Data Collection, Behavior, & Decisions

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.

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 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

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

Data collected during naturalistic teaching should always include information about?

Target behavior, prompts needed, and activities

Data collected during naturalistic teaching should always include information about:

Target behaviors, prompt levels needed, and activities

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 is operationally defined?

Hitting so hard a picture fell of the wall

A trend that ascends from left to right means:

A behavior is increasing

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

Cumulative graphs

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

A trend that ascends from left to right means?

an increasing behavior

which of the following graphs indicate the total numbers of behaviors in an additive fashion?

cumulative graphs

which of the following types 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 raw data

which of the following data recording procedure is best used for behaviors that have a clear ending, and beginning but do not occur throughout an interval but still occurs at high rates

partial interval

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

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

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

the learner is becoming prompt dependent

the disadvantage of bar graphs are

the variability of data can be lost