Adaptation
Refers to the changes in operant responding due to the repeated presentation of a particular antecedent stimulus.
D. Experimental Design
Add-in component analysis
A method for conducting a component analysis that identifies the effective components of a treatment package by comparing each component individually or in different combinations, to the complete treatment package.
Additive effects
When an individual component of a treatment package acts alone to produce a desired effect and does not impact the effectiveness or lack thereof of the other components.
Affirmation of the consequent
Demonstrating that the independent variable controls the dependent variable (behavior) by showing a functional relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable, evidenced by a change in responding occurring
Attrition
A reduction in the number of study participants, which can impact the validity and reliability of the findings and compromise the integrity of the data.
BAB reversal design
A three-phase variation of the reversal design that begins with the treatment phase first, followed by the baseline phase, after which responding is reversed to a level obtained in the
Baseline data
The data collected prior to implementing a treatment or intervention, used as a comparison for treatment outcomes and acts as a control condition.
Baseline logic
The essential reasoning of single-subject experimental designs, which consists of prediction, verification, and replication.
Bootleg reinforcement
Reinforcement that is accessed without meeting the response requirements of the contingency.
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Changing criterion design
An experimental design in which an initial baseline phase is followed by a series of treatment phases consisting of successive, stepwise, and gradually changing criteria for which reinforcement or punishment