Exam 14: Single-Case Experimental Research Designs

If a researcher is planning an ABAB design but the participant does not respond to the treatment, the researcher can simply switch to a new treatment and begin a more complex phase-change design.

The advantage of an ABAB design versus a simple AB phase-change design is that the ABAB design ____.

One way in which single-case research is like most other experimental designs is that ____.

In a graph of single-case research data, a clear indication of a treatment effect is a ____.

At what point is a phase change appropriate?

A researcher has developed a device to prevent snoring. The device works immediately when it is put on, but has no lasting effect when it is removed. The researcher decides to evaluate this device with a single-case design. Which design is most appropriate?

The most commonly used single-case designs are the ABAB design and the multiple-baseline design. Describe the different circumstances for which each of these designs is appropriate.

The second AB in the sequence of an ABAB design provides evidence of ____.

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

Discuss the general advantages and disadvantages of single-case research compared to traditional group designs.

Describe how single-case designs are similar to descriptive case studies and quasi-experimental time-series designs.

In comparison to group designs, single-case research ____.

The credibility of any causal conclusions drawn using the ABAB design depends largely on the ____.

In a single-case experimental design, if there is low variability from one observation to the next within a phase, the data are ____.

Describe the goal of a single-case research study.

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

The component-analysis study can be done with ________.

When high variability exists in the data from a single-case study, additional observations should be made beyond the minimum of three observations in each phase.

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

The two phases in a single-case research design are called the _____ and _____ phases