Empiricism, the practice of relying on objective observation and measurement of behavior to understand and change it, Parsimony , seeking simpler explanations for phenomena before considering more complex interpretations, whereas ""simpler"" may mean more readily manipulated, involving less complexity, and/or employing fewer terms and assumptions., Pragmatism , one of the underlying philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis. It is the view that the value of a principle or method is established by the extent to which it leads to meaningful, practical outcomes., Radical behaviorism , a psychological approach that focuses on observable behaviors and their relationship to environmental events., Methological behaviorism, school of thought within behaviorism that focuses on studying observable behavior and excludes mental states from scientific analysis., Ontogenic, generally refers to the development of an individual over the course of their life, Phylogenetic , refers generally to responses an individual makes that are the direct result of their genetic endowment (e.g., reflexes, smooth muscle responses)., Selectionism , the theory of natural selection to account for how characteristics of species could evolve over the course of many generations: physical traits that proved adaptive in a given setting survived and were passed on., Determinism , an underlying assumption of science, is the notion that events in nature occur lawfully and (at least theoretically) predictably., Private events, include phenomena such as thoughts, sensations, or emotions, are individual experiences that often are said to take place "within the skin, and therefore to be inaccessible to others.

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