SPCE 630 Final Exam (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Grade A
QUESTION
Todd is a BCBA employed at an ABA Center.
... [Show More] He is working with a client who engages in high rates of vocal stereotypy. Todd would like to implement an intervention that includes response interruption and redirection. To determine if this intervention is effective, he will use a multiple baseline design across settings. He will collect data for 25 minutes each day. His observation will be divided into 15-second intervals. During each interval he will code vocal stereotypy as occurring if it occurs for any duration of the 15-second interval. Based on the literature, Todd's estimate of the percentage of intervals in which the behavior occurs is likely to be which of the following?
Answer:
An overestimate of behavior
QUESTION
Tanesha is a BCBA employed at a school. She is consulting with four special education teachers who each report having a student with high levels of off-task behavior. Tanesha suggested using brief group physical activity breaks as an intervention to increase on-task behavior. To determine if her intervention is effective, she will use a multiple baseline design across four participants. She will collect data for 30 minutes each day. Her observation will be divided into 10-second intervals. During each interval she will code off-task behavior as occurring if it occurs for the duration of the 10-second interval. Based on this information, what measurement system is Tanesha most likely using?
Answer:
Whole interval recording
QUESTION
When evaluating the external validity of a study, a researcher should consider which of the following?
Answer:
Generality across settings and generality across subjects.
QUESTION
Jacob recently conducted a study at a residential center in which he evaluated a procedure to train direct care staff to increase positive interactions with the residents during mealtime. During the course of the study he became concerned that the data collectors began to depart from the accurate use of definitions over time. Jacob is most likely concerned with which of the following:
Answer:
Observer drift
QUESTION
The term ______________ refers to the attitude of skepticism and continuous questioning of the facts and processes found in science.
Answer:
Philisophic doubt
QUESTION
Reliable measurement is
Answer:
consistent
QUESTION
Dr. Dart is a behavior analyst. He is working with Tom, who exhibits low rates of compliance with parent requests. Dr. Dart trains Tom's parents to use Effective Instruction Delivery (EID). He collects data regarding Tom's compliance, and parents' use of EID and summarizes these data using a line graph. One of the primary reasons for summarizing data using a line graph is:
Answer:
To display relationships between dependent variable and independent variable
QUESTION
The research question "Does implementation of a time out procedure on an FR 2 schedule result in faster reductions of challenging behavior, when compared to an FR 4 schedule?
Answer:
Parametric question
QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT a measure of dispersion?
Answer:
Median
QUESTION
Mona is prepping a manuscript for a study she did. She's on the section where she is writing the response definition. What section is Mona writing?
Answer:
Method
QUESTION
Janet is a BCBA-D who is consulting in a high school life skills classroom. She has recently suggested an intervention for a student with academic deficits and plans to systematically collect treatment integrity data. The target behavior is high intensity, but occurs at a low frequency. Which of the following is the best option for collecting data? [Show Less]