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Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, Fifth Edition Book Cover

Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, 5/e

Kenneth S. Bordens, Indiana University/Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Bruce Barrington Abbott, Indiana University/Purdue University

Using Single-Subject Designs

Chapter Outline

A Little History
Baseline Versus Discrete Trials Designs
Baseline Designs
       Features of the Baseline Design
               The Behavioral Baseline
               Stability Criterion
               Intrasubject Replication
               Intersubject Replication
       Rationale of the Baseline Design
               Dealing with Random Variability
               Handling Error Variance
               Assessing the Reliability of Findings
               Determining the Generality of Findings
       Implementing a Single-Subject Baseline Design
       Dealing with Problem Baselines
               Unsystematic Baseline Variability
               Drifting Baselines
               Unrecoverable Baselines
               Unequal Baselines Between Subjects
               Inappropriate Baseline Levels
       Types of Single-Subject Baseline Design
               Single-Factor Designs
               Multifactor Designs
               Multiple-Baseline Designs
       Observing Behavioral Dynamics
Discrete Trials Designs
       Characteristics of Discrete Trials Designs
       Analysis of Data from Discrete Trials Designs
Inferential Statistics and Single-Subject Designs
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Single-Subject Approach
Summary
Key Terms

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