Unit 1 (video 2) ASRs

Question 1

Assessment scope refers to the ____ of information.

Assessment fidelity refers to the ______ of information.

Answer 1

RANGE; ACCURACY

Question 2

What feature of behavioral assessment is concerned with the reliability and validity of results?

Answer 2

Fidelity - Fidelity refers to the accuracy of information gathered in assessment, which is similar to validity in that the focus is on the degree to which the results obtained relate to the relevant behavior, and reliability in that the focus is on the consistency of the assessment method to produce the same results.

Question 3

Is accuracy confirmed when multiple measures return the same result?

Answer 3

No. - This describes reliability of measurement. Accuracy is the closeness of a measured value to a known standard value.

Question 4

Assessments that are higher in fidelity tend to be ____ in scope.

Answer 4

Narrower. - Scope refers to the range of information gathered and degree of focus on the issue in an assessment. Fidelity refers to the accuracy of information gathered in an assessment. An assessment that is narrower in scope means there is a small range of information gathered on only one or very few behaviors and environmental variables within that assessment, which increases the accuracy of the information collected—it is considered a reliable and valid measure of behavior and environmental events.

Question 5

Assessments that are broad in scope tend to be _____ in fidelity.

Answer 5

Lower. - Scope refers to the range of information gathered and degree of focus on the issue in an assessment. Fidelity refers to the accuracy of information gathered in an assessment. An assessment that is broad in scope means there is a wide range of information gathered on many behaviors and environmental variables within that assessment, which decreases or lowers the accuracy of that information collected—it is not considered a reliable and valid measure of behavior and environmental events.

Question 6

Which are behavioral assessments of client needs?

Answer 6

Skills assessments, preference assessments, functional assessments. - Skills assessments are behavioral assessments designed to identify a client’s skill strengths as well as skill deficits. Preference assessments are behavioral assessments that help to identify client preferences, which are then subsequently assessed in reinforcer assessments to determine if the identified preferences function as reinforcers. Functional assessments are behavior assessments designed to identify problem behavior and the environmental variables that maintain such behavior. Personality inventories and diagnostic observation schedules are not behavior-analytic in nature.