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Chapter 2 - Research Methods Flashcards

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Single-subject designs

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studies requiring only one or a few participants to conduct an entire experiment

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Case studies vs. SS designs

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case studies describe, SS designs manipulate

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Advantages of single-subject designs

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we don’t lose information due to averaging, more efficient and specific to individuals

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Disadvantages of single-subject designs

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we lose external validity and generalizability

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Baseline

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the normal frequency of a behavior that occurs before intervention

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A-phase

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baseline period

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B-phase

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treatment or experimental period

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True or False: no statistics are used in SS designs

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True !

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Simple comparison design (AB)

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comparing behavior in a baseline condition to behavior in a treatment condition

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What is the disadvantage to a simple comparison design?

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poor internal validity

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Reversal design (ABA/ABAB)

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involves repeated alternations between a baseline period and a treatment period

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Limitations of a reversal design

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cannot be used when intervention causes permanent changes or when it would be unethical to remove an effective intervention

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Multiple baseline design

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a treatment / intervention is instituted at successive points in time for two or more persons, settings, or behaviors

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Multiple baselines across persons

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measuring behavior across 2 + people

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Multiple baselines across settings

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measuring behavior of one person in 3 different settings

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Multiple baselines across behaviors

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measure more than one target behavior

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Benefits of multiple baseline design

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appropriate where treatment may cause long-term change and where removal is unethical

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Limits of multiple baseline design

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more complex design, when used on same person effects may generalize across settings / behavior

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Changing criterion design

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effect of a treatment is demonstrated by how closely the behavior matches a criterion that is systematically altered (gradually change over time)

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Operational definition

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turning a concept of interest into a measured or manipulated variable

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A good operational definition will be (3)

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objective, clear, and complete

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What are the three measures of time?

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duration, speed, latency

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Duration

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want to increase or decrease the length of time a behavior occurs

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Speed

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want to increase or decrease the time to complete a task (clear beginning and end)

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Latency

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want to increase or decrease time to begin a task

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What are the two measures of frequency?

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rate of response, and number of errors

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Rate of response

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number of responses (behaviors) in a given period

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Number of errors

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count of incorrect responses within a given period / task

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What are the two measures of proportion?

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interval recording and time-sample recording

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What is the purpose of measures of proportion?

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to assess proportion of measured time where a behavior occurs, used when impractical or inefficient to record all instances of behavior

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Interval recording

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intervals are consecutive

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Time-sample recording

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intervals are non-consecutive

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Variable

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a characteristic of a person, place, or thing that can change over time from one situation to another

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Functional relationship

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the relationship between changes in an IV and changes in a DV

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Stimulus

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something in the environment with the potential to influence behavior

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Appetitive stimuli

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an event that an organism will seek out

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Aversive stimuli

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an event an organism will avoid

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Motivating operations

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any procedure that affects appetitiveness or aversiveness of an event

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Establishing operation

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increases appetitiveness of an event

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Deprivation

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prolonged absence of an event to increase appetitiveness

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Abolishing operation

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decreases appetitiveness of an event

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Satiation

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prolonged exposure of an event to decrease appetitiveness

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Response

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behavior, usually the DV, can be internal or external

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Overt behavior

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has the potential to be directly observed by others

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Covert Behavior

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can be perceived only by the person performing behavior

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