Question 1

List and describe the choices of dimensions researchers and practitioners can consider for multiple responses.

Accepted Answer

For multiple responses investigators can measure interresponse time, rate or frequency, and celeration. Interresponse time is the temporal measure that reflects the time elapsing between two successive responses. Rate or frequency is a ratio of the number of times a behavior occurs over some period of time - typically referred to as responses per minute. It describes how often a behavior occurs averaged over a period of time. Finally, celeration is closely related to rate, and it represents changes in rate over time and to determine celeration you divide rate by time.

Question 2

What are two different ways that rate can be calculated?

Accepted Answer

Rate is calculated by dividing the total count of responses by: (1) the total amount of time when responses were not occurring (i.e., total IRT), and (2) the total time when the behavior was observed (i.e., total session time or duration of observation).

Question 3

You are working with a 4th grader, Sally, who has difficulty reading. One of the measures you use to evaluate your interventions is to record the amount of time between finishing reading one word in a sentence and starting to read the next word. This is a measure of:

Accepted Answer

A)  duration 
B)  interresponse time 
C)  frequency 
D)  countability 
A)  duration 
B)  interresponse time 
C)  frequency 
D)  countability B

Question 4

Which of the following is a limitation of what duration describes about behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It only provides a useful measure for researchers in a lab setting 
B)  It does not specify any temporal dimensions 
C)  It does not include countability 
D)  It is a dimensionless quantity 
A)  It only provides a useful measure for researchers in a lab setting 
B)  It does not specify any temporal dimensions 
C)  It does not include countability 
D)  It is a dimensionless quantity

Question 5

Locating individual responses in time with reference to other events is reflected by the dimensional quantity of

Accepted Answer

A)  duration 
B)  frequency 
C)  latency 
D)  topography 
A)  duration 
B)  frequency 
C)  latency 
D)  topography

Question 6

What is the unit of measurement for countability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cycle 
B)  Duration 
C)  Celeration 
D)  Latency 
A)  Cycle 
B)  Duration 
C)  Celeration 
D)  Latency

Question 7

In the study of behavior, measures of frequency generally take the form of the ratio:

Accepted Answer

A)  time per cycle over duration 
B)  cycles of a behavior occurring over some period of time 
C)  times per cycle per cycle 
D)  cycles of a behavior over cycles of a behavior 
A)  time per cycle over duration 
B)  cycles of a behavior occurring over some period of time 
C)  times per cycle per cycle 
D)  cycles of a behavior over cycles of a behavior

Question 8

What is a dimensionless ratio and how is it created?

Accepted Answer

A dimensionless ratio is a unitless numb

Question 9

Describe five things a practitioner or researcher should consider in deciding which dimension(s) of behavior to measure in order to increase chances data will reveal important information about the target behavior.

Accepted Answer

(1) the research or clinical questions m

Question 10

Provide an example of an experimental question that would likely direct a researcher to measure the dimension of count and describe why count would be appropriate given your question.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include any experiment

Question 11

What is a cycle and what term is more commonly used in behavior analysis when referring to a cycle?

Accepted Answer

A cycle is a unit of measurement that sp

Question 12

All of the following are dimensions of individual responses, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  duration 
B)  count 
C)  frequency 
D)  latency 
A)  duration 
B)  count 
C)  frequency 
D)  latency

Question 13

A quantifiable aspect of a natural phenomenon is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  variable 
B)  dimension 
C)  experiment 
D)  contingency 
A)  variable 
B)  dimension 
C)  experiment 
D)  contingency

Question 14

Distinguish between a dimension, dimensional measurement, and a unit of measurement.

Accepted Answer

A dimension is a quantifiable aspect of

Question 15

What simple calculation is needed to determine rate and describe the two ways rate can be calculated?

Accepted Answer

The simple calculation for rate is to di

Question 16

What can be problematic with describing that your client emitted 15 mands during a session? What can make this finding more meaningful?

Accepted Answer

It does not tell anything about duration

Question 17

As a researcher or practitioner, deciding what aspects of the target behavior to measure is an important step. Describe how choosing dimensions of behavior to measure can impact the rest of the study or intervention.

Accepted Answer

This is an important step of the study o

Question 18

Which of the following is a limitation of what countability describes about behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a dimensionless quantity 
B)  It is not useful for practitioners in clinical settings 
C)  It frequently overestimates behavior 
D)  It does not specify any temporal dimensions 
A)  It is a dimensionless quantity 
B)  It is not useful for practitioners in clinical settings 
C)  It frequently overestimates behavior 
D)  It does not specify any temporal dimensions

Question 19

Cam is recording how much time it takes his client to complete 20 multiplication problems. Cam is recording what dimension of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duration 
B)  Latency 
C)  Interresponse time 
D)  Rate 
A)  Duration 
B)  Latency 
C)  Interresponse time 
D)  Rate

Question 20

Describe the limitations of ratios for interpreting data?

Accepted Answer

Ratios can be valuable but there are imp

List and describe the choices of dimensions researchers and practitioners can consider for multiple responses.

What are two different ways that rate can be calculated?

You are working with a 4th grader, Sally, who has difficulty reading. One of the measures you use to evaluate your interventions is to record the amount of time between finishing reading one word in a sentence and starting to read the next word. This is a measure of:

Which of the following is a limitation of what duration describes about behavior?

Locating individual responses in time with reference to other events is reflected by the dimensional quantity of

What is the unit of measurement for countability?

In the study of behavior, measures of frequency generally take the form of the ratio:

What is a dimensionless ratio and how is it created?

Describe five things a practitioner or researcher should consider in deciding which dimension(s) of behavior to measure in order to increase chances data will reveal important information about the target behavior.

Provide an example of an experimental question that would likely direct a researcher to measure the dimension of count and describe why count would be appropriate given your question.

What is a cycle and what term is more commonly used in behavior analysis when referring to a cycle?

All of the following are dimensions of individual responses, except:

A quantifiable aspect of a natural phenomenon is called a(n)

Distinguish between a dimension, dimensional measurement, and a unit of measurement.

What simple calculation is needed to determine rate and describe the two ways rate can be calculated?

What can be problematic with describing that your client emitted 15 mands during a session? What can make this finding more meaningful?

As a researcher or practitioner, deciding what aspects of the target behavior to measure is an important step. Describe how choosing dimensions of behavior to measure can impact the rest of the study or intervention.

Which of the following is a limitation of what countability describes about behavior?

Cam is recording how much time it takes his client to complete 20 multiplication problems. Cam is recording what dimension of behavior?

Describe the limitations of ratios for interpreting data?

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Exam 5: Dimensions of Behavior and Units of Measurement

List and describe the choices of dimensions researchers and practitioners can consider for multiple responses.

What are two different ways that rate can be calculated?

You are working with a 4th grader, Sally, who has difficulty reading. One of the measures you use to evaluate your interventions is to record the amount of time between finishing reading one word in a sentence and starting to read the next word. This is a measure of:

Which of the following is a limitation of what duration describes about behavior?

Locating individual responses in time with reference to other events is reflected by the dimensional quantity of

What is the unit of measurement for countability?

In the study of behavior, measures of frequency generally take the form of the ratio:

What is a dimensionless ratio and how is it created?

Describe five things a practitioner or researcher should consider in deciding which dimension(s) of behavior to measure in order to increase chances data will reveal important information about the target behavior.

Provide an example of an experimental question that would likely direct a researcher to measure the dimension of count and describe why count would be appropriate given your question.

What is a cycle and what term is more commonly used in behavior analysis when referring to a cycle?

All of the following are dimensions of individual responses, except:

A quantifiable aspect of a natural phenomenon is called a(n)

Distinguish between a dimension, dimensional measurement, and a unit of measurement.

What simple calculation is needed to determine rate and describe the two ways rate can be calculated?

What can be problematic with describing that your client emitted 15 mands during a session? What can make this finding more meaningful?

As a researcher or practitioner, deciding what aspects of the target behavior to measure is an important step. Describe how choosing dimensions of behavior to measure can impact the rest of the study or intervention.

Which of the following is a limitation of what countability describes about behavior?

Cam is recording how much time it takes his client to complete 20 multiplication problems. Cam is recording what dimension of behavior?

Describe the limitations of ratios for interpreting data?

Discovery in Research and Practice

Behavior As a Scientific and Practical Subject Matter

Asking Questions: What Do You Want to Know

Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors

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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