Task List D

Question 1

The specific arrangement of conditions in a study that are created to compare relevant relations of the effects of the IV’s presence, absence, or different values

Answer 1

Experimental Designs

Question 2

A behavior plan with many IV’s at the same time

AKA: Behavior Package

Answer 2

Treatment Package

Question 3

Most experiments in ABA

Answer 3

Single Subjects Design

Question 4

The target behavior of interest, being measured in an experiment
AKA: Target Behavior

Answer 4

Dependent Variable (DV)

Question 5

The particular aspect of the environment that is manipulated to assess whether it effects the target behavior
AKA: Treatment Intervention

Answer 5

Independent Variable (IV)

Question 6

A pattern of target behavior responding with minor variations over time

Answer 6

Steady State responding

Question 7

4 patterns of baseline data

Answer 7

Descending Baseline
Ascending Baseline
Variable Baseline
Stable Baseline

Question 8

3 parts of baseline logic

Answer 8

Prediction
Verification
Replication

Question 9

The projected result of a presently unknown measurement to be determined in the future

Answer 9

Prediction

Question 10

When the responding changes with the presentation of the IV, what is shown is that the IV is, in fact, controlling the behavior (DV), showing a functional relationship between the IV and the DV

Answer 10

Affirmation of the consequent

Question 11

When the effectiveness of the IV is proven by removing the IV, and the behavior returns to baseline values

Answer 11

Verification

Question 12

When you reintroduce the IV and the results are similar to previous outcomes in the previous treatment conditions

Answer 12

Replication

Question 13

Single subject experimental designs

Answer 13

Multiple Baseline
Changing Criterion
Reversal
Multielement

Question 14

The IV is implemented in a staggered fashion across behaviors, settings or subjects

Answer 14

Multiple Baseline Design

Question 15

2 or more different behaviors for the same subject

Answer 15

Multiple baseline across behaviors

Question 16

1 behavior is targeted for 2 (or more) different settings/conditions

Answer 16

Multiple Baseline across settings

Question 17

1 target behavior for 2 or more subjects in the same setting

Answer 17

Multiple baseline across subjects

Question 18

Staggered measurement or probes (i.e. single data points) are collected instead of systematic concurrent data in the baseline phase

Answer 18

Multiple Probe Design

Question 19

An experimental design in which an initial baseline baseline phase is followed by a series of treatment phases, consisting of successive and gradually changing stepwise changes to criteria for which SR or punishment changes.

Answer 19

Changing Criterion Design

Question 20

Any experimental design in which responding is reversed to a level of obtained in a [previous condition
AKA: Withdrawal design, ABAB, BAB

Answer 20

Reversal Design

Question 21

Possible confounding variables when reversal designs are used to compare 2 or more IV’s

Answer 21

Sequence Effects

Question 22

When a behavior can’t be unlearned and, therefore, cannot return to baseline level after the IV

Answer 22

Irreversibility

Question 23

Problems avoided by multielement design

Answer 23

Irreversibility
Sequence Effects
Unstable Data

Question 24

A type of experiment in which you manipulate the value of the IV to see its effects on your clients DV

Answer 24

Parametric Analysis

Question 25

An experiment in which you examine each component (all the IV’s) within your client’s treatment package

Answer 25

Component Analysis

Question 26

Compares 2 or more IVs to assess which IV is the most effective

Answer 26

Comparative Anlysis

Question 27

The extent to which an experiment strongly shows that changes in a behavior are a direct results of the IV and not the result of some other uncontrolled/unknown variables

Answer 27

Internal Validity

Question 28

Any uncontrolled factor known or suspected to exert influence on the DV that is unexpected and not considered in planning

Answer 28

Confounding Variable

Question 29

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other settings, behaviors or subjects

Answer 29

External Validity

Question 30

Assuming the IV effected the DV (but it actually didn’t)

AKA: False positive

Answer 30

Type 1 error

Question 31

Assuming the IV didn’t impact the DV (but it did)

AKA: False Negative

Answer 31

Type 2 Error