Question 1

Both practitioners and researchers in behavior analysis

Accepted Answer

A)  view behaviors in terms of antecedents and consequences 
B)  carefully measure target behaviors 
C)  graph and analyze data to make conclusions 
D)  all of the above 
A)  view behaviors in terms of antecedents and consequences 
B)  carefully measure target behaviors 
C)  graph and analyze data to make conclusions 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Brian is practitioner who provides direct services to a child who engages in food selectivity in a clinic setting. Jenny is a researcher who has a research program focusing on utilizing differential reinforcement for food selectivity. Given how practitioners and researchers differ in focus, describe how Brian and Jenny's focus for food selectivity differs.

Accepted Answer

While both behavior analysts are interested in food selectivity, their focus differs. As a practitioner, Brian is focused on improving his client's life by decreasing food selectivity. His goal would likely be to increase appropriate food intake and improve the client's health and life. Jenny is focused on discovering relations between differential reinforcement procedures and their effect on food selectivity. Her goal is to find meaningful relationships to answer her experimental questions. Their focus differs, but both contribute to helping lives either directly or indirectly.

Question 3

Describe the problem with researchers allowing other influences (not data) to dominate their decision-making.

Accepted Answer

Can result in poor decisions and limit the value of a study or effectiveness of treatment. Rish is high with behavior because many external factors embedded in human language and culture can influence interpretations of data and results of a study. If poor methodological decisions are made, studies may have limited conclusions and be methodologically weak leading to results that are not useful or meaningful.

Question 4

How is it that an investigator (researcher or practitioner) both controls and is controlled by the subject matter?

Accepted Answer

A)  The investigator must control the factors whose effects are under study and other outside factors, while the data from the study serve as a prompt for any needed changes 
B)  The investigator selects the subject matter that they are interested in and the literature controls what research design is selected 
C)  The investigator controls the factors whose effects are under study and other outside factors, while the literature controls what research design is selected 
D)  The investigator selects the subject matter to be studied, and the variability in the data controls what type of research design is selected 
A)  The investigator must control the factors whose effects are under study and other outside factors, while the data from the study serve as a prompt for any needed changes 
B)  The investigator selects the subject matter that they are interested in and the literature controls what research design is selected 
C)  The investigator controls the factors whose effects are under study and other outside factors, while the literature controls what research design is selected 
D)  The investigator selects the subject matter to be studied, and the variability in the data controls what type of research design is selected

Question 5

Describe the evolution of the field of behavior analysis from basic research to Applied Behavior Analysis.

Accepted Answer

Guided by the early work of BF Skinner i

Question 6

Describe why it may be beneficial to examine the behavior of investigators in terms of antecedents and consequences.

Accepted Answer

This approach is useful because it focus

Question 7

Describe how the scientific method is critical for both practitioners and researchers.

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is critical to stu

Question 8

Why is the discovery of behavior not a matter of following rules like recipes in a cookbook?

Accepted Answer

Behavioral research should be more fluid

Question 9

Practitioners and researchers both share the same interest in:

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting experiments about the relationship between variables by arranging conditions to examine them 
B)  changing an individual's behavior so that it improves lives 
C)  utilizing behavioral methods for studying or changing behavior 
D)  replicating only studies that have already been published 
A)  conducting experiments about the relationship between variables by arranging conditions to examine them 
B)  changing an individual's behavior so that it improves lives 
C)  utilizing behavioral methods for studying or changing behavior 
D)  replicating only studies that have already been published

Question 10

The scientific discovery of behavior includes which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating experimental and alternative hypotheses and making assumptions about results of a study 
B)  Measuring behavior and including only results that match a hypothesis 
C)  Framing questions, measuring behavior, analyzing data, drawing conclusions 
D)  Discussing variables that could affect behavior without direct measurement 
A)  Creating experimental and alternative hypotheses and making assumptions about results of a study 
B)  Measuring behavior and including only results that match a hypothesis 
C)  Framing questions, measuring behavior, analyzing data, drawing conclusions 
D)  Discussing variables that could affect behavior without direct measurement

Question 11

Stephen is a researcher interested in investigating the impact of a demand fading procedure on elopement. Briefly describe a study he could arrange for this question and include the dependent variable he could use, the independent variable he could include, and at least one possible extraneous variable he should to consider.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. At minimum the depend

Question 12

How do scientists differ from other individuals?

Accepted Answer

Scientists are behaving organi

Question 13

What does it mean to say that the investigator's behavior should come largely under control of the subject matter (i.e., the data)?

Accepted Answer

While the investigator can control what

Question 14

Megan is a BCBA Practitioner and she discovered some interesting clinical findings with one of her clients. She is interested in studying these results more. Which of the below is her best option?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethics would discourage studying this further, Megan should be pleased with the clinical success she discovered 
B)  Megan could consider conducting a more systematic investigation and utilize these findings as a question for further study 
C)  As a practitioner, Megan can only engage in informal evaluations and would need to refer any future study to university researchers 
D)  Megan should read more published studies on the topic to learn more about what she found, she should not conduct a future study as a practitioner 
A)  Ethics would discourage studying this further, Megan should be pleased with the clinical success she discovered 
B)  Megan could consider conducting a more systematic investigation and utilize these findings as a question for further study 
C)  As a practitioner, Megan can only engage in informal evaluations and would need to refer any future study to university researchers 
D)  Megan should read more published studies on the topic to learn more about what she found, she should not conduct a future study as a practitioner

Question 15

How do practitioners differ from researchers if they find an intervention did not work as intended?

