2 Flashcards
Trend
tendency of performance to decrease/increase consistently over time (slope)
multiple baseline across behavior design
multiple baselines are being collected on 2 or more behaviors for one person
multiple baseline across subjects design
multiple baselines are being collected on 2 or more people for the same behavior
steady state strategy
obtaining a stable pattern of responding before introducing the next condition
paramatic analysis
experimental design to discover the differential effects of a range of values of an IV
reactivity
changes in behavior that people make when their behavior is being observed
variability
fluctuations in the participants over time
experimental design
type and sequence of conditions in a study present meaningful comparisons of the effects of the IV
experimental control
- an experiment depicts a convincing functional relation between the IV&DV; 2. eliminating or holding confounding and extraneous variables constant
extraneous variable
aspects of the experimental setting that must be held constant to prevent unplanned environmental variation
level
where the data points tend to converge on the vertical axis.
cumulative record
graph that displays the cumulative number of responses emitted
multiple baseline across settings design
multiple baselines are being collected on different situations settings or time periods of the day for one person
changing in criterion design
the effect of the intervention is demonstrated by showing that behavior changes in increments/steps to match a criterion for performance that is specified.
ABAB/Reversal design
a=baseline, b=intervention/treatment. intervention is withdrawn during the second A or reversal phase in order to determine whether behavior change can be attributed to the intervention
