Direct Measures of Medication Effects: Exploring the Scientific Utility of Behavior-Analytic Assessments

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 377-395
Author(s):  
Blair P. Lloyd ◽  
Emily S. Weaver ◽  
Jessica N. Torelli ◽  
Marney S. Pollack ◽  
Sunya A. Fareed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Progressive Ratio ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Sensitivity To Change ◽  
Aberrant Behavior Checklist ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Medication Effects ◽  
Initial Support ◽  
Direct Measures

Abstract The purpose of the current study was to explore the scientific utility of two behavior analytic assessments (i.e., progressive ratio and demand assessments) for psychotropic medication evaluation. For a sample of 23 children with disabilities who were prescribed medication, we conducted a series of generalizability and optimization studies to identify sources of score variance and conditions in which stable estimates of behavior can be obtained. To inform construct validity, we calculated correlations between scores from each assessment and those from a standardized behavior rating scale (Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Second Edition; ABC-2). Results offer initial support for the scientific utility of progressive ratio scores. More research is needed to evaluate sensitivity to change and construct validity of scores from these and other behavior analytic assessments.

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Ethical Behavior Rating Scale

1985 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Hill ◽  
H. Lee Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Ethical Reasoning ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

Based on data from 139 adolescents, results of a factor and correlational analyses of the Ethical Behavior Rating Scale are reported. Reliability coefficients were obtained from a test-retest method and estimates of internal consistence. Construct validity was determined by correlating the rating scale with test items from the Ethical Reasoning Inventory. Two factors (moral character and verbal/moral assertiveness) were derived from the varimax rotated matrix. The results suggest that the rating scale reflects the behavioral aspects of moral reasoning.

Impulsive Behavior and Assessment of Impulsivity with Hospitalized Adolescents

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 764-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Oas
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Psychiatrically Hospitalized ◽  
Matching Familiar Figures Test

Psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents were administered Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures test and were rated for impulsive behavior based on the DSM III criteria for the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder. Scores on these two measures were compared to actual reported incidents of impulsive behavior in an attempt to assess the construct validity of Kagan's test and the Behavior Rating Scale.

Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale--Neurotic/Dependent Behaviors Scale

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yossef S. Ben-Porath ◽  
Carolyn L. Williams ◽  
Craig Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Adolescent Behavior ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale--Acting Out Behaviors Scale

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yossef S. Ben-Porath ◽  
Carolyn L. Williams ◽  
Craig Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Adolescent Behavior ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre N. Tariot ◽  
James L. Mack ◽  
Marian B. Patterson ◽  
Steven D. Edland ◽  
Myron F. Weiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Development of a Korean version of the behavior rating scale for dementia (BRSD‐K)

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 677-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Chul Youn ◽  
Dong Young Lee ◽  
Jung Hie Lee ◽  
Ki Woong Kim ◽  
Jin Hyeong Jhoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Korean Version

A behavior rating scale for the preschool child.

1974 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenore Behar ◽  
Samuel Stringfield
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Child ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale
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