BEHV 103 Week 3

Question 1

A-B Design

Answer 1

1. Baseline;
2. Intervention;
3. No Experimental Control

Question 2

Affirmation of the Consequent

Answer 2

3-Step form of reasoning that begins with a true antecedent-consequent statement
1. If A is true, then B is true
2. B is found to be true
3. Therefore, A is true

Question 3

Ascending Baseline

Answer 3

Data path shows an increasing trend

Question 4

Baseline

Answer 4

No intervention in place

Question 5

Baseline Logic

Answer 5

Experimental reasoning for single-subject experimental designs;
1. Prediction
2. Verification
3. Replication

Question 6

Confounding Variable

Answer 6

Uncontrolled variable impacted results

Question 7

Dependent Variable

Answer 7

Behavior measure in an experiment

Question 8

Descending Baseline

Answer 8

Data path shows a decreasing trend

Question 9

Experimental Control

Answer 9

1. A demonstrated functional relationship in an experiment
2. Extent that experimenter maintains control in an experiment

Question 10

Experimental Design

Answer 10

Type and sequence of conditions that meaningful comparisons can be made

Question 11

External Validity

Answer 11

Degree that study findings have generality

Question 12

Extraneous Variable

Answer 12

All other variables to hold constant

Question 13

Independent Variable (IV)

Answer 13

Intervention; What’s manipulated

Question 14

Internal Validity

Answer 14

Demonstration of a functional relationship

Question 15

Parametric Analysis

Answer 15

Experiment to discover the differential effects of a range of values of the independent variable

Question 16

Practice Effects

Answer 16

Improvements in responding due to repeatedly performing the behavior

Question 17

Prediction

Answer 17

A statement of anticipated outcome of a future measurement

Question 18

Research Question

Answer 18

Statement of what the researcher intends to learn from an experiment

Question 19

Replication

Answer 19

Repeated findings

Question 20

Single-Case Designs

Answer 20

Variety of research designs that use baseline logic

Question 21

Stable Baseline

Answer 21

Data path shows no upward of downward trend

Question 22

Steady State Responding

Answer 22

Pattern of responding with little variation

Question 23

Steady State Strategy

Answer 23

Working to obtain stability before moving to the next condition

Question 24

Variable Baseline

Answer 24

Data points that do not consistently fall within a narrow range and do not suggest a trend

Question 25

Verification

Answer 25

Demonstrating the prior level of responding would be unchanged without introduction of the independent variable