n the Week 5 assignment, you will evaluate the literature for a target behavior of interest to you. You will research and evaluate the methodologies used to define the behavior, the ways in which that behavior is measured in the field, and the treatment methodologies and experimental designs utilized to treat that behavior. You must synthesize the findings of at least four recent journal articles in your work.
For this discussion, write a statement explaining the topic that you selected. Then, search through the ABA literature and locate one study regarding your chosen topic for the Week 5 assignment. Summarize the study using the criteria for the assignment.
Provide the APA citations of the study you found.
Identify the dependent variable in the study.
This should be your selected targeted behavior.
Describe the implementation of the independent variable.
This should be the intervention or interventions used.
Identify the single-subject design in the study.
Describe the data collection procedure and interobserver agreement (IOA) method used.
Describe the internal, external, and social validity of the study.
Describe the conclusions to the study, including the effectiveness of the interventions.
These are the elements you will be writing for your hypothetical behavior analytic study, so it is important to pay attention to the details so that you understand how to write and structure your assignments.
Note: Put the information from each article into your own words rather than using direct quotes from the literature.
Article to use
Courtemanche, A. B., Black, W. R., & Reese, R. M. (2016). The relationship between pain, self-injury, and other problem behaviors in young children with autism and other developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 121(3), 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-121.3.194
