Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 C

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Graphing provides immediate feedback on students' behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

Why is it important to graph behavior?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What is a problem with the reversal design?

Accepted Answer

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 11

What is an advantage of the multiple baseline design?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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Exam 6: Graphing Behavior

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

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

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

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?

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

Graphing provides immediate feedback on students' behavior.

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

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

Why is it important to graph behavior?

What is a problem with the reversal design?

What is an advantage of the multiple baseline design?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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