SPCE 630 FINAL EXAM WRITTEN WITH QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+

Testing, maturation, procedural infidelity - correct answers Threats to internal validity include: History - correct answers Match the definition. 2A. Events that occur during the experiment but that are not related to planned procedural changes that may influence the outcome Maturation - correct answers 2B. Changes in behavior due to the passage of time Testing - correct answers 2C. Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during a baseline or probe condition, which influences responding Data instability - correct answers Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of repeated measurement by human observers who may make errors Procedural infidelity - correct answers Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition Attrition - correct answers The loss of participants during a study, which limits the generality of findings Multiple treatment interference - correct answers Occurs when a participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned intervention during the course of a study Cyclical variability - correct answers A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the data series over time -Refers for an effect of being tested in one state on participants' behavior in later situations - May occur in a within-subject trial when the effect of a particular level of the self-independent variable persists even after the treatment finishes - correct answers Carryover Effects The Null Hypothesis - correct answers The hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between samples is: Mean= 12, Median=11, Mode=7,22 - correct answers Amanda is an RBT at an ABA clinic. She is working with her client, Jerrell, to decrease aggressive behaviors (i.e., biting others). She has collected data for the frequency of Jerrell's bites for three weeks. Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the following data set (round to the nearest whole number): Week 1: 12, 11, 10, 22, 22 Week 2: 7, 8, 13, 21, 17 Week 3: 16, 7, 9, 3, 0 A Type 2 Error - correct answers Dr. Jones wanted to know if the use of the Good Behavior Game decreased rates of disruptive behaviors in an elementary school. Dr. Jones collected data throughout the duration of the school year across two elementary schools. In school A, all k-6 classrooms used the Good Behavior Game. In School B, no classrooms used the Good Behavior Game. At the end of the school year, Dr. Jones concluded that the Good Behavior Game had no impact on student disruptive behavior, when in fact it had. This is an example of: Detail the plan of study being proposed. allows the readers to evaluate and judge the study's validity and reliability - correct answers The primary purpose of the method section is to: Most studies include one participant - correct answers Which fo the following is true about single case research design? A change in variability - correct answers These data show which of the following: All of the above - correct answers Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to differentiate between meaningful and trivial change? All of the above - correct answers Which of the following is a limitation of group design? Single case research design methodology - correct answers Dr. Lestremau is employed in a large urban school district with 10 elementary schools. She wants to evaluate the effects and feasibility of peer-mediated, school-based, discrete trial training for teaching multiplication skills to six students with autism spectrum disorder. She will collect on-going and frequent measurement of students' fluency with multiplication facts. Dr. Lestremau is using: The frequency of spontaneous greetings - correct answers Kacyn is a BCBA at an ABA Center. She is running a small social skills group with 6 children who have autism spectrum disorder. Kacyn is using the "Tough Kids Social Skills Curriculum." The goal of the social skills sessions is to build basic social entry skills (e.g., making eye contact, greetings, responding to name). Prior to the start of the group, Kacyn collected data for each of the participants. Specifically, she asked the therapists to complete the BASC-2 (a rating scale that measures changes in behavior and emotional status) and also collected the frequency of spontaneous greetings during a 30-minute observation period. She continued to collect data for spontaneous greetings during and after implementation of the social skills group. What is the dependent variable? Reading articles in journals, such as, the Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis, which provide articles for free - correct answers According to Carr and Briggs (2010) practitioners of ABA should base their professional activities on the research literature. One barrier is the cost of journal subscriptions. A solution suggest by Carr and Briggs (2010) includes: (Olmi et al., 2017) - correct answers Which of the following is the correct format for a parenthetical citation with 4 authors for the first parenthetical citation in text (APA 7th Ed.) Scored Intervals - correct answers A BCBA calculated IOA for the above data set. IOA was reported as 16.6%. IOA was calculated using which of the following: Partial Interval Recording - correct answers Which type of recording is a discontinuous measurement procedure? 40% - correct answers Two observers recorded whether hand-flapping occurred or did not occur during an interval. Calculate IOA based on the Interval by Interval Method. To assess the reliability of the findings - correct answers What is a primary reason for replicating the findings of a study: More familiar to people than other measures and facilitates communication of performance - correct answers Which of the following is an advantage of using percentage data over numbers? It has a tendency to over-estimate the occurrence of behavior - correct answers Which of the following is true about partial interval data recording? A review article detailing what is known about medications for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities - correct answers Based on the information provided above, this article is likely an example of which of the following types of articles: The attempts by the researcher to ensure plausible reasons for behavior change, other than planned experimental changes, are controlled for. - correct answers Internal validity of a study depends on: Require systematic manipulation of an independent variable and careful measurement of the dependent variables. - correct answers Experimental designs: To determine whether a casual or functional relationship exists between a research manipulated independent variable and a meaningful change in the dependent variable - correct answers The primary goal of a single case research design is: Includes obtaining consent from minors who are not yet old enough to enter into a contract - correct answers Informed assent: Direct-intra subject replication - correct answers Dr. Tingstrom is interested in evaluating the effectiveness of tootling for increasing positive peer reporting in an elementary classroom. He collects data in Mrs. Dobbs's fourth grade classroom. He hopes to demonstrate the same effects of tootling with the same classroom more than once in the same study. Specifically, he hopes that behaviors are at similar levels when the intervention is in place compared to when it is withdrawn. This is an example of: