Exam 14: Single-Subject Research Designs

In a graph of the results from multiple-baseline design using two participants,which of the following features justifies a conclusion that the treatment causes changes in behavior?

Behavior that shows a consistent increase from one observation to the next during a baseline phase is an example of unstable behavior.

The goal of single-subject designs is to demonstrate that the manipulation of a treatment is responsible for causing changes in behavior.

In a single-subject phase change study,it does not matter how long it takes for behavior to change after a phase change as long as there eventually is a large change in behavior.

Describe the goal of a single-subject research study.

Ms.Thompson,a third-grade teacher,is trying to reduce Joseph's "out of seat behavior" and "interrupting behavior." Which research design is she most likely to use?

A multiple-baseline across subjects design consists of ____ baseline phase(s)and ___ treatment phase(s)for each participant.

A multiple-baseline design requires that the targeted behavior return to baseline levels when the treatment is removed.

The phase in a single-subject research design,during which the treatment is absent is called the _____ phase.

Stability within a phase can be either a consistent level or a consistent trend.

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

In a multiple-baseline design,two different baseline phases

In single-subject research,unstable data

The alternating-treatments design does not consist of phases or phase changes.

Like most other experimental designs,single-subject designs

In a single-subject design when no treatment is being administered,the observations are called

A stop-smoking program requires participants to monitor their smoking and to control the number of cigarettes they smoke.The program sets a target for the number of cigarettes a participant is allowed each day,and the target number is changed every three days.Although the target moves up and down,it gradually reduces toward a goal of zero smoking after six weeks.If this program were evaluated using a single-subject design,which design would be appropriate?

What name is given to a single-subject design consisting of the following 4 phases in the order given: baseline,treatment,baseline,treatment?

In single-subject research,what is the definition of a phase change?

In a multiple-baseline design,there is only one phase change,from baseline to treatment.