Learning Objectives

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