Please respond to the following:

• Compare the three branches of behavior analysis (behaviorism, EAB, and ABA).
  • Explain how the evolving historical and philosophical perspectives of behaviorism have influenced the study of applied behavior analysis as a natural science.
  • Name at least four important figures who have developed and furthered the science of behavior analysis and, specifically, discuss their contributions to the field.
• Define radical behaviorism.
  • Explain the ways in which radical behaviorism attempts to set of universal laws to understand all behavior.
  • How does radical behaviorism differentiate between private events and public events?
  • How does the distinction between private events and public events relate to a distinction between mentalistic and environmental explanations for behavior?
  • In radical behaviorism, which explanation is preferred and why?
• Explain the six attitudes/assumptions of experimental analysis of behavior, the goals of behavior analysis as a science, and the seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
  • Examine how each of these areas contribute to the development of a technology that is used to influence socially significant behavior.