lecture 2

Question 1

what is topography

Answer 1

response of specific movements involved in the behaviour

ex. breaking down effective tackling into components

Question 2

what is frequency/rate

Answer 2

number of instances of behaviour

ex. frequency of practicing jumps/spins for a skiier

Question 3

duration

Answer 3

amount of time in a episode of behaviour

eg. time spent watching tv

Question 4

intensity/ magnitude

Answer 4

measure of force of behaviour

ex. decibels of voice, speed of ball throw

Question 5

define latency

Answer 5

time between behaviour cue and start of behaviour.

eg. being given a task and starting to work effectively

Question 6

what is stimulus control

Answer 6

correlation between occurence of event and response following

i.e.- always stop at red light = good stimulus control

Question 7

quality of bh?

Answer 7

subjective/ arbitrary, not it’s own characteristic, but a reinforcement of one or more of other characteristics

ex. quality of figure skating= well refined topography

Question 8

define behavioral assesment

Answer 8

procedures for collecting info to define and monitor target bh

Question 9

Indirect assesment ?

Answer 9

therapist / bh modifier cannot observe- so assess using questionairres, interviews, client self monitoring

Question 10

direct assesment

Answer 10

therapist can observe, is more accurate but only applies to overt bh

Question 11

what is functional assesment

Answer 11

directly assess effect of possible controlling variables on problem bh

abc - antecedant, bh, conseqeunce analysis

Question 12

experimental functional analysis

Answer 12

systemic manipulation of environmental events to experimentally test role as antecedent or conseqeunces

emphasis on function of bh

Question 13

hypothesis testing apporach

Answer 13

collect data , develop hypotheses, conduct functional analysis , implement intervention- (experimentally manipulate variables to test antecedants and consq)

Question 14

what kinds of things interfere with treatment accuracy

Answer 14

poor observer training, observer drift, poor data sheets, client reactivity, procedural issues

Question 15

inter observer reliability (ior/ioa)

Answer 15

degree to which two observers agreee after observing bh

Question 16

accurate data helps:

Answer 16

determine target bh
determine function of bh
identify causes and formulate treatent strategy

determine if theres been a change post intervention

recorded results can influence bh

Question 17

independant and dependant variable

Answer 17

measure of bh is DV
treatment is IV

bh depends on treatment

Question 18

internal validity

Answer 18

extent to which study demonstrates that IV caused change in DV

Question 19

external validity

Answer 19

extent to which findings can be generalized to other data , bh, settings etc

Question 20

AB design

Answer 20

baseline— treatment

recording at baseline, no intervention,

and recording post intervention

cannot rule out confounding variables

Question 21

abab

Answer 21

baseline treatment baseline treatment reversal replication

issues when to reverse, how long baseline

Question 22

multiple baselines across bh

Answer 22

establishing baseline for two or more behaviour, introduce treatment sequentially

Question 23

multiple base ax settings

Answer 23

establish baselines for bh across settings - x bh at home vs x behaviour at work

Question 24

ax people

Answer 24

baseline for different individuals

i.e. team sports- sequentially apply program to team mebers instead of all at once