Task List D Flashcards
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
Experimental Designs
A behavior plan with many IV’s at the same time
AKA: Behavior Package
Treatment Package
Most experiments in ABA
Single Subjects Design
The target behavior of interest, being measured in an experiment
AKA: Target Behavior
Dependent Variable (DV)
The particular aspect of the environment that is manipulated to assess whether it effects the target behavior
AKA: Treatment Intervention
Independent Variable (IV)
A pattern of target behavior responding with minor variations over time
Steady State responding
4 patterns of baseline data
Descending Baseline
Ascending Baseline
Variable Baseline
Stable Baseline
3 parts of baseline logic
Prediction
Verification
Replication
The projected result of a presently unknown measurement to be determined in the future
Prediction
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
Affirmation of the consequent
When the effectiveness of the IV is proven by removing the IV, and the behavior returns to baseline values
Verification
When you reintroduce the IV and the results are similar to previous outcomes in the previous treatment conditions
Replication
Single subject experimental designs
Multiple Baseline
Changing Criterion
Reversal
Multielement
The IV is implemented in a staggered fashion across behaviors, settings or subjects
Multiple Baseline Design
2 or more different behaviors for the same subject
Multiple baseline across behaviors
1 behavior is targeted for 2 (or more) different settings/conditions
Multiple Baseline across settings
1 target behavior for 2 or more subjects in the same setting
Multiple baseline across subjects
Staggered measurement or probes (i.e. single data points) are collected instead of systematic concurrent data in the baseline phase
Multiple Probe Design
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.
Changing Criterion Design
Any experimental design in which responding is reversed to a level of obtained in a [previous condition
AKA: Withdrawal design, ABAB, BAB
Reversal Design
Possible confounding variables when reversal designs are used to compare 2 or more IV’s
Sequence Effects
When a behavior can’t be unlearned and, therefore, cannot return to baseline level after the IV
Irreversibility
Problems avoided by multielement design
Irreversibility
Sequence Effects
Unstable Data
A type of experiment in which you manipulate the value of the IV to see its effects on your clients DV
Parametric Analysis
An experiment in which you examine each component (all the IV’s) within your client’s treatment package
Component Analysis
Compares 2 or more IVs to assess which IV is the most effective
Comparative Anlysis
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
Internal Validity
Any uncontrolled factor known or suspected to exert influence on the DV that is unexpected and not considered in planning
Confounding Variable
The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other settings, behaviors or subjects
External Validity
Assuming the IV effected the DV (but it actually didn’t)
AKA: False positive
Type 1 error
Assuming the IV didn’t impact the DV (but it did)
AKA: False Negative
Type 2 Error
