1. Single-case designs are relevant in all of the following EXCEPT __________.
2. A design that has multiple baselines is a(n) __________ design.
3. In __________ designs, different experimental conditions are presented one at a time in sequence. The ABAB design is an example.
4. The ABAB design is also known as the __________ design.
5. A researcher records the number of homework problems completed each day in math by a first-grader for one week. She contracts with the child saying she will give a reward to the child each day that the child increases the number of problems worked by two more than the day before. This is an example of a(n) __________ design.
6. A researcher administers in order no drug, a sugar pill, no drug, a sugar pill, Ritalin, a sugar pill, and Ritalin while continuously monitoring hyperactive behavior. This is a __________ design which is a type of __________ design.
7. The baseline in a single-case design should __________.
8. A researcher measures the frequency of attending behavior of an ADHD child. After a week of observation, the teacher is instructed to use verbal praise each time she sees the child paying attention during the second week. For the third week, she goes back to her usual behavior, and the following week institutes verbal praise once again. This is an example of a(n) __________ design.
9. The baseline phase of Skinner's basic experimental design is where __________.
10. A clinical psychologist has a client with seasonal affective disorder. This psychologist read the article by Rosenthal et al. (1985) which evaluated the effectiveness of exposure to artificial light on two groups (bright light versus placebo group). Rosenthal et al. found that, overall, bright light resulted in a greater reduction in depressive symptoms. The clinician can conclude that __________.
11. Which of the following is an advantage of single-case designs in interpreting results?
12. Skinner's single-case experimental design most likely was inspired by his reading of the works of:
