Deck 6: Graphing Behavior

Question 1

How does the alternating treatments design differ from the changing conditions design?

A) The alternating treatments design is used to determine the effectiveness of more than   one intervention, while the changing conditions design is used to increase the standard   for acceptable performance.
B) Unlike the changing conditions design where interventions are introduced  consecutively, in the alternating  treatments design one intervention is rapidly substituted for another.
C) The alternating treatments design is a variation of the multiple baseline design, whereas t he changing conditions design is a variation of the reversal design.
D) Unlike the changing conditions design which is used to assess the effect of behaviors   over several settings, the alternating treatments design is used to assess the effect  several observers.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is a problem in interpreting the effects of intervention using an A-B design?

A) this design is too sophisticated for most teachers to use
B) most behavior is too complicated to graph using this design
C) it is impossible to rule out alternative explanations for behavior change
D) this design usually results in an unstable (variable) baseline which cannot be interpreted

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is an advantage of the multiple baseline design?

A) it provides a way to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention when a reversal design is not desirable
B) it eliminates the use of a baseline phase
C) it provides a quick way to determine the effectiveness of an intervention
D) it eliminates the need to collect behavioral observation prior to implementing an intervention

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is the first step in implementing a changing criterion design?

A) determine the target criterion for acceptable performance
B) determine the average performance of the student during baseline
C) determine the number of data points required for each phase
D) determine interim levels of performance

Question 5

A baseline should continue until the trend has stabilized before implementing interventions.

Question 6

It is not necessary to have both a horizontal and a vertical axis on a line graph.

Question 7

Why is it important to establish the baseline prior to intervention?

A) to set the initial criteria for reinforcement
B) it is not important because intervention should be implemented immediately
C) to determine how long intervention should be implemented
D) so that we have more data to back up observations

Question 8

Graphing provides immediate feedback on students' behavior.

Question 9

The changing criterion design is particularly appropriate when achieving the goal takes a considerable length of time.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true regarding the changing conditions design?

A) It can reflect multiple interventions in place simultaneously.
B) It allows a teacher to determine which may be the most effective of several interventions.
C) It minimizes the impact of carryover effects.
D) It is used for behaviors that lend themselves to a stepwise modification.

Question 11

Which of the following is an advantage of the alternating treatments design?

A) one behavior can be targeted at a time for intervention
B) it is possible to rule out alternative explanations for behavior change
C) it is useful when multiple behavior changes are desired
D) it minimizes sequence effects

Question 12

What is an advantage of the AB design for graphing behavior?

A) it establishes a functional relation without withdrawing interventions
B) it allows the teacher to determine the most effective intervention
C) it provides a quick and uncomplicated means of comparing behavior
D) it is the most efficient and simple method to utilize

Question 13

Only some types of data collection methods can be put into graphs.

Question 14

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the alternating treatments design?

A) it cannot be used to make a confident assumption of a functional relation
B) it requires withdrawal of the effective intervention to determine a functional relation
C) it relies on gradual behavior change, which may not always work
D) the design is limited in the number of possible interventions that can be evaluated at  one time

Question 15

Which of the following designs is used to determine the effectiveness of two or more interventions?

A) multiple baseline design
B) changing criterion design
C) reversal design
D) changing conditions design

Question 16

Which of the following designs is used to evaluate a slow and orderly increase or decrease in a student's performance level by changing the standard for a student to receive intervention in a stepwise fashion?

A) changing conditions design
B) multiple probe design
C) changing criterion design
D) alternating treatments design

Question 17

A teacher decides to record the number of times Jimmy raises his hand in the resource room, regular education classroom, and music room. This is an example of which type of multiple baseline design?

A) across behaviors
B) across students
C) across teachers
D) across settings

Question 18

Which of the following components of baseline logic refers to the ability of a teacher to anticipate the outcome of intervention?

A) verification
B) prediction
C) assumption
D) replication

Question 19

Which of the following elements is not a part of a line graph used for viewing behavioral data:

A) data points
B) diagonal axis
C) data path
D) phase change lines

Question 20

What is a problem with the reversal design?

A) some behaviors are irreversible or independent of the intervention once they are acquired
B) it is impossible to reverse some target behaviors that are dangerous, such as aggression
C) criteria for the return to baseline phase have not been well established
D) the results cannot be replicated for the problem behavior

Question 21

Why is it important to graph behavior?

Question 22

How does the multiple probe technique differ from the multiple baseline design?

Question 23

List and explain each of the key parts of a line graph.

Question 24

Describe a situation in the classroom where it might be impossible to establish a baseline for behavior.

Question 25

What are the reasons for collecting baseline data?