Multiple baseline design

Experimetal Psychology Report

1. Multiple Baseline Design Prepared by: Magadia, Kimberly B.

2. Learning Objectives: 2 Explain Multiple Baseline Design Learn when to use Multiple Baseline Design Understand the advantages and disadvantages of Multiple Baseline Design

3. 1. What is Multiple Baseline Design?

4. Definition Multiple baseline design is an experimental approach in which two or more behaviors are assessed to determine their initial, stable expression (i.e., baseline) and then an intervention or manipulation is applied to one of the behaviors while the others are unaffected. 4

5. 2. When to use Multiple Baseline Design?

6. Usage 6 Most widely used for evaluating treatment effects in ABA Used to compare before and with treatment; use other behaviors, situations, or subjects as baselines Ideal for multiple behavior changes sought by many practitioners

7. 3. W hat are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Baseline Design?

8. Advantages and Disadvantages 8 Advantages Establish a functional relationship (without reversing the intervention) Allows the examination of one intervention on many kids Disadvantages Must implement across settings, people, etc. Collect baseline over extended period of time

9. Example and Graph 9

10. 10 Example: A math teacher conducted an intervention program. He wants to increase the multiplication skills of four struggling students.

11. 11 Thanks!