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Immediacy of effect

How quickly behavior changes after a phase change, judged by comparing the last few data points of one phase with the first few of the next.

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Self-injury drops from about 20 to 4 within the first session of intervention.

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BCBA C.11 · Measurement, Data Display, and InterpretationInterpreting graphed data
BCBA D.6 · Experimental DesignCritiquing and interpreting single-case data

Cumulative record
Experimental control
Level
Multiple-baseline design
Overlap
Reversal design

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