Observation & Measurement SAFMEDS 1 Flashcards
behavior
response or activity
response
responsive MC
movement cycle
one countable action
activity
a series of behaviors
task
activity has result
event
a change to conditions
conditions
environmental state
environment
physical space and objects
contingency
an if-then relationship
learning
celeration
learning produces:
retention
inner behavior
covert
outer behavior
overt
free operant behavior
no rate constraint
learning channel
sense/action pair
Dead Person’s Test
if a dead person can do it, it isn’t behavior
frequency (natural science)
count per time
common rate unit of measurement
responses per min
celeration
count per time per time
common celeration unit of measurement
count per min per week
percent correct
number correct per total
latency
time from stimulus to response
response duration
elapsed time
dependent variable
what you measure
independent variable
what you manipulate
observation
watch n’ record events
permanent product
long-lasting effects
use chart to:
monitor behavior
topography
response form
time between 2 responses
IRT
evaluate measurement accuracy
calibration
record activity during time interval
time sampling
mark if activity occurred for entire time interval
whole interval recording
mark if activity occurred for any part of interval
partial interval recording
cumulative record shows
running total of responses
equal interval graph scale
add-subtract
bar graph name
histogram
line graph compares
2 variables
SCC Y-axis scale
multiply-divide
to measure activity use
percent of intervals
phase
experimental condition
phase change line shows
change to IV
fill-the-frame graph
change axis so dots fill grid
fill-the-frame problem
falsely magnifies effects
y-axis
vertical
x-axis
horizontal
datum point far from other data points
outlier
slope of data points on chart
trend
scatterplot shows
correlation
phase before IV manipulation
baseline
phase when IV is being manipulated
intervention
observed values reflect true values
accuracy
data are relevant to behavior
valid
repeated measured yield same values
reliability
IOA indicates
believability
fix and improve measurement system
calibration
vertical spread in data
variability
where data converge on y-axis
level
unintendend change to measuring over time
observer drift
data are trustworthy
believable
measure behavior itself
direct
measure something else, not behavior
indirect
continuous measurement can detect
all responses
discontinuous measurement detects
some responses
repeatability dimension
countability
temporal extent
behavior takes time
temporal locus
point in time
treatment integrity
implement IV as planned
