Unit 5 Flashcards
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst accepts blame when necessary.
Accepting responsibility
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must treat clients with respect and be aware that many clients are not able to effectively represent themselves.
According dignity
The three-step form of reasoning that begins with a true antecedent-consequent statement and proceeds as follows: (1) if A is true, then B is true; (2) B is found to be true; (3) therefore, A is true.
Affirmation of the consequent
A data path that shows an increasing trend in the response measure over time.
Ascending baseline
A simple and versatile graphic format for summarizing behavioral data that is similar to a line graph, but does not have distinct data points representing successive response measures over time.
Bar graph
The condition or phase in which no treatment is implemented.
Baseline
A term sometimes used to refer to the experimental reasoning inherent in single-subject experimental designs that entails three elements: prediction, verification, and replication.
Baseline logic
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst should treat others as he or she would want to be treated.
Being just
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must be loyal, trustworthy, and honest.
Being truthful
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must be focused on the best interests of the client and not on his or her own agenda.
Benefiting others
An uncontrolled factor known or suspected to exert influence on the dependent variable.
Confounding variable
The results of measurement, usually in quantifiable form.
Data
A measure produced by an observation and measurement system.
Observed value
Any unintended change in the way an observer uses a measurement system over the course of an investigation that results in measurement error
Observer drift
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst needs to stay current with new developments, updated rules and regulations, new research in the field, and workshop opportunities.
Pursuit of excellence
Refers to the consistency of measurement; specifically, the extent to which repeated measurements of the same event yields the same values.
Reliability
An interobserver agreement index based only on the intervals in which either observer recorded the occurrence of the behavior.
Scored-interval IOA
The simplest indicator of IOA for event recording data.
Total count IOA
A relevant index of IOA for total duration measurement.
Total duration IOA
A core ethical principle that states that the behavior analyst must exhibit genuine sympathy and concern.
Treating others with care and compassion
An IOA index for discrete trial data based on comparing the observers’ count (0 or 1) on an item-by-item basis.
Trials-by-trial IOA
A measure accepted as a quantitative description of the naturally-occurring state of some dimensional quality of an event.
True value
An interobserver agreement index based only on the intervals in which either observer recorded the nonoccurrence of the behavior.
Unscored-interval IOA
The extent to which data obtained from measurement are directly relevant to the target behavior of interest and to the reason(s) for measuring it.
Validity
