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Measurement and Experimental Design Flashcards

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Term used to describe when an intervention has gone through rigorous, high quality experimentation and has been considered to be of value for specific individuals and/or behaviors of interest

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evidence based practice

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A term synonymous with “intervention”

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independent variable

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A term synonymous with “behavior”

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dependent variable

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Is considered high when there is clear experimental control

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internal validity

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When this is demonstrated, we have verified that there is a functional relation between the independent and dependent variables - that is, that the change in the dependent variable (behavior) is causally (functionally) related to the implementation of the independent variable

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experimental control

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Visually demonstrated (through visual analysis of the graphed data) control of the behavior by the intervention

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functional relation

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Means “consistency” of an experiment

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reliability

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Means “accuracy” of an experiment

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validity

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A term referring to the replication of the same or similar results from an experiment; in other words, the degree to which findings have generality across studies

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external validity

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Refers to a socially significant behavior of interest/focus of research

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social validity

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Basic experiment examining whether an intervention is effective at changing (increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest

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demonstration

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Experiment examining which of two or more interventions are more effective at changing (increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest

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comparison question

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Experiment examining what parts of a package intervention are needed for changing (increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest

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component analysis question

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Experiment examining how much of an intervention is needed to be effective at changing(increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest

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parametric analysis question

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Carrying out a series of studies on one’s own research or carrying out the exact or expanding on the research of others

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systematic replication

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“an investigator’s attempts to repeat an experimental effect with the same participant”

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intra-participant direct replication

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“an investigator’s attempts to repeat an experimental effect across participants in the same study”

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inter-participant direct replication

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A clear and obvious change in the dependent variable either when an independent variable is introduced or removed during experimentation

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demonstration of effect

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In the research question, “will a telehealth parent coaching procedure increase vocal manding for toddlers with speech delays?” ______________is the Dependent Variable

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vocal manding

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In the research question, ““will a telehealth parent coaching procedure increase vocal manding for toddlers with speech delays?”, ______________is the Independent Variable

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parent coaching

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Behavior analysts achieve this when they describe the target in observable and measurable terms.

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operational definition

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This measurement method involves counting the number behaviors one observes.

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frequency

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This measurement of behavior involves recording how long a behavior lasts.

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duration

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This measurement of behavior involves recording the length of time between some antecedent stimuli or cue and the onset of the behavior.

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latency

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This recording method involves recording the length of time from the offset of one behavior and the onset of the next behavior.

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inter-response time

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This measurement method involves scoring the behavior as occurring if it happens at any point during an interval.

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partial interval recording

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This measurement method involves scoring the behavior as occurring if it happens the entire length of an interval.

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whole interval recording

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This measurement method involves scoring the behavior as occurring if it is happening at the end of an interval.

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momentary time sampling

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This is a variation on Momentary Time Sampling that involves counting the number of students in a classroom engaged in a target behavior at the designated time in the interval.

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PLA-CHECK

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This test for reliability is conducted through comparing recorded data of two independent observers, using specific formulas based on type.

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interobserver agreement

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This recording method requires identification of the number of sessions required to achieve mastery of the target skill or behavior.

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trials to criterion

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The slope or direction of a data series within a condition.

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trend

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The degree to which behavior change is observed as soon as the intervention is introduced.

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immediacy of change

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The horizontal axis on a graph.

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abscissa (x axis)

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The vertical axis on which the dependent variable is depicted.

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ordinate (y axis)

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A between conditions analysis of the values of data in one condition that are the same as those in an adjacent condition.

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overlap

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A method of identifying the trend in highly variable data.

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split middle

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Used to calculate overlap.

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percentage of non-overlapping data

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A within conditions pattern meaning the range of values; the opposite of stability.

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variability

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The extent to which data patterns in one condition are similar to data patterns in similar conditions.

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consistency

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A within conditions pattern described as high, moderate, or low; an indication of the amount of the behavior that occurs

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level

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A design which requires one non-reversible behavior and compares two interventions, with multiple sets of behaviors using a multiple probe, time-lagged fashion.

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parallel treatments

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A design which requires one reversible behavior and compares two or more interventions

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alternating treatments

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The method used to determine functional relation/experimental control in a Multi-Element/Alternating Treatments Design.

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differentiation

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This occurs when concerns about sequencing or carryover effects occur during multi-element/alternating treatments designs.

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multi-treatment interference

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A design which requires one non-reversible behavior and compares two interventions to two or more interventions, each assigned to a specific set of behaviors of equal difficulty.

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adapted alternating treatments

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True or false: multi-element/alternating treatment designs require baseline

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false

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True or false: a “best alone” or “best treatment” phase is required in Multi-element/alternating treatment designs

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false

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true or false: A Multi-Element/Alternating Treatment design can include only a baseline and comparison phase.

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true

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true or false: A Multi-Element/Alternating Treatment design can include only a comparison phase and a best treatments/best alone phase.

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true

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true or false: A Multi-Element/Alternating Treatment design cannot only include a comparison phase.

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false

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