D01 Distinguish Between Dependent & Independent Variables Part 1

Question 1

Which may be an extraneous variable with respect to evaluating a reinforcement procedure to increase appropriate interactions?

Answer 1

A different child in the classroom

Question 2

A researcher observed that client SIB frequency was higher when staff ignored her than when they attended to her. What type of analysis did the researcher perform?

Answer 2

Correlational

Question 3

A researcher observed that some subjects preferred working under positive reinforcement when the response rate requirement was high and negative reinforcement when it was low. What type of analysis did the researcher perform?

Answer 3

Correlational

Question 4

A subject serving as his own control means

Answer 4

That each participant’s behavior is measured repeatedly.

Question 5

Science is best characterized as a set of methodologies that seeks

Answer 5

Relationships between natural phenomena

Question 6

Experimental control requires

Answer 6

All the above:
Measurement of the target behavior.
Measurement of a dependent variable.
Controlling extraneous variables.
Repeated presentation of an independent variable

Question 7

A subject serving as his own control means that the basis for comparison is between

Answer 7

Different experimental conditions

Question 8

Which may be an extraneous variable with respect to evaluating a reinforcement procedure to increase appropriate peer interactions?

Answer 8

The target child breaking his leg

Question 9

Experimental control requires

Answer 9

Repeated presentation of an intervention

Controlling extraneous variables

Question 10

A researcher observed each subject’s preference for completing a task under positive or negative reinforcement conditions as he repeatedly altered the response rate requirement. What type of analysis did the researcher perform?

Answer 10

Experimental

Question 11

A researcher observed that client SIB occurred when staff ignored her. What type of analysis did the researcher perform?

Answer 11

Descriptive

Question 12

A researcher assumed that subjects would prefer to work under positive reinforcement when the response rate requirement was high and negative reinforcement when it was low. What type of analysis did the researcher perform?

Answer 12

Hypothetical