Psy 417 Test 2 Flashcards
1
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3 primary reasons to assess agreement
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- For consistency
- Minimizes biases
- When agreement is high we know that the behavior is well defined
2
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Agreement vs. accuracy
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Agreement- how well the data from separate observers corresponds
Accuracy- whether the observers data reflect the actual performance
3
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Multiple baseline contributions
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- shows that the intervention changed the behavior without having to reverse the intervention. It also can be used to change multiple behaviors within one study
4
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Limitations to MBL
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- Changing one behavior can influence change in another behavior.
- across setting, sometimes generalization from a behavior can occur
- across individuals- if individuals are allowed to watch then it can influence their behavior.
- prolonged baseline. Ethical
5
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Characteristics of changing criterion design
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- one baseline phase
- when behavior meets criterion the next phase begins
- behavior improves in increments
6
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Major contributions of changing criterion
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- used to increase non existing behaviors or lowing a behavior
- uses sub phases
- exercising example
7
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Limitations of CC
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- if the behavior increases to quickly then this throws out the control
- the control of the experiment is based on whether the behavior meets the exact criterion.
8
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3 Guidelines for CC
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- Proceed gradually. Slower is better.
- Each change needs to be large enough to show a noticeable change in behavior. More exact behavior is to criteria the better
- Can be different sizes
9
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Rationale for multiple element
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To show how clients perform differently during specific treatment conditions. (Teaching new sight words with different methods). Happens during same phase.
10
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Problems with multiple treatment
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- Omitting baseline- if the treatments don’t show any difference between each other then there is no way to know if they both worked or both didn’t work.
- Type of interventions- has to fit around behaviors that can shift rapidly
- Discriminability of the interventions: client needs to show that they see a difference between the interventions.
- # of interventions- more interventions= more time
- Multiple treatment interference- one treatment might be influenced by the others