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Philosophic doubt

Continuously questioning the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact, and being open to revising beliefs when new evidence appears.

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A BCBA keeps checking data on a favorite procedure rather than assuming it still works.

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BCBA A.2 · Behaviorism and Philosophical FoundationsPhilosophical assumptions: selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, and pragmatism

Determinism
Empiricism
Parsimony
Pragmatism
Selection by consequences
Selectionism

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