An AB Design Is a Weak Basis for Defensible Conclusions

question 36

Multiple Choice

An AB design is a weak basis for defensible conclusions about the influence of the intervention condition because:

• A) we do not know if any change in responding is due to the dependent variable associated with the treatment condition
• B) it uses discontinuous measurement and prohibits the investigator from collecting complete and accurate responses
• C) we do not know if any change in responding is a reliable outcome of switching between the two conditions
• D) it only represents responding for one individual

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