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Changing-criterion design

A design in which one behavior is changed in graded steps by setting a new performance criterion in each treatment phase.

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Minutes of daily exercise rise as the criterion moves from 10 to 15 to 20 minutes.

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BCBA D.7 · Experimental DesignReversal, multiple-baseline, multielement, and changing-criterion designs
BCBA D.9 · Experimental DesignPutting single-case designs to work

Baseline
Multielement design
Multiple-baseline design
Multiple-probe design
Multiple-treatment interference
Reversal design

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