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Tables of Contents for Single Case Experimental Designs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Epigram
xi
The Single-case in Basic and Applied Research: An Historical Perspective
1
31
Introduction
1
1
Beginnings in Experimental Physiology and Psychology
2
3
Origins of the Group Comparison Approach
5
3
Development of Applied Research: The Case Study Method
8
6
Limitations of the Group Comparison Approach
14
3
Alternatives to the Group Comparison Approach
17
4
The Scientist-Practitioner Split
21
2
A Return to the Individual
23
6
The Experimental Analysis of Behavior
29
3
General Issues in a Single-case Approach
32
35
Introduction
32
1
Variability
33
6
Experimental Analysis of Sources of Variability Through Improvised Designs
39
6
Behavior Trends and Intrasubject Averaging
45
4
Relation of Variability to Generality of Findings
49
1
Generality of Findings
50
1
Limitations of Group Designs in Establishing Generality of Findings
51
5
Homogeneous Groups Versus Replication of a Single-Case Experiment
56
6
Applied Research Questions Requiring Alternative Designs
62
2
Blurring the Distinction Between Design Options
64
3
General Procedures in Single-case Research
67
40
Introduction
67
1
Repeated Measurement
68
3
Choosing a Baseline
71
8
Changing One Variable at a Time
79
9
Reversal and Withdrawal
88
7
Length of Phases
95
6
Evaluation of Irreversible Procedures
101
4
Assessing Response Maintenance
105
2
Assessment Strategies
107
33
Donald P. Hartman
Introduction
107
2
Selecting Target Behaviors
109
1
Tracking the Target Behavior Using Repeated Measures
110
21
Other Assessment Techniques
131
9
Basic A-B-A Withdrawal Designs
140
34
Introduction
140
2
A-B Design
142
10
A-B-A Design
152
5
A-B-A-B Design
157
9
B-A-B Design
166
4
A-B-C-B Design
170
4
Extensions of the A-B-A Design, Uses in Drug Evaluation, and Interaction Design Strategies
174
35
Extensions and Variations of the A-B-A Withdrawal Design
174
1
A-B-A-B-A-B Design
175
2
Comparing Separate Therapeutic Variables, or Treatments
177
2
Parametric Variations of the Basic Therapeutic Procedures A-B-A-B'-B``-B''' Design
179
4
Drug Evaluations
183
10
Strategies for Studying Interaction Effects
193
12
Changing Criterion Design
205
4
Multiple Baseline Designs
209
43
Introduction
209
1
Multiple Baseline Designs
210
34
Variations of Multiple Baseline Designs
244
5
Issues in Drug Evaluation
249
3
Alternating Treatments Design
252
33
Introduction
256
1
Procedural Considerations
256
9
Examples of Alternating Treatments Designs
265
15
Advantages of the Alternating Treatments Design
280
1
Visual Analysis of the Alternating Treatments Design
281
1
Simultaneous Treatment Design
282
3
Statistical Analyses for Single-case Experimental Designs
285
40
Alan E. Kazdin
Introduction
285
2
Special Data Characteristics
287
3
The Role of Statistical Evaluation in Single-Case Research
290
3
Specific Statistical Tests
293
3
Time Series Analysis
296
6
Randomization Tests
302
6
The Rn Test of Ranks
308
4
The Split-Middle Technique
312
7
Evaluation of Statistical Tests: General Issues
319
2
Conclusions
321
4
Beyond the Individual: Replication Procedures
325
47
Introduction
325
1
Direct Replication
326
21
Systematic Replication
347
19
Clinical Replication
366
4
Advantages of Replication of Single-Case Experiments
370
2
Hiawatha Designs an Experiment
372
2
References
374
31
Subject Index
405
4
Name Index
409
10
About the Authors
419