D. Behavior as a stimulus (overt & covert)

  4. Doing Behavioral Research IV. Relationships A. Stimulus-stimulus 1. Contiguity a. Spatial b. Temporal 2. Contingency B. Response-stimulus 1. Contiguity 2. Contingency

  5. Doing Behavioral Research V. Measuring behavior A. Rate (cumulative recorder) B. Intensity C. Duration D. Speed E. Latency F. Interval recording G. Time sampling recording H. Topography I. Number of errors

  6. Doing Behavioral Research VI. Evaluating research methods A. Causation? Internal validity B. Generality? External validity VII. Research methods A. Naturalistic observation B. Case study C. Correlational D. Experiment (J. S. Mill)

  7. Doing Behavioral Research VIII. Experimental design A. Control group designs B. Single-subject designs 1. AB 2. ABAB (Reversal design) 3. Multiple baseline design 4. Changing criterion design

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