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Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal validity? -
(answer)Procedural Infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of phenomena? -
(answer)Description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two variables? -
(answer)Prediction
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in the independent
variable? - (answer)Control
Single case research design differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own: -
(answer)Control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are: - (answer)Primary Research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are: - (answer)Review Articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are: - (answer)Meta Analyses
Variables manipulated by researchers are known as: - (answer)Independent Variables
Applied Research - (answer)Systematic investigation related to the pursuit of knowledge in practical
realms or to solve real-world problems.
6 Attitudes of Science - (answer)1. Determinism
2. Empiricism
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3. Experimentation
4. Replication
5. Parsimony
6. Philosophic doubt
Variables we expect to change given the manipulation - (answer)Dependent
Evidence-based practice - (answer)Intervention procedures that have been scientifically verified as being
effective for changing a specific behavior of interest, under given conditions, and for particular
participants.
Reliability - (answer)Consistency
Ensure reliability by... - (answer)Defining target behavior so that two independent observers
consistently agree
Internal Validity - (answer)The extent to which an experiment shows convincingly that changes in
behavior are a function of the independent variable and not the result of unknown or uncontrolled
variables.
External Validity - (answer)The degree to which a study's findings have generality to other subjects,
settings, and/or behaviors.
Functional Relation - (answer)Change in the dependent variable is causally related to the
implementation of the independent variable.
Validity - (answer)Accuracy
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Threats to Internal Validity - (answer)1. History
2. Maturation
3. Testing
4. Instrumentation
5. Procedural indedelity
6. Selection bias
7. Multiple treatment interference
8. Data instability
9. Cyclical variability
10. Regression to mean
11. Adaptation
12. Hawthorne Effect
History - (answer)Events that occur during an experiment, but that are not related to planned
procedural changes, that may influence the outcome.
Maturation - (answer)changes in behavior due to the passage of time
Testing - (answer)Threat in any study that requires participants to respond to the same test repeatedly,
especially during a baseline or probe condition.
Likelihood that repeated assessment task will result in participant behavior change.
Instrumentation - (answer)Refers to concerns with measurement system
Procedural Infidelity - (answer)lack of adherence to condition protocols by study implementers
WEBCAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | VERIFIED
100% CORRECT.
Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal validity? -
(answer)Procedural Infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of phenomena? -
(answer)Description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two variables? -
(answer)Prediction
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in the independent
variable? - (answer)Control
Single case research design differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own: -
(answer)Control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are: - (answer)Primary Research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are: - (answer)Review Articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are: - (answer)Meta Analyses
Variables manipulated by researchers are known as: - (answer)Independent Variables
Applied Research - (answer)Systematic investigation related to the pursuit of knowledge in practical
realms or to solve real-world problems.
6 Attitudes of Science - (answer)1. Determinism
2. Empiricism
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3. Experimentation
4. Replication
5. Parsimony
6. Philosophic doubt
Variables we expect to change given the manipulation - (answer)Dependent
Evidence-based practice - (answer)Intervention procedures that have been scientifically verified as being
effective for changing a specific behavior of interest, under given conditions, and for particular
participants.
Reliability - (answer)Consistency
Ensure reliability by... - (answer)Defining target behavior so that two independent observers
consistently agree
Internal Validity - (answer)The extent to which an experiment shows convincingly that changes in
behavior are a function of the independent variable and not the result of unknown or uncontrolled
variables.
External Validity - (answer)The degree to which a study's findings have generality to other subjects,
settings, and/or behaviors.
Functional Relation - (answer)Change in the dependent variable is causally related to the
implementation of the independent variable.
Validity - (answer)Accuracy
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Threats to Internal Validity - (answer)1. History
2. Maturation
3. Testing
4. Instrumentation
5. Procedural indedelity
6. Selection bias
7. Multiple treatment interference
8. Data instability
9. Cyclical variability
10. Regression to mean
11. Adaptation
12. Hawthorne Effect
History - (answer)Events that occur during an experiment, but that are not related to planned
procedural changes, that may influence the outcome.
Maturation - (answer)changes in behavior due to the passage of time
Testing - (answer)Threat in any study that requires participants to respond to the same test repeatedly,
especially during a baseline or probe condition.
Likelihood that repeated assessment task will result in participant behavior change.
Instrumentation - (answer)Refers to concerns with measurement system
Procedural Infidelity - (answer)lack of adherence to condition protocols by study implementers
