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SPCE 316 QuizzesA study was undertaken to determine the effects of amount of study time on test performance.
In this case, what type of variable is the amount of study time? - ANS independent
Follow-up phases should be given a letter notation. - ANS False (pg 12)
In single-subject research, letter notations stand for: - ANS study phases
How is the independent variable represented on an x-y graph? - ANS labels on phases
What did J. B. Watson urges psychologists to focus their study on? - ANS observable behavior
Baer emphasized that procedures in a study should be described in a way that: - ANS
experimental methods can be clearly compared.
Good technical descriptions of study procedures are necessary to ensure that research can be
replicated. - ANS True
Which of the following is a type of variable? - ANS independent
The purpose of the follow-up phase in an investigation is to: - ANS determine whether the
effects of the independent variable will continue
Which of the following elements may NOT be found on an x-y graph? - ANS description of
independent variables
The x-axis on a graph usually represents: - ANS time
Which of the following are reasons that baseline data are gathered before implementing the
independent variable? - ANS Important aspects of the dependent variable and its environment
may be revealed (pg 8)
The term subjects is preferred over the term participants by many current researchers. - ANS
False
A notation indicating a combination of letters can take which of the following forms? - ANS a
combination intervention
What are the three areas that Baer noted that research on socially significant behavior would
be? (select all that apply) - ANS applied, behavioral, analytical
,Brain development is simultaneous with cultural development. - ANS True (pg 40)
Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement? - ANS A child does not have to
do chores for a week because she improved her grades this term. (pg 24)
Which of the following is NOT among the basic principles of operant conditioning when
reinforcement is used? - ANS The researcher decides which consequences will be reinforcing
(pg 22)
Punishment should usually be used to decrease behavior. - ANS False (pg 33)
What does a reinforcer menu consist of? - ANS stimuli that are reinforcing for a certain
individual (pg 27)
At what point does a stimulus that has been reinforcing no longer work as a reinforcer? - ANS
satiation (pg 28)
Which of the following is NOT a level of culture identified by Hammond? - ANS ethnic (pg 40)
On what assumption does extinction rely? - ANS A behavior will decrease when it is not
rewarded (pg 36)
The Premack Principle may not work if: - ANS the individual can do the preferred activity
anyway. (pg 26)
Which of the following is NOT a form of differential reinforcement? - ANS differential
reinforcement of discriminative behavior (pg 38)
Which of the following is NOT a type of reinforcement schedules? - ANS generalized
Positive reinforcement means something that something good will occur. - ANS False (pg 23)
Simple restitution means: - ANS behavior that restores the environment.
Shaping behavior may be necessary when: - ANS the target behavior cannot be reached in one
step. (pg 26)
Which of the following are among the steps recommended by Hall and Hall to select
reinforcers? - ANS identify reinforcing activities based on the Premack Principle (pg 27)
Event-based interobserver agreement is determined on the basis of whether a behavior occurs
or not. - ANS True (pg 51)
, What do operational definitions provide? - ANS a way to describe behavior that cannot be
directly observed (pg 48)
When selecting methods of measurement and data collection, the most important factor to
consider is: - ANS the data collection method that is most suited to explaining what happened
in the study.
For which of the following measurement needs would duration recording be most appropriate? -
ANS how long a student is able to spend on-task
What is a typical disadvantage in using permanent products for measurement? - ANS The
behavior is not actually observed. (pg 60)
What is measured in frequency recording? - ANS the number of behaviors (pg 51)
Which of the following does data-based individualization (DBI) involve? - ANS adapting
interventions (pg 71)
Which of the following is NOT among the factors that differentiate procedures for recording
behavior? - ANS the equipment that is used (pg 51)
Trials to criterion recording are often used in task analysis. - ANS True (pg 66)
Interobserver agreement in interval recording is best calculated by comparing each interval. -
ANS True (pg 55)
Which of the following are quantities that event-based recording methods measure? - ANS rate
(pg 53)
Which of the following is NOT among the principles involved in intensive academic intervention
programs? - ANS massed trial practice
In cumulative recording, occurrences in an observation period are graphed: - ANS after being
added to the total up to that point. (pg 67)
Which of the following is a practice included in Tier 2 interventions? - ANS progress monitoring
to determine effectiveness of interventions (pg 73)
In what circumstance would the goal be to increase latency time? - ANS when the target
behavior is to wait before responding to an antecedent stimulus
What does the educational significance of results refer to? - ANS real-world effects (pg 95)
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