SPCE 630 Final Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025 Updates
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Verified Answers| Grade A
Threats to internal validity include: - ANSWERHistory, maturation, testing,
procedural infidelity
Events that occur during the experiment but that are not related to planned
procedural changes that may influence the outcomes. - ANSWERHistory
Changes in behavior due to the passage of time. - ANSWERMaturation
Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during a
baseline or probe condition, which influences responding. - ANSWERTesting
Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of repeated
measurement by human observers who may make errors. - ANSWERInstrumentation
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition. - ANSWERProcedural
Infidelity
The loss of participants during a study, which limits the generality of findings. -
ANSWERAttrition
Occurs when a participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned
intervention during the course of a study. - ANSWERMultiple Treatment Intreference
A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the data
series over time. - ANSWERCyclical Variability
Carryover effects: - ANSWERNOT: Is best described as the effect of a procedure used
in one condition on responding in an adjacent condition.
The hypothesis that assumes that sample observations are influenced by some non-
random cause is: - ANSWERThe alternative 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: 22, 31, 20, 32, 32
Week 2: 7, 8, 13, 31, 17
Week 3: 16, 5, 9, 12, 15 - ANSWERMean = 18, Median =16, Mode = 31, 32
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 shouted, "Eureka! The Good
Behavior Game works," when in fact it had no impact on student disruptive
behavior. This is an example of: - ANSWERA Type I Error
The primary purpose of the literature review is to: - ANSWERAll of the above
Which of the following is true about single-case research design? - ANSWERThe
participant serves as his or her own control.
These graphs demonstrate which of the following: - ANSWERInter-subject replication
with an A/B/A/B design
These data show which of the following: - ANSWERA change in variability
Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to differentiate
between meaningful and trivial change? - ANSWERNOT: Large enough sample sizes
will always show a significant difference between populations.
Which of the following is a limitation of group design? - ANSWERAll of the above are
potential limitations of group design.
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: - ANSWERSingle
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? - ANSWERThe frequency of spontaneous greetings
According to Carr and Briggs (2010) practitioners of applied behavior analysis should
base their professional activities on the research literature. One barrier is the cost of
journal subscriptions. A solution suggested by Carr and Briggs (2010) includes: -
ANSWERReading articles in journals, such as, the Journal of Behavior Assessment
and Intervention in Children, which provide articles for free.
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE) 100% Correct Questions and
Verified Answers| Grade A
Threats to internal validity include: - ANSWERHistory, maturation, testing,
procedural infidelity
Events that occur during the experiment but that are not related to planned
procedural changes that may influence the outcomes. - ANSWERHistory
Changes in behavior due to the passage of time. - ANSWERMaturation
Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during a
baseline or probe condition, which influences responding. - ANSWERTesting
Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of repeated
measurement by human observers who may make errors. - ANSWERInstrumentation
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition. - ANSWERProcedural
Infidelity
The loss of participants during a study, which limits the generality of findings. -
ANSWERAttrition
Occurs when a participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned
intervention during the course of a study. - ANSWERMultiple Treatment Intreference
A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the data
series over time. - ANSWERCyclical Variability
Carryover effects: - ANSWERNOT: Is best described as the effect of a procedure used
in one condition on responding in an adjacent condition.
The hypothesis that assumes that sample observations are influenced by some non-
random cause is: - ANSWERThe alternative 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: 22, 31, 20, 32, 32
Week 2: 7, 8, 13, 31, 17
Week 3: 16, 5, 9, 12, 15 - ANSWERMean = 18, Median =16, Mode = 31, 32
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 shouted, "Eureka! The Good
Behavior Game works," when in fact it had no impact on student disruptive
behavior. This is an example of: - ANSWERA Type I Error
The primary purpose of the literature review is to: - ANSWERAll of the above
Which of the following is true about single-case research design? - ANSWERThe
participant serves as his or her own control.
These graphs demonstrate which of the following: - ANSWERInter-subject replication
with an A/B/A/B design
These data show which of the following: - ANSWERA change in variability
Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to differentiate
between meaningful and trivial change? - ANSWERNOT: Large enough sample sizes
will always show a significant difference between populations.
Which of the following is a limitation of group design? - ANSWERAll of the above are
potential limitations of group design.
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: - ANSWERSingle
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? - ANSWERThe frequency of spontaneous greetings
According to Carr and Briggs (2010) practitioners of applied behavior analysis should
base their professional activities on the research literature. One barrier is the cost of
journal subscriptions. A solution suggested by Carr and Briggs (2010) includes: -
ANSWERReading articles in journals, such as, the Journal of Behavior Assessment
and Intervention in Children, which provide articles for free.
