Module 4.1 - Identifying SCDs - Baseline Logic, AB, Withdrawal, Multiple Baseline 2023 passed

Module 4.1 - Identifying SCDs - Baseline Logic, AB, Withdrawal, Multiple Baseline 2023 passedWhat are the functions of baselines? - correct answer 1) Compare individual's performance without IV in place to performance with IV in place 2) Demonstrates need for intervention exists (can convince stakeholders) 3) Identify antecedents/consequences/setting events acting upon behaviors 4) Helps to set initial criteria for reinforcement Baseline is considered our control condition. It does NOT always mean the absence of something. However, the ________ ________ IS absent during the baseline stage. - correct answer independent variable What are the four types of baseline patterns? - correct answer 1) Stable (no trend, little variability) *most desirable against which to look for affects of IV) 2) ascending (data trending upward) 3) descending (data trending downward) 4) variable (Variability is problematic in that we cannot show control. BUT, realistic/expected in applied settings) Affirmation of the Consequent - correct answer Performance when intervention is implemented should be different than what would be predicted given baseline performance if IV and DV are functionally related We use _______, _______, and _________ of baseline to predict next data points in single case design - correct answer trend, level, and variability What is affirmation of the consequent? - correct answer Just because X occurs doesn't mean it's the only reason Y can occur (Just because the student increased pro-social behavior doesn't necessarily mean it was because of the excellent intervention you put in place) How can the affirmation of the consequent be solved? - correct answer replication (B stages, with second replication demonstrating functional relation) Baseline Logic: Verification - correct answer - After IV is introduced, demonstrating that original baseline responding would have gone unchanged - Return to baseline reduces likelihood that a confounding variable caused the original change in DV