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Ke-Hai Yuan; Zhiyong Zhang – Grantee Submission, 2024
Data in social and behavioral sciences typically contain measurement errors and also do not have predefined metrics. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is commonly used to analyze such data. This article discuss issues in latent-variable modeling as compared to regression analysis with composite-scores. Via logical reasoning and analytical results…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Measurement Techniques, Social Science Research, Behavioral Science Research
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Na Shan; Ping-Feng Xu – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2025
The detection of differential item functioning (DIF) is important in psychological and behavioral sciences. Standard DIF detection methods perform an item-by-item test iteratively, often assuming that all items except the one under investigation are DIF-free. This article proposes a Bayesian adaptive Lasso method to detect DIF in graded response…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Item Response Theory, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
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Wang, Mei; Sun, Guangwen; Chang, Yaping; Jin, Yanling; Leenus, Alvin; Maaz, Muhammad; Li, Guowei; Bhatt, Meha; Abbade, Luciana P. F.; Nwosu, Ikunna; Zielinski, Laura; Sanger, Nitika; Bantoto, Bianca; Luo, Candice; Shams, Ieta; Shahid, Hamnah; Adachi, Jonathan; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Levine, Mitchell; Samaan, Zainab; Thabane, Lehana – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Behavioral and social sciences randomized controlled trials (BSSTs) have a significant role in life sciences. Choosing an appropriate control or comparator group for BSSTs is critical, to provide true intervention effects. The objective of this study was to determine the types of control groups used in BSSTs, and the rationale provided to justify…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Databases, Behavioral Science Research, Social Science Research
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Tyner, Bryan C.; Fienup, Daniel M. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2016
Task analyses are ubiquitous to applied behavior analysis interventions, yet little is known about the factors that make them effective. Numerous task analyses have been published in behavior analytic journals for constructing single-subject design graphs; however, learner outcomes using these task analyses may fall short of what could be…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Behavioral Science Research, Intervention, Comparative Analysis
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Rieken, Chrystal Jansz; Dotson, Wesley H.; Carter, Stacy L.; Griffith, Annette K. – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
Interteaching (IT) has demonstrated more effective and durable learning than traditional lecture-style teaching. Whereas IT's effectiveness has been established in traditional face-to-face courses, there is a need to extend the evaluation of IT to increasingly common course delivery modalities such as online courses. The purpose of the present…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Behavioral Science Research, Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses
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Bhatia, Sudeep – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2017
Preferences are influenced by the presence or absence of salient choice options, known as reference points. This behavioral tendency is traditionally attributed to the loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity assumptions of prospect theory. In contrast, some psychological research suggests that reference dependence is caused by attentional biases…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Learning Theories, Preferences, Attention
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Hatlenes, Linda Teikari; Eikeseth, Svein – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
Employing a randomized control group design, this study compared the efficacy of staff training using theory training, hands-on supervision and a self-instructional teaching manual. Participants were 12 undergraduate, health or social-work students. Initially, participants were given a three-hour lecture, and as a result, staff-participants…
Descriptors: Supervision, Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Skills
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Fuchs, Jason R.; Robinson, Gain M.; Dean, Aaron M.; Schoenberg, Heidi E.; Williams, Michael R.; Morielli, Anthony D.; Green, John T. – Learning & Memory, 2014
We have previously shown that intracerebellar infusion of the neuropeptide secretin enhances the acquisition phase of eyeblink conditioning (EBC). Here, we sought to test whether endogenous secretin also regulates EBC and to test whether the effect of exogenous and endogenous secretin is specific to acquisition. In Experiment 1, rats received…
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Neurological Organization, Animals, Behavioral Science Research
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Kourea, Lefki; Lo, Ya-yu – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Improving academic, behavioural, and social outcomes of students through empirical research has been a firm commitment among researchers, policy-makers, and other professionals in education across Europe and the United States (U.S.). To assist in building scientific evidences, executive bodies such as the European Commission and the Institute for…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Validity, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Methodology
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Mello, Maria P.; Urbano, Richard C.; Goldman, Samantha E.; Hodapp, Robert M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
This study compared service use for families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who live in rural vs. non-rural areas. Participants were 415 caregivers of children with ASD, of whom 101 (23.7%) lived in rural areas of a southeastern state. Participants completed an online survey regarding access and quality of different services. For…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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Sy, Jolene R.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We evaluated the discrimination acquisition of individuals with developmental disabilities under immediate and delayed reinforcement. In Experiment 1, discrimination between two alternatives was examined when reinforcement was immediate or delayed by 20 s, 30 s, or 40 s. In Experiment 2, discrimination between 2 alternatives was compared across an…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Reinforcement, Intervals, Delay of Gratification
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Sprinkle, Evelyn C.; Miguel, Caio F. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2012
The current study assessed the use of standard conditional discrimination (i.e., listener) and textual/tact (i.e., speaker) training in the establishment of equivalence classes containing dictated names, tacts/textual responses, pictures and printed words. Four children (ages 5 to 7 years) diagnosed with autism were taught to select pictures and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavioral Science Research, Young Children, Naming
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Lizarraga, Maria Luisa Sanz de Acedo; Baquedano, Maria Teresa Sanz de Acedo; Villanueva, Oscar Ardaiz – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
The central issue of this paper is to review the possible relationships between the constructs of critical thinking and executive functions. To do this, we first analyse the essential components of critical thinking from a psychological and neurological point of view. Second, we examine the scope of the cognitive and neurological nature of…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Executive Function, Neuropsychology, Models
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Capriotti, Matthew R.; Brandt, Bryan C.; Ricketts, Emily J.; Espil, Flint M.; Woods, Douglas W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
Tics are rapid, repetitive, stereotyped movements or vocalizations that arise from neurobiological dysfunction and are influenced by environmental factors. Although persons with tic disorders often experience aversive social reactions in response to tics, little is known about the behavioral effects of such consequences. Along several dimensions,…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Neurological Impairments, Responses, Environmental Influences
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Mohammadzaheri, Fereshteh; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Rezaee, Mohammad; Rafiee, Seyed Majid – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Accumulating studies are documenting specific motivational variables that, when combined into a naturalistic teaching paradigm, can positively influence the effectiveness of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this study was to compare two applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention procedures, a…
Descriptors: Motivation, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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