SPCE 630 FINAL EXAM
Threats to internal validity include: - answer- 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 - answer-
History
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: - answer- 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? - answer- 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: - answer- 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.) - answer- (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: - answer- Scored Intervals
Which type of recording is a discontinuous measurement procedure? - answer- Partial
Interval Recording
Two observers recorded whether hand-flapping occurred or did not occur during an
interval. Calculate IOA based on the Interval by Interval Method. - answer- 40%
, What is a primary reason for replicating the findings of a study: - answer- To assess the
reliability of the findings
Which of the following is an advantage of using percentage data over numbers? -
answer- More familiar to people than other measures and facilitates communication of
performance
Which of the following is true about partial interval data recording? - answer- It has a
tendency to over-estimate the occurrence of behavior
Based on the information provided above, this article is likely an example of which of the
following types of articles: - answer- A review article detailing what is known about
medications for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental
disabilities
Internal validity of a study depends on: - answer- The attempts by the researcher to
ensure plausible reasons for behavior change, other than planned experimental
changes, are controlled for.
Experimental designs: - answer- Require systematic manipulation of an independent
variable and careful measurement of the dependent variables.
The primary goal of a single case research design is: - answer- To determine whether a
casual or functional relationship exists between a research manipulated independent
variable and a meaningful change in the dependent variable
Informed assent: - answer- Includes obtaining consent from minors who are not yet old
enough to enter into a contract
Dr. Tingstrom is interested in evaluating the effectiveness of tootling for increasing
positive peer reporting in an elementary classroom. He collects data in Mrs. Dobbs's
fourth grade classroom. He hopes to demonstrate the same effects of tootling with the
same classroom more than once in the same study. Specifically, he hopes that
behaviors are at similar levels when the intervention is in place compared to when it is
withdrawn. This is an example of: - answer- Direct-intra subject replication
Which of the following statements are true regarding treatment integrity? - answer- An
overall treatment integrity level at or above 80% has been proposed as criterion for
acceptable research, although there are little data to support this criterion
A researcher repeatedly observes children with and without autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) during recess. She notices that children with ASD are more likely to join in play
with other children when the children without ASD initiate the social interaction. She
concludes that there is a correlation between joining in play and who initiates the
Threats to internal validity include: - answer- 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 - answer-
History
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: - answer- 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? - answer- 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: - answer- 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.) - answer- (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: - answer- Scored Intervals
Which type of recording is a discontinuous measurement procedure? - answer- Partial
Interval Recording
Two observers recorded whether hand-flapping occurred or did not occur during an
interval. Calculate IOA based on the Interval by Interval Method. - answer- 40%
, What is a primary reason for replicating the findings of a study: - answer- To assess the
reliability of the findings
Which of the following is an advantage of using percentage data over numbers? -
answer- More familiar to people than other measures and facilitates communication of
performance
Which of the following is true about partial interval data recording? - answer- It has a
tendency to over-estimate the occurrence of behavior
Based on the information provided above, this article is likely an example of which of the
following types of articles: - answer- A review article detailing what is known about
medications for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental
disabilities
Internal validity of a study depends on: - answer- The attempts by the researcher to
ensure plausible reasons for behavior change, other than planned experimental
changes, are controlled for.
Experimental designs: - answer- Require systematic manipulation of an independent
variable and careful measurement of the dependent variables.
The primary goal of a single case research design is: - answer- To determine whether a
casual or functional relationship exists between a research manipulated independent
variable and a meaningful change in the dependent variable
Informed assent: - answer- Includes obtaining consent from minors who are not yet old
enough to enter into a contract
Dr. Tingstrom is interested in evaluating the effectiveness of tootling for increasing
positive peer reporting in an elementary classroom. He collects data in Mrs. Dobbs's
fourth grade classroom. He hopes to demonstrate the same effects of tootling with the
same classroom more than once in the same study. Specifically, he hopes that
behaviors are at similar levels when the intervention is in place compared to when it is
withdrawn. This is an example of: - answer- Direct-intra subject replication
Which of the following statements are true regarding treatment integrity? - answer- An
overall treatment integrity level at or above 80% has been proposed as criterion for
acceptable research, although there are little data to support this criterion
A researcher repeatedly observes children with and without autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) during recess. She notices that children with ASD are more likely to join in play
with other children when the children without ASD initiate the social interaction. She
concludes that there is a correlation between joining in play and who initiates the
