Question 1

What are the three functions of data analysis procedures?

Accepted Answer

Data analysis procedures serve the funct

Question 2

Whether developed by a researcher or a practitioner, perhaps the most important fact about experimental questions is that they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal behavior 
B)  designed to examine socially significant behaviors 
C)  methodologically sound 
D)  based on previous experimental findings 
A)  verbal behavior 
B)  designed to examine socially significant behaviors 
C)  methodologically sound 
D)  based on previous experimental findings

Question 3

Kim is a researcher who is starting a study by crafting her experimental questions. In order to determine the right question to guide her methodological decisions, what does she need to consider?

Accepted Answer

. She will need to be careful to conside

Question 4

What makes an experimental question the "best" type of question for a specific topic?

Accepted Answer

The best kind of question is one whose s

Question 5

Which of the following settings may experimental questions about behavior arise?

Accepted Answer

A)  A graduate course about the experimental analysis of behavior 
B)  A clinical case with an interesting problem behavior 
C)  A published study that raises additional questions 
D)  All of the above 
A)  A graduate course about the experimental analysis of behavior 
B)  A clinical case with an interesting problem behavior 
C)  A published study that raises additional questions 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Describe the importance of viewing experimental questions as verbal behavior.

Accepted Answer

Being aware of the behavioral status of

Question 7

What two conditions are required at a minimum to be able to make meaningful interpretations about the experimental question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two baseline conditions 
B)  One baseline, one treatment condition 
C)  Two treatment conditions 
D)  One baseline, only one condition needed 
A)  Two baseline conditions 
B)  One baseline, one treatment condition 
C)  Two treatment conditions 
D)  One baseline, only one condition needed

Question 8

The most important decision guided by the experimental question is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how to ensure accurate measurement of behavior 
B)  who will participate in the study 
C)  the selection of the independent variable 
D)  how often to measure behavior 
A)  how to ensure accurate measurement of behavior 
B)  who will participate in the study 
C)  the selection of the independent variable 
D)  how often to measure behavior

Question 9

Describe how developing experimental questions by only referencing the primary literature can be risky.

Accepted Answer

Questions that emerge from published stu

Question 10

Linda is a behavior analyst researcher and she has established a well-known research program that has resulted in her earning many grants, awards, promotion, and tenure at her university. These contingencies of her researching behaviors are considered

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental, they are primary reasons anyone conducts research 
B)  extra-experimental, they are extra factors that directly affect details of a study 
C)  experimental, they are only provided for people conducting experiments 
D)  extra-experimental, they go beyond scientific contingencies and do not directly affect details of a study or its role in the literature 
A)  experimental, they are primary reasons anyone conducts research 
B)  extra-experimental, they are extra factors that directly affect details of a study 
C)  experimental, they are only provided for people conducting experiments 
D)  extra-experimental, they go beyond scientific contingencies and do not directly affect details of a study or its role in the literature

Question 11

List and describe at least three factors that influence where experimental questions come from.

Accepted Answer

A description of any three of the follow

Question 12

Jon is a practitioner interested in learning more about environmental factors that are affecting his client's engagement of aggression toward others. How will an experimental question help Jon?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will help him create hypotheses about environmental factors 
B)  It will guide his choice of methods to help answer his curiosities and improve his client's behavior 
C)  It will not help, as a practitioner Jon doesn't need an experimental question 
D)  It will allow him to create a complicated research design to implement 
A)  It will help him create hypotheses about environmental factors 
B)  It will guide his choice of methods to help answer his curiosities and improve his client's behavior 
C)  It will not help, as a practitioner Jon doesn't need an experimental question 
D)  It will allow him to create a complicated research design to implement

Question 13

What decisions regarding measurement procedures depend on what the experimental question is asking?

Accepted Answer

Decisions regarding how long a

Question 14

Describe how the experimental question can guide the selection of participants for an investigation.

Accepted Answer

The question should suggest certain part

Question 15

One of the main differences between researchers and practitioners regarding methodological choices is that

Accepted Answer

A)  researchers are often under pressure to make progress without delay 
B)  practitioners are able to take their time to make careful decisions no matter the delay 
C)  researchers can second guess decisions and make changes throughout their investigations 
D)  practitioners have an unlimited array of behaviors to choose from to investigate 
A)  researchers are often under pressure to make progress without delay 
B)  practitioners are able to take their time to make careful decisions no matter the delay 
C)  researchers can second guess decisions and make changes throughout their investigations 
D)  practitioners have an unlimited array of behaviors to choose from to investigate

Question 16

What does "conclusions are inevitably important to the researcher" mean?

