Task List C Flashcards
Instances of response class occur repeatedly through time
Repeatability Measures
3 types of repeatability measures
Count
Rate
Celeration
of occurrences
Count
of occurrences in a given period of time
Rate
Changes in rate over time
Celeration
A derivative measures of occurrences, derived from the dimensional quantities
Derivative measures
Considered an occurrence measurement
Percentage
A measure of the # of response opportunities required to achieve a pre-specified level of performance criteria
Trials to criterion
Duration
Temporal Extent
Latency
Interresponse time
Temporal Locus
Length of time the behavior occurs from the onset to offset
Duration
Duration of time between the onset of a stimulus and initiation of a behavior
Latency
Duration of time that elapses between 2 consecutive instances of a behavior
Interresponse time (IRT)
Measurable and changeable dimension of behavior
Topography
Strength/force/intensity/severity of behavior
Magnitude
3 forms of time sampling procedures
Whole interval recording
Partial interval recording
Momentary time sampling
Record the presence of the behavior during the ENTIRE interval
Whole Interval Recording
Record the presence of the behavior at any time during the interval
Partial Interval Recording
Record the presence of the behavior at the end of the interval only
Momentary Time Sampling
3 indicators of trustworthy measurements
Validity
Accuracy
Reliability
Measurements that produce data that’s applicable and specific to the target behavior and why that behavior is being measured
Validity
Data that do not provide a meaningful representation of the behavior
Measurement Artifacts
When observed values=true values
Accuracy
Dependability of measurement
Reliability
When observers have shift/drift in how they interpret the operational definitions of the target behavior
Observer Drift
The degree which 2 or more observers report the same values when measuring the same thing
Interobserver Agreement (IOA)
The material with which you work to empirically guide you
Data
reveal relations between a series of measurements and relevant variables
Graphs
Graphs in which the distance between any 2 consecutive points on both the x-axis and y-axis are always the same
Equal-interval graphs
Most common graph in ABA
Line graph
Time passage and the presence, absence, or value of IV
Horizontal Axis
Put on the X-axis with equal spacing between them
Tic Marks
use for discontinuities in time
Scale break
The full range of values of the DV/the quantifiable aspect of the target behavior
Vertical Axis
Describe the dimensions of the X-axis and Y-axis
Axis Labels
The vertical lines drawn upward from the x-axis to show points in time at which changes in the IV-occurred
Condition Change Lines
3 purposes of graphs
Communicate
Assesses
IV/DV
A label written at the top and parallel to the x-axis, which describes the experimental conditions in effect during each phase of research
Condition Labels
A quantity recorded during a specific observation period
Data points
a straight line connecting successive data points
Data path
a short statement=identifies the IV and DV
Figure Caption
Used to display unrelated discrete sets of data with a common dimension
Bar Graph
2 types of cumulative record
Overall Response rate
Local response rate
an average rate of response over a given time period
Overall response rate
An average rate of response during periods of time smaller than that for which an overall response rate has been given
Local response rate
illustrates the relative distribution of each measure in your client’s data set
Scatter Plot
Standardized wat of charting and analyzing how frequency of the behavior changes over time
Standard celeration chart
Effects of treatment should be visually inspect able on a graph
Visual Analysis
4 fundamental properties of behavior change
Data points
Level
Trend
Variability
On a line graph, the degree to which data on the y-axis converge
Level
The degree to which data bounce around on a line graph
Variability
Overall directions taken by the data path on a line graph
Trend
