Deck 12: Baselining: Collecting Information Before Intervention

Question 1

The following data pattern could be considered a stable baseline:

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A baseline "point" refers to the time element along the horizontal axis. (ignoring the issue of whether or not there were "missed days")

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In general, it is best to continue to collect baseline data until some stable picture of the client's target emerges.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

If the goal is to get Johnny to talk, and Johnny never has talked, it would be appropriate not to collect baseline data.

Question 5

The minimum number of baseline points for establishing a pattern is:

A) 10
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2

Question 6

According to the chapter on baselining, while there are no precise scientific rules for determining how long a baseline should be, one might select the following criterion/criteria:

A) Stability
B) Utility
C) Time
D) All of the above

Question 7

Baseline information is vital so as to have some data against which to compare the client's target during intervention.

Question 8

Collecting ongoing baseline data as your assessment proceeds produces a baseline.

A) Concurrent
B) Reconstructed
C) Stable
D) None of the above

Question 9

One of the best uses of the reconstructed baseline is to reconstruct negative feelings over the past few weeks.

Question 10

If collecting baseline data interferes seriously with the progress of the client situation, then we should stop collecting baseline data and get on with the case intervention, even if we lose the basis for making interpretations about the extent of change.

Question 11

It is possible to reconstruct a baseline with enough certainty so as to make a full comparison with the client's target during the intervention period.

Question 12

If a chart shows wildly fluctuating data in the A phase, the clearest problem in interpreting that design is:

A) Lack of stability
B) Order effects
C) Concomitant variation
D) All of the above

Question 13

If the problem improves prior to implementation of intervention, and does not improve any more during intervention, then:

A) We may have an impotent intervention
B) We may have reactivity
C) Improvement may have been due to our relationship or the client's expectations
D) All of the above
E) None of the above