Chapter 8- Reversal And Alternatimg Treatments Designs Flashcards
B-A-B
Experimental design that begins with the application of the independent variable, withdraws treatment after steady state responding has been obtained, then reintroduces the treatment
Alternating treatments
Design characterized by the rapid alternation of two or more distinct conditions (treatment or control) while their effects on the target behavior are measured; also called multiple element design
DRI/DRA reversal
An experimental control, technique in which, during the control condition, occurrences of a specified behavior that is either incompatible with the target behavior are immediately followed by the same consequence previously delivered as contingent reinforcement for the target behavior
DRO reversal
An experimental control technique in which the control condition consists of delivering the event suspected of functioning as reinforcement following the emission of any behavior other than the target behavior
Irreversibility
A level of behavior observed in an earlier phase cannot be reproduced even though the experimental conditions are the same as they were during an earlier phase
Multiple treatment interference
The confounding effects of one treatment on a subject’s behavior being influenced by the effects of another treatment administered in the same study
Multiple treatment reversal
An experimental design that uses the reversal tactic to compare the effects of two or more experimental conditions to baseline and/or each other
NCR reversal
An experimental control technique that demonstrates the effects of reinforcement by using noncontingent reinforcement as a control condition instead of a no-reinforcement baseline condition
Reversal
An experimental design in which the researcher withdraws the IV to verify its effects on responding
Sequence effects
The effects on a subject’s behavior in a given condition that are the result of the subject’s experience with a prior condition
