EDF 6226 Modules 1-3 Questions and Answers

A subject's specific behavior that is identified for change is called the...? - Answer- Target Behavior In which method of obtaining assessment information would you gather information from parents, classmates, and/or co-workers? - Answer- Interviewing Significant Others The relevance of behavior rule refers to selecting target behaviors which are...? - Answer- Functional What is the most commonly used graphic format for the display of data in applied behavior analysis? - Answer- Line Graph What is created by connecting successive data points within a given phase or condition with a straight line? - Answer- Data Path On most graphs, the proportion of the vertical axis to the horizontal axis should be approximately...? - Answer- 2:3 It is acceptable to label the x-axis with session numbers. True or False? - Answer- False The _________ is a graph based on two-dimensional area formed by the intersection of two perpendicular lines. - Answer- Line Graph An essential structure of the line graph requires the vertical axis (y-axis) to be labeled with a __________ and the horizontal axis (x-axis) to be labeled with a __________. - Answer- Quantitative measure; time unit Sally has consumed two cups of coffee everyday for five years. What is this an example of? - Answer- This is an example of steady responding Experimental control is where the changes in the ____________ are related to manipulations of the _____________. - Answer- Dependent Variable; Independent Variable An essential structure of the line graph requires the ____________ to be labeled with a quantitative measure and the _____________ to be labeled with a time unit. - Answer- Vertical Axis; X-Axis An essential structure of the line graph requires the ____________ to be labeled with a quantitative measure and the _____________ to be labeled with a time unit. - Answer- Y-Axis; X-Axis In order to produce a display that is not distorted, it is recommended that the vertical axis length has a _______ ratio to the ho