Observation & Measurement SAFMEDS 1

Question 1

behavior

Answer 1

response or activity

Question 2

response

Answer 2

responsive MC

Question 3

movement cycle

Answer 3

one countable action

Question 4

activity

Answer 4

a series of behaviors

Question 5

task

Answer 5

activity has result

Question 6

event

Answer 6

a change to conditions

Question 7

conditions

Answer 7

environmental state

Question 8

environment

Answer 8

physical space and objects

Question 9

contingency

Answer 9

an if-then relationship

Question 10

learning

Answer 10

celeration

Question 11

learning produces:

Answer 11

retention

Question 12

inner behavior

Answer 12

covert

Question 13

outer behavior

Answer 13

overt

Question 14

free operant behavior

Answer 14

no rate constraint

Question 15

learning channel

Answer 15

sense/action pair

Question 16

Dead Person’s Test

Answer 16

if a dead person can do it, it isn’t behavior

Question 17

frequency (natural science)

Answer 17

count per time

Question 18

common rate unit of measurement

Answer 18

responses per min

Question 19

celeration

Answer 19

count per time per time

Question 20

common celeration unit of measurement

Answer 20

count per min per week

Question 21

percent correct

Answer 21

number correct per total

Question 22

latency

Answer 22

time from stimulus to response

Question 23

response duration

Answer 23

elapsed time

Question 24

dependent variable

Answer 24

what you measure

Question 25

independent variable

Answer 25

what you manipulate

Question 26

observation

Answer 26

watch n' record events

Question 27

permanent product

Answer 27

long-lasting effects

Question 28

use chart to:

Answer 28

monitor behavior

Question 29

topography

Answer 29

response form

Question 30

time between 2 responses

Answer 30

IRT

Question 31

evaluate measurement accuracy

Answer 31

calibration

Question 32

record activity during time interval

Answer 32

time sampling

Question 33

mark if activity occurred for entire time interval

Answer 33

whole interval recording

Question 34

mark if activity occurred for any part of interval

Answer 34

partial interval recording

Question 35

cumulative record shows

Answer 35

running total of responses

Question 36

equal interval graph scale

Answer 36

add-subtract

Question 37

bar graph name

Answer 37

histogram

Question 38

line graph compares

Answer 38

2 variables

Question 39

SCC Y-axis scale

Answer 39

multiply-divide

Question 40

to measure activity use

Answer 40

percent of intervals

Question 41

phase

Answer 41

experimental condition

Question 42

phase change line shows

Answer 42

change to IV

Question 43

fill-the-frame graph

Answer 43

change axis so dots fill grid

Question 44

fill-the-frame problem

Answer 44

falsely magnifies effects

Question 45

y-axis

Answer 45

vertical

Question 46

x-axis

Answer 46

horizontal

Question 47

datum point far from other data points

Answer 47

outlier

Question 48

slope of data points on chart

Answer 48

trend

Question 49

scatterplot shows

Answer 49

correlation

Question 50

phase before IV manipulation

Answer 50

baseline

Question 51

phase when IV is being manipulated

Answer 51

intervention

Question 52

observed values reflect true values

Answer 52

accuracy

Question 53

data are relevant to behavior

Answer 53

valid

Question 54

repeated measured yield same values

Answer 54

reliability

Question 55

IOA indicates

Answer 55

believability

Question 56

fix and improve measurement system

Answer 56

calibration

Question 57

vertical spread in data

Answer 57

variability

Question 58

where data converge on y-axis

Answer 58

level

Question 59

unintendend change to measuring over time

Answer 59

observer drift

Question 60

data are trustworthy

Answer 60

believable

Question 61

measure behavior itself

Answer 61

direct

Question 62

measure something else, not behavior

Answer 62

indirect

Question 63

continuous measurement can detect

Answer 63

all responses

Question 64

discontinuous measurement detects

Answer 64

some responses

Question 65

repeatability dimension

Answer 65

countability

Question 66

temporal extent

Answer 66

behavior takes time

Question 67

temporal locus

Answer 67

point in time

Question 68

treatment integrity

Answer 68

implement IV as planned