After studying this chapter, students should be able to

• Explain how single-participant design used in the experimental analysis of behavior differs from the multiparticipant approach
• List and define the basic terms used in the experimental analysis of behavior
• Compare ABA and ABAB designs, and assess their strengths and weaknesses
• Describe the multiple-baseline design and provide examples of three types of multiple-baseline designs
• Propose a study using an alternating-treatments design
• Propose a study using a changing-criterion design
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of singleparticipant experimental designs