SPCE 630 Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
Threats to internal validity include:
Testing, maturation, procedural infidelity
Match the definition. 2A. Events that occur during the experiment but that are not
related to planned procedural changes that may influence the outcome
History
2B. Changes in behavior due to the passage of time
Maturation
2C. Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during
a baseline or probe condition, which influences responding
Testing
Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of
repeated measurement by human observers who may make errors
Data instability
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition
Procedural infidelity
The loss of participants during a study, which limits the generality of findings
Attrition
Occurs when a participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned
intervention during the course of a study
Multiple treatment interference
A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the
data series over time
Cyclical variability
Carryover Effects
-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
The hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between samples
is:
The Null Hypothesis
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
Mean= 12, Median=11, Mode=7,22
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:
A Type 2 Error
The primary purpose of the method section is to:
Detail the plan of study being proposed.
allows the readers to evaluate and judge the study's validity and reliability
Which fo the following is true about single case research design?
Most studies include one participant
These data show which of the following:
A change in variability
Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to
differentiate between meaningful and trivial change?
All of the above
Which of the following is a limitation of group design?
All of the above
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:
Single case research design methodology
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?
The frequency of spontaneous greetings
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:
Reading articles in journals, such as, the Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and
Applied Behavior Analysis, which provide articles for free
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.)
(Olmi et al., 2017)
A BCBA calculated IOA for the above data set. IOA was reported as 16.6%. IOA
was calculated using which of the following:
Scored Intervals
Which type of recording is a discontinuous measurement procedure?
Partial Interval Recording
Threats to internal validity include:
Testing, maturation, procedural infidelity
Match the definition. 2A. Events that occur during the experiment but that are not
related to planned procedural changes that may influence the outcome
History
2B. Changes in behavior due to the passage of time
Maturation
2C. Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during
a baseline or probe condition, which influences responding
Testing
Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of
repeated measurement by human observers who may make errors
Data instability
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition
Procedural infidelity
The loss of participants during a study, which limits the generality of findings
Attrition
Occurs when a participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned
intervention during the course of a study
Multiple treatment interference
A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the
data series over time
Cyclical variability
Carryover Effects
-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
The hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between samples
is:
The Null Hypothesis
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
Mean= 12, Median=11, Mode=7,22
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:
A Type 2 Error
The primary purpose of the method section is to:
Detail the plan of study being proposed.
allows the readers to evaluate and judge the study's validity and reliability
Which fo the following is true about single case research design?
Most studies include one participant
These data show which of the following:
A change in variability
Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to
differentiate between meaningful and trivial change?
All of the above
Which of the following is a limitation of group design?
All of the above
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:
Single case research design methodology
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?
The frequency of spontaneous greetings
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:
Reading articles in journals, such as, the Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and
Applied Behavior Analysis, which provide articles for free
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.)
(Olmi et al., 2017)
A BCBA calculated IOA for the above data set. IOA was reported as 16.6%. IOA
was calculated using which of the following:
Scored Intervals
Which type of recording is a discontinuous measurement procedure?
Partial Interval Recording
