Using an Example of a Study You Might Conduct, Go

question 138

Essay

Using an example of a study you might conduct, go through all of the steps of the scientific approach.

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Definitions:

Average Duration

A type of duration recording that produces only one number to graph. In this approach, the durations of each episode of a target behavior are added together and divided into the total number of times the behavior occurred.

Dead Man's Test

A principle in behavior analysis suggesting that if a dead man can do it, it’s not behavior; emphasizing the importance of observable and measurable actions.

Stranger Test

A measure of generalization of learned behaviors to see if the behaviors occur in the presence of someone unfamiliar.

Operational Definition Test

A procedure that defines a concept or variable in terms of the specific operations or techniques used to measure or manipulate it.