ABA Measurement and Data Collection 2

Question 1

What is the PRIMARY advantage of using permanent product recording?

Accepted Answer

It does not require direct observation during behavior

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It captures duration of each behavior

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It measures behavior topography

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It requires no baseline data

Question 2

Which measure captures the total amount of time a behavior occurs within an observation period?

Accepted Answer

Duration

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Frequency

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Latency

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Rate

Question 3

A behavior analyst notices variability in their data. Which visual analysis feature reflects the degree of data point variability within a phase?

Accepted Answer

Variability

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Level

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Trend

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Overlap

Question 4

IOA (interobserver agreement) is calculated to assess:

Accepted Answer

The reliability and accuracy of the measurement system

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Whether the intervention is effective

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The social validity of the target behavior

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The function of the behavior

Question 5

Which IOA method divides the number of agreements by the total number of agreements plus disagreements and multiplies by 100?

Accepted Answer

Total count IOA

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Occurrence IOA

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Nonoccurrence IOA

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Exact count-per-interval IOA

Question 6

When a behavior analyst uses a cumulative graph, the data line can:

Accepted Answer

Only go up or remain flat, never decrease

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Go up and down freely

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Reset to zero each session

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Show rate automatically without calculation