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Assignment
Part I
A. What is an uncontrolled case study and what are the four major characteristics of case studies? According to Kazdin, what is the potential utility of this type of study?
B. What is the experimental analysis of behavior? What are the three primary distinct characteristics of the experimental analysis of behavior that were exemplified in the work of B.F Skinner?
C. What is applied behavior analysis? How is applied behavior analysis different from the experimental analysis of behavior?
D. What is the difference between the term evidence-based treatment (EBT) and evidence-based interventions (EBI)? What are some of the criteria we can use to determine if an intervention is "evidence-based"? EBIs and Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) raise three challenges and concerns that set the stage for single case designs. What are these?
E. How does the use of evidence-based interventions in treatment increase the accountability for clinicians?
Part II
A. According to Kazdin, what is the goal of our studies? And what is replication?
B. What is internal validity? Provide the definition and an example of each in the chart below.
Internal Validity Threat
Definition
1. Example
2. History
Maturation
Instrumentation
Testing
Statistical regression
Diffusion of treatment
What is external validity? Define each and an example of each in the chart below.
External Validity Threats
Definition
Example
Generality Across Subjects
Generality Across Responses, Settings, and Time
Generality of Behavior-Change Agent
Reactivity of the Experimental Arrangement:
Reactivity of Assessment
Multiple-Treatment Interference
Discuss the priorities and trade-offs in validity. Are there certain things we are able to sacrifice? Others that we never can?
Part III:
A. How can/should the goals of a program be identified?
B. What are the questions we should ask ourselves about social validity? How can we use these questions to guide our interventions?
C. Define social comparison and subjective evaluation. Provide an original example of how/when you could use each in your work.
D. Discuss the three criteria that must be met when defining target behaviors. Then, write a definition of a target behavior using these guidelines.
E. Provide a definition for each of the measurement guidelines listed below for single-case designs and an original example.