EDF 6226 final , EDF 6226 final
Sam wants to create a visual display that will capture cumulative responses.
Her best option would be:
ANSWERS: cumulative recorder
a subject's specific behavior change is called the:
ANSWERS: target behavior
in which method of obtaining assessment information would you gather
information from parents, classmates, and/or co-workers
ANSWERS:
- interviewing significant others
- indirect observation
the relevance of behavior rule refers to selecting target behaviors which are
ANSWERS: functional
what is the most commonly used graphic format for the display of data in
applied behavior analysis
ANSWERS: line graph
, what is created by connecting successive data points within a given phase or
condition with a straight line
ANSWERS: data path
on most graphs, the proportion of the vertical axis to the horizontal axis should
be approximately
ANSWERS: 2:3
is it acceptable to label the x-axis with session numbers
ANSWERS:
false
the ___ is a graph based on two-dimensional area formed by the intersection of
two
perpendicular lines
ANSWERS: line graph
an essential structure of the line graph requires the vertical axis (y-axis) to be
labeled with a ______ and horizontal axis (x-axis) to be labeled with a ________
ANSWERS: quantitative measure; time unit
Sally has consumed two cups of coffee everyday for five years
ANSWERS: this is an example of steady responding
,experimental control is where the change in the are related to manipulations of
the
_____
ANSWERS: dependent variable; independent variable
an essential structure of the line graph requires the to be labeled with a
quantitative
measure and the ____
ANSWERS: vertical axis; x-axis
am essential structure of the line graph requires the to be labeled with a
quantitative
measure and the _ to be labeled with a time unit
ANSWERS: y-axis ; x-axis
in order to produce a display that is not distorted, it is recommended that
the vertical axis length has a ratio to the horizontal axis
ANSWERS: 2:3
which is an inappropriate label for the horizontal axis?
ANSWERS: sessions
____ is a linear measure of frequency change across
ANSWERS: celeration
, a graph where the number of behaviors observed is added to previous data is
the cumulative record
ANSWERS: true
"analysis" of behavior is only complete when all variability surrounding a
measured response and the controlling factors of the environment is
accounted for
ANSWERS: true
through careful design, we can control behavior
ANSWERS: false
steady state of responding can be defined as a schedule-controlled behavior
that is stable and does not change over time
ANSWERS: true
___ a monk that experimented with peas, saved us from variability in science and
showed how to __ for critical variables
ANSWERS: Mendel; control
___, an Austrian physician, went against invented wisdom when he implemented a
change in hand washing procedures
ANSWERS: Semmelweiss