SPCE 630 CORE MAIN EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Juan a 15-year old boy engages in public masturbation. This behavior occurs
throughout the day during 1:1 therapy, small group, and lunch. His BCBA has
suggested collecting data to inform treatment recommendations, but sometimes the
therapist has other clients to attend to. The BCBA has provided the therapist with a
MotivAider, which is set for 30-second intervals. At the end of the 30-second interval,
the therapist records whether Juan is engaging in public masturbation. Which
measurement system is the therapist using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Momentary time
sampling
✔✔A mother wants to know how long it takes for her child to begin to follow a direction
after she places a demand. She starts a timer after issuing the demand and records
how long it takes for her to initiate compliance. Which measurement system is the
mother using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Latency recording
✔✔A teacher is concerned about her student's humming behavior in the classroom. The
behavior doesn't have a clear start and stop time and seems to present differently
depending on the task. Sometimes, the humming is in a low pitch and other times it is
very loud. It also can be in the form of a song under some circumstances and in others,
it doesn't seem to be recognizable. The parent is concerned because the teacher
reported that it is distracting other students in her classes. The teacher will collect data
for 45 minutes each day. The observation is divided into 15-second intervals. The
teacher will record the behavior as occurring when it has occurred for the duration of the
interval. Which measurement system is the teacher using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Whole
interval recording
✔✔A BCBA is trying to determine if Thomas has mastered a matching task he has been
taught. She asks the RBT to collect data for this behavior during her session with
Thomas. The RBT will record each correct response. Which measurement system is the
RBT using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Event recording
, ✔✔Ciara's teacher wanted to know if a fidget spinner increased her on-task behavior
during math class. What is the independent variable - ✔✔Fidget spinnet
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if classroom amplification would increase task compliance
of students with ADHD.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Amplification
✔✔The administrators at a residential facility wanted to decrease the number of
protective holds. Direct care staff at an ABA center were assigned to one of two
conditions: One group completed a crisis management training program; another group
of workers did not participate in the training. The number of protective holds initiated by
each staff was examined for the next year.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Crisis Management Training
✔✔A therapist utilized a chain schedule of reinforcement and a child's conversation
increased. What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Chain Schedule
✔✔A researcher was interested in strategies to increase social participation in students
with ASD. Five adolescents with ASD used scripts to learn how to appropriately ask to
join an activity.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Scripts
✔✔A researcher wanted to know whether RBTS were more likely to implement prompt
fading procedures with treatment fidelity if they were trained directly with the client who
was referred or with the researcher role-playing the part of the client.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Training directly with the client who was referred
or with the researcher role-playing the part of the client
✔✔A professor wanted to know if pop quizzes would increase the frequency of studying
outside of the classroom for graduate students.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Pop Quizzes
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if requiring group projects increased overall class
participation. What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Group project
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if requiring group projects increased overall class
participation. What is the dependent variable? - ✔✔Class participation
✔✔A professor wanted to know if pop quizzes would increase the duration of studying
for graduate students.
What is the dependent variable? - ✔✔Duration of studying
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Juan a 15-year old boy engages in public masturbation. This behavior occurs
throughout the day during 1:1 therapy, small group, and lunch. His BCBA has
suggested collecting data to inform treatment recommendations, but sometimes the
therapist has other clients to attend to. The BCBA has provided the therapist with a
MotivAider, which is set for 30-second intervals. At the end of the 30-second interval,
the therapist records whether Juan is engaging in public masturbation. Which
measurement system is the therapist using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Momentary time
sampling
✔✔A mother wants to know how long it takes for her child to begin to follow a direction
after she places a demand. She starts a timer after issuing the demand and records
how long it takes for her to initiate compliance. Which measurement system is the
mother using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Latency recording
✔✔A teacher is concerned about her student's humming behavior in the classroom. The
behavior doesn't have a clear start and stop time and seems to present differently
depending on the task. Sometimes, the humming is in a low pitch and other times it is
very loud. It also can be in the form of a song under some circumstances and in others,
it doesn't seem to be recognizable. The parent is concerned because the teacher
reported that it is distracting other students in her classes. The teacher will collect data
for 45 minutes each day. The observation is divided into 15-second intervals. The
teacher will record the behavior as occurring when it has occurred for the duration of the
interval. Which measurement system is the teacher using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Whole
interval recording
✔✔A BCBA is trying to determine if Thomas has mastered a matching task he has been
taught. She asks the RBT to collect data for this behavior during her session with
Thomas. The RBT will record each correct response. Which measurement system is the
RBT using? Only pick one. - ✔✔Event recording
, ✔✔Ciara's teacher wanted to know if a fidget spinner increased her on-task behavior
during math class. What is the independent variable - ✔✔Fidget spinnet
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if classroom amplification would increase task compliance
of students with ADHD.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Amplification
✔✔The administrators at a residential facility wanted to decrease the number of
protective holds. Direct care staff at an ABA center were assigned to one of two
conditions: One group completed a crisis management training program; another group
of workers did not participate in the training. The number of protective holds initiated by
each staff was examined for the next year.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Crisis Management Training
✔✔A therapist utilized a chain schedule of reinforcement and a child's conversation
increased. What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Chain Schedule
✔✔A researcher was interested in strategies to increase social participation in students
with ASD. Five adolescents with ASD used scripts to learn how to appropriately ask to
join an activity.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Scripts
✔✔A researcher wanted to know whether RBTS were more likely to implement prompt
fading procedures with treatment fidelity if they were trained directly with the client who
was referred or with the researcher role-playing the part of the client.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Training directly with the client who was referred
or with the researcher role-playing the part of the client
✔✔A professor wanted to know if pop quizzes would increase the frequency of studying
outside of the classroom for graduate students.
What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Pop Quizzes
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if requiring group projects increased overall class
participation. What is the independent variable? - ✔✔Group project
✔✔A teacher wanted to know if requiring group projects increased overall class
participation. What is the dependent variable? - ✔✔Class participation
✔✔A professor wanted to know if pop quizzes would increase the duration of studying
for graduate students.
What is the dependent variable? - ✔✔Duration of studying
