On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Steven Specht wrote:
> A true experimentalist would have LOTS of problems with this design!
> What about experimenter bias? What about effects of observation on the
> dependent variable? What about confounding extraneous variables
> (especially at this point in the semester)? etc.
> You would at least have suggested an ABA design with a blind observer
> (and that doesn't even begin to address other potential problems).
> True experimentalist.... ? Hmmm, I hope students in my introduction to
> experimental psychology course do better on their final.
>
However since it was a peronal behavior modification program,
a one subject single design could be appropriate.
Btw,there are designs that utilize subjects as their own control.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
