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— Part 4 of Philosophical Underpinnings of Behavior Analysis   1. Behaviorism: It’s the guiding philosophy of behavior science. It focuses on the idea that behavior is a result of interactions between individuals and the environment. Behaviorism assumes that behavior is either a reflex evoked by the pairing of certain antecedent stimuli in the environment, or …

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— Part 3 of Philosophical Underpinnings of Behavior Analysis   Radical behaviorism Psychologist B.F. Skinner introduced the concept of radical behaviorism in the mid-20th century. According to radical behaviorism, behavior should be the focus of study in psychology. It attempts to explain all behavior, including private behavior like thoughts and feelings.   [Note: Private events are not …

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— Part 2 of Philosophical Underpinnings of Behavior Analysis   Determinism: The belief that the universe is a lawful and orderly place, and all phenomena occur as the result of other events. An example of determinism is that there is an explanation for a vase falling off the shelf even though no one is around …

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— Part 1 of Philosophical Underpinnings of Behavior Analysis   <Behavior analysis, as a specific field of psychology, refers to the objective studying of human behavior, and it strives to describe, predict and control the explicit behavior of organism to external, mainly social environments.>   Description Description is an important first step in science because …

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Due to the nature of ethics, the purpose of ethics is to guide our practice and each individual BCBA will have their own professional interpretation of each ethical code item. It is recommended that the reader access the ethical code listed on the BACB website and do their own due diligence by abiding by the …

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