It Is Important to Collect Information from the Person Performing

question 22

Multiple Choice

It is important to collect information from the person performing the problem behavior because

• A) They can state preferences for activities or items
• B) They describe their inner state at the time of the problem behavior
• C) They describe their thought processes
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Nonexperimental Methods

Research designs that do not involve the manipulation of variables or random assignment of participants.

Randomization

Controlling for the effects of extraneous variables by ensuring that the variables operate in a manner determined entirely by chance.

Experimental Control

Eliminating the influence of an extraneous variable on the outcome of an experiment by keeping the variable constant in the experimental and control groups.

Spurious Relationship

A false association between two variables that appears to be causally linked but is actually due to an extraneous variable.