Unit 2

Question 1

In Behavior Analysis data is:

Answer 1

Graphed (charted)

Question 2

standard celeration chart

Answer 2

fit all bx’s in one chart

no change in y-axis

length of observation taken into account

Question 2

relatively simple visual formats for displaying data

Answer 2

graph

Question 2

used for summarizing and comparing data for different groups of subjects and/or different conditions

Answer 2

bar graph (histogram)

Question 3

“A type of graph on which the cumulative number of responses emitted is represented on the vertical axis; the steeper the slope of the data path, the greater the response rate.”

Answer 3

cumulative record

Question 3

What is this?

Answer 3

Scatter Plot

Question 4

a data collection form for problem behavior and the intervals of time behaviors occurred. it provides a graphic display of data in a grid format. it is used to identify patterns of responding in natural settings

Answer 4

scatter plot

Question 5

Types of Graphs

Answer 5

1. bar graph
2. cumulative record
3. equal interval line
4. semi-logarithmic

(standard celeration)

Question 6

bar graphs

Answer 6

summarize and compare data for groups/conditions

Question 6

data points

Answer 6

individual value of the DV

Question 6

uses of equal-interval line graphs

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• track client’s progress
• evaluate effectiveness of interventions
• present results of functional analyses

Question 8

considerations during visual analysis of data

Answer 8

number of data points

level and mean shift

variability

trend

Question 9

horizontal axis

Answer 9

passage of time

whole units

Question 10

“A two-dimensional graph with a logarithmic schaled y axis so that equal distances on the vertical axis represent changes in behavior that are of equal proportions

Answer 10

semi-logarithmic graph

Question 12

phase change line

Answer 12

major changes in interventions or environemental events

Question 12

Answer 12

Bar graph (histogram)

Question 13

equal interval line

Answer 13

• each point represents a relationship between two dimensions,
• most commonly used,
• evaluates treatment effectiveness

Question 14

vertical axis

Answer 14

represents target behavior/dependent variable

Question 15

variability

Answer 15

changes within phases

Question 15

Changes in an intervention should be denoted by a __, while changes in the parameters of an intervention should be denoted by a __.

Answer 15

Phase change line (solid line); Condition change line (dotted line).


Question 16

Graph type?

Answer 16

Equal-Interval line graph

Question 17

interpreting graphs

Answer 17

did a significant change in one of the dimensions of the target behavior occur between one phase/condition and the next?

was the change due to manipulation? how certain are we?

Question 17

“the overal direction taken by the data path”

Answer 17

trend

Question 19

the value on the vertical axis scale around which a set of behavioral measures converge (mean or median).

Answer 19

level

Question 21

cumulative record

Answer 21

developed by skinner; primary means of data collection and analysis in EAB labs

Question 22

Graphic display used to summarize and compare groups of data. The values on! the horizontal (x) axis are discrete.

Answer 22

bar graph

Question 23

used to compare sets of data which are not related to one another by a common underlying dimension by which the horizontal axis can be scaled. That is the data are discrete.

Answer 23

bar graph (histogram)

Question 25

“A device that automatically draws cumulative records (graphs) that show the rate of response in real time; each time a response is emitted, a pen moves upward across paper that continuously moves at a constant speed.”

Answer 25

cumulative recorder

Question 26

Graphic display used to compare changes in behavior across phases and/or conditions. The vertical (y) axis consists of an add-subtract scale.

Answer 26

equal-interval line graph

Question 27

Visual Analysis

Answer 27

evaluation of an experimental manipulation

Question 28

Graphic display used to compare changes in rate over time (celeration). The vertical (y) axis consists of a multiply divide scale.

Answer 28

semi-logarithmic graph

Question 29

types of graphic displays

Answer 29

• bar graph (histogram)
• cumulative record
• equal-interval line graph
• semi-logarithmic graph

Question 31

“The evaluation of an experimental or clinical manipulation via visual inspection of graphed data.”

Answer 31

Visual analysis (criterion by inspection)

Question 32

trend

Answer 32

directionality of data points; best fit line

Question 33

In equal-interval line graphs and semi- logarithmic graphs, the passage of time is represented in the ___, while the values of behavior are represented in the ___.

Answer 33

Horizontal (x) axis; Vertical (y) axis!

Question 35

graph

Answer 35

visual format for displaying data; major tool for communicating ABA results

Question 36

Graph type?

Answer 36

cummulative record

Question 37

a type of graph “based on a caresian plane… Any point within the plane represents a specific relation between the two dimensions described by the intersecting lines.

it is the most common for displaying data in ABA

Answer 37

equal-interval line graph

Question 39

Graphic display in which data are graphed cumulatively. The slope of the line indicates rate of responding.

Answer 39

cumulative record

Question 40

Ways of displaying data

Answer 40

• Embedded in a text
• Displayed in a table (in summary form).
• Graphed (charted)

Question 41

graph type?

Answer 41

Semi-Logarithmic Graph

Question 42

“the extent to which measure of behavior under the same environmental conditions diverge from one another”

Answer 42

variability