This practical, user-friendly textbook provides background knowledge, basic concepts, and an understanding of relevant issues related to applied behavior analysis -- and specifically to single subject research designs. Applications to action research and classroom data use and interventions are also included.

PART 1: CONDUCTING SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH: ISSUES AND PROCEDURES.
1. Historical Perspectives and Important Concepts in Single Subject Research.
2. Methods for Changing Target Behaviors.
3. Methods for Recording Behaviors.
4. Issues in Single Subject Research.
5. Action Research.

PART 2: OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION OF SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGNS.
6. Withdrawal Designs.
7. Changing Conditions and Changing Criterion Designs.
8. Multiple Baseline Designs.
9. Alternating Treatments Designs.
10. Analyzing Results from Single Subject Studies.

AUTHOR
Stephen B. Richards
(West Liberty University, West Virginia)

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