In Many Applications of the A-B-A Design, Treatment Is Completely

question 21

Multiple Choice

In many applications of the A-B-A design, treatment is completely withdrawn in the appropriate phase. In some other applications, a "reversal design" is used. In these cases,

• A) the treatment is applied to a behavior that is incompatible with the target behavior.
• B) the treatment's opposite is applied.
• C) the treatment is applied to someone other than the target participant.
• D) one starts with the treatment already in place, then withdraws it and then returns it.

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Definitions:

Retention Ratio

The proportion of a company's net income that is retained rather than paid out as dividends, indicating reinvestment back into the company.

Return on Assets

A financial ratio that indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets.

Internal Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can expand using only internal financing without resorting to borrowing or selling equity.

Dividend Payout Ratio

The fraction of earnings a company pays out to its shareholders as dividends, represented as a percentage of its net income.