Question

Kira is involved in a research study consisting of four phases. First, her behavior is monitored under baseline conditions. Then her mother gives her rewards for specific behaviors. In the third stage, she goes back to baseline, and in the fourth, her mother again rewards her. What kind of research is this

Answer 1

ANSWER: A SINGLE-PARTICIPANT EXPERIMENT

EXPLANATION: A single-participant experiment involves the indepth study or analysis of one participant or unit continuously over a period of time.

This kind of research usually engage only one individual or Unit at a time, mainly to assess the relationship between different variables. This kind of research has proven to be very accurate in many occasions than having multiple study individuals or groups.

Thus, in the case of Kira, her behavioral response is been tested for, using the same set of procedure or action over and over again.