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#1. A parent expresses frustration to their child’s BCBA, stating, ‘I don’t understand why he suddenly started screaming and throwing toys it just came out of nowhere, completely unprovoked, and I can’t find a reason for it.’ The BCBA, understanding the foundational philosophical assumptions of Applied Behavior Analysis, recognizes that this statement reflects a failure to adhere to which core attitude of science?
Determinism is the philosophical assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place and that all phenomena including behavior occur as a result of other events Behavior therefore does not happen out of nowhere or without a cause it is determined by antecedent and consequent environmental factors as well as an individuals learning history The parents statement directly contradicts this principle by asserting that the behavior is uncaused or inexplicable A core tenet of ABA is that all behavior serves a function and occurs for a reason While philosophical doubt encourages continuous questioning of findings empiricism emphasizes objective observation and parsimony seeks the simplest explanation determinism is the specific attitude that dictates that behavior is systematically influenced and lawful The text explicitly highlights this by saying what the parents are doing is failing to adhere to determinism by finding an explanation for the behavior its a lawful explanation for why that behavior happened and the parents are failing to do is adhere to determinism by finding an explanation for the behavior its a lawful explanation for why that behavior happened and then empiricism says were observing the behavior what the parents are ultimately failing to do is fail to adhere to behavior happens for a reason determinism
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