SPCE 630 exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Threats to internal validity include - correct answersTesting, maturation, procedural infidelity
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Events that occur during the experiment but that are not related to planned procedural
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changes that may influence the outcomes. - correct answersHistory
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Changes in behavior due to the passage of time - correct answersMaturation
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Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during a baseline or
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probe condition, whcih influences responding - correct answersTesting
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Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of repeated
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measurement by human observers who may make errors - correct answersInstrumentation |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition - correct answersProcedural |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
infidelity
The loss of participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned intervention during
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the course of a study - correct answersMultiple treatment interference
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A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the data series
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over time - correct answerscyclical variability
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Carryover effects: - correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,The hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between samples is: - correct
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answersThe null hypothesis |||\\\ |||\\\
Amanda is an RBT at an ABA clinic. She is working with her client, Jerrell, to decrease
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aggressive behaviors (i.e., biting others). She has collected data for the frequency of Jerrell's |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
bites for three weeks. Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the following data set (round
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to the nearest whole number):
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Week 1: 22, 31, 20, 32, 32 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Week 2: 7, 8, 13, 31, 17 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Week 3: 16, 5, 9, 12, 15 - correct answersMean = 18, median =16, Mode =31,32
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Dr. Jones wanted to know if the use of the Good Behavior Game decreased rates of disruptive
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behaviors in an elementary school. Dr. Jones collected data throughout the duration of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
school year across two elementary schools. In school A, all k-6 classrooms used the Good
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Behavior Game. In School B, no classrooms used the Good Behavior Game. At the end of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
school year, Dr. Jones shouted, "Eureka! The Good Behavior Game works," when in fact it had
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no impact on student disruptive behavior. This is an example of: - correct answersA type II
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error
The primary purpose of the method section is to: - correct answersBoth A and B
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Detail the plan of study being proposed. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Provide a sufficiently detailed description of the study so a trained researcher can implement
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the study as intended with no additional guidance.
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Which of the following is true about single-case research design? - correct answersMost
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studies include more than one participant |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
These graphs demonstrate which of the following - correct answersinter-subject replication
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with a multiple baseline design across behaviors
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, These data show (q10) - correct answersA change in variability
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Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to differentiate between
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meaningful and trivial change? - correct answersThe rejection of the null hypothesis is more |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
decisive in larger sample sizes. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Large enough sample sizes will always show a significant difference between populations
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Statistical analysis may fail to reject the null hypothesis in small sample sizes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is a limitation of group design? - correct answersThe rejection of the
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null hypothesis is more decisive in larger samples
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Dr. Lestremau is employed in a large urban school district with 10 elementary schools. She
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wants to evaluate the effects and feasibility of peer-mediated, school-based, discrete trial
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training for teaching multiplication skills to six students with autism spectrum disorder. She will
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collect on-going and frequent measurement of students' fluency with multiplication facts. Dr.
