Discuss the Ways in Which Local Communities React to the Potential

question 45

Essay

Discuss the ways in which local communities react to the potential influence of global forces. Support your description with an example from the class.

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Definitions:

Reversal Design

A single-subject experimental design in which behavior is measured to provide a baseline (A), then again after the treatment has been applied (B), then again after the conditions during baseline have been reintroduced (A), and then once again after the treatment is reintroduced (B). Also known as ABAB design.

Single-Subject Experiments

Research studies that focus on the response of a single subject to experimental treatments over time, allowing detailed observation of behavior changes.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, used for comparison with the treated group.

ABAB Design

A type of experimental design in behavioral research where A represents a baseline condition and B represents an intervention or treatment, with the sequence illustrating the effect of the intervention.