Question 1

A baseline phase consists of a series of observations made immediately after a treatment is introduced.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A stable level within a phase is defined as a set of observations that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​cluster around a horizontal line when graphed 
B) ​cluster around a line sloping up to the right when graphed 
C) that cluster around a line sloping down to the right when graphed 
D) ​all have exactly the same magnitude 
A) ​cluster around a horizontal line when graphed 
B) ​cluster around a line sloping up to the right when graphed 
C) that cluster around a line sloping down to the right when graphed 
D) ​all have exactly the same magnitude

Question 3

Single-subject designs provide data that can be evaluated with traditional tests of significance.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A teacher has created a program for improving homework submission.Most children who complete the two-week program permanently submit their homework.Suppose the teacher decided to evaluate the program with a single-subject design.Which design would be most appropriate?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ABAB design 
B) ​multiple-baseline design 
C) alternating-treatments design 
D) ​changing-criterion design 
A) ​ABAB design 
B) ​multiple-baseline design 
C) alternating-treatments design 
D) ​changing-criterion design

Question 5

In the notation for single-subject designs (e.g.,ABAB),the letter B represents the baseline phase.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In single-subject research,unstable data ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​make differences between treatment phases and baseline phases clear 
B) ​make it possible to define a pattern within a phase 
C) make it impossible to determine whether a change in phases produces a change inpattern 
D) ​make it possible todetermine whether a change in phases produces a change in pattern 
A) ​make differences between treatment phases and baseline phases clear 
B) ​make it possible to define a pattern within a phase 
C) make it impossible to determine whether a change in phases produces a change inpattern 
D) ​make it possible todetermine whether a change in phases produces a change in pattern

Question 7

An ABAB design is preferred to a multiple-baseline design if the treatment is expected to have a permanent or long lasting effect.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A baseline phase consists of a series of observations made immediately after a treatment is introduced.

A stable level within a phase is defined as a set of observations that ____.

Single-subject designs provide data that can be evaluated with traditional tests of significance.

A teacher has created a program for improving homework submission.Most children who complete the two-week program permanently submit their homework.Suppose the teacher decided to evaluate the program with a single-subject design.Which design would be most appropriate?

In the notation for single-subject designs (e.g.,ABAB),the letter B represents the baseline phase.

In single-subject research,unstable data ____.

An ABAB design is preferred to a multiple-baseline design if the treatment is expected to have a permanent or long lasting effect.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Ethics in Research.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

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Exam 14: Single-Subject Research Designs.

A baseline phase consists of a series of observations made immediately after a treatment is introduced.​

A stable level within a phase is defined as a set of observations that ____.​

Single-subject designs provide data that can be evaluated with traditional tests of significance.​

A teacher has created a program for improving homework submission.Most children who complete the two-week program permanently submit their homework.Suppose the teacher decided to evaluate the program with a single-subject design.Which design would be most appropriate?​

In the notation for single-subject designs (e.g.,ABAB),the letter B represents the baseline phase.​

In single-subject research,unstable data ____.​

An ABAB design is preferred to a multiple-baseline design if the treatment is expected to have a permanent or long lasting effect.​

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Ethics in Research.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

Filters

A baseline phase consists of a series of observations made immediately after a treatment is introduced.

A stable level within a phase is defined as a set of observations that ____.

Single-subject designs provide data that can be evaluated with traditional tests of significance.

A teacher has created a program for improving homework submission.Most children who complete the two-week program permanently submit their homework.Suppose the teacher decided to evaluate the program with a single-subject design.Which design would be most appropriate?

In the notation for single-subject designs (e.g.,ABAB),the letter B represents the baseline phase.

In single-subject research,unstable data ____.

An ABAB design is preferred to a multiple-baseline design if the treatment is expected to have a permanent or long lasting effect.