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The level and trend of behavior between successive data points; created by drawing a straight line from the center of one data point in a given set to the center of the next data point in the same set. a) local response rate b) scatterplot c) data path d) visual analysis
c) data path
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The particular type and sequence of conditions in a study so that meaningful comparisons of the effects of the presence and absence of the independent variable can be made. a) experimental question b) experimental control c) experimental design d) experimental validity
c) experimental design
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A situation that occurs when the level of responding observed in a previous phase cannot be reproduced even though the experimental conditions are the same as they were in the earlier phase. a) multielement design b) irreversibility c) DRO reversal technique d) sequence effects
b) irreversibility
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A variation of the multiple baseline design that features intermittent measures, during baseline. a) multiple baseline across subjects design b) multiple probe design c) changing criterion design d) delayed multiple baseline design
b) multiple probe design
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An error that occurs when a researcher concludes that the independent variable had an effect on the dependent variable, when no such relation exists; a false negative. a) type 1 error b) type 2 error c) treatment integrity d) treatment drift
a) type 1 error
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The overall direction taken by a data path. It is described in terms of direction, degree, and extend with variability of data points. a) data b) trend c) level d) variability
b) trend
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A term sometimes used to refer to the experimental reasoning inherent in single subject designs; entails three elements: prediction, verification and replication. a) baseline b) baseline logic c) verification d) parametric analysis
b) baseline logic
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The effects on one treatment on a subject's behavior being confounding by the influence of another treatment administered in the same study. a) multiple treatment interference b) multiple treatment reversal design c) multielement design d) withdrawal design
a) multiple treatment interference
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An experimental design in which an initial baseline phase is followed by a series of treatment phases consisting of successive and gradually changing criteria for reinforcement or punishment. a) multiple baseline across behaviors design b) multiple baseline across subjects design c) multiple baseline across settings design d) changing criterion design
d) changing criterion design
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The extent to which the independent variable is applied exactly as planned and described and non other unplanned variables are administered inadvertently along with the planned treatment. a) treatment integrity b) treatment drift c) replication d) systemic replication
a) treatment integrity
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The variable in an experiment measured to determine if it changes as a result of manipulations of another variable. a) dependent variable b) independent variable c) overall response rate d) local response rate
a) dependent variable
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A statement of the anticipated outcome for a presently unknown or future measurement. a) replication b) baseline c) prediction d) verification
c) prediction
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A two phase experimental design consisting of a pre-treatment baseline condition followed by a treatment condition. a) A-B-A design b) B-A-B design c) A-B design D) withdrawal design
c) A-B design
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A multiple baseline design in which the treatment variable is applied to the same behavior of two or more subjects in the same setting. a) multiple baseline across subjects design b) multiple baseline across settings design c) multiple baseline across behaviors design d) multiple baseline design
a) multiple baseline across subjects design
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A procedure that prevents a subject from detecting the presence or absence of the treatment variable. a) double blind control b) placebo control c) type 1 error d) type 2 error
b) placebo control
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The rate of response over a given time period. a) local response rate b) overall response rate c) cumulative graph d) scatterplot
b) overall response rate
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Any aspect of the experimental setting that must be held constant to prevent unplanned environmental variation. a) confounding variable b) dependent variable c) extraneous variable d) independent variable
c) extraneous variable
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The effects on a subject's behavior in a given condition that are the result of the subject's experience with a prior condition. a) alternating treatment design b) irreversibility c) reversal design d) sequence effects
d) sequence effects
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An experimental design that begins with the concurrent measurement of two or more behaviors in a baseline condition, followed by the application of the treatment variable to on the the behaviors while baseline conditions remain in effect for other behaviors. a) multiple baseline across subjects design b) multiple baseline across settings design c) multiple baseline across behaviors design d) multiple baseline design
d) multiple baseline design
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A synonym for treatment integrity. a) replication b) treatment drift c) direct replication d) procedural fidelity
d) procedural fidelity
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A simple and versatile graphic format for summarizing behavioral data; shares most of the line graph's features except that it does not have distinct data points representing successive response measures through time. a) scatterplot b) standard celeration chart c) line graph d) bar graph
d) bar graph
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A pattern of responding that exhibits relatively little variation in its measured dimensional quantities over a period of time. a) stable baseline b) steady state strategy c) internal validity d) steady state responding
d) steady state responding
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A term used by some authors as a synonym for a A-B-A-B design. a) alternating treatments design b) NCR reversal technique c) withdrawal design d) multielement design
c) withdrawal design
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A multiple baseline design in which the treatment variable is applied to the same behavior of the same subject across 2 or more different settings, situations or time periods. a) multiple baseline across subjects design b) multiple baseline across settings design c) multiple baseline across behaviors design d) multiple baseline design
b) multiple baseline across settings design
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Repeating conditions within an experiment to determine the reliability of effects and increase internal validity. a) component analysis b) double blind control c) systematic replication d) replication
d) replication