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Tables of Contents for Single Subject Research
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
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Preface
ix
PART 1 Conducting Single Subject Research: Issues and Procedures
1
104
CHAPTER 1 Historical Aspects and Important Concepts in Single Subject Research
3
16
Historical Aspects of Single Subject Research
4
2
Basic Concepts and Definitions of Terms
6
4
Notations
10
2
The X-Y or Line Graph
12
7
CHAPTER 2 Methods for Changing Target Behaviors
19
26
Methods to Increase or Maintain Behavior
21
12
Methods to Decrease Behavior
33
12
CHAPTER 3 Methods for Recording Behavior
45
38
Anecdotal Records
47
2
Event-Based Methods for Recording and Reporting Behavior
49
14
Time-Based Methods for Recording and Reporting Behavior
63
2
A Few Words About These Methods
65
18
CHAPTER 4 Issues in Single Subject Research
83
22
The Concepts of Prediction, Verification, and Replication
84
4
Reliability and Validity
88
9
Ethics
97
8
PART 2 Overview and Application of Single Subject Designs
105
158
CHAPTER 5 Overview of Withdrawal Designs
107
16
The A-B Design
108
2
Mechanics of the Withdrawal Designs
110
3
Prediction, Verification, and Replication
113
1
Advantages of the Withdrawal Design
114
2
Disadvantages of the Withdrawal Design
116
1
Adaptations of the Typical Withdrawal Design
117
6
CHAPTER 6 Application of Withdrawal Designs
123
22
The A-B-A Design
124
5
The A-B-A-B Design
129
4
The A-B-A-C Design
133
4
The A-B-A-B-A-B Design
137
8
CHAPTER 7 Overview of Multiple Baseline Designs
145
28
The Basic Multiple Baseline Design
146
1
Mechanics of the Multiple Baseline Design
147
7
Advantages of the Multiple Baseline Design
154
1
Disadvantages of the Multiple Baseline Design
155
1
The Different Multiple Baseline Designs
156
8
Adaptations of the Multiple Baseline Design
164
9
CHAPTER 8 Application of Multiple Baseline Designs
173
18
Multiple Baseline Across Behaviors Design
174
5
Multiple Baseline Across Subjects Design
179
5
Multiple Baseline Across Settings Design
184
7
CHAPTER 9 Overview of Alternating Treatments Designs
191
18
Alternating Treatments With No Baseline Design
193
1
Baseline Followed by Alternating Treatments Design
194
3
Baseline Followed by Alternating Treatments and a Final Treatment Phase Design
197
1
Prediction, Verification, and Replication
197
2
Advantages of the Alternating Treatments Design
199
2
Disadvantages of the Alternating Treatments Design
201
4
Adaptations of the Alternating Treatments Design
205
4
CHAPTER 10 Application of Alternating Treatments Designs
209
18
Alternating Treatments With No Baseline Design
210
4
Baseline Followed by Alternating Treatments Design
214
6
Baseline Followed by Alternating Treatments and a Final Treatment Phase Design
220
7
CHAPTER 11 Overview of Changing Criterion Designs
227
16
The Basic Changing Criterion Design
228
2
Issues Related to Changing Criterion Designs
230
4
Prediction, Verification, and Replication
234
1
Advantages of the Changing Criterion Design
234
1
Disadvantages of the Changing Criterion Design
235
1
Adaptations of the Changing Criterion Design
236
7
CHAPTER 12 Application of Changing Criterion Designs
243
20
Basic Changing Criterion Design: Increasing Behavior
244
4
Basic Changing Criterion Design: Decreasing Behavior
248
5
Changing Criterion Design With Treatment Phases of Different Lengths
253
4
Changing Criterion Design With a Return to Baseline Phase
257
6
PART 3 Analyzing Results from Single Subject Studies
263
34
CHAPTER 13 Methods for Analyzing Data
265
32
Visual Analysis
266
12
Statistical Analysis
278
7
Qualitative Analysis
285
6
A Final Word
291
6
INDEX
297