Alternating Treatment Designs

Question 1

Alternating Treatment AKA#1

Answer 1

Simultaneous Treatments Design

Question 2

Alternating Treatment AKA#2

Answer 2

Concurrent Schedules Design

Question 3

Alternating Treatment AKA#3

Answer 3

Multi-Element Design

Question 4

Alternating Treatment AKA#4

Answer 4

Multiple Schedules Design

Question 5

Alternating treatments design, you are comparing ____ or more treatments by ___________/___________ between treatment conditions.

Answer 5

two; alternating/switching

Question 6

Alternating Treatment ____ ____ require withdrawl and ____ baseline is needed

Answer 6

does not; no

Question 7

Advantages to Alternating Treatment #1

Answer 7

very brief phases, speedy comparison

Question 8

Advantages to Alternating Treatment #2

Answer 8

can use with unstable data; no need to wait for steady state of responding before alternating to the next treatment condition

Question 9

Advantages to Alternating Treatment #3

Answer 9

minimizes irreversibility and sequence effects

Question 10

Advantages to Alternating Treatment #4

Answer 10

assesses generalization

Question 11

Advantages to Alternating Treatment #5

Answer 11

does not require withdrawl, can also start baseline immediately (pro for aggressive/dangerous bx’s)

Question 12

DISAdvantages to Alternating Treatment #1

Answer 12

multiple treatment interference

Question 13

DISAdvantages to Alternating Treatment #2

Answer 13

unnatural/artificial

Question 14

DISAdvantages to Alternating Treatment #3

Answer 14

not effective for assessing the effects of an IV that produces changes in behavior only when it consistently administered over a continuous period

Question 15

Experimental Control is demonstrated when data paths of _____ _____________ treatments show ______ or ___ overlap.

Answer 15

two different; little or no

Question 16

_______ alternation between two or more treatments (____), while repeatedly measuring the _______

Answer 16

Rapid; IV’s; DV