EDF 6437 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Is when you can say with confidence that A likely caused B - ✔✔Functional relation
✔✔Our ability to demonstrate causation over correlation is defined by what
characteristic of ABA? - ✔✔Analytic
✔✔Which section of peer reviewed paper would you find previous knowledge in the
field? - ✔✔Introduction
✔✔According to Skinner, many experimenters have answered profound questions they
did not specifically ask due to what? - ✔✔The experimenter's willingness to follow the
data
✔✔A BCBA does a descriptive assessment and determined that Tim is tantrumming for
attention. Is it true or false that she demonstrated functional relation? - ✔✔False
✔✔If you summarize literature in your own words, you do not have to cite it (T/F) -
✔✔False
✔✔Involves a clear experimental question, a plan for measuring and recording the
variables, analysis of the results and critical peer review. - ✔✔Experimentation
✔✔What dimension of ABA is most important for accurate replications? -
✔✔Technological
✔✔ABC data recording can demonstrate ____ a functional analysis can demonstrate
possible_________ - ✔✔Correlation
Functional relation
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Is when you can say with confidence that A likely caused B - ✔✔Functional relation
✔✔Our ability to demonstrate causation over correlation is defined by what
characteristic of ABA? - ✔✔Analytic
✔✔Which section of peer reviewed paper would you find previous knowledge in the
field? - ✔✔Introduction
✔✔According to Skinner, many experimenters have answered profound questions they
did not specifically ask due to what? - ✔✔The experimenter's willingness to follow the
data
✔✔A BCBA does a descriptive assessment and determined that Tim is tantrumming for
attention. Is it true or false that she demonstrated functional relation? - ✔✔False
✔✔If you summarize literature in your own words, you do not have to cite it (T/F) -
✔✔False
✔✔Involves a clear experimental question, a plan for measuring and recording the
variables, analysis of the results and critical peer review. - ✔✔Experimentation
✔✔What dimension of ABA is most important for accurate replications? -
✔✔Technological
✔✔ABC data recording can demonstrate ____ a functional analysis can demonstrate
possible_________ - ✔✔Correlation
Functional relation
