Psychology ABA504 - Assignment 1
ABA504 Assignment 1 Rubric
Part I: Treatment Effectiveness
1. Identify the dependent variable being addressed in the case study. To do this, you should specify at least three specific target behaviors that are considered part of the
overall response class (i.e., the set of responses that achieve the same function).
2. Define each of the target behaviors in specific, observable, and measurable terms.
3. Identify what measurement dimension of the overall dependent variable will be assessed (i.e., frequency, duration, latency, etc.) with what type of recording system (e.g.,
permanent product recording, event recording, interval recording, etc.). (Please refer to Table 7.2 on page 152 in your textbook by Mayer et al. (2022) for a chart of
possible methods and reasons to use them.)
4. Identify what single-subject design is being used to evaluate the effects of the intervention.
5. Create a graph of the data during the four phases (see the table). (You can refer to Exercise 2 to learn how to graph this type of single-subject design using Excel.)
6. Examine your graph and state whether the intervention was effective.
7. Explain your conclusion based on principles of visual analysis. Refer to the magnitude/level of performance, the trend in performance, and the variability in performance
for the data in each phase.
Part II: Treatment Generalization
1. When the behavior analyst had teachers collect data in all three classrooms throughout the study such that the data could be plotted on three graphs aligned vertically,
what type of single-subject design was the behavior analyst using?
2. The behavior analyst was interested in analyzing the presence or absence of change in the dependent variable in Classrooms 2 and 3 in order to evaluate what type of
generalization?
3. Based on the data in Classrooms 2 and 3 when the initial intervention and fading procedures were implemented in Classroom 1, did the treatment effects generalize to the
other classrooms? How do you know?
4. What (if any) effect did the break card and instructions in Classroom 1 (plus the presence of a break card in Classrooms 2 and 3 without instructions) have on the
dependent variable in Classroom 2 and 3? How did behavior change or not change in each Classroom? Was generalization shown in Classrooms 2 and/or 3?
5. What (if any) effect did the introduction of the break card phase (break card + instructions) in Classroom 2 have on the dependent variable in Classrooms 2 and 3? Was
generalization shown in Classroom 3?
6. Why do you think the behavior analyst did not implement the break card intervention (break card + instructions) in Classroom 3?
7. Write a summary statement to explain under what conditions generalization did and did not occur in this study.
8. Make a suggestion for future treatment based on what was learned about generalization in this study.
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in content and
clearly articulated
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in content OR
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articulation
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Part I: Treatment Effects
1. Identify the overall dependent variable and
state at least three specific target behaviors
that make up the response class
4
(1 point per item)
1-3
(Based on # items)
1 0
2. Provide an operational definition of each
target behavior.
6
(2 points per item)
4
(Based on # items)
2
(Based on # items)
0
3. Identify what dimension of the dependent
variable will be measured.
5 3 1 0
4. Identify what type of recording system will
be used.
5 3 1 0
5. Identify what single-subject design is being
used.
5 3 1 0
6. Create a graph of the data.
10 7 4 0
7. Explain whether the intervention was
effective, referring to the level, trend, and
variability in each phase.
9 6 3 0
PART II: Generalization Effects
1. Identify the type of single-subject design
used when data were collected across three
classrooms.
5 3 1 0
2. Identify the type of generalization being
evaluated when looking at changes in
Classrooms 2 and 3 during the intervention
in Classroom 1.
5 3 1 0
3. Explain if the initial treatment effects of
requesting breaks generalized to
Classrooms 2 and 3.
5 3 1 0
4. Explain if the effects of the Break Card
intervention in Classroom 1 generalized to
classrooms 2 and 3.
5 3 1 0
5. Explain the effects of introducing the Break
Card intervention in Classroom 2 on the
dependent variable in Classrooms 2 and 3,
including whether generalization was
shown in Classroom 3.
5 3 1 0
6. Explain why the intervention was not
introduced to Classroom 3.
5 3 1 0
7. Explain under what conditions
generalization did and did not occur in this
study.
9 6 3 0
8. Suggest a future treatment based on what
was learned about generalization in the
study.
5 3 1 0
Overall Writing (clarity, APA style formatting)
12 8 4 0
Final Grade