C08 Evaluate the Validity and Reliability Part 1

Question 1

IOA may be influenced by

Answer 1

All the above:
The complexity of the recording procedure,
The number of behaviors upon which date are being collected.
The number of individuals upon whom data are being collected.

Question 2

Disagreements between observers

Answer 2

Should be analyzed

Question 3

Computation of data

Answer 3

By data collectors should be supplemented with computation by others

Question 4

IOA may be influenced by

Answer 4

The number of individuals upon whom data are being collected

Question 5

IOA should be at an acceptably high level

Answer 5

Prior to beginning the sessions

Question 6

In addition to reporting interval by interval agreement, also report overall agreement of nonoccurrences when the number of intervals in which the behavior occurs is

Answer 6

Very high

Question 7

To obtain more accurate IOA, observers should

Answer 7

Be naive to the objectives of the study

Question 8

Which characterizes the logic behind IOA agreement?

Answer 8

If two people say that something occurred, it is more likely that it did

Question 9

Which reflects the logic behind the need to report occurrence/nonoccurrence agreement data. “Their interval by interval agreement is high, but

Answer 9

Because the behavior is so frequent, they appear to be recording occurrences when there were none.”

Question 10

Ideally, the only reinforcement contingencies operating on observers are related to

Answer 10

Accuracy of the data

Question 11

Overall agreement of nonoccurrences should be reported when

Answer 11

Most of the intervals indicate a response

Question 12

Minimally, IOA data should be collected

Answer 12

In 20 to 30% of the sessions and at least once per condition

Question 13

Overall agreement of occurrences should be reported when

Answer 13

Most of the the intervals indicate no response

Question 14

Useful error patterns of observers could be identified

Answer 14

Through daily comparisons of each observer’s recordings

Question 15

To obtain more accurate IOA, observers should

Answer 15

Mark every interval

Question 16

In addition to reporting interval by interval agreement, also report overall agreement of occurrences when the number of intervals in which the behavior occurs is

Answer 16

Very low

Question 17

To obtain more accurate IOA, observers should

Answer 17

Observe from the same vantage point

Question 18

Minimum acceptable IOA for publication is usually

Answer 18

80%

Question 19

An acceptable criterion for IOA data

Answer 19

Should be higher than 80% when there is a small degree of behavior change across conditions

Question 20

It is OK if the data collector

Answer 20

Thinks he is always being watched