BCABA Measurement and Data Collection 3

Question 1

Partial-interval recording tends to _______ the true occurrence of a behavior.

Accepted Answer

Overestimate

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Underestimate

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Be unaffected by

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Accurately represent

Question 2

When a BCABA graphs cumulative records, an accelerating slope indicates:

Accepted Answer

Behavior is increasing in rate over time

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Behavior is decreasing

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No change in behavior

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Behavior has reached maintenance

Question 3

Which reliability measure examines agreement only for intervals in which neither observer recorded the behavior?

Accepted Answer

Unscored-interval IOA

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Occurrence IOA

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Exact count IOA

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Mean count IOA

Question 4

A scatter plot in ABA is used primarily to identify:

Accepted Answer

Temporal patterns of behavior

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Trends over time

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IOA levels

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Baseline stability

Question 5

The minimum generally accepted IOA percentage for published ABA research is:

Accepted Answer

80%

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70%

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90%

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95%

Question 6

Which measurement dimension is most appropriate for assessing on-task behavior that occurs continuously?

Accepted Answer

Duration

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Frequency

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Latency

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Magnitude