Midterm Exam Practice MC Questions - 2023

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Midterm Exam Practice – BEHV 415 1. If you use positive reinforcement to increase a student’s completion of independent work, what is the positive reinforcement? a. Dependent variable b. Baseline c. Independent variable 2. Conducting experiments, asking more questions, making more findings, and deriving a theory is which approach to science? a. Inductive b. Deductive 3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of single subject design? a. Each subject experiences the experimental and control condition b. Determine the generality of the sample to the population c. The research is in continual contact with the data d. Use visual analysis to determine effects 4. Which is a better research model for teachers and therapists to use in practice? a. Group design b. Single subject design 5. Of the methods of assessment in ABA, which is the most reliable and useful for day-to- day assessment? a. Interviews b. Checklists c. Standardized tests d. Direct observations 6. Which of the following is CORRECT about indirect assessments? a. You have to rely on memory b. You observe the behavior c. There is susceptibility to reactivity d. You gain data on the behavior 7. Which is the best definition of “behavior”? a. Anything a person does b. Disruptions c. Neurological signals to muscles

8. Which of the following is NOT a consideration for selecting a target behavior? a. Will the behavior change produce reinforcement in the natural environment after the intervention ends? b. Will the behavior change cause others to interact with the person? c. Is the behavior age-appropriate behavior? d. Is the behavior easy to change? 9. Which of the following best defines the concept of “behavioral cusp” and “pivotal behavior?” a. A behavior that, once changed, leads to the learning of other behaviors b. A behavior that is right at the level of the learner’s skills c. A behavior that once changed, leads to the reduction in challenging behaviors d. A behavior that is deemed appropriate for change by people in the individual’s life 10. Which of the following is NOT a consideration for prioritizing target behaviors? a. Is the behavior dangerous? b. Will the behavior lead to learning other skills? c. How likely is success in changing the behavior? d. How many people are concerned about the behavior? 11. A behavioral definition that includes only the behavior is a: a. Topography-based definition b. Function-based definition 12. A behavioral definition that includes the antecedents and consequences, or the effect of the behavior on the environment is a: a. Topography-based definition b. Function-based definition 13. Carla’s self-injury includes hitting hand to head and biting her hand a. Topography-based definition b. Function-based definition 14. In the lunch room, Sara says “Hi” and a nearby person says “hi” back. a. Topography-based definition b. Function-based definition 15. Which of the following is NOT a key feature of a behavioral definition: a. Objective: Observable, measurable, countable b. Clear: Readable, unambiguous, trained people know what to look for

c. Complete: Include examples and non-examples d. Detailed: Contains every possible permutation of the behavior 16. Specifying how much behavior change one wants, such as 90% correct for 3 consecutive days, or 50% reduction, is which part of a behavioral definition? a. Condition b. Learner c. Behavior d. Criteria Measurement 1. You are interested in how long Timmy’s tantrums are. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Latency b. Rate c. Duration d. Interresponse time 2. You are interested in how often Kim asks a friend for help with her work. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Latency b. Frequency c. Duration d. Interresponse time 3. You are interested in how long it takes Kyle to hang up his coat when he enters the classroom. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Rate b. Latency c. Percentage d. Topography 4. You are interested in how many words Jane writes during your 10-minute free writing period. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Latency b. Rate c. Duration d. Interresponse time

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5. You are interested in how loud Sam’s screams are. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Latency b. Magnitude c. Topography d. Interresponse time 6. You want to increase the time between Sally’s instances of self-injury. What dimension of behavior should you measure? a. Latency b. Rate c. Duration d. Interresponse time 7. You record the number of times a child complies with instruction, divide by the total number of instructions and multiply by 100. What dimension of behavior is this? a. Rate b. Interresponse time c. Percentage d. Trials to Criterion 8. You are interested in how quickly a child learns a skill with your intervention program. Which dimension of behavior is this? a. Rate b. Interresponse time c. Percentage d. Trials to Criterion 9. Counting each instance of the behavior is which measurement system? a. Event recording b. Duration timing c. Latency timing 10. Starting a stopwatch when the behavior begins and stopping it when the behavior ends is which measurement system? a. Event recording b. Duration timing c. Latency timing 11. Starting a stopwatch when the teacher says, “Open your book,” and stopping it when Calvin opens his book is which measurement system?

a. Event recording b. Duration timing c. Latency timing 12. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use interval recording? a. Behavior has long duration b. Behavior happens at such high frequency that you cannot count each instance c. Duration recording is not possible because of resources d. You need actual data, not an estimate of data 13. When using partial interval recording, you write a + if the behavior happened: a. At any point during the interval b. During the whole interval c. Right at the end of the interval 14. Partial interval recording: a. Underestimates actual behavior b. Overestimates actual behavior c. Provides an exact measure of behavior 15. When using whole interval recording, you write a + if the behavior happened: a. At any point during the interval b. During the whole interval c. Right at the end of the interval 16. Whole interval recording: a. Underestimates actual behavior b. Overestimates actual behavior c. Provides an exact measure of behavior 17. Which is the best statement about interval recording? a. Shorter intervals are more accurate and harder to score b. Shorter intervals are less accurate and harder to score c. Shorter intervals are more accurate and easier to score d. Shorter intervals are less accurate and easier to score 18. When using momentary time sampling, you write a + if the behavior happened: a. At any point during the interval b. During the whole interval c. Right at the end of the interval

