How Does the Alternating Treatments Design Differ from the Changing

question 14

Multiple Choice

How does the alternating treatments design differ from the changing conditions design?

• A) The alternating treatments design is used to determine the effectiveness of more than   one intervention, while the changing conditions design is used to increase the standard   for acceptable performance.
• B) Unlike the changing conditions design where interventions are introduced  consecutively, in the alternating  treatments design one intervention is rapidly substituted for another.
• C) The alternating treatments design is a variation of the multiple baseline design, whereas t he changing conditions design is a variation of the reversal design.
• D) Unlike the changing conditions design which is used to assess the effect of behaviors   over several settings, the alternating treatments design is used to assess the effect  several observers.

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