Explain How Time-Series Designs Are Different from Other Pretest-Posttest Designs

question 21

Essay

Explain how time-series designs are different from other pretest-posttest designs.

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Definitions:

Escape Learning

Learning to perform a behavior because it prevents or terminates an aversive stimulus.

Avoidance Learning

A process by which an individual learns to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by taking specific actions.

Extinction Learning

A phenomenon in which a conditioned response decreases and eventually disappears as the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable event following a response increases the likelihood of that response being repeated in the future.