Data Collection, Behavior, and Decisions
If a learner is requiring more and more prompting to perform a skill, the first concern is:
The learner is becoming prompt dependent.
Which of the following graphs indicate the total number of behaviors in an additive fashion?
Cumulative graphs
If data indicate that progress is not being made, which of the following questions could be asked?
Is the skill program being delivered effectively?
The process of defining target behaviors using a precise definition is called:
Operationally defining the behavior
The x axis on a graph is:
Horizontal and is also called the abscissa
Which of the following is a drawback of probe data?
It is less accurate.
Visual inspection is:
Making a judgement about the effects of an intervention by examining graphed data
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
Phase change lines indicate:
The division between one condition and another
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 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
Which of the following is a discontinuous data recording procedure?
Whole interval recording
Which of the following types of graphs are most preferred in the field of ABA?
Line graphs
A trend that ascends from left to right means:
A behavior is increasing
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.
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
Probe Data
data is collected on the initial trial. Only checks the initial trial of each program or target item to see whether the teaching and prompting of the previous session was enough to maintain the target skill or item the following day
Which of the following is operationally defined?
Hitting so hard a picture fell off the wall
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