Chapter 5 - Experimental Designs Flashcards
If the teacher introduced Old West material to Bernie in his history and literature classes at the same time and compared his performance using the regular material, the teacher would be using which single-subject design? A(n) __________ design.
comparison
Observing Jane’s grades on math homework, before during, and after she has had a tutor is a strong research design because it can rule out __________ explanations of any improvements in her grades during the times she had a tutor.
alternative
The multiple-baseline design gets its name from the fact that the researcher finds baselines for [a] (how many) or more behaviors. However, be sure to remember that the definition also requires that the treatment be introduced for each baseline at [b] times.
2; different
The record of a behavior prior to some attempt to change it is called a(n) __________.
baseline
Suppose that three people have been annoying you. If this week you ask the first one to stop annoying you, next week the second one, and a week later the third one, you would be using a(n) __________ design.
multiple baseline
Palmer and associates (1977) measured electrical usage for a time period when not giving them cost information, for a period of time while giving it, and for a period of time after no longer giving them the information. They used what single-subject experimental design? __________ design
reversal
Frank had a behavioral definition for acting sexy. He observed that Bud didn’t come close to meeting the definition. He asked five of his girlfriends to rate Bud’s sexiness. They rated him low! When Bud complained that he couldn’t get any dates, Frank told him how to act. Frank observed that Bud was doing what he suggested. Frank again asked five of his girlfriends to rate the sexiness of new Bud. They rated him high! Frank was trying to establish the __________ of his behavioral definition for acting sexy.
social validity
Marie’s dorm observed the amount of cleaning that she did for a period of time. They then assigned a specific job to her for another period of time. Finally, they relieved her of that job for a time. They used what single-subject design to study the effect of giving her a specific job? A(n) __________ design
reversal
The problem with asking people to tell us about their own behavior is that their reports are often __________ or of unknown accuracy.
inaccurate
In a simple comparison design, we compare the rate of a behavior during two periods of time called the [a] and the [b] conditions.
baseline; treatment
Name the conditions in a reversal design *short answer question
baseline, treatment, reversal
If two students measure the amount of times that another student, Nate, dominates the discussion before trying to get him to change, their agreement is a measure of the __________ of these data.
reliability
Comparing a baseline condition with the treatment condition is called a(n) __________ design.
comparison
Dave observed the cleaning behavior of his children. If he started giving cookies for a clean room to one of them after one week, to the second one after two weeks, and to the third one after weeks, he would be using what single-subject design? __________ design
multiple baseline
Professor Brainbuster based his lectures on the test “Moldy History” for five weeks and found most students sleeping. He then based his lectures on the new text “Hip History” and found that most students stayed awake. he used a(n) ___________ design.
comparison
