Question 1

How many phases does the single-case design evaluation process have?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

Question 2

Stability refers to a clear predictable pattern from the baseline to the ______ phase.

Accepted Answer

A)  intervention 
B)  review 
C)  analysis 
D)  publication

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of single-case designs that can be used for evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  case studies 
B)  postdesigns 
C)  double-barrel design 
D)  experiential

Question 4

A stable baseline is indicated by a flatline usually across at least ______ data points.

Accepted Answer

A)  2-4 
B)  3-5 
C)  6-8 
D)  10 or more

Question 5

The target behavior must be amenable to being measured repeatedly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A ______ pattern is one where there is a predictable pattern to the occurrence of the problem behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  baseline 
B)  stable 
C)  reactive 
D)  low frequency

Question 7

In intervention-only designs, there is implementation of the intervention but no ______ of the targeted behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  revision 
B)  observation 
C)  reaction 
D)  benefit

Question 8

A ______ score is a score that is used to indicate whether someone's score puts him or her in a certain category.

Accepted Answer

A)  cutoff 
B)  limiting 
C)  guiding 
D)  cancelation

Question 9

A social work researcher should start an intervention as soon as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why does intervention-only design not allow one to study the effectiveness of an intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were too many measurements of the target behavior after to the intervention. 
B)  There was no measurement of the target behavior after the interevention was implemented. 
C)  There was no measurement of the target behavior prior to the intervention. 
D)  There were too many measurements of the target behavior prior to the intervention.

Question 11

In a standard notation of OOOOO X OOOOO, what does the X stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  observation 
B)  intervention 
C)  variable 
D)  evaluation

Question 12

Treatment effectiveness is evaluated by looking at the observations during the ______ phase and comparing them with the observations during the baseline phase.

Accepted Answer

A)  intervention 
B)  observation 
C)  replication 
D)  evaluation

Question 13

The underlying assumption of single-case design is that introduction of the intervention results in a change in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  clientele 
B)  targeted behavior 
C)  research study 
D)  design process

Question 14

According to the text, how many observations should you have?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-2 
B)  3-4 
C)  5-10 
D)  11-15

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing a stable baseline 
B)  providing clients the services they need 
C)  knowing where a study will be published 
D)  determining the targeted behavior

Question 16

Name and describe a threat to simultaneous intervention and observation design's internal validity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name and describe a threat to simultaneous...

Question 17

The simultaneous intervention and observation design consistently controls for many of the threats to internal validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why should you not use single-case design evaluation in evaluating your clinical practice?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why should you not use single-case design...

Question 19

With external validity, if the changes in the target behavior are due to the client recording his or her behavior, what is that called and what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of With external validity, if the changes in...

Exam 15: Single-Case Design Evaluation

How many phases does the single-case design evaluation process have?

Stability refers to a clear predictable pattern from the baseline to the ______ phase.

Which of the following is a type of single-case designs that can be used for evaluation?

A stable baseline is indicated by a flatline usually across at least ______ data points.

The target behavior must be amenable to being measured repeatedly.

A ______ pattern is one where there is a predictable pattern to the occurrence of the problem behavior.

In intervention-only designs, there is implementation of the intervention but no ______ of the targeted behavior.

A ______ score is a score that is used to indicate whether someone's score puts him or her in a certain category.

A social work researcher should start an intervention as soon as possible.

Why does intervention-only design not allow one to study the effectiveness of an intervention?

In a standard notation of OOOOO X OOOOO, what does the X stand for?

Treatment effectiveness is evaluated by looking at the observations during the ______ phase and comparing them with the observations during the baseline phase.

The underlying assumption of single-case design is that introduction of the intervention results in a change in the ______.

According to the text, how many observations should you have?

Which of the following is the most important?

Name and describe a threat to simultaneous intervention and observation design's internal validity.

The simultaneous intervention and observation design consistently controls for many of the threats to internal validity.

Why should you not use single-case design evaluation in evaluating your clinical practice?

With external validity, if the changes in the target behavior are due to the client recording his or her behavior, what is that called and what does that mean?