When an Intervention in a Single-Subject Design Is Expected to Have

question 47

Multiple Choice

When an intervention in a single-subject design is expected to have an effect in the same direction as a baseline trend (either positive or negative) ,the researcher should

• A)provide other evidence showing an effect of the treatment that flattens the baseline.
• B)provide other evidence showing an effect of the treatment that causes the baseline to change direction at least twice.
• C)use additional means of evaluation such as asking for subjective evaluations from others familiar with the individual.
• D)use graphical analysis to prove that the change from the baseline trend is a "marked" change in the behavioral recorD.

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