ABA 624 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ condition labels
Answer: single words/brief descriptors-printed along top of
graph and parallel to horizontal axis. identify experimental
condition
◉ data points
Answer: represents a quantifiable measure of the target bx
recorded during a given observation period and the time and/or
experimental conditions under which that particular
measurement was conducted
◉ data path
Answer: Connecting successive data points within a given
condition with a straight line
◉ figure caption
Answer: Concise statement that provides information to identify
the IV & DV. Also explains symbols used & unplanned event.
Printed below graph.
◉ bar graphs
,Answer: used frequently to summarize the performance of a
participant of group of participants during different conditions
-present a measure of central tendency
◉ cumulative records
Answer: Skinner; subject can draw their own graph; keep adding
on responses during each observation period to the total number
of all previously recorded responses
-the steeper the slope the higher the response
-response rate is the average rate of response over a given time
period
-local response rate refers to the rate of response during periods
smaller than that for which an overall rate has been given
◉ ration charts
Answer: suitable for displaying proportional change
-ration scale, equal vertical distances correspond to equal rations
of change in the variable being measured
-horizontal axis is marked off in equal intervals and only the
vertical axis has a ration scaling
◉ Standard Celeration Chart
Answer: to provide standardized means of charting and analyzing
how frequency of behavior changes over time
-displays celebration, a linear measure of frequency change across
time, frequency multiplies or divides per unit of time
, ◉ precision teaching
Answer: -learning is best measured as a change in response rate.
-leanring is mots often occurs through proportional changes in bx
-past changes in performance can project future learning
◉ scatterplots
Answer: a graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the
values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the
direction of the relationship between the two variables. The
amount of scatter suggests the strength of the correlation (little
scatter indicates high correlation).
◉ visual analysis of graph
Answer: -variability (the extent to which repeated measures of bx
yield different outcomes )
-level values on the vertical axis scale around which a set of
behavioral measures converge
-trendteh overall direction taken by data path described in terms
of their direction (increasing decreasing, zero trend)
◉ description
Answer: Systematic observations that can be quantified &
classified, describes natural phenomena accurately
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ condition labels
Answer: single words/brief descriptors-printed along top of
graph and parallel to horizontal axis. identify experimental
condition
◉ data points
Answer: represents a quantifiable measure of the target bx
recorded during a given observation period and the time and/or
experimental conditions under which that particular
measurement was conducted
◉ data path
Answer: Connecting successive data points within a given
condition with a straight line
◉ figure caption
Answer: Concise statement that provides information to identify
the IV & DV. Also explains symbols used & unplanned event.
Printed below graph.
◉ bar graphs
,Answer: used frequently to summarize the performance of a
participant of group of participants during different conditions
-present a measure of central tendency
◉ cumulative records
Answer: Skinner; subject can draw their own graph; keep adding
on responses during each observation period to the total number
of all previously recorded responses
-the steeper the slope the higher the response
-response rate is the average rate of response over a given time
period
-local response rate refers to the rate of response during periods
smaller than that for which an overall rate has been given
◉ ration charts
Answer: suitable for displaying proportional change
-ration scale, equal vertical distances correspond to equal rations
of change in the variable being measured
-horizontal axis is marked off in equal intervals and only the
vertical axis has a ration scaling
◉ Standard Celeration Chart
Answer: to provide standardized means of charting and analyzing
how frequency of behavior changes over time
-displays celebration, a linear measure of frequency change across
time, frequency multiplies or divides per unit of time
, ◉ precision teaching
Answer: -learning is best measured as a change in response rate.
-leanring is mots often occurs through proportional changes in bx
-past changes in performance can project future learning
◉ scatterplots
Answer: a graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the
values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the
direction of the relationship between the two variables. The
amount of scatter suggests the strength of the correlation (little
scatter indicates high correlation).
◉ visual analysis of graph
Answer: -variability (the extent to which repeated measures of bx
yield different outcomes )
-level values on the vertical axis scale around which a set of
behavioral measures converge
-trendteh overall direction taken by data path described in terms
of their direction (increasing decreasing, zero trend)
◉ description
Answer: Systematic observations that can be quantified &
classified, describes natural phenomena accurately
