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Questions for Research Critiques of Behavioral Journal Articles

Research skills are critical to attaining and contributing additional knowledge in the field of applied behavior analysis.

Your critique should include:

1. Identify the research question and determine whether the need for the research was established (social significance).

2. Identify the dependent variable and evaluate whether the dependent variable was adequately objectively defined. Make recommendations for improvement. Determine whether the data collection system was appropriate and reliable. Support your conclusions.

3. Describe the participant population and how they were chosen or selected. Determine whether there are any concerns with the method of participant selection and how they could have been avoided.

4. Describe the independent variable and reflect on how practical the intervention would be to implement in your setting.

5. Reflect on whether there were any ethical concerns in the study as well as any ethical concerns you might have implementing the intervention as it is prescribed in the study.

6. Evaluate whether the stated research design is appropriate for the study. Recommend an alternative design you feel would have been more appropriate. Referring to the figures and graph and, using visual inspection of the data, determine whether clear experimental control was established. Identify any confounding variables present in the study and their effect on the outcome.

7. Evaluate the graphing conventions of at least 1 graph by comparing the conventions to the Guidelines for Preparation of Figures for JABA. Determine whether the graph was drawn according to conventions and if not, what corrections should be made.

8. Determine whether the size-of-effect was socially or practically significant. Indicate whether you agree with the authors' main conclusions. Recommend a social validation measure or an alternative measure the authors might have used.

Important Considerations when writing your critique:

· Typed in a Word document using APA format

· Double spaced with a standard font, such as Times New Roman, size 12

· Include a reference page with the article read

4 double-spaced, APA-style critique of the article. Be sure to integrate critical analysis of the study with the material covered in class.