Unit 3 ASR's

Question 1

I RT, rate, and a celeration all share which fundamental properties?

Answer 1

Repeatability and temper locus

Question 2

If the rate is 360 per hour what is the best estimate of IRT

Answer 2

10 seconds

Question 3

If the rate is 180 for our what is the best estimate of IRT?

Answer 3

10 seconds

Question 4

Recording the number of consecutive opportunities to respond required to cheat a performance standard. What type of measure does this represent

Answer 4

Trials to criterion

Question 5

Recording weather (+) or not minus (-) Jay brushed his teeth after meals. Then dividing the number of times he brushed by the number of meals and multiplied by 100. What type of measure does this represent?

Answer 5

Percent occurrence

Question 6

After incident of property destruction assigning an A if damage less than $20; B if damage between $20 and $50 and let her see if damage greater than $50. What type of measure does this represent

Answer 6

Discrete categorization

Question 7

Recording the number of practice she is a student completes before solving 20 division problems correctly in five minutes or less. What type of measure does this represent

Answer 7

Trials to criterion

Question 8

When event a recording of a restricted operant is converted into a percent. What type of measure does this represent?

Answer 8

Percent occurrence

Question 9

Which of the following is the best indirect measurement method for independent use of leisure materials?

Answer 9

Whole interval recording

Question 10

Which of the following is the best indirect measurement a method for screaming that occurs in short bursts

Answer 10

Partial interval recording

Question 11

IOA functions as a check of the_____, While IV integrity functions as a check on the____

Answer 11

Behavior of interest; intervention

Question 12

Calculate interval – by interval IOA

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

Calculate score of interval IOA

Answer 13

75%

Question 14

Calculate_interval IOA

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

What are some factors that may affect data collection:

Answer 15

Observer expectations
Reactivity
Complexity of data collection system
Competing activities e.g. other responsibilities

Question 16

I take more accurate data of a cats rate and duration of meowing when Kaitlyn, cat expert a behavior analyst, is watching me. The term for this phenomenon is

Answer 16

Reactivity

Question 17

Which of the following is an important characteristic of a response definition:

Organized, opulent, complete, A wnenC but not B

Answer 17

Complete

Others include, clear, complete, objective

Question 18

Jean observed Ella from 2 PM to 5 PM. During that time Jean saw Ella destroy learning materials nine times. What was the rate of Ellas material Distraction?

Answer 18

Three per hour

Question 19

For which of the following responses what event recording be the most suitable?

Watching television with others

Tantrums that occur for at least five minutes every time

Instances of hand to head self injury

Screaming that varies in length from two seconds to 25 minutes

Answer 19

Instances of hand to head self injury

Question 20

Is it impossible to use event recording on a restricted operant e.g. math questions answered correctly?

True or false

Answer 20

False but it is generally not recommended

Question 21

I observe Doggo the bulldog from 2 PM until 3 PM. During this time Doggo barks 10 times Per hour. What is the estimated Inter response time?

Answer 21

6 minutes – 60 minutes/10 responses

Question 22

Lana wants to determine archers proficiency with Russian. She holds up flashcards of objects three times and records the percent of the three he names correctly in Russian. What is a possible issue here?

Too few opportunities to respond

Cannot use percent correct with flashcards

Too many opportunities to respond

She should only be using dimensional measures

Answer 22

Too few opportunities to respond

Question 23

Typically we will use partial interval recording for deceleration target because PIR tends to________Most behavior.

Answer 23

Overestimate – for behavior that occurs at very high rates PIR may underestimate

Question 24

Which of the following is true regarding whole interval recording?

Typically use for behavior that occurs for long periods of time

Underestimates actual target behavior

Both of these

Answer 24

Both of these

Question 25

Typically used to group contingencies.

E.g., percent of kids engaging in appropriate peer play every 10 seconds.

Answer 25

PLACHECK

Question 26

IOA- inter-observer agreement

Consistency of measurement is also called………

Answer 26

Reliability.

How is reliability measured? Interobserver agreement i.e., agreement between two or more observers.

Primary methods:
  Total count (continuous/direct)
   Percent agreement (discontinuous/indirect)

Question 27

Which of the following is a good clinical reason to take iOS 8 data?

Poor IOA may indicate observer drift

Validate data collection methods

Increase his confidence in the internal validity of our intervention

Assist with training new data collectors

All of these

Answer 27

All of these

Question 28

While IOA assess his reliability of our dependent variable, l IV integrity assesses the fidelity of our independent variable

E.g., are interventions of being carried out as written?

Other terms?
Treatment integrity or procedural Fidelity

Answer 28

IV integrity – several terms, one meaning

Question 29

A ________ is a characteristic of a phenomenon and________. Are there quantifiable aspects of it

Foundational roperty; dimensional quantities

Dimensional quantity: foundational properties

Functional property; Inter dimensional quality

Answer 29

Foundational property; dimensional quantities