A Researcher Assesses the Effects of Two Different Kinds of Punishment

question 57

Multiple Choice

A researcher assesses the effects of two different kinds of punishment on a reversible behavior. Which one of the following designs would be most appropriate for this study?

• A) A-B-A-B design
• B) Alternating treatments design
• C) Multiple-baseline design
• D) Changing-criterion design

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