Data Collection, Behavior, and Decisions

Which of the following is operationally defined?

hitting so hard a picture feel off the wall.

Why are trends sometimes necessary to include on line graphs?

Data paths are not always clear.

What types of graphs are most preferred in the field of ABA?

Line graphs

Visual inspection is:

Making a judgement about the effects of an intervention by examining graphed data.

The process of defining target behaviors using a precise definition is called:

Operationally defining the behavior

What data recording procedures is best used for behaviors that have a clear ending and beginning, do not occur throughout an interval, but still occur at high rates?

Partial Interval

Data collected during naturalistic teaching should always include information about:

Target behaviors, prompt levels needed, and activities.

A disadvantage of bar graphs is:

The variability of data can be lost

Susan records data after every discrete trial she delivers. What type of data recording is this?

Trial by Trial

Cumulative graphs are used:

When progress toward a predetermined number of behaviors should be demonstrated.

Why would the prompt level necessary to perform the skill be an important part of data collection?

Skills performed with prompts are not mastered until they are performed without prompts.

If data indicated that progress is not being made, what question should be asked?

Is the skill program being delivered effectively?

What is a drawback of probe data?

It is less accurate.

Which data recording method would be best used to measure the time between when a teacher said to start on an assignment and the time the student started on the assignment?

Latency

Phase change lines indicate:

the division between one condition and another.