The Basics
What does SSD stand for?
Single System Design
Validity:
Reliability:
Is a test measuring what it aims to measure?
Is it consistent each time?
Standardized Instrument
Evidence-based instrument that has already been created and verified for validity and reliability
B
Intervention Only
False.
Conceptual Definition of a target
The premise and basic idea of that which you are seekiing to change.
Who can complete an observational measure?
Client, relevant other, practitioner
AB
Baseline period followed by intervention
True or false: A control group is necessary for any study to be effective.
False
Operational Definition of a target
The specific, measurable change you would like to see.
What does IRS stand for?
Individualized Rating Scales
ABA
Baseline, intervention, withdrawal from intervention
Systematic Error
Bias in the experiment in some form that systematically impacts client's answers or performance
What does it mean for a measure to be non-reactive?
That the act of measuring does not itself create change
ABAB
Multiple baseline levels, usually done with more than one client or client group
Nominal:
Ordinal:
Interval:
Ratio:
Discreet categories, but no order
In an order, but not equidistant between levels, or necessarily numerical
Equal distance between levels, no absolute zero
Absolute zero and equal distance between levels