19. When using momentary time sampling, you: a. Have to watch for the entire interval b. Don’t have to watch for the entire interval 20. Recording data based on an outcome of a behavior that is left behind is: e. Event recording f. Interval recording g. Permanent product recording Graphing, Measurement Quality 1. The vertical line on the left side of the graph that usually depicts a measure of behavior is: a. X-axis b. Y-axis c. Phase line d. Data path 2. The lines that separate the implementation of different conditions in a study is: a. X-axis b. Y-axis c. Phase line d. Data path 3. The words at the top of a graph that indicate what is happening in each part of a study are: a. Condition labels b. Figure captions c. X-axis title d. Y-axis title 4. Which is the most correct: a. A condition is a set of procedures the participant experiences; a phase is a set of consecutive sessions with the same condition b. A phase is a set of procedures the participant experiences; a condition is a set of consecutive sessions with the same condition 5. Which is NOT a correct statement about bar graphs: a. Commonly used to depict results of a preference assessment b. Used for displaying sets of data not related to one another by a common underlying dimension

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c. Used for summarizing data collected across many sessions d. Good for detecting trends in the data 6. Which of the following is NOT correct about cumulative record graphs: a. A steeper slope indicates a higher response rate b. A flat line indicates no behavior occurred c. One can examine both the overall and local response rate d. It is easy to determine the response rate each session 7. Which of the following is NOT correct? a. On an equal-interval graph, the distance from 5-10 is the same as the distance from 95-100 b. On a semilogarithmic chart, the distance from 5-10 is the same as the distance from 100-200. c. On an equal-interval graph, the distance from 5-10 is the same as the distance from 100-200. d. On a semilogarithmic chart, the distance from 100-200 is the same as the distance from 500-1000. 8. Which of the following was NOT stated about graphing conventions? a. Scale breaks represent discontinuities in time b. Need x- and y-axis labels; be specific on y-axis c. Y-axis should be scaled to show meaningful changes d. Graphs can be submitted to journals using different colors 9. The extent to which a researcher is measuring what she intends to measure is known as: a. Validity b. Reliability c. Accuracy 10. True or false: Accuracy is more important than reliability a. True b. False 11. True or false: If you have reliability, you have accuracy a. True b. False 12. A change in data not due to a change in behavior but due to the observer’s shift in measuring or defining a behavior is called: a. Observer drift

b. Reliability c. Observer reactivity d. Non-calibration 13. Change in data because someone is watching the client is called: a. Observer drift b. Reliability c. Observer reactivity d. Non-calibration 14. The extent to which two observers independently report the same observed values after measuring the same behaviors using the same measurement system is called: a. Validity b. Accuracy c. Reliability d. Interobserver agreement (IOA) 15. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of collecting IOA data? a. Train new observers b. Detect observer drift c. High IOA indicates quality of data; required for publication d. Ensure accuracy of the data 16. Which of the following is the formula for “total count IOA?” a. Smaller number / larger number x 100% b. Larger number / smaller number x 100% c. Total number / number of intervals x 100% 17. Observer 1 counts 10 instances of aggression and Observer 2 counts 20 instances of aggression. What is the total count IOA? a. 40% b. 50% c. 60% d. 80% 18. The formula for calculating IOA with time sampling measurement is: a. Number of intervals with agreement / total number of intervals x 100% b. Smaller number / larger number x 100% c. Larger number / smaller number x 100% d. Number of intervals with disagreement / total number of intervals x 100%

19. Generally, for how many sessions are IOA data needed? a. 10% b. 30% c. 50% d. 80% 20. Which of the following was NOT stated in terms of reporting IOA? a. Report means & ranges within phases b. If IOA is low, refine definitions and measurement system c. If there is one low IOA score, explain and justify d. Report total IOA across the whole study Visual Analysis 1. The “duration of self-injurious behaviors” is probably best considered: a. Dependent variable b. Independent variable c. Baseline d. Experimental design 2. “Errorless learning strategies” is probably best considered: a. Dependent variable b. Independent variable c. Baseline d. Experimental design 3. A good research question contains: a. Dependent variable, independent variable, population b. Dependent variable, independent variable, experimental design c. Baseline condition, dependent variable, independent variable d. Dependent variable, experimental design, population 4. Which of the following is NOT correct about baselines: a. It is commonly acceptable to have one baseline session b. We generally want at least 3 baseline sessions c. If data are more variable, we need a longer baseline d. There is no defined minimum or maximum number of baseline sessions 5. The average measure of data on the y-axis is referred to as the: a. Level b. Trend

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c. Variability 6. The overall direction of the data in a phase is the: a. Level b. Trend c. Variability 7. Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe trends: a. Increasing b. Decreasing c. No d. Stable 8. When starting an intervention phase after a baseline phase, and trying to decrease a challenging behavior, which pattern of baseline should you NOT have: a. Increasing trend b. Decreasing trend c. No trend 9. In general, if you have high variability in baseline, you _____ start intervention. a. Should b. Should not 10. When you have one baseline phase and one intervention phase, this is called: a. AB design b. ABAB design c. Reversal design d. BAB design 11. The biggest limitation of an AB design is: a. It does not control for extraneous variables b. It is too complex to interpret c. It is only appropriate for challenging behavior d. It is really a type of group design 12. A change in the dependent variable based on experiences outside of the experiment is a: a. History effect b. Maturation effect c. Testing effect d. Instrumentation effect

13. A change in the dependent variable based on conducting numerous assessments is a: a. History effect b. Maturation effect c. Testing effect d. Instrumentation effect 14. The word that best describes the way to increase the likelihood that a change in the dependent variable is due to the independent variable and not an extraneous variable is: a. Replication b. Generality c. Baseline d. Experimentation

Midterm Exam Practice MC Questions - 2023

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