A Stop-Smoking Program Requires Participants to Monitor Their Smoking and to Control

question 57

Multiple Choice

A stop-smoking program requires participants to monitor their smoking and to control the number of cigarettes they smoke.The program sets a target for the number of cigarettes a participant is allowed each day,and the target number is changed every three days.Although the target moves up and down,it gradually reduces toward a goal of zero smoking after six weeks.If this program were evaluated using a single-subject design,which design would be appropriate?

• A)ABAB design
• B)multiple-baseline design
• C)alternating-treatments design
• D)changing-criterion design

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