In a multiple baseline design, in order to conclude that a treatment is effective, a behavior change must be observed:

Afull irb committee meeting is convened and one agenda item is a new research proposal to evaluate how mothers interact with their learning-disabled child. the inclusion criteria require the children to be a minimum of five years of age. the protocol requires the mother of the child to look at the child without any expression and not to talk to the child for three minutes. the committee determined that the mother's required task may upset the child. the irb approved the study with appropriate language in the parental permission form regarding the possibility that children might become upset. after the start of the study, the principal investigator reports to the irb that, as expected, one of the children became upset. the incident was handled according to the protocol and the child is fine. what should the irb do with regard to this report?

Agraduate student wants to examine the effect of print media versus televised media on individuals’ position on several social issues. the superintendent of a local work release facility, a family friend, will allow the graduate student access to the prison population to her quickly accrue subjects. the student’s irb should: approve this project since the risk appears to be no > minimal. not approve this project because the prisoners are merely a population of convenience for the student. approve this project since the superintendent is the ultimate authority on what happens in his facility. approve this project but submit it for federal review.

Which steps are important when designing and conducting a scientific experiment? hide the results from fellow scientists. identify the independent variable. eliminate all dependent variables. address any confounding variables. form a non-falsifiable hypothesis.