SPCE 630 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal
validity? - answer -procedural infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of
phenomena? - answer -description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two
variables? - answer -hypothesis
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in
the iv? - answer -control
Scrd differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own - answer -
control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are - answer -
primary research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are - answer -
review articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are - answer -meta
analyses
Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the following behaviors
except - answer -number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
Event recording is used to measure behaviors that - 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 - answer -independent variables
Well-designed applied research studies should - 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 - answer -irb
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are the ethical principles outlined in the -
answer -belmont report
, The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is - answer -minimal
risk
Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is - answer -beneficence
When using mts, occurrences of the target behavior are recorded if the behavior occurs
- answer -at the end of the interval
If observers do not agree on behavior occurrences when collecting data (low ioa), which
common problems could be present? - answer -observer bias, error, observer drift
Whole interval recording tends to - answer -underestimate behavior occurrences
Which type of validity refers to whether or not the measurement procedures accurately
reflect the target behavior being measured? - answer -construct validity
Reliability and validity refer to the same concept - answer -false
Which of the following is the best example of a non-reversible dependent variable? -
answer -reading sight words
Researchers can write non-examples of target behaviors in order to help increase -
answer -treatment integrity
Which type of ioa is calculated when researchers only look at intervals either or both
observers did not observe the target behavior? - answer -unscored-interval ioa
Which is a measurement of whether the intervention was conducted as intended? -
answer -treatment integrity
Measurement of procedural fidelity does all of the following except - answer -helps
cilnicians avoid emphasizing "train and hope"
The extent to which experimenters trained implementers as planned is known as -
answer -implementation fidelity
The degree to which procedures of all experimental conditions are implemented as
intended is known as - answer -procedural fidelity
Summative analysis of treatment procedural fidelity increases which type of validity? -
answer -internal
Common ways to measure treatment integrity include - answer -checklists, self-reports,
direct systematic observation
Inconsistent implementation of condition protocols refers to which threat to internal
validity? - answer -procedural infidelity
Which level of scientific understanding includes observation and accurate description of
phenomena? - answer -description
Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation between two
variables? - answer -hypothesis
Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced by change in
the iv? - answer -control
Scrd differs from group design in that the participant serves as their own - answer -
control
Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are - answer -
primary research
Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers are - answer -
review articles
Articles that report statistical analyses from existing research are - answer -meta
analyses
Duration recording is a suitable data collection method for all of the following behaviors
except - answer -number of times a student engaged in physical aggression
Event recording is used to measure behaviors that - 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 - answer -independent variables
Well-designed applied research studies should - 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 - answer -irb
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are the ethical principles outlined in the -
answer -belmont report
, The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is - answer -minimal
risk
Maximizing potential benefits while minimizing potential harm is - answer -beneficence
When using mts, occurrences of the target behavior are recorded if the behavior occurs
- answer -at the end of the interval
If observers do not agree on behavior occurrences when collecting data (low ioa), which
common problems could be present? - answer -observer bias, error, observer drift
Whole interval recording tends to - answer -underestimate behavior occurrences
Which type of validity refers to whether or not the measurement procedures accurately
reflect the target behavior being measured? - answer -construct validity
Reliability and validity refer to the same concept - answer -false
Which of the following is the best example of a non-reversible dependent variable? -
answer -reading sight words
Researchers can write non-examples of target behaviors in order to help increase -
answer -treatment integrity
Which type of ioa is calculated when researchers only look at intervals either or both
observers did not observe the target behavior? - answer -unscored-interval ioa
Which is a measurement of whether the intervention was conducted as intended? -
answer -treatment integrity
Measurement of procedural fidelity does all of the following except - answer -helps
cilnicians avoid emphasizing "train and hope"
The extent to which experimenters trained implementers as planned is known as -
answer -implementation fidelity
The degree to which procedures of all experimental conditions are implemented as
intended is known as - answer -procedural fidelity
Summative analysis of treatment procedural fidelity increases which type of validity? -
answer -internal
Common ways to measure treatment integrity include - answer -checklists, self-reports,
direct systematic observation
