Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1

All things being equal, an experiment that incorporates ____ reversal(s) presents a more convincing and compelling demonstration of experimental control than an experiment with ____ reversal(s).

Answer 1

multiple, one

Question 2

Behavioral ____________ means that the level of behavior observed in an earlier phase cannot be reproduced, even though experimental conditions are the same as they were during earlier phases.

Answer 2

irreversibility

Question 3

Experiments that use the reversal design to compare the effects of two or more experimental conditions to baseline and/or to one another are said to use a ______.

Answer 3

multiple treatment reversal design

Question 4

For most investigations, it is suggested that you only change ___ variable(s) at a time.

Answer 4

one

Question 5

Reversal designs should not be considered when the following is a concern

Answer 5

Both A and C: irreversibility and withdrawal of treatment may be unethical

Question 6

The ____ design may be appropriate with target behaviors that result in physical harm or danger to the participant or to others.

Answer 6

BAB

Question 7

This experimental tactic entails repeated measures of behavior in a given setting that require at least three consecutive phases: baseline, introduction of the independent variable, and a return to baseline.

Answer 7

ABA reversal design

Question 8

Which of the following is considered to be a reason for using a B-A-B design instead of an A-B-A-B design?

Answer 8

When treatment is already in place

Question 9

When it is not possible or appropriate to completely eliminate the event or activity used as a contingent reinforcer, this variation of the reversal design can be employed.

Answer 9

NCR reversal

Question 10

What is a social concern with using a reversal design?

Answer 10

Participants do not want the intervention to be withdrawn (i think)

Question 11

What type of design is this graph?

Answer 11

Repeated reversal

Question 12

What types of independent variables or conditions are not always appropriate for reversal designs?

Answer 12

Independent variables that involve teaching a skill

Question 13

Which of the following behaviors is a situation where irreversibility could be an issue when using the reversal design?

Answer 13

Completing multiplication tables

Question 14

Which of the following experimental questions is (or are) most appropriate for a reversal design?

Answer 14

Both A and B: the effect of choice versus no choice on the disruptive behavior displayed by students with developmental disabilities. The effect of response cost on talk outs in an elementary classroom.

Question 15

Which of the following is considered a limitation in the use of a multiple treatment reversal design?

Answer 15

Sequence effects

Question 16

Which of the following is not considered a reversal design?

Answer 16

Changing criterion design

Question 17

Which of the following statements is a practical rationale for using a B-A-B reversal design?

Answer 17

Both B and C: Behavior of interest is dangerous and withholding an effective treatment would be unethical. Treatment is already in place

Question 18

Which reversal design states as a limitation that it is possible to reach a point of redundancy beyond which the findings of a given analysis are no longer enhanced significantly by additional reversals?

Answer 18

Repeated reversals (I think)

Question 19

_____ control conditions might be used as a variation of the reversal design when it is not possible or when it is deemed inappropriate to completely eliminate an event or activity as a reinforcer.

Answer 19

NCR

Question 20

___________ effects are the effects on a subject’s behavior in a given condition that are the result of the subject’s experience with a prior condition.

Answer 20

Sequence