PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Behavior Modification, Abscissa And Ordinate, Dependent And Independent Variables
19 Mar 2016
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Done chapter 3: graphing behavior and measuring change. No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Graph: a visual representation of the occurrence of behavior over time. The six components necessary for a graph to be complete are: Include client"s name or initials, as well as the behaviors or settings in research with multiple baselines. Use a data summary (table) to go from the raw data to a graph. Don"t put different target behaviors on the same graph. Research design: a research design specifies the timing of the baseline and treatment phases for one or more people in an attempt to demonstrate a functional relationship between the treatment and behavior. Independent variable: the environmental event that is manipulated to influence the dependent variable. Dependent variable: the target behavior that is measured and that changes when the independent variable is introduced. Confounding variable: a factor that may affect behavior that is not controlled for.
