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This term is used to describe the effects on a subject’s behavior in a given condition that may be a result of the subject’s experience with a prior condition.

Behavioral variability is to the organism

List the key advantages of the multiple baseline design

In behavior analysis, a refers to a measurable aspect of behavior that is expected to change as a result of experimental manipulation.

If the dependent variable changes when, and only when, the independent variable is applied for each behavior in a multiple baseline design, _______________ has been demonstrated.

List the key limitations of the multiple baseline design

The multiple baseline design does NOT require the withdrawal of the independent variable (i.e., intervention) to demonstrate effectiveness due to its:

_____________ refers to the degree to which a study’s results are generalizable to other subjects, settings, and/or behaviors.

Which criterion line demonstrates a clever way to demonstrate control when implementing a changing criterion design? (Click on the image to select the criterion line).

A BCBA received a referral for an individual with profound disabilities and no vocal, verbal repertoire, who engages in serious self-injurious behavior in the form of head hitting. Staff report that the behavior emerged rather suddenly about a month ago and has been increasing in frequency and intensity. After obtaining consent, the BCBA