When the Effect of an Intervention in a Single-Case Design

question 40

Multiple Choice

When the effect of an intervention in a single-case design is in the same direction as a baseline trend (either increasing or decreasing) ,the researcher

• A) cannot make firm conclusions about the effectiveness of the treatment.
• B) can be confident that the treatment did not work because of the baseline trend.
• C) can be extra confident regarding the effectiveness of the treatment.
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Zero-sum Game

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Equity Game

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