Chapter 3 MB Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of an A-B design?
It is used to compare baseline and treatment.
It is used in applied settings.
It demonstrates a functional relationship.
It is the simplest type of design.
It demonstrates a functional relationship.
A vertical line on a graph indicating a change in treatment is called a:
baseline
phase line
time line
treatment line
phase line
A data point on a graph tells you:
(Select all that apply.)
what is causing the behavior
the level of behavior
when the behavior was recorded
the level of behavior
when the behavior was recorded
Billy has trouble sitting still in class, so his teacher implements a program in which she praises Billy for staying in his seat. Billy’s sitting behavior increases, and the teacher concludes her praise was responsible. The teacher does not realize Billy has started taking medication that causes fatigue. The medication would be an example of a(n) ______________ variable.
independent
dependent
extraneous
behavioral
extraneous
A researcher records a child’s crying behavior when the child is at school and when the child is at home and provides treatment at school then at home. The researcher is using a(n) _____________ design.
multiple-baseline across behaviors
A-B-A-B
changing-criterion
multiple-baseline across settings
multiple-baseline across settings
What should be taken into account before using an A-B-A-B design?
Can treatment be removed?
Is it ethical to remove treatment?
all of these
Will the level of behavior reverse?
all of these
To determine whether a new drug decreases self-injurious behavior, the researcher measures self-injurious behavior while giving a subject the drug on even numbered days and giving a placebo on odd numbered days for two weeks. This is an example of a(n) ____________________ design.
changing criterion
multiple-baseline across behaviors
multiple-baseline across settings
alternating treatments
alternating treatments
In behavior modification, the main way to document behavior change is through the use of a(n):
statistical analysis
graph
questionnaire
interview
graph
A critical feature of multiple-baseline designs is that:
both of these
none of these
treatment is staggered over time
baselines differ in length
both of these
A researcher is interested in measuring the hitting and screaming behaviors of a child, treating the hitting first, and treating the screaming later. To do this, the researcher would use a(n) ____________ design.
alternating treatments
multiple-baseline across settings
multiple-baseline across behaviors
A-B-A-B
multiple-baseline across behaviors
Which research design does NOT control for the effect of confounding variables?
multiple-baseline
changing-criterion
A-B
A-B-A-B
A-B
To determine whether a new drug decreases self-injurious behavior, the researcher measures the self-injurious behavior of 3 children, and then gives the drug to the first child after one week. After two weeks of baseline, the second child gets the drug and after 3 weeks of baseline, the third child gets the drug. This is an example of a(n)____________________ design.
changing criterion
multiple-baseline across subjects
multiple-baseline across behaviors
alternating treatments
multiple-baseline across subjects
On a graph _______ is indicated on the Y axis and _______is indicated on the X axis.
behavior
time
Which of the following is NOT necessary for a graph to be complete?
y-axis
data points
behavior change
x-axis
phase lines
behavior change
The horizontal axis in a graph is used to record:
duration
behavior
change
time
time
