EAB4798 Midterm Exam Questions And
100% Correct Answers
What do broken vertical lines represent on a graph?
A. a shift in independent variable
B. a full phase transition
C. the termination of the phases
D. a shift in the dependent variable - ANSWER A. a shift in independent variable
Which phase is designed to measure the independent variable effects on the dependent
variable over time and following attainment of the dependent variable criterion?
A. baseline Phase
B. follow-up Phase
C. superlative Phase
D. starting Phase - ANS B. follow-up Phase
What are notations used for in a single-subject design?
A. used to illustrate how an intervention works
B. used as decoration for the phases
C. used to label certain phases or aspects of a design
D. used to denote changes in the dependent variable - ANSWER C. used to label certain
phases or aspects of a design
In a single-subject design the _______________ variable is used to encourage-or
maintain-change in behavior.
A. dependent
, B. independent
C. extraneous
D. confounding - ANSWER B. independent
How does a follow-up phase enhance an experiment?
A. establishes the long-term efficacy of a treatment
B. provides the investigator with suggestions to carry out in their next design
C. supplies social and ecological validities for the study
D. both A and C - ANSWER D. both A and C
What does one call the phase of a study when the target behavior is measured before an
intervention is introduced?
A. Baseline Phase
B. Follow-up Phase
C. Changing Phase
D. Intervention Phase - ANSWER A. Baseline Phase
What does the acronym IDEA stand for?
A. Individuals with Disturbances Education Act
B. Infants who are Disabled Education Act
C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D. Individuals with Direct Education Act - ANSWER C. Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act
What describes a believable demonstration that events controlled by the researcher
account for the presence or absence of the behavior in question?
A.behavioral
B. applied
, C. target
D. analytic - ANSWER D. analytic
In a single-subject design, the ________________ variable is used to determine the
changes in the target behavior.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. extraneous
D. confounding - ANSWER A. dependent
What type of graph is more commonly used to represent the quantitative data that is
gathered through single-subject research?
A. intervention graph
B. X-Y line graph
C. bar graph
D. pictogram - ANSWER B. X-Y line graph
Practitioners and researchers share a common interest in:
A. using the best methods of studying behavior
B. Identifying empirical generalizations about the relationship
between variables by arranging conditions to examine them
C. Changing an individual's behavior in targeted ways that solve
problems in everyday living faced by the individual and others
D. Developing experimental control in order to draw accurate
conclusions about the role of experimental variables - ANSWER A. using the best
methods of studying behavior
What is the difference between main focus for researchers and practitioners?
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