Behavioral Researchers Must Design Assessment Procedures That Will Serve the Goal

question 6

Multiple Choice

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

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Definitions:

Research Proposal

A research proposal is a document outlining a planned investigation on a specific topic, including methodology, objectives, and significance.

Semantics

The study of meaning in language, including the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, especially the arrangement of words and phrases.

Telegraphic Speech

Early speech phase in children where sentences are formed with essential words only, mimicking the succinctness of telegraph messages.