C. Measurement and data display

An operational definition has to be :

clear concise and complete

Operational defintions should be

Accurate, Reliable and Valid

Function Based

Responses are categorized based on the effects on the environment

Topography Based

Categorized based on shape, look or form (should include all possible response forms and can target specific undesirable forms)

True or false: Behavior is accurate complete and concise

True

True or false: Behaviors Should be socially valid

True

What is direct measurement?

This occurs when the behavior measured is the focus of the behavior change program.

Examples of indirect measurement

surveys, anecdotes, interview and tests

True or false: You must have a direct assessment before directly implementing intervention

True

What is a permanent product?

Measure the effect or outcomes of the behavior

True or false video and audio recording can contrive permanent product and assist in measurement

True

What is repeatability (countability)

Behavior can be counted (Frequency Rate count)

Temporal Extent

Duration

Temporal locus

Latency and Interresponse time

Count or frequency

how many times a behavior response occurs

Which of the following methods would be worst at taking frequeuncy data?

Keeping count in your head

What is rate?

The # of responses per unit of time (Frequency/Time)

If you are looking for “per minute” “per hour” “per session” “per day”

You are talking about rate

What is considered a derivative measure?

% of occurrence

True or false duration is okay for beahviors that occur at high rates?

Durations per occurrence.

What is trials to citerion?

Data measurement derived from measures of our dimensional qualities

Trials to Criterion

The # of opportunities needed to achieve a predetermined level of performance (mastery )

Behaviors happen the whole interval

Whole interval recording

Behaviors happen at any part of the interval

Partial interval recording

Happens at the end of an interval

momentary time sampling

PLACHECK

Related to time sampling

Often used for high rate behaviors or behaviors that occur continuously

Whole interval recording

True or false : Moementary can be both partial overestimating and Whoel interval underestimates

True

True or false IOA is related to data that are believable

True

Validity

Intended to measure

Accuracy

Measured value to data matches

Reliability

Repeated measurements

Discontinious Measurement can be

Data artifacts

What is the most commonly used graph in ABA

line graph

Different point “what time of day behavior occurs most frequently?”

scatterplot

x =

time and sessions

y=

behaviors