Accepted Answer

In such cases, practitioners routinely m

Question 16

Looking at scientist activities behaviorally, describe how we identify the established methodological traditions of behavior analysis.

Accepted Answer

As researchers engage in different resea

Question 17

A researcher has two groups of participants, one group receives monetary compensation for completing exercise activities and the other group does not. All individuals in both groups are weighed weekly. What is a potential extraneous variable to control for in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The monetary compensation provided 
B)  What participants eat while taking part in the study 
C)  The weight (in pounds) of the participants 
D)  Whether or not the participants are in the exercise or control group 
A)  The monetary compensation provided 
B)  What participants eat while taking part in the study 
C)  The weight (in pounds) of the participants 
D)  Whether or not the participants are in the exercise or control group

Question 18

Basic and applied behavior analysis research has been guided by many of the same fundamental methodological principles of other ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  areas of psychology 
B)  natural sciences 
C)  fields of education 
D)  human services 
A)  areas of psychology 
B)  natural sciences 
C)  fields of education 
D)  human services

Question 19

Practitioners must understand research methods because they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are the primary authors of behavior analytic research in scientific journals 
B)  need to be critical consumers of research for making clinical decisions 
C)  conduct exact replications of published studies with every client they serve 
D)  often teach research methods courses 
A)  are the primary authors of behavior analytic research in scientific journals 
B)  need to be critical consumers of research for making clinical decisions 
C)  conduct exact replications of published studies with every client they serve 
D)  often teach research methods courses

Question 20

Emily is a BCBA practitioner who is curious about the effects of a picture schedule on the problem behavior with one of her clients. In order for her to evaluate this scientifically, what does Emily need to do?

Accepted Answer

To study this scientifically, Emily need

Both practitioners and researchers in behavior analysis

Describe the problem with researchers allowing other influences (not data) to dominate their decision-making.

How is it that an investigator (researcher or practitioner) both controls and is controlled by the subject matter?

Describe the evolution of the field of behavior analysis from basic research to Applied Behavior Analysis.

Describe why it may be beneficial to examine the behavior of investigators in terms of antecedents and consequences.

Describe how the scientific method is critical for both practitioners and researchers.

Why is the discovery of behavior not a matter of following rules like recipes in a cookbook?

Practitioners and researchers both share the same interest in:

The scientific discovery of behavior includes which of the following activities?

How do scientists differ from other individuals?

What does it mean to say that the investigator's behavior should come largely under control of the subject matter (i.e., the data)?

Megan is a BCBA Practitioner and she discovered some interesting clinical findings with one of her clients. She is interested in studying these results more. Which of the below is her best option?

How do practitioners differ from researchers if they find an intervention did not work as intended?

Looking at scientist activities behaviorally, describe how we identify the established methodological traditions of behavior analysis.

A researcher has two groups of participants, one group receives monetary compensation for completing exercise activities and the other group does not. All individuals in both groups are weighed weekly. What is a potential extraneous variable to control for in this study?

Basic and applied behavior analysis research has been guided by many of the same fundamental methodological principles of other ______.

Practitioners must understand research methods because they ______.

Emily is a BCBA practitioner who is curious about the effects of a picture schedule on the problem behavior with one of her clients. In order for her to evaluate this scientifically, what does Emily need to do?

Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

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

Filters

Exam 1: Discovery in Research and Practice

Both practitioners and researchers in behavior analysis

Describe the problem with researchers allowing other influences (not data) to dominate their decision-making.

How is it that an investigator (researcher or practitioner) both controls and is controlled by the subject matter?

Describe the evolution of the field of behavior analysis from basic research to Applied Behavior Analysis.

Describe why it may be beneficial to examine the behavior of investigators in terms of antecedents and consequences.

Describe how the scientific method is critical for both practitioners and researchers.

Why is the discovery of behavior not a matter of following rules like recipes in a cookbook?

Practitioners and researchers both share the same interest in:

The scientific discovery of behavior includes which of the following activities?

How do scientists differ from other individuals?

What does it mean to say that the investigator's behavior should come largely under control of the subject matter (i.e., the data)?

Megan is a BCBA Practitioner and she discovered some interesting clinical findings with one of her clients. She is interested in studying these results more. Which of the below is her best option?

How do practitioners differ from researchers if they find an intervention did not work as intended?

Looking at scientist activities behaviorally, describe how we identify the established methodological traditions of behavior analysis.

A researcher has two groups of participants, one group receives monetary compensation for completing exercise activities and the other group does not. All individuals in both groups are weighed weekly. What is a potential extraneous variable to control for in this study?

Basic and applied behavior analysis research has been guided by many of the same fundamental methodological principles of other ______.

Practitioners must understand research methods because they ______.

Emily is a BCBA practitioner who is curious about the effects of a picture schedule on the problem behavior with one of her clients. In order for her to evaluate this scientifically, what does Emily need to do?

Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

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

Filters