SNA, Measurement

Question 1

List the 3 dimensional quantities of measurement

Answer 1

Repeatability, temporal extent, temporal locus

Question 2

List the 3 types of repeatability measurement

Answer 2

Rate, celeration, frequency

Question 3

List the 3 procedures for measuring behavior

Answer 3

Timing, event recording, time sampling

Question 4

List the 2 derivative measures for measuring behavior

Answer 4

Percentage, Trials to Criterion

Question 5

T/F: We use continuous measurement procedures to measure discontinuous
behaviors

Answer 5

True

Question 5

T/F: We use discontinuous measurement procedures to measure continuous
behaviors.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

List the 3 types of time sampling

Answer 6

Whole interval, partial interval, momentary time sampling

Question 7

T/F: Event recording should be used when behavior occurs at a very high rate.

Answer 7

False, should not be used (some form of discontinuous measurement should be used when you cannot catch every instance of the behavior)

Question 8

T/F: The 3 types of time sampling are whole interval, partial interval and instant time sampling.

Answer 8

False, momentary time sampling

Question 9

T/F: When using whole interval
recording the behavior must occur
during the entire interval for it to be
recorded as a “yes”.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F: When using partial interval
recording the behavior is marked as
occurring if it occurs right at the end of the interval

Answer 10

False, momentary time sampling

Question 11

T/F: Partial interval recording tends to
underestimate the occurrences of
behavior.

Answer 11

False, over estimates

Question 12

T/F: Whole interval recording is used
when we want to decrease a behavior
as a general rule

Answer 12

False, increases

Question 13

T/F: Momentary time sampling can both
over and underestimate the number
of instances of behavior

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F: Examples of continuous
measurement include frequency,
count, duration and rate.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F: Examples of discontinuous measurement include time sampling

Answer 15

True

Question 16

T/F: Continuous measurement should
be used for discrete behaviors

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F: Discrete behaviors have a clear
beginning and end.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F: An advantage of discontinuous
measurement is it can be used for
behaviors that are very short in
duration.

Answer 18

False, all instances of a behavior can be detected

Question 19

Selected measurement for hitting peers

Answer 19

Repeatability - frequency or rate

Hitting can be counted #countability

Question 20

T/F: Frequency and rate are
synonymous terms

Answer 20

False, frequency and Count are AKAs

Question 21

Selected measurement for drinking wine

Answer 21

Repeatability/discontinuous measurement.
Count/rate or
partial/whole interval
recording

Drinking (putting cup to
mouth) can be counted
but might also be
difficult depending on
the person. Need a good
definition here!

Question 22

Selected measurement for Swearing

Answer 22

Repeatability- frequency or rate

Swearing can be counted #countability

Question 23

Selected measurement for reading

Answer 23

Temporal
extent/discontinuous
measurement duration/partial or
whole interval recording

Reading is difficult to
count each instance of
behavior
#continuous behavior

Question 24

Selected measurement for running

Answer 24

Repeatability/temporal extent- rate, total duration Running has a clear start and end so a rate can be determined but you can also measure total duration per occurrence. Really up to the measurer

Question 25

Selected measurement for texting

Answer 25

Repeatability/temporal extent-rate, total duration Texts can be counted #countablility. Apple gives you a total duration measurement of texting

Question 26

Selected measurement for responding to a DM

Answer 26

Temporal locus-latency You can measure the time between receiving a DM and your response

Question 27

Discrete Behavior

Answer 27

Behavior that has a clear beginning and end

Question 28

Continuous Measurement

Answer 28

Measurement that captures all instances of a response class

Question 29

Discontinuous measurement

Answer 29

Includes whole, partial and momentary time sampling

Question 30

IRT

Answer 30

Measures the time between each response of a behavior.

