Behavior Analysis Design
Behavior analysis is a specific scientific approach to studying behavior that evolved from John Watson's behaviorism and the operant research model popularized by B. F. Skinner during the middle of the 20th century. This approach stresses direct experimentation and measurement of observable behavior. A basic assumption of behavior analysis is that behavior is malleable and controlled primarily by consequences. B. F. Skinner described the basic unit of behavior as an operant, a behavior emitted to operate on the environment. Additionally, he proposed that the response rate of the operant serve as the basic datum of the scientific study of behavior. An operant is characterized by a response that occurs within a specific environment and produces a specific consequence. According to the principles of operant conditioning, ...
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Reader's Guide
Descriptive Statistics
Distributions
Graphical Displays of Data
Hypothesis Testing
Important Publications
Inferential Statistics
Item Response Theory
Mathematical Concepts
Measurement Concepts
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Reliability of Scores
Research Design Concepts
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Research Ethics
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Statistical Assumptions
Statistical Concepts
Statistical Procedures
Statistical Tests
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Types of Variables
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