Unit 2 - A Flashcards
Natural Sciences are characterized by:
X= Experimental analysis
Y= Inductive approach
Z=Standard measurement
a. X, Y, and Z
b. Both X and Z
c. X only
d. Both X and Y
a. X, Y, and Z
Which is an essential property of behavior?
X= Count
Y= Intrinsic
Z= Time
a. X only
b. Both X and Z
c. X, Y, and Z
d. Y only
b. Both X and Z
What is a characteristic of units of measurement in natural sciences?
a. Universal
b. Standard
c. All of these
d. Absolute
c. All of these
This type of responding can be emitted at any time:
a. Restricted operant
b. Free range
c. Fluent
d. Free operant
d. Free operant
The SCC is better at capturing human behavior, because changes in rates of human behavior are typically:
a. Linear
b. Qualitative
c. Both exponential and linear, depending on the response
d. Exponential
d. Exponential
A data point on the lowest horizontal line on the Daily SCC indicates that a behavior occurred ___ time(s) per day.
a. Zero
b. One
c. Ten
d. Less than zero
b. One
A celeration slope indicates changes in:
a. Rate over time
b. Percent correct over time
c. Time over count
d. Count over time
a. Rate over time
On the DAILY chart, thin vertical lines indicate:
a. Weeks
b. Hours
c. Days
d. Rate
c. Days
Thick vertical lines on the Daily Standard Celeration Chart represent:
a. Weeks
b. Sundays
c. Rates
d. Celerations
b. Sundays
The Standard Celeration Fan depicts ___ slopes.
a. Normative
b. Standard
c. Traditional
d. Goal
b. Standard
Moving up and down the y-axis of the SCC involves:
a. Either of these, depending on what is measured
b. Addition and subtraction
c. Multiplication and division
d. Neither of these
c. Multiplication and division
The y-axis on the right of the Standard Celeration Chart is used to depict:
a. Time periods
b. Celeration
c. Weeks
d. Count per minute
a. Time periods
The SCC has ___ counting cycles.
a. Nine
b. Six
c. Ten
d. One
b. Six
What is a potential problem with equal-interval line graphs?
a. The y-axis uses a multiply-divide ratio scale
b. Data displays are partially a function of the construction of the chart
c. The horizontal axis is a standard measure of time
d. Data points fall within the range of values along the vertical axis
b. Data displays are partially a function of the construction of the chart
Calibrating a start date on the SCC allows for all of the following, except:
a. Ease of interpretation
b. Ease of comparison
c. Standardization of the Counting Time Floors
d. Efficiency
c. Standardization of the Counting Time Floors
The Counting Time Floor is:
a. Where one response per minute is recorded
b. Always the same for all data
c. Where “zero” responses are recorded
d. The time spent recording the behavior
d. The time spent recording the behavior
The term, __________, refers to the small rectangular mark on a horizontal line on a Daily SCC which indicates the length of the period during which the behavior was measured (as indicated by the value of that horizontal line indicated on the right hand vertical axis):
a. Record Ceiling
b. Observation Window
c. Record Wall
d. Counting Time Floor
d. Counting Time Floor
A data point just below the Record Floor would indicate:
a. A negative frequency
b. An ignore day
c. A frequency of zero
d. The observation duration
c. A frequency of zero
If you are manipulating an aspect of the independent variable, a ___ line should be drawn to separate data paths.
a. Data
b. Horizontal
c. Phase change
d. Counting Time Floor
c. Phase change
The behavior floor reflects the number of:
a. Sessions
b. Minutes behavior can occur
c. Minutes of the observation
d. “No chance” minutes
b. Minutes behavior can occur
Susie has a 30-minute session for practicing matching picture cards, but Karen only tracks data on the last 10-minutes of the session. The behavior floor would be:
a. 30-minutes
b. 20-minutes
c. 40-minutes
d. 10-minutes
a. 30-minutes
The closer the counting time floor is to the behavior floor, the result will be:
a. Less no chance minutes
b. Less ignored minutes
c. More ignored minutes
d. More no chance minutes
b. Less ignored minutes
An increase in duration on a Standard Celeration Chart would be indicated by a pattern of slashes moving:
a. Down the vertical axis
b. Down the horizontal axis
c. Up the horizontal axis
d. Up the vertical axis
a. Down the vertical axis
A no chance day is when behavior:
a. Occurs more frequently than the Counting Time Floor
b. Does not have the opportunity to occur
c. Has the opportunity to occur, but data is not collected
d. Has the opportunity to occur, but it is not observed when data is collected
b. Does not have the opportunity to occur
Celeration values of X2, or greater, have been shown to be:
a. Neither clinically nor statistically significant
b. Clinically significant only
c. Both clinically and statistically significant
d. Statistically Significant only
c. Both clinically and statistically significant
Endurance of responding means:
a. Emergence of new repertoires
b. Generalization
c. Resistance to distractions or fatigue
d. Memory
c. Resistance to distractions or fatigue
A benefit of using the Standard Celeration Chart is that:
a. You cannot compare different behaviors, settings, or individuals across graphs
b. You can graph any measure of behavior, including indirect methods such as percent correct
c. You can change the scale of the axes to meet your needs
d. The chart will always look the same, no matter who is using the chart
d. The chart will always look the same, no matter who is using the chart
Functional mastery criteria are derived from:
a. Guidelines from known experts in education
b. Analysis of data on rates of responding
c. Stated intermediate objectives
d. Desired outcomes
b. Analysis of data on rates of responding
The Counting Time Floor is charted by dividing 1 by the number of minutes:
a. During which a behavior is recorded
b. During which a behavior could occur
c. Engaged in a particular behavior
d. Spent practicing or doing a behavior
a. During which a behavior is recorded
Precision Teaching was developed by:
a. Jim Johnston
b. B. F. Skinner
c. Ogden Lindsley
d. Fred Keller
c. Ogden Lindsley
This is a data display that is produced from automated, continuous, on-going recording:
a. Cumulative record
b. Equal-interval line graph
c. Standard Celeration Chart
d. Histogram
a. Cumulative record
Which of these is not part of the steps to complete a daily record?
a. Find where the Day Line and the Frequency Line intersect
b. Chart the percent correct at the intersection
c. Record the rate of correct and incorrect responses
d. Count the Time Floor
b. Chart the percent correct at the intersection
