How does the alternating treatments design differ from the changing conditions design?
a. the alternating treatments design is used to determine the effectiveness of more than one intervention while the changing conditions design is used to increase the standard for acceptable performance
b. unlike the changing conditions design where interventions are introduced consecutively, one intervention is rapidly substituted for another in the alternating treatments design
c. the alternating treatments design is a variation of the multiple baseline design whereas the changing conditions design is a variation of the reversal design
d. unlike the changing conditions design which is used to assess the effect of behaviors over several settings, the alternating treatments design is used to assess the effect of several observers
Question 2
Which of the following statements is true regarding the changing conditions design?
a. it is used for behaviors that lend themselves to a stepwise modification
b. it allows a teacher to determine which may be the most effective of several interventions
c. it minimizes the impact of carryover effects
d. both a and c
e. all of the above