RTE 1503 TEST 1 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● The independent variable is the:. Answer: intervention
● the dependent variable is the:. Answer: behavior
● Does a functional communication training procedure with or without
response-extinction more quickly reduce self-injury?. Answer: component
● Will modeling fluent speech decrease a child's disfluencies?. Answer: demonstration
● Will sign language or a speech generating device increase requesting?. Answer:
comparison
● Will 7.5, 15, or 30 minutes of peer-mediated instruction improve reading fluency?.
Answer: parametric
● 4 Graph questions (see ASR 1). Answer: Evidence Based Practice
● term used to describe when an intervention has gone through rigorous, high quality
experimentation & has been considered to be of value for specific
individuals/behaviors of interest.. Answer: internal validity
● control and when we are confident with a functional relation.. Answer: experimental
control
● When this is demonstrated, we have verified there is a fucntional relationship
between the independent & dependent variables. That is, the change in the behavior is
causally related to the intervention implemented.. Answer: functional relation
● Visually demonstrated (through the analysis of graphed data) control of the behavior
by the intervention.. Answer: reliability
● consistency of an experiment. Answer: Validity
● Accuracy of an experiment. Answer: External Validity
● replication of the same or similar results from an experiment. Or, the degree to which
findings have generality across studies.. Answer: Social Validity
, ● Socially significant behavior of interest/focus of research.. Answer: Demonstration
question
● Basic experiment examining whether an intervention is effective at altering
(increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest.. Answer: Comparison Question
● Experiment examining which of two or more interventions are more effective at
altering behavior.. Answer: Component Analysis Question
● Experiment examining what parts of a package intervention are needed for altering
behavior.. Answer: Parametric Analysis Question
● Experiment examining how much of an intervention is needed to be effective at
changing behavior.. Answer: Systematic Replication
● Carrying out a series of studies on one's own research, or carrying out the exact or
expanding on the research of others.. Answer: intra-participant direct replication
● An investigators attempt to repeat an experimental effect with the same participant..
Answer: inter-participant direct replication
● An investigators attempt to repeat an experimental effect across participants in the
same study.. Answer: demonstration of effect
● a clear and obvious change in the dependent variable (behavior) either when an
independent variable (intervention) is introduced or removed during experimentation..
Answer: In the research Question, "will a Telehealth parent coaching increase vocal Manding
for toddlers with speech delays?" the _________ is the dependent variable.
● Vocal Manding. Answer: In the research Question, "will a Telehealth parent coaching
increase vocal Manding for toddlers with speech delays?" the _________ is the independent
variable.
● Parent coaching. Answer: interval validity is considered high when there is
● experimental control.. Answer: True or False: Non-continuous measurements of behavior
provide only estimates of behavior
● True. Answer: True or False: Operational definitions of behavior may contain examples and
non-examples.
● True. Answer: The two dimensions of interest in behavior are: ________ and ________.
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● The independent variable is the:. Answer: intervention
● the dependent variable is the:. Answer: behavior
● Does a functional communication training procedure with or without
response-extinction more quickly reduce self-injury?. Answer: component
● Will modeling fluent speech decrease a child's disfluencies?. Answer: demonstration
● Will sign language or a speech generating device increase requesting?. Answer:
comparison
● Will 7.5, 15, or 30 minutes of peer-mediated instruction improve reading fluency?.
Answer: parametric
● 4 Graph questions (see ASR 1). Answer: Evidence Based Practice
● term used to describe when an intervention has gone through rigorous, high quality
experimentation & has been considered to be of value for specific
individuals/behaviors of interest.. Answer: internal validity
● control and when we are confident with a functional relation.. Answer: experimental
control
● When this is demonstrated, we have verified there is a fucntional relationship
between the independent & dependent variables. That is, the change in the behavior is
causally related to the intervention implemented.. Answer: functional relation
● Visually demonstrated (through the analysis of graphed data) control of the behavior
by the intervention.. Answer: reliability
● consistency of an experiment. Answer: Validity
● Accuracy of an experiment. Answer: External Validity
● replication of the same or similar results from an experiment. Or, the degree to which
findings have generality across studies.. Answer: Social Validity
, ● Socially significant behavior of interest/focus of research.. Answer: Demonstration
question
● Basic experiment examining whether an intervention is effective at altering
(increasing or decreasing) the behavior of interest.. Answer: Comparison Question
● Experiment examining which of two or more interventions are more effective at
altering behavior.. Answer: Component Analysis Question
● Experiment examining what parts of a package intervention are needed for altering
behavior.. Answer: Parametric Analysis Question
● Experiment examining how much of an intervention is needed to be effective at
changing behavior.. Answer: Systematic Replication
● Carrying out a series of studies on one's own research, or carrying out the exact or
expanding on the research of others.. Answer: intra-participant direct replication
● An investigators attempt to repeat an experimental effect with the same participant..
Answer: inter-participant direct replication
● An investigators attempt to repeat an experimental effect across participants in the
same study.. Answer: demonstration of effect
● a clear and obvious change in the dependent variable (behavior) either when an
independent variable (intervention) is introduced or removed during experimentation..
Answer: In the research Question, "will a Telehealth parent coaching increase vocal Manding
for toddlers with speech delays?" the _________ is the dependent variable.
● Vocal Manding. Answer: In the research Question, "will a Telehealth parent coaching
increase vocal Manding for toddlers with speech delays?" the _________ is the independent
variable.
● Parent coaching. Answer: interval validity is considered high when there is
● experimental control.. Answer: True or False: Non-continuous measurements of behavior
provide only estimates of behavior
● True. Answer: True or False: Operational definitions of behavior may contain examples and
non-examples.
● True. Answer: The two dimensions of interest in behavior are: ________ and ________.
