SPCE 630 Practice Questions Modules 1-3

Event recording is used to measure behaviors that:

1. have a clear beginning and end 2. do not occur at a frequency that is too high to count 3. are brief and temporary

Which of the following is the best example of a non-reversible DV? 1. reading sight words 2. physical aggression 3. on task behavior 4. self injury

1. reading sight words

True or False? Reliability and validity refer to the same concept

False

The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to ensure human participant safety and ethical compliance is the

IRB

When using momentary time sampling, occurrences of the target behavior are recording if the behavior occurs:

at the end of the interval

Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is _________

beneficence

Which type of validity refers to whether or not the measurement procedures accurately reflect the target behavior being measured?

construct validity

Single case research design differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own _______

control

The methods section of a research article provides a detailed __________ of how the study was conducted

operation description

Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are ___________

primary research

Well designed applied research studies should include __________

systematic study of behaviors in typical environments

Whole interval recording tends to _______ bx occurrences

underestimate

Which type of IOA is calculated when researchers only look at intervals either or both observers did NOT observe the target behavior?

unscored interval IOA

Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of phenomena?

Description

Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the following behaviors except: 1. Number of times a student engaged in PA 2. Amount of time spent socializing with peers 3. Total number of minutes a student engages in on-task behavior 4. Length of time spent engaging with play materials

1

Which of the following is NOT a function of a literature review? 1. presenting a clear and concise summary of a paper 2. articulating what is known/unknown about a topic 3. improving plans for future studies 4. building a foundation and rationale for a study

1

Variables manipulated by researchers are known as the _______ variables

independent

The five sections of a final report IN ORDER are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. Abstract 2. Intro 3. Method 4. Results 5. Discussion

Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are ethical principles outlined in the _______

Belmont Report

Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in the IV?

Control

Which type of recording samples behavior occurrences and provides an estimate of the actual occurrences of the behavior?

Discontinuous Recording

Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between 2 variables?

Prediction

Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal validity?

Procedural Infidelity

What is a measurement of whether the intervention was conducted as intended?

Treatment integrity

The relevance of a study's data is outlined in the ______ section

discussion

Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are __________

meta analyses

The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is _________

minimal risk

If observers do not agree on behavior occurrences when collecting data (Low IOA), which common problems could be present?

observer bias, error, and observer drift

Researchers can write non-examples of target behaviors in order to help increase ________

reliability

Articles ini which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are __________

review articles