PSYC 414 Chapter 2

Question 1

When Mark started recording his nail-biting, it started to decrease as a result of the recording. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Reactivity

Question 2

Which type of assessment is usually more accurate, direct or indirect assessment?

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Direct

Question 3

Sarah checked the worksheets to record the number of math problems her students completed in 20 minutes. This is...

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Product Recording

Question 4

Kiki recorded how many minutes she ran each day. What dimension is this?

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Duration

Question 5

Larry recorded how long it took his swimmers to dive in once the starting gun sounded. This is ____ recording.

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Latency

Question 6

A respiratory therapist used an instrument to measure the force of a patients exhale. This is ____ recording.

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Intensity

Question 7

Jerron recorded the number of times they used a specific curse word each day. What dimension is this?

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Frequency

Question 8

A(n) _____ includes active verbs that describe the specific behaviors a person exhibits.

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Behavioral Definition

Question 9

In interval recording, the occurrence of the behavior scored in ____ intervals of time

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Consecutive

Question 10

Two people independently observe behavior, both record it, then calculate that their agreements were in agreement.

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Interobserver Agreement (IOA)

Question 11

In time sample recording, the occurrence of the behavior is scored in ______ intervals of time.

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Nonconsecutive

Question 12

Recording the behavior in consecutive intervals of time is called _____ recording.

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Interval Recording

Question 13

____ assessment involves recording the target behavior as it occurs.

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Direct

Question 14

There are two types of behavioral assessment. What are they?

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Indirect/Direct

Question 15

_____ assessment involves the use of interviews or questionnaires to gather information.

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Indirect

Question 16

Recording the behavior in brief observation intervals each separated by longer periods is called _____ recording.

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Time Sample Recording

Question 17

Janice recorded the number of times that she checked her email each day. This is _____ recording.

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Frequency

Question 18

Janice recorded the number of minutes she spent reading her email each day. This is ____ recording.

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Duration

Question 19

The _____ is the specific period in which the observer records the target behavior.

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Observation Period

Question 20

The first step in developing a behavior recording plan is to define the _____ you want to record.

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Target behavior

Question 21

_____ is when the process of recording a behavior causes the behavior to change.

Accepted Answer

Reactivity

Question 22

Recording the exact time of each onset and offset of the target behavior is called _____ recording.

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Real Time

Questions 22