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| interobserver reliability |
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| the accuracy of data collected across observers |
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| materials that are produced as a result of behavior (ex: work sheets, tests, art) |
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| measurement of target behavior prior to implementation of the intervention |
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| referred to as condition A in a single subject design; behavior before intervention is implemented |
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| experimental design used with small number of subjects to demonstrate experimental control and intervention effects |
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| a variation on the A-B design in which the intervention is assessed across subjects, behaviors, or settings |
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| changing-criterion design |
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| used to increase or decrease the performance of a single behavior by gradually increasing the criteion for reinforcement across several intervals of time |
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| alternating-treatments design |
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| an experimental design to assess the relative effectiveness of 2 or more treatment conditions (ex: a-b-a-c) |
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| quasi-experimental design |
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| experimental design with poor internal and external validity, making it difficult to demonstrate a strong relationship between the intervention and the outcomes (ex: A-B designs) |
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| condition B of a single-subject design, when an intervention is being implemented |
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