Cooper, J.O., Heron, T.E., and Heward, W.L. (2019). Applied Behavior Analysis – 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Chapter 4:
• ______________________ is the process of applying quantitative labels to describe and differentiate objects and natural events.
• Measurement in applied behavior analysis entails three steps:
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• Measurement is how scientists __________________________ empiricism.
Practitioners Need Measurement
• Practitioners measure behavior initially to determine______________________ and whether that level___________________________________.
• Practitioners measure behavior to find out:
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• In addition to enabling ongoing program monitoring and data-based decision making, frequent measurement provides 5 additional benefits, including:
o Measurement helps practitioners optimize their effectiveness
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Measurable Dimensions of Behavior
• Because behavior occurs within and across time, it has three fundamental and measurable __________________. _____________________.
• R_____________________________. Instances of a behavior can occur repeatedly through time, i.e. behavior can be c___________________.
• T____________________ e_______________. Every instance of behavior occurs during some extent of t___________. i.e. the d______________ of behavior can be measured
• Temporal ___________________. Every instance of behavior occurs at a certain point of time with respect to _______________. _________________. i.e. W___________ behavior occurs can be measured.
Measures Based on Repeatability
• C_________________ is a simple tally of the number of _________________ of a behavior
• Rate is the ___________________________________________; it is expressed as count per standard unit of __________________.
o Behavior analysts use two methods to calculate the rate of response: