PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Internal Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables, Normative Social Influence
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Chapter 22: doing research in behavior modification: a minimal behaviour modi cation program has four phases, a screening phase, an assessment phase, a treatment phase, a follow-up phase. 4. treatment phase reversal back to baseline conditions replication of treatment phase. It should continue until pattern of performance is stable or until it shows a trend in the direction opposite to that predicted when the independent variable is introduced. Other considerations may shortening/lengthening baseline in applied research projects. Scienti c considerations related to the newness of the independent and dependent variables should be reviewed. Practical considerations limit the length of baseline observations (ex. client"s/experimenter"s availability) If we observe very large effect when independent variable is introduced & of the area is on that has been explored before, one replication might be sufficient. Other combo of factors might lead us to conduct several replications to easily demonstrate a cause-effect relationship.
