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Stan has to walk home from work, which is a one-mile walk. It is July when it is 102 degrees out. Stan sees a convenience store with a sign that says, "ice-cold drinks here," and he realizes how thirsty he is. He goes into the convenience store to buy a drink. What does the sign saying, " ice-cold drinks here" function as? : discriminative stimulus Food is a reinforcer for 5-year-old Kelsey, but she just ate lunch. What effect does eating lunch have on food as a reinforcer? : abol...

A(n) _______ measure of the actual behavior of interest will always possess more validity than a(n) _______ measure. : Direct, Indirect ______ measurement is consistent measurement : Reliable When data give an unwarranted or misleading picture of the behavior because of the way measurement was conducted, the data are called a(n) : Artifact In general, artifacts can be limited by scheduling ________ observations : Frequent Cumbersome and difficult to use measurement ________ can lead ...

Description : The level of investigation that involves the collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified, and examined for possible relations with other known facts, and often suggests hypotheses or questions for additional research. P. 3 Prediction : The level of investigation that demonstrates correlation between events and is based on repeated observations. P. 3 Control : The level of investigation in which functional relations can be derived. P. 4 O...

The behavior analyst is working with a teacher that has identified many problems. The behavior analyst might want to select the target behavior based on any of these variables except: : The one that irritates the teacher If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an adaptive replacement plan to ensure the new behavior is learned because: : Behavior serves a function Assume you give a student in your class a forced-choice preference assessment. On...

the extent to which the data represents the phenomenon being assessed : validity A _______ measure of the behavior of interest will always possess more validity than an indirect measurement : direct the extent to which the observed value matches the true state or value : accuracy the quantitative labels produced by measuring an event : observed value requires social observation and recording procedures that must be different from those used to produce the data being evaluated 2 : t...

The levels of understanding science includes: : prediction, description, control Science is predicated on which assumption? : determinism When we repeat experiments, what are we hoping to establish? : Replication When we assume that inner causes or phenomena directly cause/mediate some forms of behavior, what is our approach? : mentalism Philosophic doubt does not require that the simplest most logical explanation for a phenomenon be ruled out before a more complex explanation is con...

Which of the following refers to the overall direction a data path takes? : trend In a multiple baseline design graph, what do you remove from the x axis in all but the last graph? : the number or dates for sessions Which of the following is an example of a discontinous measurement system? : momentary time-sampling Which of the following is an example of indirect measurement? : ratings obtained from a teacher or student behavior All of the following are threats to internal validity excep...

The behavior analyst is working with a teacher that has identified many problems. The behavior analyst might want to select the target behavior based on any of these variables except: : The one that irritates the teacher If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an adaptive replacement plan to ensure the new behavior is learned because: : Behavior serves a function Assume you give a student in your class a forced-choice preference assessment. On...

SPCE 611 Exam 5 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative reinforcement that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction. - answera second grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture or taste Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and behavior therapists imple...

SPCE 611 Exam 4 Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) Stan has to walk home from work, which is a one-mile walk. It is July when it is 102 degrees out. Stan sees a convenience store with a sign that says, "ice-cold drinks here," and he realizes how thirsty he is. He goes into the convenience store to buy a drink. What does the sign saying, " ice-cold drinks here" function as? - answerdiscriminative stimulus Food is a reinforcer for 5-year-old Kelsey, but she just ate lunch. What...