Multielement design
An experimental design in which two or more independent variables are presented in rapidly alternating succession, and the differential effects of each independent variable on the target behavior are measured.
D. Experimental Design
Multiple baseline design
An experimental design in which the effect of one independent variable is measured and evaluated within and across combinations of two or more subjects, behaviors, or settings.
Multiple probe design
A variation of the multiple baseline design that uses intermittent measurement or probes instead of consecutive measures to evaluate the effect of one independent variable within and across combinations of
Multiple treatment (reversal) design
A variation of the reversal design in which multiple treatments are alternated in different phases and compared to baseline and/or each other.
Multiple treatment interference
In an experimental design that requires the implementation of more than one independent variable to one subject, the outcome of one treatment may be influenced by the effect of another.
Multiplicative effects
When the effects of one component of a treatment package may be influenced or modified by the presence or interaction of another component.
NCR reversal technique
A variation of the reversal design in which noncontingent reinforcement is used as the control condition and contrasted against contingent reinforcement. Responding is reversed to a level obtained in a
Nonconcurrent multiple baseline across participants design
A variation of the delayed multiple baseline design in which the baselines are so delayed that there is no overlap between them, like a series of AB designs across participants.
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Nonparametric analysis
A type of experiment in which the effects of the independent variable are presented and withdrawn, comparing the effects of both conditions on the dependent variable
Parametric analysis
A type of experiment in which the effects of differential amounts of the independent variable are presented and compared to the dependent variable.
Practice effects
Refers to an improvement in responding from the opportunity to practice a behavior, specifically during prolonged baseline measurement periods.
Prediction (in baseline logic)
The projected result of a presently unknown measurement to be determined in the future, based on the belief that if current conditions persist, so will the pattern of responding, and