Practice effects
Refers to an improvement in responding from the opportunity to practice a behavior, specifically during prolonged baseline measurement periods.
D. Experimental Design
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
Repeated reversals design
A variation of the reversal design that includes replication, in which responding is reversed to a level obtained in a previous condition by alternating between specific independent variables and baseline
Replication (in baseline logic)
Demonstrating that reintroducing the independent variable after it was withdrawn produces a return of the dependent variable to levels similar to those observed in previous independent variable Hint: This is
Reversal design
Any experimental design in which responding is reversed to a level obtained in a previous condition by alternating between specific independent variables and baseline conditions.
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Sequence effects
A confounding effect on a subject’s behavior in a given condition that results from the subject’s experience with a previous condition.
Setting confounds
Any uncontrolled variables in the treatment setting that could impact the outcomes and/or the effectiveness of an intervention and therefore the internal validity of the experiment.
Single-subject designs
A type of experimental design in which each subject serves as their own control, and the effects of treatment are compared to the subject’s own baseline data.
Steady state strategy
A deliberate process in experimentation where the dependent variable is repeatedly exposed to the independent variable, controlling for and/or eliminating any extraneous influences on the dependent variable and achieving a
Subject confounds
Any uncontrolled participant-related variables that may interfere with the outcomes of an intervention and therefore the internal validity of an experiment.