Allison Boswell

The Barlow, Nock, and Hersen text identifies five major categories of designs that follow from the A-B-A withdrawal design and provides examples for each.

• Choose one of these extensions of the A-B-A withdrawal design and describe a hypothetical research study that would be relevant to your area or field of interest.
• Be sure to identify the type of extension in your subject line (for example, A-B-A-B-A-B).

Must be 250 words, include citations the readings below:

In your Barlow, Nock, and Hersen text, read Chapter 6, “Extensions of the A-B-A Design, Uses in Drug Evaluation and Interaction Design Strategies,” pages 167–200.

• In your Cooper, Heron, and Heward text, read:
  • Pages 16–18 in Chapter 1, “Definition and Characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis.”
  • Pages 219–223 in Chapter 9, “Multiple Baseline and Changing Criterion Designs.”
  • Chapter 10, “Planning and Evaluating Applied Behavior Analysis Research,” pages 225–254.
  • Chapter 26, “Contingency Contracting, Token Economies, and Group Contingencies,” pages 550–574.
• In your Miltenberger text, review Chapter 22, “The Token Economy,” pages 447–464.