SPCE 630 Final Exam module questions
and answers
Mod 1: Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which
threat to internal validity? - -procedural infidelity
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and
accurate description of phenomena? - -description
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the
correlation between two variables? - -prediction
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change
produced by change in the independent variable? - -control
-Mod 1: Single case research design differs from group design in that the
participant serves as their own: - -control
-Mod 1: Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research
are: - -primary research
-Mod 1: Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other
researchers are: - -review articles
-Mod 1: Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are: -
-meta analysis
-Mod 1: Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the
following behaviors EXCEPT:
a. amount of time spent socializing with peers
b. number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
c. total number of minutes a student engaged in on-task behavior - -b.
number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
-Mod 1: Event recording is used to measure behaviors that:
a. are brief and temporary
b. have a clear beginning and end
c. do not occur at a frequency that is too high to count
d. all of the above - -d. all of the above
-Mod 1: Variables manipulated by researchers are known as - -independent
variables
-Mod 2: Which of the following is the correct APA citation (7th edition)?
, a. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: Applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). Routledge.
b. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
c. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: Applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. - -a. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.).
(2018). Single case research methodology: Applications in special education
and behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Routledge.
-Mod 2: Well-designed applied research studies should:
a. Include systematic study of behaviors in typical environments
b. Be published
c. Be grant funded
d. Included an evaluation of a previously supported phenomenon - -a.
Include systematic study of behaviors in typical environments
-Mod 2: The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to
ensure human participant safety and ethical compliance is the:
a. Institutional Review Board
b. Ethical Review Committee
c. Behavior Analyst Certification Board
d. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects - -a.
Institutional Review Board
-Mod 2: Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are ethical principles
outlined in the:
a. Belmont Report
b. BACB Ethical Code
c. National Research Act
d. Common Rule - -a. Belmont Report
-Mod 2: The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is:
a. Minimal Risk
b. Consent
c. Potential Risk
d. Assent - -a. Minimal Risk
-Mod 2: Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is:
a. Beneficence
b. Justice
c. Respect for Persons
d. Integrity - -a. Beneficence
and answers
Mod 1: Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which
threat to internal validity? - -procedural infidelity
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and
accurate description of phenomena? - -description
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the
correlation between two variables? - -prediction
-Mod 1: Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change
produced by change in the independent variable? - -control
-Mod 1: Single case research design differs from group design in that the
participant serves as their own: - -control
-Mod 1: Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research
are: - -primary research
-Mod 1: Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other
researchers are: - -review articles
-Mod 1: Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are: -
-meta analysis
-Mod 1: Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the
following behaviors EXCEPT:
a. amount of time spent socializing with peers
b. number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
c. total number of minutes a student engaged in on-task behavior - -b.
number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
-Mod 1: Event recording is used to measure behaviors that:
a. are brief and temporary
b. have a clear beginning and end
c. do not occur at a frequency that is too high to count
d. all of the above - -d. all of the above
-Mod 1: Variables manipulated by researchers are known as - -independent
variables
-Mod 2: Which of the following is the correct APA citation (7th edition)?
, a. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: Applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). Routledge.
b. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
c. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.). (2018). Single case research
methodology: Applications in special education and behavioral sciences (3rd
ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. - -a. Ledford, J. R., & Gast, D. L. (Eds.).
(2018). Single case research methodology: Applications in special education
and behavioral sciences (3rd ed.). Routledge.
-Mod 2: Well-designed applied research studies should:
a. Include systematic study of behaviors in typical environments
b. Be published
c. Be grant funded
d. Included an evaluation of a previously supported phenomenon - -a.
Include systematic study of behaviors in typical environments
-Mod 2: The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to
ensure human participant safety and ethical compliance is the:
a. Institutional Review Board
b. Ethical Review Committee
c. Behavior Analyst Certification Board
d. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects - -a.
Institutional Review Board
-Mod 2: Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are ethical principles
outlined in the:
a. Belmont Report
b. BACB Ethical Code
c. National Research Act
d. Common Rule - -a. Belmont Report
-Mod 2: The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is:
a. Minimal Risk
b. Consent
c. Potential Risk
d. Assent - -a. Minimal Risk
-Mod 2: Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is:
a. Beneficence
b. Justice
c. Respect for Persons
d. Integrity - -a. Beneficence
