EDF 6437 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔_____________________involves a clear experimental question, a plan for
measuring and recording the variables, analysis of the results, and critical peer review. -
✔✔experimentation
✔✔T/F If you read a Skinner quote in Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2019) and want to
paraphrase it, you need to cite Cooper et al.,as well - ✔✔true
✔✔Which section of a the methods would you find the following: Description of how the
research accounted for the extent in which changes in the intervention caused a change
in the measured behavior - ✔✔validity
✔✔Which section of the methods would you find the following: IOA was 80% and was
taken for 33% of the sessions - ✔✔reliability
✔✔Which section of the methods would you find the following: This study utilized
multiple baseline across participants. - ✔✔design
✔✔Establishing a clear pattern of behavior during ___________________ sets the
occasion for introducing the independent variable and studying its effect on behavior. -
✔✔baseline
✔✔___________________ replication refers to the repetition of an experimental
manipulation either within or between participants. - ✔✔direct
✔✔___________________ replication refers to a component of a previous study being
altered in order to determine if the change has an effect on the behavior analyzed. -
✔✔systematic
, ✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: Will a token economy increase
responding in the classroom? - ✔✔demonstration
✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: Will functional communication
training alone or functional communication training with a multiple schedule of
reinforcement decrease escape behavior? - ✔✔comparison
✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: What effect will verbal praise
have on responding behavior when faded from 1 minute to 5 minutes to 10 minutes -
✔✔parametric
✔✔_________________ behavior is a fundamental aspect of the single-case research
process. - ✔✔quantifying
✔✔the amount of time between the stimulus and the response - ✔✔latency
✔✔Mrs. Bradley is having difficulty with getting Richard to get up and brush his teeth
when asked. She read of a great intervention and needs to determine the best
measurement system. Which would you recommend? - ✔✔latency
✔✔Sarah's preschool decided to work on decreasing her crying behavior when she was
dropped off at school. What measurement system would you recommend? -
✔✔duration
✔✔Mr. Umberto is working on a precision teaching curriculum for reading in his
classroom and needs to determine the best measurement system. What would you
recommend? - ✔✔celeration
✔✔What recording system would you use to document duration? - ✔✔stopwatch
✔✔What recording system would you use to document if the dishwasher was emptied?
- ✔✔permanent product
✔✔If a quotation has more than _____ words, it must be displayed in a freestanding
block of text and omit __________. - ✔✔40; quotation marks
✔✔T/F You should not highlight areas of previous research that are deficient, as this is
considered disrespectful to fellow researchers - ✔✔false
✔✔Which design is appropriate when reversibility is a concern? - ✔✔multiple baseline
✔✔Which design would you recommend: A teacher wants to determine which
instructional delivery method increases correct math facts? - ✔✔multielement
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔_____________________involves a clear experimental question, a plan for
measuring and recording the variables, analysis of the results, and critical peer review. -
✔✔experimentation
✔✔T/F If you read a Skinner quote in Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2019) and want to
paraphrase it, you need to cite Cooper et al.,as well - ✔✔true
✔✔Which section of a the methods would you find the following: Description of how the
research accounted for the extent in which changes in the intervention caused a change
in the measured behavior - ✔✔validity
✔✔Which section of the methods would you find the following: IOA was 80% and was
taken for 33% of the sessions - ✔✔reliability
✔✔Which section of the methods would you find the following: This study utilized
multiple baseline across participants. - ✔✔design
✔✔Establishing a clear pattern of behavior during ___________________ sets the
occasion for introducing the independent variable and studying its effect on behavior. -
✔✔baseline
✔✔___________________ replication refers to the repetition of an experimental
manipulation either within or between participants. - ✔✔direct
✔✔___________________ replication refers to a component of a previous study being
altered in order to determine if the change has an effect on the behavior analyzed. -
✔✔systematic
, ✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: Will a token economy increase
responding in the classroom? - ✔✔demonstration
✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: Will functional communication
training alone or functional communication training with a multiple schedule of
reinforcement decrease escape behavior? - ✔✔comparison
✔✔Which type of experimental question is the following: What effect will verbal praise
have on responding behavior when faded from 1 minute to 5 minutes to 10 minutes -
✔✔parametric
✔✔_________________ behavior is a fundamental aspect of the single-case research
process. - ✔✔quantifying
✔✔the amount of time between the stimulus and the response - ✔✔latency
✔✔Mrs. Bradley is having difficulty with getting Richard to get up and brush his teeth
when asked. She read of a great intervention and needs to determine the best
measurement system. Which would you recommend? - ✔✔latency
✔✔Sarah's preschool decided to work on decreasing her crying behavior when she was
dropped off at school. What measurement system would you recommend? -
✔✔duration
✔✔Mr. Umberto is working on a precision teaching curriculum for reading in his
classroom and needs to determine the best measurement system. What would you
recommend? - ✔✔celeration
✔✔What recording system would you use to document duration? - ✔✔stopwatch
✔✔What recording system would you use to document if the dishwasher was emptied?
- ✔✔permanent product
✔✔If a quotation has more than _____ words, it must be displayed in a freestanding
block of text and omit __________. - ✔✔40; quotation marks
✔✔T/F You should not highlight areas of previous research that are deficient, as this is
considered disrespectful to fellow researchers - ✔✔false
✔✔Which design is appropriate when reversibility is a concern? - ✔✔multiple baseline
✔✔Which design would you recommend: A teacher wants to determine which
instructional delivery method increases correct math facts? - ✔✔multielement
