A method for analyzing changes in response efficiency.
Although experimental effects typically are evaluated by summarizing levels of responding across time (e.g., calculating the mean levels of problem behavior during 10-min sessions), these data summaries may obscure important mechanisms that may be responsible for changes in responding. A case study is reported to illustrate alternative methods of data analysis when decreasing trends in responding may be due to increases in response efficiency.
Van Camp
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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
Lerman
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Kelley
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