The PRIMARY Advantage of Using a Multiple Baseline Design Across

question 164

Multiple Choice

The PRIMARY advantage of using a multiple baseline design across subjects is that:

• A) an intervention may be applied to more than one individual.
• B) experimental control can be demonstrated without a reversal.
• C) it is the most effective method for establishing functional relations.
• D) more individuals benefit from the effects of an intervention.

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Definitions:

Actor-Observer Bias

This psychological bias describes a tendency to attribute one’s own actions to external factors, while attributing others’ actions to their character or disposition.

Self-Serving Bias

A common cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute positive outcomes to their own characteristics and negative outcomes to external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that leads people to overemphasize personal traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that involves attributing successes to internal factors and failures to external factors to maintain self-esteem.