Lecture 2 - Measuring behaviour Flashcards
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What are two formal ways of measuring behaviour?
- Continuous recording
- Interval recording
How would we measure the reliability of rate data?
Inter observe reliability
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What is the main way that you can increase inter observer reliability?
By having a really precisely defined target behaviour.
What is a simple frequency graph?
A graph in which each data point indicates the number of times a behaviour occurred over a period of time.
What is a cumulative frequency graph?
A graph in which each data point indicates the total number of times the behaviour has occurred up to that point in time.
What is a single case experimental design?
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What is a baseline period?
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What is an ABAB reversal design?
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What is a multiple baseline design?
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What is an alternate treatment design?
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Describe an A-B design method
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Describe the Dadarrio et al. (2007) study that uses an A-B design.
Critically analyse the study
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Describe the Krentz et al (2016) study that uses the A-B-A-B reversal design.
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Describe a multiple baseline design method.
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Describe the Gordon & Cautela (1988) study that used a multiple baseline design method.
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Describe an alternating treatment design method.
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Describe the Hua et al. (2020) study that used an alternating treatment design.
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Describe an ecological momentary assessment.
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Define “continuous recording”
Recording each and every occurrence of a target behaviour within a given period.
Define “interval recording”
Recording whether a behaviour occurs during each of a series of short intervals within an observation period.
Define “inter-observer reliability”
Inter observer reliability: a measure of the degree of agreement in data tallies made by two or more observers.
