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Describe the basic structure of a multiple-treatment reversal design and explicitly state the primary reason a researcher would return to a baseline phase between different treatment phases.

Question: Describe the basic structure of a multiple-treatment reversal design and explicitly state the primary reason a researcher would return to a baseline phase between different treatment phases.

Sample answer: A multiple-treatment reversal design expands upon the basic reversal structure by starting with an initial baseline phase, which is then followed by separate phases for distinct treatments. Researchers return to the baseline phase between the introduction of the different treatments primarily to control for carryover effects.

Key points:

  • Begins with an initial baseline phase.
  • Includes separate phases for more than one distinct treatment.
  • Involves returning to the baseline phase between different treatments.
  • The return to baseline is specifically to control for carryover effects.

Rubric: Full credit requires the student to correctly outline the design structure (an initial baseline followed by separate, distinct treatment phases) and to explicitly state that returning to a baseline between treatments controls for carryover effects.

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