Assessment & Treatment

Question 1

split-half reliability

Answer 1

evaluated for internal consistency,
whether responses to items on first 1/2
correlate with second 1/2

Question 2

construct validity

Answer 2

test scores consistent with theoretical concepts or constructs

Question 3

negative reinforcement

Answer 3

Strengthening a behavior by terminating and aversive event

Question 4

dynamic assessment

Answer 4

requires some treatment before making a full diagnosis

& testing again to make final decision

Question 5

intermixed & pure probes

Answer 5

best way to measure generalized production of target skills,
withholding reinforcement for correct responses

Question 6

baselines

Answer 6

establish initial (natural) level of responses,
establish need for treatment,
compare changes from initial to terminal phase of treatment,
part of EBP

Question 7

modeling

Answer 7

modeling clinicians behavior,

treatment target

Question 8

indirect method of response reduction

Answer 8

immediate verbal praise & following reinforcement for desirable behaviors,
no reinforcement & ignoring of undesirable behaviors,
gradual extension of duration between verbal praise & reinforcement,
eventually reduced to occasional praise only

Question 9

percentile rank

Answer 9

remaining % did better

25th percentile = 75% scored higher

Question 10

antecedents or

treatment stimuli

Answer 10

objects, 
pictures, 
instructions, 
modeling, 
prompts, 
other stimuli

Question 11

EBP assessment procedures

Answer 11

general screening, 
case history, 
hearing screening, 
orofacial exam, 
interview, 
speech & language sample, 
related assessment data

Question 12

norm-referenced

Answer 12

judges clients performance compared to normative group

Question 13

standardized alternative assessments

Answer 13

client-specific, 
criterion-referenced, 
authentic, 
dynamic, 
portfolio

Question 14

treatment target strategies

Answer 14

normative,
client-specific,
functional communication,
integrated approach

Question 15

treatment sequence

Answer 15

based on: 
response complexity, 
degree of treatment structure, 
response modes, 
multiple targets, 
training & maintenance, 
shifts in treatment contingencies

Question 16

booster treatment

Answer 16

important to help maintain skills when performance deteriorates,
may be same as original , modified, or different form of treatment,
typically brief unless deterioration is substantial