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The Most Commonly Used Single-Subject Designs Are the ABAB Design

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The most commonly used single-subject designs are the ABAB design and the multiple-baseline design.Describe the different circumstances for which each of these designs is appropriate.​


Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study is able to produce evidence that its results are caused by the variables it is testing, free from external influence.

Correlational Method

A statistical technique used to determine the degree to which two variables are related without inferring a cause-and-effect relationship.

Confounding Variable

An extraneous variable in an experimental design that correlates with both the dependent and independent variables, potentially leading to a false assumption of causality.

Experimental Approach

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to observe and measure the effects on subjects in a controlled setting.

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