Name That Measurement Method
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?
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?
The axis on a line graph in which dates, times, sessions, days, etc. are presented.
What is the X-Axis?
Benefiting others, treating others with compassion, dignity, and respect, behaving with integrity, and ensuring competency are this.
Directly and objectively measuring a socially significant target behavior is an element of this.
What is validity?
A measurement method that measures the effect on the environment that the target behavior has.
What is Permanent Product?
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?
This is is measured by dividing the change in vertical distance by the change in horizontal distance between two points.
What is Slope?
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?
The more of this, the more reliable a measurement method is proven to be.
What are repetitions?
The type of measurement appropriate for continuous behaviors.
What is discontinuous measurement?
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?
The axis on a line graph upon which the measurement of the dependent variable is displayed.
What is the Y-Axis?
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?
One of these should be conducted when choosing a measurement system or intervention in general.
What is a cost-benefit analysis?
A measurement method that involves how long it takes for the client to respond once the demand is placed.
What is latency?
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?
An average of how high the measurements are on the y-axis.
This is the first step, if possible, when you believe a BACB certificant has violated an ethics requirement.
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?
The term that refers to the intensity of a behavior.
What is magnitude?
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?
Demonstrates the direction in which the data path is going. It can be increasing, decreasing, or zero
What is Trend?
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?
The length of time needed to teach/acquire a new skill to mastery level.
What is training duration?