Chapter 6: Constructing and Interpreting Graphic Displays of Behavior Flashcards
a simple and versatile graphic format for summarizing behavior data shares most of the lines graphs features except that it doesn’t have distinct data points representing successive response measures through time. Also called a histogram
Bar Graph
Histogram
a type of graph on which the cumlative number of responses emitted is repersent ed on the vertical axis,
the steeper the slope of the data path, the greater the response rate
cumlative record
a device that automatically draws culaltive records (graphs) that show the rate of response in real time
cumlative recorder
the results of measurement, usually in quantifiable form, in aba
refers to the measures of some quantifiable dimension of behavior
data
the level and trend of bx between successive data points
created by drawing a straight line
data path
the variable in the experiment that is measured to see if the changes is a result of the manipulation
In ABA, it is a socially significant behavior
Dependent Variable
a visual format for displaying data, reveals relations amount and between a series of measurements and relevant variables
graph
the variable that is systematically manipulated in an experiment
Independent variable
intervention
treatment variable
the value on the vertical axis around which a series of behavioral measures converge
level
based on the Cartesian plane
2D area formed by intersection of 2 perpendicular lines
Any point represents a specific relationship between 2 dimensions
most common graphic form
Line graph
the rate of response per a given time period
overall response rate
a 2D graph that show’s the relative distribution of individual measure in a data set with respect to variables depicted by the x and y axis
data points are not connected
scatterplat
a 2 D graph with a logarithmic scaled y axis so that equal distances represent changes in bx that are equal proportions
semi-logarithmic chart
a line drawn through a series of graphed data points that shows the overall trend in the dta drawn though the intersections of the vertical and horizontal middles of each half of the charred data and then adjusted up or down so that half of all the data points fall on or above and half fall on or below the line
Split-middle line of progress
a multiply-divide chart with six base-10 (or x10) cycles on the vertical axis that can accommodate response rates as low as 1 per 24 hours to as high as 1,000 per minute. It enables the standardized charting of celeration, a factor by which rate of behavior is multiplied or divided per unit of time.
Standard celeration chart
