SSDs
Measure Characteristics
Types of Measures
Types of Validity
Types of Reliability
100

Design with a single, intervention only phase

What is a B design?

100

The measure is accurate.

What is validity?

100

Used to measure intensity of feelings or states and have high face validity.

What are Individualized Rating Scales?

100

Items appear to be accurate and measuring what they're supposed to measure.

What is face validity?

100

The instrument delivers comparable results when administered at two different times.

What is test-retest reliability?

200

Design with two phases, baseline and intervention.

What is AB design?

200

The measure is consistent.

What is reliability?

200

Structured diaries to record the client's perception of events and/or associated reactions/feelings.

What are logs?

200

Includes the range of meanings of what is being measured.

What is content validity?

200
Two different forms of the same instrument provide consistent results.

What is parallel-form reliability?

300

Design that removes the intervention following baseline and intervention phases.

What is ABA design?

300

An alternative explanation for a score.

What is measurement error?

300

A method of recording behavior, either through independent observers or self-monitoring.

What are observational measures?

300

Ensuring the measure is measuring the intended concept and not everything else.

What is construct validity?

300

Different instrument items on a measure are compared to determine if they yield similar results.

What is internal consistency reliability?

400

Design that begins immediately with intervention, followed by a baseline phase.

What is BAB design?

400

A method that uses the same scale items and uses the same scoring procedure to different people.

What are standardized scales?

400

The measure predicts outcomes accurately.

What is criterion-related validity?

400

Decisions from different participants are compared to determine consistency.

What is inter-rater reliability?

500

Design that staggers the beginning of the intervention phase following a baseline phase among subjects.

What are multiple baseline designs?