SPCE 630 EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Identify the citation in correct APA format (7th edition) - ✔✔Vincent, L. B., Openden,
D., Gentry, J. A., Long, L. A., & Matthews, N. L. (2017). Promoting Social Learning at
Recess for Children with ASD and Related Social Challenges. Behavior Analysis in
Practice(italicized), 11(1)(italicized), 19-33. doi: 10.1007//s40617-017-0178-8
✔✔A teacher is trying to determine if Erica has mastered a mathematical task she has
been taught. She asks the aid to collect data on her completing this task during her
session with Erica. The aid will record each correct response. Which measurement
system is the aid using? - ✔✔Event Recording
✔✔Todd is a BCBA employed at an ABA Center. He is working with a client who
engages in high rates of vocal stereotypy. Todd would like to implement an intervention
that includes response interruption and redirection. To determine if this intervention is
effective, he will use a multiple baseline design across settings. He will collect data for
25 minutes each day. His observation will be divided into 15-second intervals. During
each interval he will code vocal stereotypy as occurring if it occurs for any duration of
the 15-second interval. Based on the literature, Todd's estimate of the percentage of
intervals in which the behavior occurs is likely to be which of the following? - ✔✔An
overestimate of behaviors
✔✔Tanesha is a BCBA employed at a school. She is consulting with four special
education teachers who each report having a student with high levels of off-task
behavior. Tanesha suggested using brief group physical activity breaks as an
intervention to increase on-task behavior. To determine if her intervention is effective,
she will use a multiple baseline design across four participants. She will collect data for
30 minutes each day. Her observation will be divided into 10-second intervals. During
each interval she will code off-task behavior as occurring if it occurs for the duration of
the 10-second interval. Based on this information, what measurement system is
Tanesha most likely using? - ✔✔Momentary Time Sampling
✔✔When evaluating the external validity of a study, a researcher should consider which
of the following? - ✔✔Multiple treatment interference, generality across settings,
generality across subjects, and generality across outcomes
✔✔Jacob recently conducted a study at a residential center in which he evaluated a
procedure to train direct care staff to increase positive interactions with the residents
during mealtime. During the course of the study he became concerned that the data
collectors began to depart from the accurate use of definitions over time. Jacob is most
likely concerned with which of the following: - ✔✔Observer drift
, ✔✔The scientific attitude or orientation called ______________ refers to the practice of
objective observation, rather than "revealed knowledge" speculation, hypothesis, or
personal opinion. - ✔✔Empirical knowledge
✔✔Reliable measurement is: - ✔✔Consistent
✔✔Dr. Dart is a behavior analyst. He is working with Tom, who exhibits low rates of
compliance with parent requests. Dr. Dart trains Tom's parents to use Effective
Instruction Delivery (EID). He collects data regarding Tom's compliance, and parents'
use of EID and summarizes these data using a line graph. One of the primary reasons
for summarizing data using a line graph is: - ✔✔To display relationships between
dependent variable and independent variable
✔✔The research question "Does implementation of a time out procedure on an FR 2
schedule result in faster reductions of challenging behavior, when compared to an FR 4
schedule? - ✔✔Parametric Question
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a measurement of dispersion? - ✔✔Median
✔✔Which of the following are a measurement of dispersion? - ✔✔Variance, Range and
Standard Deviation
✔✔Mona is prepping a manuscript for a study she did. She's on the section where she
is writing the response definition. What section is Mona writing? - ✔✔Method
✔✔Janet is a BCBA-D who is consulting in a high school life skills classroom. She has
recently suggested an intervention for a student with academic deficits. After a careful
assessment, she has determined that the academic deficits are the result of a skill
deficit as opposed to a performance deficit. She plans to train the teacher to use two
academic interventions. The first will address handwriting and the second will address
fluency with single-digit multiplication. Janet can only check in on the case every other
week. The teacher will keep worksheets from the intervention for Janet to review. Which
of the following is the best option for collecting data? - ✔✔Permanent product data
✔✔A research study has groups that are not randomly assigned, similarity of groups
prior to the start of the intervention, and some confounding variables. Based on the
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards, this study is likely to receive which of
the following designations: - ✔✔Does not meet WWC standards
✔✔Which of the following research questions can be answered using single case
research design? - ✔✔-Is this intervention more effective than the current "baseline" or
"treatment" as "usual" condition? (e.g., Does intervention A reduce problem behavior for
this case?)
-Does adding B to Intervention A further reduce problem behavior for this case?