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Lestremau is using: - correct answersSingle case research design methodology |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Kacyn is a BCBA at an ABA Center. She is running a small social skills group with 6 children who
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have autism spectrum disorder. Kacyn is using the "Tough Kids Social Skills Curriculum." The
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goal of the social skills sessions is to build basic social entry skills (e.g., making eye contact,
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
greetings, responding to name). Prior to the start of the group, Kacyn collected data for each of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the participants. Specifically, she asked the therapists to complete the BASC-2 (a rating scale
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
that measures changes in behavior and emotional status) and also collected the frequency of
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spontaneous greetings during a 30-minute observation period. She continued to collect data |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
for spontaneous greetings during and after implementation of the social skills group. What is
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the dependent variable? - correct answersThe frequency of spontaneous greetings
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According to Carr and Briggs (2010) practitioners of applied behavior analysis should base their |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
professional activities on the research literature. One barrier is the cost of journal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
subscriptions. A solution suggested by Carr and Briggs (2010) includes: - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answersReading articles in journals, such as, the journal of Behavior assessment and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
intervention in children, which provide articles for free. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Threats to internal validity include - correct answersTesting, maturation, procedural infidelity
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Events that occur during the experiment but that are not related to planned procedural
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
changes that may influence the outcomes. - correct answersHistory
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Changes in behavior due to the passage of time - correct answersMaturation
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Occurs when participants need to respond to the same test repeatedly during a baseline or
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
probe condition, whcih influences responding - correct answersTesting
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Threats related to the measurement system, and are of concern because of repeated
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measurement by human observers who may make errors - correct answersInstrumentation |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition - correct answersProcedural |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
infidelity
The loss of participant's behavior is influenced by more than one planned intervention during
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the course of a study - correct answersMultiple treatment interference
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A type of data instability that refers to a repeated and predictable pattern in the data series
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
over time - correct answerscyclical variability
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Carryover effects: - correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
,The hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between samples is: - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answersThe null hypothesis |||\\\ |||\\\
Amanda is an RBT at an ABA clinic. She is working with her client, Jerrell, to decrease
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
aggressive behaviors (i.e., biting others). She has collected data for the frequency of Jerrell's |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
bites for three weeks. Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the following data set (round
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to the nearest whole number):
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Week 1: 22, 31, 20, 32, 32 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Week 2: 7, 8, 13, 31, 17 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Week 3: 16, 5, 9, 12, 15 - correct answersMean = 18, median =16, Mode =31,32
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Dr. Jones wanted to know if the use of the Good Behavior Game decreased rates of disruptive
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
behaviors in an elementary school. Dr. Jones collected data throughout the duration of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
school year across two elementary schools. In school A, all k-6 classrooms used the Good
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Behavior Game. In School B, no classrooms used the Good Behavior Game. At the end of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
school year, Dr. Jones shouted, "Eureka! The Good Behavior Game works," when in fact it had
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
no impact on student disruptive behavior. This is an example of: - correct answersA type II
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error
The primary purpose of the method section is to: - correct answersBoth A and B
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Detail the plan of study being proposed. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Provide a sufficiently detailed description of the study so a trained researcher can implement
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the study as intended with no additional guidance.
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Which of the following is true about single-case research design? - correct answersMost
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
studies include more than one participant |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
These graphs demonstrate which of the following - correct answersinter-subject replication
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with a multiple baseline design across behaviors
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, These data show (q10) - correct answersA change in variability
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is a limitation of using statistical significance to differentiate between
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
meaningful and trivial change? - correct answersThe rejection of the null hypothesis is more |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
decisive in larger sample sizes. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Large enough sample sizes will always show a significant difference between populations
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Statistical analysis may fail to reject the null hypothesis in small sample sizes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is a limitation of group design? - correct answersThe rejection of the
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
null hypothesis is more decisive in larger samples
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Dr. Lestremau is employed in a large urban school district with 10 elementary schools. She
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
wants to evaluate the effects and feasibility of peer-mediated, school-based, discrete trial
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
training for teaching multiplication skills to six students with autism spectrum disorder. She will
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
collect on-going and frequent measurement of students' fluency with multiplication facts. Dr.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Lestremau is using: - correct answersSingle case research design methodology |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Kacyn is a BCBA at an ABA Center. She is running a small social skills group with 6 children who
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
have autism spectrum disorder. Kacyn is using the "Tough Kids Social Skills Curriculum." The
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
goal of the social skills sessions is to build basic social entry skills (e.g., making eye contact,
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
greetings, responding to name). Prior to the start of the group, Kacyn collected data for each of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the participants. Specifically, she asked the therapists to complete the BASC-2 (a rating scale
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
that measures changes in behavior and emotional status) and also collected the frequency of
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
spontaneous greetings during a 30-minute observation period. She continued to collect data |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
for spontaneous greetings during and after implementation of the social skills group. What is
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the dependent variable? - correct answersThe frequency of spontaneous greetings
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
According to Carr and Briggs (2010) practitioners of applied behavior analysis should base their |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
professional activities on the research literature. One barrier is the cost of journal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
subscriptions. A solution suggested by Carr and Briggs (2010) includes: - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answersReading articles in journals, such as, the journal of Behavior assessment and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
intervention in children, which provide articles for free. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
