Unit 4 Flashcards
Any procedure used to evaluate the accuracy of a measurement system and, when sources of error are found, to use that information to correct or improve the measurement system.
Calibration
Measurement conducted in a manner such that all instances of the response class(es) of interest are detected during the observation period.
Continuous measurement
Occurs when the behavior that is measured is the same as the behavior that is the focus of the investigation.
Direct measurement
Measurement conducted in a manner such that some instances of the response class(es) of interest may not be detected.
Discontinuous measurement
A motivating operation that increases the effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event as a reinforcer.
Establishing operation
The percentage of total intervals in which two observers recorded the same count.
Exact count-per-interval IOA
A natural science approach to the study of behavior as a subject matter in its own right founded by B.F. Skinner. Its methodological features include rate of response as a basic dependent variable, repeated or continuous measurement of clearly defined response classes, within-subject experimental comparisons instead of group design, visual analysis of graphed data instead of statistical inference, and an emphasis on describing functional relations between behavior and controlling variables in the environment over formal theory testing.
Experimental analysis of behavior
The process by which, when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer followed by the reinforcing consequences, the frequency of the behavior decreases in the future.
Extinction
A request for help unrelated to treatment that may conflict with BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct of Behavior Analysts.
Favor
Sharing information about clients in a manner that seems innocent, but is actually a breach of confidentiality.
Gossip
A decrease in responsiveness to repeated presentations of a stimulus
Habituation
An inclusive term referring in general to all of a person’s learning experiences, and more specifically to past conditioning with respect to particular response classes or aspects of a person’s repertoire.
History of reinforcement
Occurs when the behavior that is measured is in some way different from the behavior of interest.
Indirect measurement
Occurs when two observers independently observe and record a person’s behavior at the same time and agree on the occurrence of the behavior.
Interobserver agreement
An index of the agreement between observers for data obtained by interval recording or time sampling measurement.
Interval-by-interval IOA
The average percentage of agreements between the counts reported by two observers in a measurement period comprised of a series of smaller counting times.
Mean count-per-interval IOA
An IOA index for duration per occurrence data, calculated by computing the average percentage of agreement of the durations reported by two observers for each occurrence of the targeted behavior.
Mean duration-per-occurrence IOA
An approach to explaining behavior that assumes that an “inner” dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension, and that phenomena in this dimension either directly cause or at least mediate some forms of behavior.
Mentalism
An observer who is unaware of the study’s purpose and/or the experimental conditions in effect during a given phase or observation periods.
Naive observer
The rules about conduct an individual learns as a cumulative result of experiences throughout the lifespan.
Personal ethics
Explicit rules about conduct that govern individuals who work in a field.
Professional ethics
Section 1.01 of the BACB Guidelines, which states that analysts must base their methods of assessment on systematic, objective observations of behavior.
Reliance on scientific knowledge
Unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favors, and any form of behavior that is sufficiently severe and pervasive and produces an abusive working environment.
Sexual harassment
Evasive tactics for avoiding the truth.
White lies
