Department of Psychology, Marquette University.
Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas.
J Exp Anal Behav. 2022 Sep;118(2):215-236. doi: 10.1002/jeab.780. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
Procedural fidelity is the extent to which components of an intervention are implemented as designed. Procedural fidelity is measured as a dependent variable and manipulated as an independent variable. In research and practice, procedural-fidelity data should be collected, monitored, and reported. Procedural fidelity as an independent variable has been investigated in humans using parametric analyses, and the current article summarizes some of the research conducted on the effects of procedural-fidelity errors in behavior-reduction and skill-acquisition interventions. Connections were drawn to applied animal researchers and the work of animal behavior practitioners to produce implications for practice with human and animal clients and suggestions for future research. Further, there are multiple ways to measure procedural fidelity, and different conclusions can be drawn based on the measure and computation method. The current article describes procedural-fidelity measures that are most applicable to animal behavior researchers and professionals.
程序保真度是指干预措施的各个组成部分按照设计实施的程度。程序保真度被衡量为一个因变量，并被操纵为一个自变量。在研究和实践中，应该收集、监测和报告程序保真度数据。已经使用参数分析在人类中研究了作为自变量的程序保真度，本文总结了一些关于行为减少和技能习得干预措施中程序保真度错误影响的研究。还与应用动物研究人员和动物行为从业者的工作进行了联系，以产生对人类和动物客户实践的影响，并为未来的研究提出建议。此外，有多种方法可以衡量程序保真度，并且根据测量和计算方法可以得出不同的结论。本文描述了最适用于动物行为研究人员和专业人员的程序保真度衡量方法。
