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