EXSC 525 MODULE 1 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ the dependent variable is the:
Answer: behavior
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
Does a functional communication training procedure with or
without response-extinction more quickly reduce self-injury?
Answer: component
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
Will modeling fluent speech decrease a child's disfluencies?
Answer: demonstration
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
,Will sign language or a speech generating device increase
requesting?
Answer: comparison
◉ Identify the type of Research Question
Will 7.5, 15, or 30 minutes of peer-mediated instruction improve
reading fluency?
Answer: parametric
◉ 4 Graph questions (see ASR 1)
Answer:
◉ Evidence Based Practice
Answer: term used to describe when an intervention has gone
through rigorous, high quality experimentation & has been
considered to be of value for specific individuals/behaviors of
interest.
◉ internal validity
Answer: When we have strong experimental
control and when we are confident with a functional relation.
, ◉ experimental control
Answer: When this is demonstrated, we have verified there is a
fucntional relationship between the independent & dependent
variables. That is, the change in the behavior is causally related to
the intervention implemented.
◉ functional relation
Answer: Visually demonstrated (through the analysis of graphed
data) control of the behavior by the intervention.
◉ reliability
Answer: consistency of an experiment
◉ Validity
Answer: Accuracy of an experiment
◉ External Validity
Answer: replication of the same or similar results from an
experiment. Or, the degree to which findings have generality across
studies.
◉ Social Validity
Answer: Socially significant behavior of interest/focus of research.
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ the dependent variable is the:
Answer: behavior
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
Does a functional communication training procedure with or
without response-extinction more quickly reduce self-injury?
Answer: component
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
Will modeling fluent speech decrease a child's disfluencies?
Answer: demonstration
◉ Identify the type of Research Question:
,Will sign language or a speech generating device increase
requesting?
Answer: comparison
◉ Identify the type of Research Question
Will 7.5, 15, or 30 minutes of peer-mediated instruction improve
reading fluency?
Answer: parametric
◉ 4 Graph questions (see ASR 1)
Answer:
◉ Evidence Based Practice
Answer: term used to describe when an intervention has gone
through rigorous, high quality experimentation & has been
considered to be of value for specific individuals/behaviors of
interest.
◉ internal validity
Answer: When we have strong experimental
control and when we are confident with a functional relation.
, ◉ experimental control
Answer: When this is demonstrated, we have verified there is a
fucntional relationship between the independent & dependent
variables. That is, the change in the behavior is causally related to
the intervention implemented.
◉ functional relation
Answer: Visually demonstrated (through the analysis of graphed
data) control of the behavior by the intervention.
◉ reliability
Answer: consistency of an experiment
◉ Validity
Answer: Accuracy of an experiment
◉ External Validity
Answer: replication of the same or similar results from an
experiment. Or, the degree to which findings have generality across
studies.
◉ Social Validity
Answer: Socially significant behavior of interest/focus of research.
