Chapter 8- Reversal and Multielement Designs

Question 1

ABA design

Answer 1

Experiment entailing one reversal

Question 2

ABAB design

Answer 2

Experiment entailing two reversals. This is preferred because reintroducing B provides replication, strengthening control and a functional relationship.

Question 3

Multiple treatment reversal design

Answer 3

Experiment that uses the reversal design to compare the effects of two or more experimental conditions to baseline and/or to one another.

Question 4

Sequence effects

Answer 4

The effect’s on a subject’s behavior in a given condition that are influenced by the subject’s experience with a prior condition.

Question 5

Noncontingent reinforcement reversal technique

Answer 5

Can show that behavior change is the result of contingent reinforcement.

Question 6

DRO reversal technique

Answer 6

Control condition consists of delivering the event suspected of functioning as reinforcement following the emission of any behavior other than the target behavior.

Question 7

DRI/DRA reversal technique

Answer 7

Control condition