Parsimony Assigment

To Prepare:

• Review this weeks Learning Resources about parsimony.
• Consider practical ways parsimony might be used by a behavior analyst.

Assignment (1 page)

• Write an explanation addressing why parsimony is important for a behavior analyst when communicating a prospective intervention to a parent or teacher. Be parsimonious in your response.

Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources

For this Assignment, you will consider why parsimony is an important construct a behavior analyst might use when communicating interventions to a parent or teacher.

References:

• Foussias, G., & Remington, G. (2010). Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: Avolition and Occams razor. Schizophrenia Bulletin , 36 (2), 359369. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbn094
• Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Parsimony. Retrieved February 6, 2021, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parsimony