Deck 7: Behavior Analytic Assessment

Question 1

Behavioral researchers must design assessment procedures that will serve the goal of _______.

A) reducing problem behavior
B) increasing skills
C) answering an experimental question
D) determining the function of a behavior

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Each of the following are a reasons assessment instruments are helpful for researchers, except:

A) help identify if a participant is appropriate for the study
B) determine which skills a participant may have in their repertoire
C) help determine the viability of the research question
D) help determine the effects of the independent variable

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Behavior analyst practitioners must identify assessments to help with their main goal of _____.

A) replicating previous research
B) targeting and treating socially important behaviors
C) calculating reliability measures of responding
D) engaging in clinical practice

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Measurement that involves measuring the same event that you are drawing conclusions about is called ___________ measurement.

A) indirect
B) direct
C) implicit
D) explicit

Question 5

Many assessment procedures are ________ and involve collecting responses by informants to draw conclusions about unobservable constructs or levels of certain behavioral repertoires.

A) indirect
B) direct
C) implicit
D) explicit

Question 6

Indirect measures are problematic for each of the following reasons, except:

A) they can include biases of respondents
B) they often involve recollections of previous observations
C) informants observe and record responding without training
D) responses may not be accurate

Question 7

A _________ assessment ensures comparisons reflect actual differences in behaviors of individuals of interest instead of differences in procedures and individuals scoring assessments.

A) direct
B) standardized
C) subsidized
D) preference

Question 8

To standardize an assessment, one must _____.

A) conduct research
B) have subject matter experts review the assessment instrument
C) develop and refine a scoring scale
D) all of the above are part of standardizing an assessment

Question 9

All standardized assessments are __________.

A) norm-referenced
B) criterion-referenced
C) rating-referenced
D) curriculum-referenced

Question 10

If in an assessment, an individual's score is compared to a prespecified performance standard, it is considered to be __________.

A) norm-referenced
B) criterion-referenced
C) rating-referenced
D) curriculum-referenced

Question 11

GRE and SAT exams are examples of a ____________ assessment.

A) norm-referenced
B) criterion-referenced
C) rating-referenced
D) curriculum-referenced

Question 12

The field of study that focuses on evaluation methods and test theory is called ____.

A) psychology
B) psychiatry
C) psychobiology
D) psychometrics

Question 13

Validity refers to the appropriateness of _______ assessment results.

A) inferences drawn from
B) repeatability of
C) IOA conducted with
D) observers scoring

Question 14

The extent to which an instrument is shown to assess the idea or theory that it purports to measure is called ________ validity.

A) content
B) construct
C) predictive
D) concurrent

Question 15

The extent to which scores on an assessment represent the materials it purports to measure is called ________ validity.

A) content
B) construct
C) predictive
D) concurrent

Question 16

The extent to which results produced by a new assessment correspond with results of a well-established assessments of the same domain is called _____ validity.

A) content
B) construct
C) predictive
D) concurrent

Question 17

In psychometric terms, a measurement of how much error is present in assessment results is referred to as _____.

A) validity
B) reliability
C) predictability
D) accuracy

Question 18

Correlating results of two different forms of the same assessment administered to the same group of individuals is called ___________.

A) alternative reliability
B) alternate reliability
C) alternate-form reliability
D) altered reliability

Question 19

Each of the following is an example of a behavior analytic assessment tool, except:

A) preference assessment
B) functional behavior analysis
C) functional analysis
D) ABC recording

Question 20

When deciding which assessment instrument to use, both researchers and practitioners should consider

A) the goals of using an assessment instrument and what is needed
B) relevant research and customary practices
C) limitations and uses of assessments
D) all of the above should be considered

Question 21

When selecting or designing assessment procedures, what goal must a researcher consider and how does that consideration benefit the study?

Question 22

When selecting or designing assessment procedures, what goal must a practitioner consider and how does that benefit their clinical practice?

Question 23

What is a standardized assessment? How does an assessment become "standardized"?

Question 24

Describe the defining characteristic of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessments.

Question 25

Provide an example of a norm-referenced assessment and a criterion-referenced assessment.

Question 26

If an assessment tool is valid, what does that mean?

Question 27

Define the following: construct validity and content validity.

Question 28

If an assessment instrument has strong predictive validity, what does that mean?

Question 29

If an assessment has strong concurrent validity, what does that mean?

Question 30

In psychometric terms, what does reliability assess and describe the assumptions that are made with reliability.

Question 31

Define the following: alternate-form reliability, test-retest reliability, and inter-tester reliability.

Question 32

Describe the uses of standardized assessments for behavior analysis researchers and practitioners.

Question 33

Describe the limitations of standardized assessments for behavior analysis researchers and practitioners.

Question 34

Describe how behavior analytic assessment procedures differ from standardized assessments.

Question 35

What is ABC recording and what is it used for?

Question 36

What is a preference assessment and what is it used for?

Question 37

What is a functional behavior assessment and what is it used for?

Question 38

Describe the considerations a researcher must make when selecting assessment instruments.

Question 39

Describe the considerations a practitioner must make when selecting assessment instruments.

Question 40

Why are state licensing laws important to consider when determining who will conduct, score, and interpret assessments?