Terms 5

Question 1

An experimental design in which two or more conditions (one which may be a non-treatment control condition) are presented in rapid alternating succession (e.g., on alternating sessions or days) independent of the level responding; differences in responding between or among conditions are attributed to the effects of the conditions (also called concurrent schedule design, multi-element design, multiple schedule design).

Answer 1

Alternating Treatments Design

Question 2

An experimental Design in which an initial baseline phase is followed by a series of treatment phases consisting of successive and gradually changing criteria for reinforcement or punishment. Experimental control is evidenced by the extent the level of responding changes to conform to each new criterion.

Answer 2

Changing Criterion Design

Question 3

Any experimental design to identify the active elements of a treatment condition, the relative contributions of different variables in a treatment package, and/or the necessary and sufficient components of an intervention. Component analysis take many forms, but the basic strategy is to compare levels of responding across successive phases in which the intervention is implemented with one or more components left out.

Answer 3

Component Analysis

Question 4

An experimental design in which two or more conditions (one which may be a non-treatment control condition) are presented in rapid alternating succession (e.g., on alternating sessions or days) independent of the level responding; differences in responding between or among conditions are attributed to the effects of the conditions (also called concurrent schedule design, multi-element design, multiple schedule design).

Answer 4

Multi-Element Design

Question 5

An experimental design that begins with the concurrent measurement of tow or more behaviors in a baseline condition, followed by the application of the treatment variable to one of the behaviors while baseline condition remain in effect for the behaviors. After maximum change has been noted in the first behavior, the treatment variable is applied in sequential fashion to each of the other behavior in the design. Experimental control is demonstrated if each behavior shows similar changes when, and only when, the treatment variable is introduced.

Answer 5

Multiple Baseline Design