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• Cover page
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: What Is Applied Behavior Analysis Research?
• The Operant Research Model
• Important Methodological Milestones
• The Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis
• How to Use This Book
• Part II: Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis: Ten Steps for Successful Research
• Step 1: Select Your General Topic, Find a Good Setting, and Choose Appropriate Participants
• Coming Up With a Good Idea to Research
• The Importance of a Good Setting
• Necessary Characteristics of a Good Research Setting
• Necessary Characteristics of Participants
• How Entry Into Settings Is Typically Gained
• Cultivating a Research Setting
• Step 2: Narrow Down Your Research Question
• Reviewing the Literature
• Deciding on the Specific Behavior to Study
• Deciding on the Type of Change to Study
• Doing a Resource Assessment
• Step 3: Decide on Your Dependent and Independent Variables
• Dependent Variables
• Independent Variables
• Step 4: Establish Social Validity
• Three Features of Social Validation
• Sample Research Using Social Validation
• A Brief History of Social Validation
• Four Operational Steps of Social Validation
• Examples of Research Using Social Validation
• Habilitative Validity
• Step 5: Create Your Data Collection Systems
• Dimensions of Behavior
• Types of Measurement
• Setting Up the Data Collection System
• Complications in the Use of Observers
• Step 6: Pilot Test Your Key Variables
• Pilot Testing Your Measurement System
• Pilot Testing Your Independent Variable(s)
• Step 7: Identify the Appropriate Research Design
• The Purpose of Research Design
• Characteristics and Logic of Single-Subject Design Research
• Exploratory Methods/Weak “Designs”
• Behavioral Analysis Research Designs
• Step 8: Conduct an Ethics Check
• BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct
• The Institutional Review Board
• Developing a Responsible Research Design
• Prevention of Abuse of Behavioral Research Findings
• The Ethics of Publishing Your Work
• Step 9: Carry Out Your Research Project: Daily and Weekly Checklists for Success
• Preparing Your Contact Person
• Preparing Your Observers
• Final Preparations
• Getting Ready for Day 1
• Days 2, 3, and 4
• Week 2
• Week 3 and Beyond
• Preparing for the First Intervention
• Managing the Rest of Your Study
• Wrapping Up Your Study
• Step 10: Analyze and Graph Your Data
• The Virtues of Visual Analysis
• Should I Analyze My Data Statistically?
• Guidelines for the Design of Graphs in Applied Behavior Analysis
• What Next?
• Part III: Going Public
• Giving a Data or Other Presentation
• Presenting a Poster
• Publishing Your Research
• References
• Index
• About the Authors