PSY 316 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The formula for calculating interval agreement is: Number of intervals _______ divided
by _______________ intervals
a. with disagreements; total number of
b. with agreement; the total number of
c. with disagreement; the number of agreement
d. with agreement; the number of disagreements - Answer- b. with agreement; the total
number of
Which is an example of having reliability but not validity?
a. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he ran up to someone
and hit them
b. Two observers disagree about Timmy's behavior when he runs up to someone and
hits them
c. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he called someone
stupid
d. Two observers disagree about Timmy being aggressive when he calls someone
stupid - Answer- c. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he
called someone stupid
Which is not a part of collecting data for IOA?
a. Have two observers collect data in the same observation period
b. Make sure the operational definitions for the behaviors are the same
c. Have the two observers work together and communicate
d. Have two observers collect data using the same measurement system - Answer- c.
Have the two observers work together and communicate
Which is not an aspect of reporting IOA?
a. reporting the percentage of sessions in which you assessed IOA
b. reporting the range (minimum and maximum) of your IOA values
c. reporting the mean (average) IOA from all your sessions
d. trying to have less than 85% IOA - Answer- d. trying to have less than 85% IOA
Which method of calculating IOA is used with frequency, rate, duration, latency, and IRT
measures?
a. total agreement
b. interval agreement
, c. occurrence/nonoccurrence agreement
d. disagreement - Answer- a. total agreement
ABA focuses on the __________ explanations of the causes of behavior.
a. Environmental
b. Physical
c. Mental
d. Metaphysical - Answer- a. Environmental
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), generalization should be
a. programmed
b. lamented
c. avoided
d. expected - Answer- a. programmed
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), the difference between applied and basic
research is
a. the difference between that which "discovers" and that which merely "applies" what is
already known
b. non-applied research is likely to look at any behavior and any variable that may relate
to it, whereas applied research is constrained to look at variables which can be effective
in improving the behavior under study
c. basic research evaluates non-human animals only, whereas applied research
evaluates humans only
d. basic research asks what controls the behavior under study, whereas applied
research is not interested in what controls behavior - Answer- b. non-applied research is
likely to look at any behavior and any variable that may relate to it, whereas applied
research is constrained to look at variables which can be effective in improving the
behavior under study
What is the main difference between bar graphs and line graphs?
a. bar graphs can hold more data than line graphs
b. line graphs usually have a sequential order while bar graphs do not
c. line graphs are used for multiple behaviors while bar graphs are used for singular
behaviors
d. bar graphs are used for discrete behaviors while line graphs are used for nondiscrete
behaviors - Answer- b. line graphs usually have a sequential order while bar graphs do
not
What may go on the X axis of a line graph?
a. session numbers
b. days
c. weeks
d. all of the above - Answer- d. all of the above
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The formula for calculating interval agreement is: Number of intervals _______ divided
by _______________ intervals
a. with disagreements; total number of
b. with agreement; the total number of
c. with disagreement; the number of agreement
d. with agreement; the number of disagreements - Answer- b. with agreement; the total
number of
Which is an example of having reliability but not validity?
a. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he ran up to someone
and hit them
b. Two observers disagree about Timmy's behavior when he runs up to someone and
hits them
c. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he called someone
stupid
d. Two observers disagree about Timmy being aggressive when he calls someone
stupid - Answer- c. Two observers agree that Timmy was being aggressive when he
called someone stupid
Which is not a part of collecting data for IOA?
a. Have two observers collect data in the same observation period
b. Make sure the operational definitions for the behaviors are the same
c. Have the two observers work together and communicate
d. Have two observers collect data using the same measurement system - Answer- c.
Have the two observers work together and communicate
Which is not an aspect of reporting IOA?
a. reporting the percentage of sessions in which you assessed IOA
b. reporting the range (minimum and maximum) of your IOA values
c. reporting the mean (average) IOA from all your sessions
d. trying to have less than 85% IOA - Answer- d. trying to have less than 85% IOA
Which method of calculating IOA is used with frequency, rate, duration, latency, and IRT
measures?
a. total agreement
b. interval agreement
, c. occurrence/nonoccurrence agreement
d. disagreement - Answer- a. total agreement
ABA focuses on the __________ explanations of the causes of behavior.
a. Environmental
b. Physical
c. Mental
d. Metaphysical - Answer- a. Environmental
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), generalization should be
a. programmed
b. lamented
c. avoided
d. expected - Answer- a. programmed
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), the difference between applied and basic
research is
a. the difference between that which "discovers" and that which merely "applies" what is
already known
b. non-applied research is likely to look at any behavior and any variable that may relate
to it, whereas applied research is constrained to look at variables which can be effective
in improving the behavior under study
c. basic research evaluates non-human animals only, whereas applied research
evaluates humans only
d. basic research asks what controls the behavior under study, whereas applied
research is not interested in what controls behavior - Answer- b. non-applied research is
likely to look at any behavior and any variable that may relate to it, whereas applied
research is constrained to look at variables which can be effective in improving the
behavior under study
What is the main difference between bar graphs and line graphs?
a. bar graphs can hold more data than line graphs
b. line graphs usually have a sequential order while bar graphs do not
c. line graphs are used for multiple behaviors while bar graphs are used for singular
behaviors
d. bar graphs are used for discrete behaviors while line graphs are used for nondiscrete
behaviors - Answer- b. line graphs usually have a sequential order while bar graphs do
not
What may go on the X axis of a line graph?
a. session numbers
b. days
c. weeks
d. all of the above - Answer- d. all of the above