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Identify the citation in correct APA format (7th edition) - ✔✔Vincent, L. B., Openden,
D., Gentry, J. A., Long, L. A., & Matthews, N. L. (2017). Promoting Social Learning at
Recess for Children with ASD and Related Social Challenges. Behavior Analysis in
Practice(italicized), 11(1)(italicized), 19-33. doi: 10.1007//s40617-017-0178-8
✔✔A teacher is trying to determine if Erica has mastered a mathematical task she has
been taught. She asks the aid to collect data on her completing this task during her
session with Erica. The aid will record each correct response. Which measurement
system is the aid using? - ✔✔Event Recording
✔✔Todd is a BCBA employed at an ABA Center. He is working with a client who
engages in high rates of vocal stereotypy. Todd would like to implement an intervention
that includes response interruption and redirection. To determine if this intervention is
effective, he will use a multiple baseline design across settings. He will collect data for
25 minutes each day. His observation will be divided into 15-second intervals. During
each interval he will code vocal stereotypy as occurring if it occurs for any duration of
the 15-second interval. Based on the literature, Todd's estimate of the percentage of
intervals in which the behavior occurs is likely to be which of the following? - ✔✔An
overestimate of behaviors
✔✔Tanesha is a BCBA employed at a school. She is consulting with four special
education teachers who each report having a student with high levels of off-task
behavior. Tanesha suggested using brief group physical activity breaks as an
intervention to increase on-task behavior. To determine if her intervention is effective,
she will use a multiple baseline design across four participants. She will collect data for
30 minutes each day. Her observation will be divided into 10-second intervals. During
each interval she will code off-task behavior as occurring if it occurs for the duration of
the 10-second interval. Based on this information, what measurement system is
Tanesha most likely using? - ✔✔Momentary Time Sampling
✔✔When evaluating the external validity of a study, a researcher should consider which
of the following? - ✔✔Multiple treatment interference, generality across settings,
generality across subjects, and generality across outcomes
✔✔Jacob recently conducted a study at a residential center in which he evaluated a
procedure to train direct care staff to increase positive interactions with the residents
during mealtime. During the course of the study he became concerned that the data
collectors began to depart from the accurate use of definitions over time. Jacob is most
likely concerned with which of the following: - ✔✔Observer drift
, ✔✔The scientific attitude or orientation called ______________ refers to the practice of
objective observation, rather than "revealed knowledge" speculation, hypothesis, or
personal opinion. - ✔✔Empirical knowledge
✔✔Reliable measurement is: - ✔✔Consistent
✔✔Dr. Dart is a behavior analyst. He is working with Tom, who exhibits low rates of
compliance with parent requests. Dr. Dart trains Tom's parents to use Effective
Instruction Delivery (EID). He collects data regarding Tom's compliance, and parents'
use of EID and summarizes these data using a line graph. One of the primary reasons
for summarizing data using a line graph is: - ✔✔To display relationships between
dependent variable and independent variable
✔✔The research question "Does implementation of a time out procedure on an FR 2
schedule result in faster reductions of challenging behavior, when compared to an FR 4
schedule? - ✔✔Parametric Question
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a measurement of dispersion? - ✔✔Median
✔✔Which of the following are a measurement of dispersion? - ✔✔Variance, Range and
Standard Deviation
✔✔Mona is prepping a manuscript for a study she did. She's on the section where she
is writing the response definition. What section is Mona writing? - ✔✔Method
✔✔Janet is a BCBA-D who is consulting in a high school life skills classroom. She has
recently suggested an intervention for a student with academic deficits. After a careful
assessment, she has determined that the academic deficits are the result of a skill
deficit as opposed to a performance deficit. She plans to train the teacher to use two
academic interventions. The first will address handwriting and the second will address
fluency with single-digit multiplication. Janet can only check in on the case every other
week. The teacher will keep worksheets from the intervention for Janet to review. Which
of the following is the best option for collecting data? - ✔✔Permanent product data
✔✔A research study has groups that are not randomly assigned, similarity of groups
prior to the start of the intervention, and some confounding variables. Based on the
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards, this study is likely to receive which of
the following designations: - ✔✔Does not meet WWC standards
✔✔Which of the following research questions can be answered using single case
research design? - ✔✔-Is this intervention more effective than the current "baseline" or
"treatment" as "usual" condition? (e.g., Does intervention A reduce problem behavior for
this case?)
-Does adding B to Intervention A further reduce problem behavior for this case?
