Chapter 2 Research Methods: MEASUREMENT OF BEHAVIOUR

Question 1

Behavioural definitions should be ________ and ______

Answer 1

Objective

Unambiguous

Question 2

The force with which a person can squeeze a device that measure grip strength is s measure of ___________

Answer 2

Intensity

Question 3

How quickly a musician plays a musical piece from start to end is a measure of _______ whereas the number if hours the musical practises each week is a measure of _______ the amount of time it take a musician to commence playing following conductors cue to begin is a measure of _________

Answer 3

Speed
Duration
Latency

Question 4

The exact manner in which Jana lifts a dumbbell as presses it overhead is called the _______ of the behaviour

Answer 4

Topography

Question 5

The time it takes before a response begins in a measure of _________

Answer 5

Latency

Question 6

Number of fishes a persons catches within an hour is a measure of ________

Answer 6

Rate

Question 7

Recording whether Ashley hiccups during a continuous series of 5 mins time periods is an example ifc_________ recording whereas recording whether hiccuping occurs during a 5 min period at the start of each hour throughout the day is an example of _________-_________ recording

Answer 7

Interval

Time sample

Question 8

What is a cumulative recorder?

What does a flat line indicate?

What does a steep line indicate?

What does a shallow line indicate?

Answer 8

A device commonly used to measure ongoing rate of a behaviour

No

Fast

Slow

Question 9

How would you measure the rate of writing?

Answer 9

Number of words written per hour

Question 10

In interval recording procedure 2 observers agreed in whether Mika was being disruptive in class during 15/20 observed intervals

The level of inter observed reliability in this example is -% which is generally considered ______

Answer 10

75

In adequate

80% minimum acceptable level
90% preferred level