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SPCE 611 mODULE 1-2 Exam Questions and Answers.
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SPCE 611 mODULE 1-2Exam Questions and
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Measurement - Correct Answers: is the process of applying quantitative labels to observe properties of
events using a standard set of rules
measurement is how - Correct Answers: scientist operationalize empiricism
without measurement-all 3 levels (description, prediction, and control) - Correct Answers: would be
relegated to guesswork and subjective opinions
ABA measure behavior to obtain - Correct Answers: answers to questions about the existence and
nature of functional relations between socially significant behavior and environmental variables
Practitioners measure behavior - Correct Answers: before and after treatment to evaluate the overall
effects of interventions and frequent measures of behavior during treatment to guide decisions
concerning the continuation, modification, or termination of treatment
without frequent measure of behavior targeted for intervention, practitioners may - Correct Answers: 1)
continue to use an ineffective treatment when no real behavior change occurred or 2) discontinue an
effective treatment because subjective judgement detects no improvement
Measurement helps practitioners to - Correct Answers: optimize their effectiveness
-verify legitimacy of practices touted as EB
-identify treatments based on pseudoscience
-be accountable to clients, consumers, employers, and society and achieve ethical standards
3 deminsional quantities of behavior - Correct Answers: 1 repeatability (count)
2 temporal extent (duration)
3 temporal locus (when behaviors occur)
count - Correct Answers: is the number of responses emitted during and observation period
rate or frequency - Correct Answers: is ratio of count per observation period; it is often expressed as
count per standard unit of time
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