Overview of Single-Subject Research

What is the defining characteristic of single-subject research in terms of participant numbers and focus?

What is the typical range for the number of participants in a study using a single-subject research design?

How is single-subject research distinguished from qualitative research approaches like case studies?

What is a primary reason that single-subject researchers believe it is important to focus intensively on individual participants?

According to the assumptions of single-subject research, how are causal relationships discovered?

What does the term 'social validity' refer to in the context of single-subject research?

Which historical figure is credited with clarifying many assumptions and refining the techniques of single-subject research in the middle of the 20th century?

What is the name of the subfield that emerged in the 1960s, using the single-subject approach for applied research primarily with humans?

In which of the following areas does applied behavior analysis play an especially important role in contemporary research?

The approach clarified by B. F. Skinner, which described how rewards and punishments affect behavior over time and was carried out primarily using nonhuman subjects, is known as what?

What is the second reason provided in the chapter for why single-subject researchers focus intensively on individuals?

Although single-subject research is most associated with the behavioral perspective, the chapter suggests it can be used from any theoretical perspective. Which example is provided to illustrate this point?

Single-subject research is considered a type of experimental research with good internal validity because it seeks to do what?

What is the primary way that data is collected in single-subject research, as contrasted with qualitative research?

Which of the following historical research topics is NOT mentioned as an early example of single-subject research?

What does the third assumption of single-subject research emphasize studying?

Why might a school psychologist be particularly interested in using a single-subject research design?

What is another term for single-subject research designs, based on the statistical symbol for sample size?

According to the chapter, group research can be misleading when a treatment has a positive effect on half the participants and a negative effect on the other half. What would the average result of such a study likely show?

What type of subjects were primarily used in the research that led to the 'experimental analysis of behavior'?

What is the primary objective of a clinician using a single-subject approach with an individual client?

Which of the three assumptions of single-subject research is demonstrated by a study that shows a strong, consistent effect of a teacher's attention on a student's on-task behavior?

The analysis of data in single-subject research is primarily done through which method?

How many core assumptions underlying single-subject research are outlined in the chapter?

The chapter contrasts single-subject research with group research. What is the primary focus of examination in group research?

According to the chapter, why is it important to distinguish single-subject research from case studies before proceeding with the discussion?

The first assumption of single-subject research is the importance of focusing on individual behavior. What kind of validity does this intensive focus primarily serve?

In the example of the Hall et al. study, good internal validity was demonstrated by what sequence of actions?

The study by Hall and his colleagues on the effects of positive teacher attention was considered to have good social validity because the treatment was found to be what?

What does the text identify as the primary approach in some more applied areas of psychology?

What is the key difference in the analysis of data between group research and single-subject research?

The chapter indicates that single-subject research has been around as long as the field of psychology itself, dating back to when?

What is the risk of using group research that single-subject researchers aim to avoid by focusing on individual participants?

Which theoretical perspective can use the single-subject approach to study processes of therapeutic change, according to the chapter?

What is the first and foremost assumption of single-subject research discussed in the chapter?

Single-subject research is defined as a type of what kind of research?

The example of a treatment that has a positive effect for half the people and a negative effect for the other half is used to illustrate a weakness in which research approach?

In what decade did applied behavior analysis emerge as a subfield applying single-subject methods to humans?

According to the chapter, single-subject research focuses on understanding what kind of behavior?

What is the most common approach to research in psychology overall, according to the chapter?

What does the second assumption of single-subject research state is important to discover?

In the example of the Hall et al. study, the finding that the teachers found the treatment easy to implement contributed to the study having good what?

Who are the three early pioneers of single-subject research mentioned by name in the section 'Who Uses Single-Subject Research?'

What is the relationship between 'experimental analysis of behavior' and 'applied behavior analysis'?

Which statement best summarizes the main point of the 'What Is Single-Subject Research?' section?

What type of data analysis is used for the 'highly structured data' collected in single-subject research?

The chapter mentions that clinicians from any theoretical perspective can use the single-subject approach to document their clients' improvement. What does this imply about the methodology?

The intensive study of individuals in single-subject research is justified in part because it can reveal what about a treatment's effects?

Which journal is recommended as a source for excellent examples of research in applied behavior analysis?

Why is single-subject research considered an important alternative to group research?