JPG Chapter 10 Vocab

Question 1

A repeating pattern of local variability, often involving sequences of increasing and decreasing trends.

Answer 1

cyclic variability

Question 2

A measure of variability defined by the highest and lowest values in a data set.

Answer 2

range

Question 3

A pattern of responding that shows relatively little variation in the dimension(s) of interest over some period of time.

Answer 3

steady state

Question 4

An approach to making comparisons between the effects of two conditions on a target behavior that involves repeatedly measuring an individual’s responding under each condition. It is essential for assessing and managing extraneous influences in order to get stable patterns of responding that represent the full effects of each condition

Answer 4

steady-state strategy

Question 5

A pattern of responding involving change from one steady state to a different steady state.

Answer 5

transition state

Question 6

A pattern of responding involving a deviation from a steady state that ends in a return to the same steady state.

Answer 6

transitory state

Question 7

A relatively consistent change in the data in a single direction.

Answer 7

trend