SPCE 630 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal validity?
- CORRECT ANSWER- procedural infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of
phenomena? - CORRECT ANSWER- description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two
variables? - CORRECT ANSWER- hypothesis
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in the
IV? - CORRECT ANSWER- control
SCRD differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own - CORRECT
ANSWER- control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are - CORRECT
ANSWER- primary research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are - CORRECT
ANSWER- review articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are - CORRECT ANSWER-
meta analyses
Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the following behaviors
except - CORRECT ANSWER- number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
Event recording is used to measure behaviors that - CORRECT ANSWER- have a clear
beginning and end
do not occur at a frequency that is too high to count
are brief and temporary
, Variables manipulated by researchers are known as - CORRECT ANSWER- Independent
variables
Well-designed applied research studies should - CORRECT ANSWER- include systematic
study of behaviors in typical environments
The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to ensure human participant
safety and ethical compliance is the - CORRECT ANSWER- IRB
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are the ethical principles outlined in the -
CORRECT ANSWER- belmont report
The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is - CORRECT ANSWER-
minimal risk
Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is - CORRECT ANSWER-
beneficence
Which of the following is not a function of a literature review? - CORRECT ANSWER-
presenting a clear and concise summary of the paper
the methods section of a research article - CORRECT ANSWER- provides a detailed
operation description of how the study was conducted
the relevance of a study's data is outlined in the - CORRECT ANSWER- discussion
the five sections of a final report in order are - CORRECT ANSWER- abstract, introduction,
method, results, discussion
Which type of recording samples behavior occurrences and provides an estimate of the actual
occurrences of the behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER- discontinuous recording
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal validity?
- CORRECT ANSWER- procedural infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of
phenomena? - CORRECT ANSWER- description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two
variables? - CORRECT ANSWER- hypothesis
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in the
IV? - CORRECT ANSWER- control
SCRD differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own - CORRECT
ANSWER- control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are - CORRECT
ANSWER- primary research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are - CORRECT
ANSWER- review articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are - CORRECT ANSWER-
meta analyses
Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the following behaviors
except - CORRECT ANSWER- number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
Event recording is used to measure behaviors that - CORRECT ANSWER- have a clear
beginning and end
do not occur at a frequency that is too high to count
are brief and temporary
, Variables manipulated by researchers are known as - CORRECT ANSWER- Independent
variables
Well-designed applied research studies should - CORRECT ANSWER- include systematic
study of behaviors in typical environments
The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to ensure human participant
safety and ethical compliance is the - CORRECT ANSWER- IRB
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are the ethical principles outlined in the -
CORRECT ANSWER- belmont report
The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is - CORRECT ANSWER-
minimal risk
Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is - CORRECT ANSWER-
beneficence
Which of the following is not a function of a literature review? - CORRECT ANSWER-
presenting a clear and concise summary of the paper
the methods section of a research article - CORRECT ANSWER- provides a detailed
operation description of how the study was conducted
the relevance of a study's data is outlined in the - CORRECT ANSWER- discussion
the five sections of a final report in order are - CORRECT ANSWER- abstract, introduction,
method, results, discussion
Which type of recording samples behavior occurrences and provides an estimate of the actual
occurrences of the behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER- discontinuous recording
