Exam 6: Observing and Recording

A behavior analyst conducts an interview with the parents of one of her new clients and asks them how they think their child has responded to a new intervention. In this example, the teacher is using what kind of measurement?

The use of whole interval recording is most likely to cause the investigator to:

When researchers choose to limit observer's access to information about the study as a way of minimizing the chance that it might influence their judgments, we refer to observers as being ______:

The overarching goal of behavioral measurement is:

How can participants be appropriate for the role of observer?

List the 4 goals of observing and recording.

If an observation is complete and accurate, what does that mean?

The first step in designing an observation procedure with equipment is to:

Some of the problems with interval recording and momentary time sampling can be minimized by:

Why is it useful to distinguish between observing and recording?

Scientists always prefer direct measurement over indirect measurement because:

What is a blind observer and when might a researcher use one?

You are attempting to help your best friend stop smoking. In order to tell if your intervention works, you decide that you'll need some baseline data on the number of cigarettes that he smokes per day. You have some of the same classes, so you decide to record the number of cigarettes he smokes from 8:00am to 11:00am on Mondays and Wednesdays. In this example, you are using:

What can investigators do to minimize the disadvantages of discontinuous observation procedures?

What advantage does equipment have over human observation?

All of the following are steps in designing a human observation procedure, except:

If you decided that you were going to use automatic observation in your study, what steps should you follow in designing this type of procedure?

What question about resulting data does incomplete observation raise?

The ability of partial interval, whole interval, and momentary time sampling procedures to provide accurate descriptions of responding is affected by the:

What must be done to legitimize the use of indirect measurement?