Unit 1 Flashcards
any defined, observable, and measurable bx, which is the focus of analysis and intervention.
Target Behavior
the quantitative results of deliberate, planned and usually controlled observation
data
singular form of the term data
datum
characteristics of response definitions
objective
clear
complete
considerations in response definitions
responses vs. episodes which responses to group together and which to separate attempts vs. threats (but NEVER intent) intensity and/or severity duration latency topographical or functional
types of response definitions
topographical
functional
a response definition that “include specific information clearly identifying the target behavior, and the antecedents and/or the consequences associated with its occurrence.”
functional response definition
a response definition that “only describes the behavior in terms of what it looks like.”
topographical response definition
“a change in the environment produced by a behavior that lasts long enough for measurement to take place.”
permanent products
“directly measure a dimensional quantity of behavior
continuous (direct) response measures
measure a dimensionless quantity of behavior
discontinuous response measures
types of continuous response measures
- event recording (frequency recording)
- latency recording
- duration recording (per occurrence or total)
- IRT recording
A continuous (direct) response measure which measures rate.
event recording (frequency recording)
a continuous (direct) response measure which measures latency.
latency recording
a continuous (direct) response measure which measures duration.
duration recording
types of duration recording
duration per occurrence
total duration
a continuous (direct) response measure which measures IRT
IRT recording
types of discontinuous (indirect) response measures
- percent occurrence (and % correct)
- trials to criterion
- discrete categorization (coding)
- partial interval recording
- whole interval recording
- momentary time sampling
- PLACHECK
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measures the % of times a target behavior occurs when an opportunity is presented for its occurrence
percent occurrence
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measures the number of consecutive opportunities to respond, required to achieve a performance standard.
trials to criterion
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which responses are classified into discrete categories (eg severity codes, duration codes, independence codes, etc.), and a percentage of these response categories is obtained
discrete categorization (coding)
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measures the percentage of intervals in which a target behavior occurred at any time during an interval
partial interval recording
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measures the percentage of intervals in which a target response occurred for the total duration of an interval
whole interval recording
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measures the percentage of interval in which a target response was occurring at the end of an interval
momentary time sampling
a discontinuous (indirect) response measure which measure the percentage of individuals that were engaged in a target response at the end of an interval of time
PLACHECK (Planned Activity Check)
considerations in selecting response measures
- which dimensions are you interested in?
- what are the logistics involved in collecting data (e.g., where is the data going to be collected, who is going to collect data, etc.)
the coefficient of agreement between two or more independent observers
inter-observer agreement (reliability) (IOA)
formulas to calculate inter-observer agreement
- (smaller/larger) x100
- (agreements/agreements+ disagreements) x 100
acceptable IOA measure
at least 80%
how to establish adequate inter-observer agreement
- good response definitions
- train observers
- test observer agreement
- frequent observer evaluation
a fundamental quality of a phenomenon
property
a quantifiable aspect of a property
dimensional quantity
fundamental properties of bx
- temporal locus
- temporal extent
- repeatability
- the combination of temporal locus and temporal extent
dimensional quantities of behavior
- latency
- duration
- countability
- inter-response time
- rate
- celeration (acceleration or deceleration)
a response occurs in time in relation to a preceding environmental event.
fundamental property of bx
temporal locus
a response occupies time
fundamental property of bx
temporal extent
a response can reoccur
fundamental property of bx
repeatability
the amount of time between a stimulus and a response
dimensional quantity of behavior
latency
the amount of time between the beginning and the end of the response cycle
dimensional quantity of behavior
duration
the number of responses or the number of cycles of the response class
dimensional quantity of behavior
countability (frequency)
the time between two successive responses; usually, the time elapsed between the end of a response cycle and the beginning of the next response cycle
dimensional quantity of behavior
Inter-response time (IRT)
the ratio of the number of responses over some period of time
dimensional quantity of behavior
rate
changes in rate over time. usually, increases (acceleration) or decreases (deceleration) in rate over time.
dimensional quantity of behavior
celeration
the consistency of measurement
reliability
the extent to which data obtained from measurement are directly relevant to the target behavior of interest and to the reason(s) for measuring it
validity
Which type of measure is best for recording an individual asking appropriate follow up questions?
percent occurrence
Which type of measure is best for measuring hand flapping behavior?
duration recording
Which type of measure is being used when event recording of a restricted operant is converted into a percent?
percent occurrence
