CAPELLA UNIVERSITY PSY 7713 WEEK
4 QUIZ: ADVANCED BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS MEASUREMENT AND DATA
DISPLAY | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|2026/2027 UPDATE | JUST RELEASED.
1. Which measurement procedure is most likely to underestimate the overall duration of a
behavior?
A. Partial-interval recording
B. Momentary time sampling
C. Whole-interval recording
D. Event recording
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Whole-interval recording requires the behavior to occur
throughout the entire interval, which often misses instances where the behavior occurs for
a large portion but not all of the interval, leading to underestimation.
2. When using a Standard Celeration Chart, what is the primary dimension being measured?
A. Rate of response
B. Percentage of occurrence
,C. Latency
D. Celeration
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Standard Celeration Chart is designed to measure
celeration, which is the change in rate of responding over time.
3. What is the primary advantage of using a cumulative record over a non-cumulative line
graph?
A. It shows the total number of responses over time.
B. It makes it easier to see the mean rate of responding per day.
C. It allows for the visual analysis of variability within a session.
D. It displays the frequency of behavior across different conditions.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: A cumulative record provides a running total of responses,
where the slope of the line represents the rate of responding; the higher the slope, the
higher the rate.
4. If you are measuring the time between the end of one response and the beginning of the
next, you are measuring:
A. Interresponse Time (IRT)
B. Latency
, C. Duration
D. Celeration
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Interresponse time (IRT) is defined as the elapsed time between
two successive responses.
5. Which of the following is considered a ‘derivative measure’ in behavior analysis?
A. Percentage
B. Duration
C. Frequency
D. IRT
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Percentage and trials-to-criterion are derivative measures
because they are derived from other basic measures of behavior.
6. In the context of visual analysis, ‘level’ refers to:
A. The direction of the data path.
B. The degree of bounce or fluctuation in the data.
C. The value on the vertical axis around which a series of data points converges.
D. The difference between the last data point of one phase and the first of the next.
4 QUIZ: ADVANCED BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS MEASUREMENT AND DATA
DISPLAY | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
|2026/2027 UPDATE | JUST RELEASED.
1. Which measurement procedure is most likely to underestimate the overall duration of a
behavior?
A. Partial-interval recording
B. Momentary time sampling
C. Whole-interval recording
D. Event recording
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Whole-interval recording requires the behavior to occur
throughout the entire interval, which often misses instances where the behavior occurs for
a large portion but not all of the interval, leading to underestimation.
2. When using a Standard Celeration Chart, what is the primary dimension being measured?
A. Rate of response
B. Percentage of occurrence
,C. Latency
D. Celeration
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: The Standard Celeration Chart is designed to measure
celeration, which is the change in rate of responding over time.
3. What is the primary advantage of using a cumulative record over a non-cumulative line
graph?
A. It shows the total number of responses over time.
B. It makes it easier to see the mean rate of responding per day.
C. It allows for the visual analysis of variability within a session.
D. It displays the frequency of behavior across different conditions.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: A cumulative record provides a running total of responses,
where the slope of the line represents the rate of responding; the higher the slope, the
higher the rate.
4. If you are measuring the time between the end of one response and the beginning of the
next, you are measuring:
A. Interresponse Time (IRT)
B. Latency
, C. Duration
D. Celeration
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Interresponse time (IRT) is defined as the elapsed time between
two successive responses.
5. Which of the following is considered a ‘derivative measure’ in behavior analysis?
A. Percentage
B. Duration
C. Frequency
D. IRT
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Percentage and trials-to-criterion are derivative measures
because they are derived from other basic measures of behavior.
6. In the context of visual analysis, ‘level’ refers to:
A. The direction of the data path.
B. The degree of bounce or fluctuation in the data.
C. The value on the vertical axis around which a series of data points converges.
D. The difference between the last data point of one phase and the first of the next.