Question 31

Timing

Answer 31

Used to measure IRT, latency and duration

Question 32

Percentage

Answer 32

Used for total number of opportunities, typically want at least 30 opportunities

Question 33

Trials to Criterion

Answer 33

Used to measure the number of response opportunities that are needed to reach a predetermined criterion

Question 34

Duration

Answer 34

Measures the length of time between the beginning and end of a response. How long the behavior lasts

Question 35

Latency

Answer 35

Measures the amount of time between an Sd and the start of a response

Question 36

Rate

Answer 36

Count/Time

Question 37

Temporal Locus

Answer 37

.#time #PointInTime

Question 38

Temporal Extent

Answer 38

.#duration #ToWhatExtent

Question 39

Repeatability

Answer 39

.#countability

Question 40

Monica is teaching her client to write her name. Sometimes her client writes her name in all capital letters, all lower-case letters, or sometimes in cursive. Monica considers all _____________ of the target behavior correct if the letters are in order.

Answer 40

Topographies

Question 41

Jason is asked to complete an employee information form at his new job so that they have his emergency contacts and preferred snacks. Jason’s completed form is a….

Answer 41

Permanent Product

Question 42

Partial interval recording methods ___________ the occurrence of behavior while whole interval recording methods ____________ the occurrence of behavior

Answer 42

Over-estimate, under-estimate

Question 43

Janine Teagues wants to take data on one of her students who attends Abbot Elementary and talks out frequently during class and assigned work times. Which of the following measurements is Janine most likely to choose?

Answer 43

Momentary Time sampling

Question 44

Mike wants his daughter to clean up her room daily within 15 minutes. He begins to take data daily on the number of minutes his daughter takes to clean her room until she is able to complete it within 15 minutes. Which of the following best describes Mike’s measurement of his daughter’s behavior?

Answer 44

Trials to criterion

Question 45

Jamie has a client who engages in sticking out her tongue at a very high rate. She wants to measure this behavior. Should she use a discontinuous or continuous measurement procedure?

Answer 45

Discontinuous Measurement

Question 46

Susan has a client who engages in self-stimulatory behavior. She would like to capture every instance of the behavior. What type of measurement should she use?

Answer 46

Continuous Measurement (Event recording)

Question 47

Justin observes his client who picks their nose 50 times during a 20 minute session. What is the frequency of the behavior?

Answer 47

50

Question 48

Uncle Fester tells Pugsley to clean his room. Pugsley takes 15 minutes before he starts cleaning. What is the latency of the behavior?

Answer 48

15 minutes

Question 49

Morticia tells Wednesday at 2pm that she cannot eat any more chocolate. Wednesday engages in screaming behavior for 25 minutes. What is the duration of Wednesday’s screaming?

Answer 49

25 minutes

Question 50

You want to measure the time it takes for a student to engage in homework once he is told to start his homework by his teacher. Which type of continuous measurement would you use?

Answer 50

Latency

Question 51

Lindsay has a dog that eats so fast he often throws up. What continuous measurement type would Lindsay use to measure the time between her dog’s bites of food?

Answer 51

IRT

Question 52

George records his client’s hitting behaviors in the classroom. He records that his client hits 20 times in a 2 hour session. What is the rate of behavior?

Answer 52

10/hour

Question 53

Casey is recording the cursing behavior of Liat. She divides the hour up into 5 minute intervals. If Liat curses at any point during that 5 minute interval she records it as a “yes”. What type of time sampling is Casey using?

Answer 53

Partial Interval Recording

Question 54

Charlie is recording the hair pulling behavior of his client. He divides the hour up into 10 minute intervals. If his client engages in hair pulling during the entire interval he marks it as a “yes”. What type of time sampling is Charlie using?

Answer 54

Whole interval recording

Question 55

Tracy is teaching her client to tie his shoes. She records that it takes her client 6 trials before he can tie his shoes independently. What type of derivative measurement is Tracy using?

Answer 55

Trials to Criterion

Question 56

A teacher is trying to record a student’s humming behavior. However, she does not have time to record every single instance. She divides up an hour into one minute intervals and looks up at the end of each interval-she records a “yes” if the behavior is occurring at the moment. What type of discontinuous measurement is she using?

Answer 56

Momentary Time Sampling