Unit 2 - B Flashcards
Which is not a characteristic of natural sciences?
a. Experimental analysis
b. Deductive approach
c. Standard measurement
d. Focus on observable events
b. Deductive approach
Two essential properties of behavior are:
a. Intrinsic and variable
b. Count and time
c. Spontaneity and frequency
d. Percent and ratio
b. Count and time
Which of the following is not a dimensional quantity of behavior?
a. Percent
b. Latency
c. Rate
d. Duration
a. Percent
The cumulative record is:
a. Typically produced from automated, continuous recording
b. Used exclusively in EAB research, without exception
c. Synonymous with the Standard Celeration Chart
d. Ideal for displaying data of a restricted operant
a. Typically produced from automated, continuous recording
The Standard Celeration Chart (SCC) was developed in 1970 by:
a. E. L. Thorndike
b. B. F. Skinner and Charles Fester
c. Ogden Lindsley and Eric Haughton
d. Jack Michael
c. Ogden Lindsley and Eric Haughton
A data point on the top line of the SCC indicates that a particular response occurred ___ time(s) per minute.
a. One hundred
b. Ten
c. One thousand
d. One
c. One thousand
What is used as an index of learning on the Standard Celeration Chart (SCC)?
a. Count
b. Cumulative line
c. Percent correct
d. Celeration slope
d. Celeration slope
Successive calendar days are displayed on the ___ axis of the Daily Standard Celeration Chart (SCC):
a. Diagonal
b. Logarithmic
c. Vertical
d. Horizontal
d. Horizontal
On the DAILY chart, thick vertical lines represent:
a. Sundays
b. Mondays
c. Any day of the week, depending on when recording began
d. Fridays
a. Sundays
What depicts standard celeration slopes on the Standard Celeration Chart (SCC)?
a. Calculator
b. Celeration Finder
c. Standard Celeration Fan
d. Counting Time Floor
c. Standard Celeration Fan
The y-axis (vertical axis) on the Standard Celeration Chart (SCC) uses a ___ scale.
a. Equal-ratio (logarithmic)
b. Add/subtract
c. Binary
d. Equal-interval
a. Equal-ratio (logarithmic)
The fact that behavior changes exponentially is the reason ___ is so important as a measure of behavior.
a. Rate
b. Celeration
c. Duration
d. Frequency
b. Celeration
The Standard Celeration Chart (SCC) is also called a Six-Cycle Chart, because its ___ contains six cycles.
a. Horizontal axis
b. Vertical axis
c. All of these
d. Standard Celeration Fan
b. Vertical axis
What is often the first step in completing a daily record on the SCC?
a. Drawing the celeration slope
b. Finding the Record Ceiling
c. Calculating percent correct
d. Finding the Counting Time Floor
d. Finding the Counting Time Floor
One divided by the number of minutes spent recording indicates where to chart the:
a. Ignored days
b. Behavior Ceiling
c. Celeration Slope
d. Counting Time Floor
d. Counting Time Floor
When behavior has the opportunity to occur, but it is not observed or recorded, this is called a(n):
a. Ignore day
b. Zero day
c. Record Floor Day
d. No chance day
a. Ignore day
The amount of time in which a behavior can occur would be indicated on the SCC by the:
a. Behavior Floor
b. Behavior Ceiling
c. Counting Time Floor
d. Celeration Slope
a. Behavior Floor
Josh has 20-minutes for practicing his SAFMEDS, but Anita only tracks data on the last 5-minutes of the session. 20-minutes would represent the:
a. Record Ceiling
b. Celeration Slope
c. Behavior Floor
d. Counting Time Floor
c. Behavior Floor
A decrease in duration on a Standard Celeration Chart would be indicated by a pattern of slashes moving:
a. Down the horizontal axis
b. Up the vertical axis
c. Up the horizontal axis
d. Down the vertical axis
b. Up the vertical axis
The value of celeration that has been shown to be both significantly impactful and visually significant is at, or greater than:
a. X10
b. X1.5
c. X5
d. X2
d. X2
Functional mastery consists of responding:
a. Consistently
b. Quickly
c. Both accurately and quickly
d. Accurately
c. Both accurately and quickly
Functional relations between skills are referred to as:
a. Component/composite relations
b. Generalization gradients
c. Functional masteries
d. Functional response classes
a. Component/composite relations
Adduction refers to:
a. Retention of skills
b. Discrimination
c. Resistance to distractions or fatigue
d. Emergence of new repertoires
d. Emergence of new repertoires
RESAA is an acronym for:
a. Retention, endurance, stability, application, adduction
b. Reduction, evaluation, standardization, articulation, advancement
c. Reconstruction, evaluation, supervision, analysis, abstraction
d. Reinforcement, establishing, statistical, applied, analytic
a. Retention, endurance, stability, application, adduction
The smaller the difference between the Counting Time Floor and the Behavior Floor:
a. The more representative the measurement
b. The lower the response rate
c. The greater the variability
d. The higher the Record ceiling
a. The more representative the measurement
All of the following are variations of the Standard Celeration Chart, except:
a. Weekly SCC
b. Daily SCC
c. Monthly SCC
d. Sessions SCC
d. Sessions SCC
How are the days of the week represented on the Daily Standard Celeration Chart (SCC)?
a. Thick horizontal lines
b. Thin horizontal lines
Correct!
c. Thin vertical lines
d. Thick vertical lines
c. Thin vertical lines
The Standard Celeration Chart (SCC) is a direct descendant of the:
a. Equal-interval line graph
b. Histogram
c. Cumulative record
d. Pie chart
c. Cumulative record
Natural sciences are characterized by units of measurement that are:
X= Absolute
Y= Standard
Z= Universal
a. Y only
b. X, Y, and Z
c. Both X and Y
d. Both Y and Z
b. X, Y, and Z
Rate of responding is the most sensitive measure of __ behavior.
a. independent-operant
b. Free-operant
c. Unrestricted operant
d. Restricted-operant
b. Free-operant
If behavior occurred only one time a day, it should be graphed:
a. None of these as the frequency is too low
b. On the 1-line
c. Below the Counting Time Floor
d. On the lowest line of the SCC
d. On the lowest line of the SCC
