PSY 1400. CH 13-14 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The first goal of behavior analysis is to accurately _______________ behavior. -
✔✔predict
The second goal of behavior analysis is to identify functional variables that may be
used to ___________________ behavior. - ✔✔positively influence
The definition of behavior is... - ✔✔An individual living organism's activity,
public or private, which may be influenced by external or internal stimulation
We humans observe each other's behavior all the time and we often differentiate
between "voluntary" and "involuntary" behaviors. When we see a voluntary
behavior, we often refer to it as a "willed" behavior and we sometimes speak of
"free will" as a thing that underlies our voluntary behavior. When we call a
behavior "willed" or "voluntary", that behavior most often has which of the
,following characteristics? - ✔✔It is set into motion by a triggering event and it
does not appear to be goal-directed.
The science of behavior analysis is guided by two assumptions. Which of the
following in NOT one of those assumptions? - ✔✔Public behavior is determined
but private behavior is outside the domain of science
Perhaps you recall the Libet studies that were discussed early in the semester.
What was the important finding of the Libet studies? - ✔✔Participants reported
consciously willing their action after the EEG detected that the neural action had
begun.
When Jane Goodall went into the jungles of Tanzania to study the behavior of the
wild chimpanzees, she used which approach to recording behavior? - ✔✔Direct
observation
When deciding on the best direct-observation method, we must consider
somecharacteristics of the behavior we plan to observe. If the behavior is of
uniform duration each time it occurs, and it produces no distinct, lasting, and
observable product, which direct-observation technique should we choose?
Event Recording
Duration Recording
, Outcome Recording - ✔✔???
If we are interested in the frequency at which a target behavior occurs, and that
behavior produces a lasting, distinct, and observable product, which direct-
observation technique should we use? - ✔✔Outcome Recording
If we are interested in the duration of a target behavior and it produces no
permanent product, which observation technique would we choose? -
✔✔Duration Recording
A description of the behavior of interest, precise enough for us to discriminate
between instances and non-instances of the behavior is referred to as a(n) -
✔✔behavior definition
Please calculate the inter-observer agreement (IOA) among the two graders shown
in the table. This one is simple enough to calculate in your head. - ✔✔IOA = 80%
If IOA is <90%, then the behavior analyst must... - ✔✔refine the behavioral
definition and/or provide further training to the observers
In this class we discussed four different single-subject research designs; they are
listed below (along with a design that doesn't exist). If you are planning to evaluate
the effects of several different independent variables and you anticipate that each
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The first goal of behavior analysis is to accurately _______________ behavior. -
✔✔predict
The second goal of behavior analysis is to identify functional variables that may be
used to ___________________ behavior. - ✔✔positively influence
The definition of behavior is... - ✔✔An individual living organism's activity,
public or private, which may be influenced by external or internal stimulation
We humans observe each other's behavior all the time and we often differentiate
between "voluntary" and "involuntary" behaviors. When we see a voluntary
behavior, we often refer to it as a "willed" behavior and we sometimes speak of
"free will" as a thing that underlies our voluntary behavior. When we call a
behavior "willed" or "voluntary", that behavior most often has which of the
,following characteristics? - ✔✔It is set into motion by a triggering event and it
does not appear to be goal-directed.
The science of behavior analysis is guided by two assumptions. Which of the
following in NOT one of those assumptions? - ✔✔Public behavior is determined
but private behavior is outside the domain of science
Perhaps you recall the Libet studies that were discussed early in the semester.
What was the important finding of the Libet studies? - ✔✔Participants reported
consciously willing their action after the EEG detected that the neural action had
begun.
When Jane Goodall went into the jungles of Tanzania to study the behavior of the
wild chimpanzees, she used which approach to recording behavior? - ✔✔Direct
observation
When deciding on the best direct-observation method, we must consider
somecharacteristics of the behavior we plan to observe. If the behavior is of
uniform duration each time it occurs, and it produces no distinct, lasting, and
observable product, which direct-observation technique should we choose?
Event Recording
Duration Recording
, Outcome Recording - ✔✔???
If we are interested in the frequency at which a target behavior occurs, and that
behavior produces a lasting, distinct, and observable product, which direct-
observation technique should we use? - ✔✔Outcome Recording
If we are interested in the duration of a target behavior and it produces no
permanent product, which observation technique would we choose? -
✔✔Duration Recording
A description of the behavior of interest, precise enough for us to discriminate
between instances and non-instances of the behavior is referred to as a(n) -
✔✔behavior definition
Please calculate the inter-observer agreement (IOA) among the two graders shown
in the table. This one is simple enough to calculate in your head. - ✔✔IOA = 80%
If IOA is <90%, then the behavior analyst must... - ✔✔refine the behavioral
definition and/or provide further training to the observers
In this class we discussed four different single-subject research designs; they are
listed below (along with a design that doesn't exist). If you are planning to evaluate
the effects of several different independent variables and you anticipate that each
