Suppose You Obtained the Following Results in a Multiple Baseline $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l } \mathrm { Al } : & 4 & 4 & 4 & \mathrm {~B} 1 : & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array}$

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose you obtained the following results in a multiple baseline design assessing the impact of family therapy on tantrums,chores,and truancy in treating one child and his parents.Which interpretation(s) is(are) plausible?
Number of tantrums:
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l } \mathrm { Al } : & 4 & 4 & 4 & \mathrm {~B} 1 : & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array}$
Number of chores performed:
A2: $\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l } 3 & 0 & 0 & 3 & 3 & \text { B2: } & 3 & 3 & 3 & 3 & 3 & 3 \end{array}$
Number of days truant:
$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l } \text { A3: } & 4 & 4 & 4 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & \text { B3: } 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array}$

• A)History could have caused the change.
• B)The intervention may have had generalizable effects.
• C)History could have caused the change or the intervention may have been effective, with generalizable effects.
• D)none of these.

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