A. Measurement
Preparing data sheets, pen, stimuli, timers, etc.
Preparing for data collection
Total amount of time from the beginning of a behavior to the end of it.
Duration
Momentary Time Sampling, Whole Interval Recording, Partial Interval Recording
Indirect, Free operant, single stimulus, paired stimulus/paired choice, Multiple stimulus with replacement, Multiple stimulus without replacement
Preference Assessment Types
You present the target as outlined and record whether or not the learned demonstrated the skill on the first try.
Probing
Count, Frequency/Rate, Response Latency, Interresponse time, Duration
Continuous Measurement
Duration of time that passes from the end of a response to the beginning of the next response.
Interresponse Time (IRT)
Lilah is taking ____ for her client's repetitive spitting. The session is broken up to 2 minute intervals. Every 2 minutes, she records whether her client spits for the full 2 minutes interval. If her client did not spit at all or for some of the interval, Lila marks - for the interval. But if her client spits for the full 2 minutes interval, she marks a +.
whole interval data
Asking the parents to list 5-10 of their child’s favorite toys and activities
Indirect Assessment
VBMAPP, ABLLS-R, and AFLS
skill assessments which RBTs may be asked to help with.
The duration of time that passes from onset of the SD to when the behavior starts.
Response Latency
Benji is told to clean up the room. He begins to scream 3 seconds after being given the direction, and screams for 5 minutes. He then begins to clean up the room. What's the duration of the behavior?
5 minutes
You are instructed to take ___ data for your client's head banging SIB in 7 minute intervals. Every 7 minutes you record a + if your client bangs his head at all during the previous 7 minutes and a - if he does not.
partial interval
You conduct trials pairing each snack with the other to create a hierarchy of the ones chosen the most to those chosen the least.
Paired Stimulus/Paired Choice Preference Assessment
Information obtained about an individuals behavior through direct observation and recording descriptive data on the behaviors. Which type of assessment?
Descriptive/Direct Assessment
Patrick punched his brother 3 times today, 2 times yesterday, and 1 time the day before. What's the count for the behavior today?
3
Benji is told to clean up the room and go to bed. He begins to scream 3 seconds after being given the direction, and screams for 5 minutes, then it takes him 2 minutes to go to bed. He then begins to clean up the room. What's the IRT of the behavior?
2 minutes
You are instructed by your BCBA to record continuous data on how many times your client hits others. What measurement type would you most likely use?
Count
Provide your learner with one item and monitor their response to it, taking data on whether they accept the item or push it away, how long they engage with it, etc. After they’re done engaging with this item, you give the client another item.
Single stimulus preference assessment
Information is gather through questionnaires, interviews, checklists. This is conducted with guardians or teachers who regularly observe the individual engaging in behaviors.
Indirect Assessments
An SD is presented, 3 seconds later Whitney begins engaging in the behavior. After 5 seconds of engagement, Whitney terminates engagement in the behavior for 2 seconds before repeating this cycle 3 more times. What is the latency of the first occurrence of the behavior?
3 Seconds
A teacher measures his student's homework completion based on the final product: whether it was turned in completed.
Permanent Product
A 6th-grade teacher has two students who tend to lose focus during independent work time. The teacher breaks a 45-minute independent work period into nine 5-minute intervals. She grades assignments while the students are working. At the end of each 5-minute interval, she briefly looks up to see if those students are attending to their work. If they are attending to their work at that time, she marks a “+”. If they are not attending to their work at that time, she marks a “–”. What is this in an example of?
Momentary Time Sampling
Provide the learner with an array of various items, allowing them to choose one. After they engage with the item for a short time, you replace the array with new items. The item they selected gets put back in another spot in the array. This process is repeated, typically until each item is presented in the array two times
Multiple stimulus with replacement preference assessment (MSW)
A procedure behavior analysts use to determine the function of a client’s behavior by experimentally arranging and manipulating variables. NOTE: there is experimental control
Functional Analysis