4. list, describe, and provide an original example of the three levels of scientific understanding. a. description: obtaining information about a phenomenon through observation i. performing an fba on an individual who is displaying maladaptive behaviors in the classroom b. prediction: using the data from observations to make a conclusion that one thing may be related to another i. you see that every time the child bites, the teacher sits with him and they have an extensive conversation. you might predict that the next time the child bites he will gain the attention of the teacher. c. control: you control variables in the study that are not the independent variable to determine functional relationships i. you perform an experiment where you have the teacher only give attention to positive behaviors to see if there is a functional relation between his biting and gaining attention that is reinforcing the behavior.