Philosophy of ABA Vocab 2

skepticism

a scientific attitude that involves questioning claims and requiring objective evidence before accepting them

cynicism

a tendency to disrupt others’ motives without analyzing evidence

anecdotal evidence fallacy

drawing conclusion based on personal stories rather than systematic data collection

unfalsifiable claim fallacy

a claim that cannot be disproven because it is not testable

post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy

assuming a causal relationship because on event followed another

avoidant behavior

negative reinforcement contingency where the aversive is not yet present but there is a conditioned motivating operation – reflexive (a reliable predictor that the aversive is coming)

escape behavior

  negative reinforcement contingencies where the aversive is present

aversive control

the use of negative reinforcement or punishment to influence behavior

counter control

behaviors that occur in response to coercive or aversive forms of external control

ex. noncompliance, reflexive aggression, passive resistance and operant aggression

freedom

a condition in which behavior is less controlled by aversive contingencies and more by positive reinforcement (absence of aversive control)

dignity

the attribution of behavior to internal traits rather than environmental variables

justice

magnitude of reinforcement or punishment as appropriate for the response and is enough to produce socially significant behavior change