Reference no: EM133510193

Question

1. A child has tantrums several times a days which include crying, screaming, falling to the floor. In order to appropriately measure this behavior for reduction which dimensional quality would seem most relevant?

A. Repeatability

B. Temporal extent

C. Count

2. In order to compare count or frequencies of behavior, the dimension of time must be added to frequency. This type of measure is a called _______.

A. Whole Interval

B. Celebration

C. Rate

3. Joseph has difficulty starting his classwork. His teacher wants to decrease the amount of time it takes him to start thereby increasing his work production. Which type of measurement would allow his teacher to know if he is improving?

A. Interresponse time

B. Response latency

C. Duration

4. A behavior analyst would like to show how often John is observed on-task and off-task in his classroom during one 30 minute and one 20 minute observation. The behavior analyst would like to compare the two observations and compare John's data with another randomly selected student in the classroom. What type of data format would be most beneficial for those in the meeting?

A. Duration of off-task and on-task behavior for both students during the two observations

B. Total number of off-task and on-task events for both students during the two observations

C. Percentage of off-task and on-task behavior for both students during the two observations

5. A behavior analyst is fearful that a problem may occur with the data recorded by a staff member. The staff member is both recording the child's responses and is providing the treatment. What is this problem called?

A. Expectancy bias

B.Reactivity

C. Observer drift

6. Which type of discontinous recording procedure would be most beneficial in the following situation? A school teacher would like to know how often a child is off-task in her classroom during a 30 minute reading time without overestimating or underestimating the actual frequency of the behavior.

A.Momentary time sampling

B.Whole interval recording

C. Predominant activity sampling