Data Collection, Behavior, and Decisions

Why are trends sometimes necessary to include on line graphs?

Data paths are not always clear.

Recently, Mario's tantrums seem to last longer. Which data recording procedure might be the best one to use to determine this?

Duration.

Which of the following is operationally defined?

Hitting so hard a picture fell off the wall.

The x-axis om a graph is:

Horizontal and is also called the abscissa.

Which of the following is a drawback of probe data?

It is less accurate.

Which of the following is true about data collection?

It is the foundation for creating behavioral interventions.

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.

Visual inspection is:

Making a judgment 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.

Which of the following 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.

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.

Why is it important to record data as close to the time the behavior actually occurred as possible?

So the data will be more likely to reflect an accurate picture of the behavior.

Phase change lines indicate:

The division between one condition and another.

If a learner is requiring more and more prompting to perform a skill, the first concern is:

The learner is becoming prompt dependent.

Data are plotted on line graphs according to:

The number of instances of the behavior across time.

A disadvantage of bar graphs is:

The variability or 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.

Which of the following is a discontinuous data recording procedure?

Whole interval recording.

Which of the following describes how probe data is collected?

Collect data on the first 3 trials and if responding is independent, discontinue data collection.

Which of the following graphs indicate the total number of behaviors in an additive fashion?

Cumulative graphs.

A trend that ascends from left to right means:

A behavior is increasing.