Unit 10 Quiz

Question 1

The three fundamental properties of behavior illustrated on a graph include:

Answer 1

Level, trend, variability

Question 2

Graphs are considered a __________ that helps the practitioner or experimenter interpret the results of a study or treatment.

Answer 2

Judgmental aid

Question 3

Science enables understanding at these three levels:

Answer 3

Description, prediction, and control

Question 4

The highest level of scientific understanding is:

Answer 4

Experimental control

Question 5

__________ refers to the arrangement of conditions in a study so that meaningful comparisons of the effects of the independent variable can be made.

Answer 5

Experimental design

Question 6

Which statement is true?

Answer 6

All experiments in ABA include at least one behavior and at least one treatment or intervention condition.

Question 7

What is the minimally acceptable level of interobserver agreement in research?

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

In behavior modification, a research design involves:

Answer 8

B and C:

Treatment implementation and replication

Question 9

A researcher records a child’s crying behavior when the child is at school and when the child is at home and provides treatment at school then at home. The researcher is using a(n) _____________ design.

Answer 9

Multiple-baseline across settings

Question 10

The two variables represented on a graph are:

Answer 10

Time and behavior

Question 11

Which of the following is not necessary for a graph to be complete?

Answer 11

Behavior change

Question 12

In behavior modification, a research design is used to:

Answer 12

Determine if the treatment changed the behavior

Question 13

An A-B design does not demonstrate a functional relationship between the treatment and the target behavior because there is no:

Answer 13

Replication

Question 14

A researcher records the hair-pulling behavior of three different children in a classroom and implements treatment at a different time for each child. The researcher is using a(n) _____________ design.

Answer 14

Multiple-baseline across subjects

Question 15

A researcher demonstrates that receiving gold stickers for completing math problems increases the number of problems that a student finishes. The researcher has demonstrated a _____________ relationship between receiving gold stickers and completing math problems.

Answer 15

Functional

Question 16

What are some considerations for the appropriateness of the changing-criterion design?

Answer 16

B and C:

b. Only one target behavior is required.
c. Changing-criterion design is for use with behaviors that are already in student’s repertoire and that lend themselves to step-wise modification.

Question 17

What is a social concern with using a reversal design?

Answer 17

Participants do not want the intervention to be withdrawn.

Question 18

When using a multiple-baseline design, how would one decide when to implement the independent variable?

Answer 18

When baseline data are stable.