Accepted Answer

The researcher or practitioner has gone

Question 17

What is the main challenge for investigators when developing and posing experimental questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing a question whose subsequent experiment will generate data more revealing and useful than what might be produced by any other approach to the topic 
B)  Establishing a research program that will generate a series of studies that can be published 
C)  Developing an interesting and novel question that will receive a large amount of external funding 
D)  Produce an experiment that supports the investigator's original hypothesis 
A)  Developing a question whose subsequent experiment will generate data more revealing and useful than what might be produced by any other approach to the topic 
B)  Establishing a research program that will generate a series of studies that can be published 
C)  Developing an interesting and novel question that will receive a large amount of external funding 
D)  Produce an experiment that supports the investigator's original hypothesis

Question 18

What do research questions reveal about a science?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide information only about where the field is going not where it has been 
B)  They guide the direction of the science and reveal where the field is 
C)  They hinder development of new ideas 
D)  They increase awareness of only what practical applications are needed 
A)  They provide information only about where the field is going not where it has been 
B)  They guide the direction of the science and reveal where the field is 
C)  They hinder development of new ideas 
D)  They increase awareness of only what practical applications are needed

Question 19

In terms of measurement, information from the experimental question should help decisions regarding _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  what type of measurement procedures to use 
B)  how long and how often periods of measurement should occur 
C)  how accurate measurements will be 
D)  how often observers are trained to measure the target behavior 
A)  what type of measurement procedures to use 
B)  how long and how often periods of measurement should occur 
C)  how accurate measurements will be 
D)  how often observers are trained to measure the target behavior

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the functions that data analysis procedures serve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discover relations in data that confirm a hypothesis 
B)  Discover relations in data that reject a hypothesis 
C)  Discover relations in data that were not anticipated and may be interesting 
D)  Discover relations in data that only replicate previous studies 
A)  Discover relations in data that confirm a hypothesis 
B)  Discover relations in data that reject a hypothesis 
C)  Discover relations in data that were not anticipated and may be interesting 
D)  Discover relations in data that only replicate previous studies

What are the three functions of data analysis procedures?

Whether developed by a researcher or a practitioner, perhaps the most important fact about experimental questions is that they are:

Kim is a researcher who is starting a study by crafting her experimental questions. In order to determine the right question to guide her methodological decisions, what does she need to consider?

What makes an experimental question the "best" type of question for a specific topic?

Which of the following settings may experimental questions about behavior arise?

Describe the importance of viewing experimental questions as verbal behavior.

What two conditions are required at a minimum to be able to make meaningful interpretations about the experimental question?

The most important decision guided by the experimental question is _________.

Describe how developing experimental questions by only referencing the primary literature can be risky.

Linda is a behavior analyst researcher and she has established a well-known research program that has resulted in her earning many grants, awards, promotion, and tenure at her university. These contingencies of her researching behaviors are considered

List and describe at least three factors that influence where experimental questions come from.

Jon is a practitioner interested in learning more about environmental factors that are affecting his client's engagement of aggression toward others. How will an experimental question help Jon?

What decisions regarding measurement procedures depend on what the experimental question is asking?

Describe how the experimental question can guide the selection of participants for an investigation.

One of the main differences between researchers and practitioners regarding methodological choices is that

What does "conclusions are inevitably important to the researcher" mean?

What is the main challenge for investigators when developing and posing experimental questions?

What do research questions reveal about a science?

In terms of measurement, information from the experimental question should help decisions regarding _________.

Which of the following is one of the functions that data analysis procedures serve?

Discovery in Research and Practice

Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors

Dimensions of Behavior and Units of Measurement

Observing and Recording

Behavior Analytic Assessment

Assessing Measurement

Behavioral Variability

Steady States and Transitions

Designing Behavioral Comparisons

Single Baseline Designs

Multiple Baseline Designs

Graphical Analysis of Behavioral Data

Group Research Design and Statistical Analyses

Interpreting Research and Practical Projects

Behavior Analysis Research Methods

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Exam 3: Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

What are the three functions of data analysis procedures?

Whether developed by a researcher or a practitioner, perhaps the most important fact about experimental questions is that they are:

Kim is a researcher who is starting a study by crafting her experimental questions. In order to determine the right question to guide her methodological decisions, what does she need to consider?

What makes an experimental question the "best" type of question for a specific topic?

Which of the following settings may experimental questions about behavior arise?

Describe the importance of viewing experimental questions as verbal behavior.

What two conditions are required at a minimum to be able to make meaningful interpretations about the experimental question?

The most important decision guided by the experimental question is _________.

Describe how developing experimental questions by only referencing the primary literature can be risky.

Linda is a behavior analyst researcher and she has established a well-known research program that has resulted in her earning many grants, awards, promotion, and tenure at her university. These contingencies of her researching behaviors are considered

List and describe at least three factors that influence where experimental questions come from.

Jon is a practitioner interested in learning more about environmental factors that are affecting his client's engagement of aggression toward others. How will an experimental question help Jon?

What decisions regarding measurement procedures depend on what the experimental question is asking?

Describe how the experimental question can guide the selection of participants for an investigation.

One of the main differences between researchers and practitioners regarding methodological choices is that

What does "conclusions are inevitably important to the researcher" mean?

What is the main challenge for investigators when developing and posing experimental questions?

What do research questions reveal about a science?

In terms of measurement, information from the experimental question should help decisions regarding _________.

Which of the following is one of the functions that data analysis procedures serve?

Discovery in Research and Practice

Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors

Dimensions of Behavior and Units of Measurement

Observing and Recording

Behavior Analytic Assessment

Assessing Measurement

Behavioral Variability

Steady States and Transitions

Designing Behavioral Comparisons

Single Baseline Designs

Multiple Baseline Designs

Graphical Analysis of Behavioral Data

Group Research Design and Statistical Analyses

Interpreting Research and Practical Projects

Behavior Analysis Research Methods

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