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Module 8
Behavior Research
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Psychology
Graduate
11/17/2009

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Reconstructed baseline
Definition

baseline measured collected with new data, such as attendance, quiz grades

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Retrospective baseline
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Data collecting by drawing back from memories, for examples, fire setting, enuresis, severe tantrums

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Natural baseline
Definition
Baseline measures are collected in the natural setting where behaviors naturally occurs without any control
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Controlled baseline
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Constructing baselines to hold all conditions constant, except for the variable that is the focus of comparison between baseline and intervention. It is called controlled baseline because specific conditions are created to constitute the baseline condition and are adopted in reference to the independent variable.
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Accountability design
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A-B; cornerstone of accountability; may be able to make internal validity arguments across replications. Baseline followed by an intervention

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True single case experimental design
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ABAB design
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Research question for ABAB
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Does the intervention work?
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Research question for MBL
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Settings

Children

Behaviors

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Rules for changing conditions
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Steady state; fixed; response-guided
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Case study design
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A or B design
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Research question for changing criterion design
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Changing criterion design is used to evaluate the effects of a treatment on gradual or step-wise improvement of a behavior already in the subject’s repertoire.

Are the intervention increase appropriate behaviors?

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How to do maintenance check
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In absence of treatment

If different circumstances from experiment, generalization

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How to do generalization check
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Need ongoing, concurrent measurement of targeted & non targeted responses & conditions

Can be generalized & not maintained

Can be maintained & not generalized

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