Single case experimental designs : strategies for studying behavior for change / David Barlow, Matthew Nock, Michael Hersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barlow, David H.

Contributor:

Nock, Matthew

Hersen, Michel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Research.

Psychology.

Experimental design.

Single subject research.

Physical Description:

xvi, 393 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, [2009]

Summary:

Single Case Experimental Designs is a sourcebook that provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the use of single case experimental designs, offering practical guidelines for their use in a range of research and clinical settings. The Third Edition incorporates new examples of single case experiments that highlight recent methodological innovations and extensions.

Written in a non-technical style, this book is accessible to individuals from a range of backgrounds including advanced undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and mental health practitioners - as well as to those working from a wide range of perspectives, including clinical, educational or school psychology, social work, psychiatry, nursing, and other fields focused on human behavior change.

Contents:

The single case in basic and applied research : an historical perspective

General issues in a single-case approach

General procedures in single-case research

Behavior assessment

Basic A-B-A withdrawal designs

Extensions of the A-B-A design, uses in drug evaluation and interaction design strategies

Multiple baseline designs

Alternating treatments design

Statistical analyses for single-case experimental designs

Beyond the individual : direct, systematic, and clinical replication procedures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-373) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780205474554

0205474551

OCLC:

190785264