Name That Measurement Method
Operational Definitions
Interpreting Data
It's all About Ethics
Efficiency, Reliability, and Validity
100

The type of measurement that would be most appropriate for a client who engages in tantrum behavior only twice per day, but for the majority of the session.

What is duration?

100

Any instance or attempt to make forceful contact against other using part of own body or object is an example operational definition (minus the examples and non-examples) for what behavior.

What is aggression?

100

The axis on a line graph in which dates, times, sessions, days, etc. are presented.

What is the X-Axis?

100

Benefiting others, treating others with compassion, dignity, and respect, behaving with integrity, and ensuring competency are this.

What are the core principles of ethics in ABA?
100

Directly and objectively measuring a socially significant target behavior is an element of this.

What is validity?

200

A measurement method that measures the effect on the environment that the target behavior has.

What is Permanent Product?

200

Any instance of the client engaging in vocalizations above a speaking level. An instance is over after the absence of vocalizations for 3 seconds. This is an operational definition (minus the examples and non-examples) for what behavior.

What is screaming?

200

This is is measured by dividing the change in vertical distance by the change in horizontal distance between two points.

What is Slope?

200

Engaging in an outside relationship with a client's parents is against the ethical code and is also referred to as this. 

What is multiple or dual relationships?

200

The more of this, the more reliable a measurement method is proven to be. 

What are repetitions?

300

The type of measurement appropriate for continuous behaviors.

What is discontinuous measurement?

300

Any instance of the client making contact with his body on a surface, with an item, or with another part of his body that does or could reasonably cause injury. This is an operational definition (minus the examples and non-examples) for this behavior.

What is self-injurious behavior?

300

The axis on a line graph upon which the measurement of the dependent variable is displayed.

What is the Y-Axis?

300

If it is reasonably likely behavior is influenced by a variable that is beyond behavioral/environmental factors, this must be evaluated and ruled out.

What are medical needs?

300

One of these should be conducted when choosing a measurement system or intervention in general.

What is a cost-benefit analysis?

400

A measurement method that involves how long it takes for the client to respond once the demand is placed.

What is latency?

400

Any instance in which the client deliberately breaks, throws, tears, or damages items or materials in their environment (e.g., snapping pencils, overturning chairs, tearing papers, breaking classroom materials) during the course of targeted activities. This is an operational definition (minus the non-examples) of this behavior.

What is property destruction?

400

An average of how high the measurements are on the y-axis.

What is Level?
400

This is the first step, if possible, when you believe a BACB certificant has violated an ethics requirement.

What is talk to the individual directly.
400

A type of event recording that determines how quickly a learner acquires a new skill; measure the # of trials needed to reach a specific mastery level.

What are trials to criterion?

500

The term that refers to the intensity of a behavior.

What is magnitude?

500

Any instance in which the client moves 5 or more feet away from an adult without first communicating the request to go and waiting for a response. This is an operational definition (minus the examples and non-examples) of this behavior.

What is elopement?

500

Demonstrates the direction in which the data path is going. It can be increasing, decreasing, or zero

What is Trend?

500

This is an act or series of acts that go against a BCBA's ethical obligation to behave in an equitable and inclusive manner. 

What is discrimination?

500

The length of time needed to teach/acquire a new skill to mastery level.

What is training duration?

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