Content Area 6: Measurement Of Behavior

Question 1

Fundamental properties of Behavior

Answer 1

Temporal extent
Temporal locus
Repeatability
Repeatability x temporal locus

Question 2

Dimensional quantities

Answer 2

Latency
Duration
Countability
IRT, Rate, Celeration

Question 3

Repeatability

Answer 3

Instances of a response can occur repeatedly

Question 4

Measure based on Repeatability

Answer 4

Countability

Rate/frequency

Question 5

Countability

Answer 5

Tally of the number of an occurrences of a behavior

Question 6

Rate/frequency

Answer 6

Number of responses per unit of time

Question 7

Free operant

Answer 7

Behaviors that have a discrete beginning and end, can be emitted at any time and place, do not require much time for completion, require minimal displacement of the organism in time and space, and can be emitted over a wide range of response rates.

Question 8

Celeration

Answer 8

Measure of how rates of response change over time

Question 9

Measure based on temporal extent

Answer 9

Duration

Question 10

Duration

Answer 10

Amount of time in which a behavior occurs

duration per session
(duration per occurrence)

Question 11

Measure based on temporal locus

Answer 11

Latency

IRT

Question 12

Latency

Answer 12

Measure of the elapsed time between the onset of a stimulus and the initiation of a subsequent response

Question 13

IRT

Answer 13

Amount of time that elapses between two consecutive instances of a response class

Question 14

Direct measures of behavior

Answer 14

Duration
Latency
Rate/frequency
Celeration
IRT

Question 15

Indirect measures

Answer 15

Percent
Trials to criterion
Partial interval recording
Whole interval recording
Momentary time sampling
Permanent product

Question 16

Percent occurrence/percent correct

Answer 16

Number of target responses/opportunities

Question 17

Trials to criterion

Answer 17

Measure of the number of response opportunities needed to achieve a predetermined level of performance

Question 18

Advantages of percent correct

Answer 18

Easy to understand
Best used if limited number of opportunities
Good for measuring opportunities to respond with correct or incorrect responses

Question 19

Disadvantages of percent correct

Answer 19

Difficult to show proficiency
Difficult to show small behavior changes
Easy to manipulate by increasing or decreasing opportunities
Not a dimension of behavior

Question 20

Trials to criterion advantages

Answer 20

Comparison of efficiency of  two or more treatment or instructional methods
Useful for assessing increasing competence in acquiring a related class of concepts

Question 21

Trials to criterion disadvantages

Answer 21

Doesn’t directly measure behavior

Not a direct dimension of behavior

Question 22

Partial interval recording

Answer 22

Observer records whether the behavior occurs at any time during the interval
Expressed as a ratio

Question 23

Partial Interval Recording Advantages

Answer 23

Easy to use

Records only presence or absence of behavior

Question 24

Partial Interval Recording Disadvantages

Answer 24

Not concerned with duration or frequency
Underestimates the rate of high frequency behavior
Overestimates Duration

Question 25

Whole Interval

Answer 25

Behavior must occur throughout entire interval for it to be scores as having occurred

Tends to underestimate behavior

Question 26

Momentary Time Sampling

Answer 26

Behavior is recorded as having occurred at the moment the time period ends

Primarily used to measure continuous activity. Not recommended for measuring low-frequency, short duration behavior

Much of the behavior will be missed

Question 27

PLACHECK (planned activity check)

Answer 27

Measures group behavior. Count # of individuals engaged in an activity/total number present

Question 28

Permanent Product

Answer 28

Measuring the effects of a behavior after it has occurred.