Exam 11: Small N Designs

A study by Kay and colleagues used a multiple baseline design to help an individual reduce drooling behavior. Their study included

Which of the following has not been a common criticism of small N designs?

Social validity is said to occur when

A changing criterion design is built on the operant conditioning principle of

Single-subject designs have been criticized for all of the following reasons except

In operant conditioning research, rate of response is measured by means of a(n) ________.

Health-related behaviors, such as those involving diet and exercise, are best developed through the use of which design?

In operant conditioning research, according to Skinner, the only important dependent measure is _________.

Which of the following designs evaluates a drug treatment program by including a placebo condition?

Describe the criticisms of single-subject research designs. How do advocates of the approach respond?

In a typical A-B-A design,

Small N designs have been criticized for

What was Skinner's attitude about applied psychology?

Small N research designs

For any single-subject design, the initial step is to establish a(n) _______.

The operant procedure of gradually shaping a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the final desired behavior is exemplified by the _________ design.

Freud's research was primarily of the _______ variety.

In the early years of experimental psychology (approximately 1880-1920), each of the following was true except

According to Skinner's experimental analysis of behavior,

Which of the following is true about the A-B design,